In an attempt to capitalise (a bit belatedly in my opinion) on the wristband craze that seems to be all the rage amoung "young people these days," the PSNI have launched their own multicoloured "Respect Difference" wristbands. The police hope the scheme… more »

Following on from my earlier post, 'Shankill Bomber Re-Jailing "Reprehensible"' on Tuesday, I'd like to draw attention to some of the writings of Newton Emerson, which were drawn to my attention by a post at Slugger O'Toole. In his piece in the Irish… more »

... does it take to hold a country to ransom? About 1,500 if the Irish Republic's justice minister is anything to go by. Michael McDowell claims there are 1,500 members 'actively involved' in the Provisional IRA and that dissident republican terror… more »

The IRA admitted to killing someone today. They killed a 14 year old schoolgirl, blamed the army and then proceeded to retaliate against their own heinous crime by killing a soldier. They apologised today, 30 years later - so I guess that's all OK then.… more »

According to Sinn Fein Presidenté Gerry Adams, the return to jail of a multiple murderer spotted amidst a crowd of rioters "unjust" and "reprehensible". Sean Kelly was arrested after he was photographed taking part in riots in the Ardoyne area… more »

As reported on Newsline today, a report by the Office of the Oversight Commissioner on police reform has concluded that the Patten changes are working. There are twice as many Catholic recruits in the police service as there were in 1999 (now 18%)… more »