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EU Quote of the Day 25/06/07
The fact that the hospital wing was the location for serial suicides is of insufficient historic moment.
Jim Allister, MEP
The above was part of a call by Jim Allister to Environment Minister, and former DUP party colleague, Arlene Foster, to de-list… more »
SDLP Just As Bitter as Sinn Fein
... and their youth wing is equally petty.
Sorry, I've been in Lanzarote for 2 weeks so I've missed this gem. Apparently the SDLP youth (yes, they have one) leader has kicked up a bit of a stink (see also the BBC report) over Ulster's new Ikea store… more »
Bully Boys Bury Bad News on Stadium
by beano 
on 22 Jun 2007 at 14:52. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sport, Business & Economy, Devolved Government Forget logic and arguments; government ministers are trying their best to push Northern Ireland's new national stadium out to the Maze.
[Image: Patrick McAleer]
The DUP members of the executive have gone into overdrive trying to bully the populace of… more »
Northern Ireland Catching Up On Broadband
by beano on 02 Jun 2007 at 16:08. Categories: Internet, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Irish Republic, Business & Economy Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are catching up to England for levels of broadband uptake according to figures released by Ofcom this week.
In 2005 England was leading the way with 36% of homes connected to broadband. Scotland followed with 31% w… more »
Northern Ireland Smoking Ban Takes Effect
by beano on 30 Apr 2007 at 18:52. Categories: Northern Ireland, Everything Else, Business & Economy, Culture Smoking ban comes into force today, 30th April 2007... and not a moment too soon.
Today sees the coming into force of the ban on smoking in places of work meaning that smoking will no longer be allowed in bars, clubs and restaurants. I can't wait to b… more »
DUP - No 'Fair Deal' For Football
by beano on 19 Apr 2007 at 02:57. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sport, Direct Rule, Local Government, Politics Despite overwhelming opposition, the DUP seem determined to foist the Maze white elephant on Northern Ireland's sports.
As Lawrie Sanchez's Green And White Army marched up to 33rd, equalling their highest ever position in FIFA's rankigns, the DUP wer… more »
Nothing To Celebrate in Easter Rising
Popular romantic depictions of the Easter Rising may owe more to retrospective justification than historical accuracy.
The timing seemed a bit late but last Friday saw an opinion piece by Kevin Myers in the Belfast Telegraph on the topic of Easter Ris… more »
Soldiers Leaving Crossmaglen - Holding Heads High
by beano on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:27. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, IRA, Republicans, Beano's Rants, Myths and Lies, Law & Order It was funny to watch republicans reach near orgasm over the withdrawal of the army from Crossmaglen following a job well done. Yesterday the last soldiers left the village Possibly the most amusing thing was the placard carried by some of the terrorist… more »
Sweden? Victory? Top of the table? Speechless!
With Healy not doing the business for Leeds you wonder if he can keep doing it for Northern Ireland. With opposition the class of Sweden, Spain and Denmark, you wonder how long a team that loses to Iceland can continue to grind out results. You keep thi… more »
Green And White Army Continues European Conquest
I'm sorry I can't miss this opportunity to have a bit of a gloat. It came as more of a relief than anything, taking Northern Ireland as it did a full 52 minutes to break the deadlock in last night's victory over bottom-of-the-group Liechtenstein. Not onl… more »
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