A march being held in Dublin today, calling for the Dublin government to hold an enquiry into state involvement in arming the IRA resulted in a clash between republican counter-demonstraters and Gardai. Bricks and other missiles thrown at Gardai in the c… more »

Local politicos argue over Ulster's links, but would either Scotland or the Republic be that worried about co-operation with Northern Ireland? Not for the first time, our local politicians (of both hues) have today failed miserably to see the big pict… more »

Europe has become the latest target of radical islamic protest. People are boycotting Danish produce and have closed what is effectively an EU embassy in Gaza. Why? Because of a cartoon. No, it's not 1st April. I'll ignore my own confusion over fundam… more »

Arrived back in Belfast from Prague last night to the news of the European Championships 2008 qualifying draw, with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Northern Ireland drew Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia and Lichtenstein, which could be intere… more »

Beano's off to Czechia for a few days post-exam break It's like I'm just back and I'm off again. Prague this time, just until Saturday. I'll try and get some decent photos and stuff, but no promises (my phone's crap). EasyJet to Gatwick and easyJet ag… more »

An immensely detailed UTV news story reports that the IRA killers of Irish police officer Garda Gerry McCabe will not be granted amnesty under the terms of the legislation being passed in Westminster and in Dublin to allow on-the-run terrorists to return… more »

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the psychotic Islamofascist heading Iran's government, has defended his remark that Israel should be "wiped off the map" claiming criticism of his remarks was unjust and invalid. Let's just think about this for a second. This guy… more »

An average cow is costing the EU (and its citizens) nearly $1,000 a year Europe's cows have apparently been given a pay rise today. It was mentioned on the daily politics that under EU regulations, western European cows will now be subsidised to the… more »

On the same day as Asda opens its first Ulster store, the first member of the PSNI to switch forces to the Republic's police on a temporary placement have packed their bags and headed south. At the same time, a Garda is reciprocating by undertaking a pla… more »

It looks like some bright young entrepeneur is setting up a super-brothel specifically to cope with the influx of football fans to Berlin when the world cup comes to Germany in 2006. The Artemis brothel's going to be only "yards" from the main stadium in… more »