Categories: Loyalists, LVF, UDA, UVF
Harryville Mural Replaced
No, it's not an April fools joke; a UDA mural near Harryville chapel, has been replaced by an Ulster Scots mural, while Tricolours were removed from the north end of Ballymena. Red, white and blue paint on railings around Harryville church was also pain… more »
UUP Must Put Money Where Their Mouth Is
As noted on Slugger, reports of attacks on Polish immigrants in the Donegall Road area of Belfast have reached back home to radio stations in Poland. The attacks took place last week and a protest was held immediately after against alleged anti-social be… more »
What Role For Unionists in Disarming Loyalists?
Ulster Unionist leader Reg Empey has revealed that he has been meeting leading loyalists since last August in attempts to persuade them to give up violence. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have been overly successful, with the IMC reporting in January t… more »
DUP's "Heavy-Handed" Response to Policing
Nigel Dodds seemingly wasn't happy with the police arresting a barful of loyalists last week - why I'm not sure. I didn't blog it at the time but I did mention a little about the immediate Sinn Fein reaction to the arrests of 17 loyalists taking part in… more »
What are they on?
Blogging's been slow for the past couple of days, I've had a lot of work to do and haven't been able to attend to EU as much as I would have liked. I thought I should highlight a couple of quotes from this article in yesterday's Belfast Telegraph though.… more »
Dublin Riots Review
This young man had forgotten to hide his face during the 'counter-protest'. Luckily, a local Footlocker had been looted and there were no shortage of Celtic tops.
It's taken a day or two for things to sink in and, unsurprisingly, Republican internet w… more »
Sick bastard
A bin containing human urine and excrement was thrown over a female warder as she was walking with a colleague at Maghaberry Prison's Bush House, which houses loyalist paramilitary prisoners.
Both warders have since received medical attention and the… more »
Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?
by beano on 08 Feb 2006 at 01:44. Categories: Northern Ireland, Lifestyle, Loyalists, Republicans, Beano's Rants
I attended the comedy night in the empire to find myself wondering (before alcohol severely reduced my ability to reason) why there always seem to be so many more catholics/culchies in there than regular normal run-of-the-mill prods? I understand that st… more »
Lots More City Arrests
by beano on 08 Nov 2005 at 19:49. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Scotland, PSNI, Loyalists, Republicans
A number of "loyalists" were arrested in Belfast today as part of a police operation against organised crime. Andre Shoukri and his mother are both believed to have been arrested as a total of 4 men and a woman were nicked as police searched houses in no… more »
Hundreds Remember Lisa
A remeberance service was held last night, in the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Ballyholme, for Lisa Dorrian 9 months after she originally went missing. The church was filled to capacity as hundreds turned out to celebrate Lisa's life.
Lisa's mum, Pa… more »