Categories: Northern Ireland, Local Wackos, Loyalists, LVF, UDA, UVF, Republicans, Dissident Republicans, Sinn Fein, IRA
A Republican 12th July
by beano 
on 13 Jul 2005 at 00:51. Categories: Northern Ireland, PSNI, Sinn Fein, Orange Order / Other Marches Obviously jealous of what a great time the rest of us were having, a few republicans in Belfast decided to express their own culture today. Here's the highlights.
Ardoyne
Republican rioters "seriously hurt" one police officer and injured another 50 a… more »
Happy 12th July
by beano on 12 Jul 2005 at 15:18. Categories: Northern Ireland, Lifestyle, Orange Order / Other Marches Orange marchers with various flags
Sounds a bit odd to actually say "Happy 12th July" but I really couldn't say it any other way. The only time I can remember the day actually having a name was in a calendar in my mum's house when it was called Orange… more »
On The Run Prisoner Rearrested
David Taggart, the prisoner who escaped from Lisburn court a month back, has been rearrested by the police at a planned raid on the Antrim Road in north Belfast at about 6:00 this morning.
Police District Commander Ken Henning said this arrest had bee… more »
Drumcree Parade Passes Off In Peace
by beano on 10 Jul 2005 at 18:17. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Orange Order / Other Marches The annual Drumcree Parade has passed off peacefully today, amid what the BBC called 'low-key' security. As I mentioned in my Friday post, this is now the third year in a row the Drumcree Parade has passed off without any major incident.
Hundreds of O… more »
Who Wants Jobs When You Can Have Killers on the Streets?
by beano on 08 Jul 2005 at 15:08. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Europe, Sinn Fein, Business & Economy Thanks to Slugger and A Tangled Web for pointing out a story at UTV about republicans protesting at the jailing of convicted bomber Sean Kelly and forcing a meeting of EU employment ministers, to be hosted by David Blunkett at Springvale, to be cancelled… more »
Drumcree Policing Scaled Down
by beano on 08 Jul 2005 at 11:39. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Orange Order / Other Marches The PSNI have said that Drumcree will see scaled down physical security measures when the annual Drumcree Parade takes place this Sunday. While the Parade's Commission have again banned Orangemen from walking home along the Garvaghy Road (a ban they have… more »
McCartney Home Attacked By Thugs
Robert McCartney's fiancée Bridgeen Hagans and the couple's children had their home attacked at 2:10 AM on Saturday. Rocks and glass bottles were thrown at the doors and windows, and one window was broken during the disturbance.
Local Sinn Fei… more »
Belfast Welcomes The London 2012 Olympics
What does London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics mean to Northern Ireland? Within hours, stories were appearing on the BBC and Belfast Telegraph websites proclaiming this a great step forward towards Northern Ireland's new multi-sport stadium.… more »
Marching Season 2005 - The Story So Far
by beano on 06 Jul 2005 at 19:10. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Orange Order / Other Marches It's getting near the 12th and all the usual issues with the marching season are bubbling to the surface. I'm not overly interested in the Orange Order and I certainly have no love for paramilitary bands that accompany some of the parades so I don't foll… more »
Paula McCartney Wants Out Of Northern Ireland
The BBC reports that Robert McCartney's sister Paula is planning to leave her Short Strand home where she has lived for 40 years. She's quoted as saying that if she had the means, she'd leave the country altogether.
"I just can't stomach any longer th… more »
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