Conviction: attempted murder, possession of rifle & ammunition, membership of a proscribed organisation Sentence: 14 years Joined Hunger Strike: 22nd March Suicided 21st May The 7th child of 8 in a family from Carnlough, Co. Armagh, Raymond McC… more »

I haven't posted much on the disgusting attack which resulted in the death of 15 year old Michael McIlveen at the weekend because I knew posting in the immediate aftermath would result in a lot of political ballocks. It comes as no surprise that my lack… more »

That's what Gerry Adams thinks of discussing "education reform, water charges, health and rates increases" when the assembly reconvenes on Monday. He has said that his party, Sinn Fein, will not take part in any discussion on these matters, and has criti… more »

Bobby Sands Went Hungry 1st March Suicided 5th May The most famous hunger striker, idolised by republicans across Northern Ireland (he was even compared to Jesus in the discussion pages at Wikipedia), Robert Gerard Sands was born and raised in Newto… more »

Having posted the introduction to my hunger strikers series and a first post looking at the background and events surrounding the hunger strikes, questions remain. Who were the 10 men who chose death rather than serve out their sentences like any other… more »

After the Daily Ireland's attempts to pre-emptively justify republican rioting in Dublin over a poster that may or may not have been carried at the rally, you'd be forgiven for thinking that republicans were against the glorification of terrorists (convi… more »

Newtownabbey Borough - AKA The Den of Inequity I've seen so much ballocks eminating from Sinn Fein lately I don't have time to go through it all but I thought this was funny. On the same day Sinn Fein lambasted the DUP for wasting time lobbying for s… more »

Determined to leave their mark on the landscape of Northern Ireland before the reorganisation of local government which will almost certainly see them swallowed up into a super-council, councillors in Londonderry are to go to the High Court to get a ruli… more »

I'm yet to be convinced of the merits of throwing £33 million at loyalist communities over the next few years in the hope it will encourage them to play nice. There's no doubt that some of the areas are in a desperate need of regeneration, but the… more »

A convicted IRA bomber could be Belfast's next Lord Mayor According to yesterday's Sunday Life, it's believed that Sinn Fein are to seek to make convicted IRA bomber and current Old Park councillor Caral ni Chuilin the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. The… more »