As I said previously, I will (unlike some journalists) try and reserve judgement on The Wind That Shakes The Barley until I get a chance to see it, however it seems that my initial initial doubts over the director's mental state (apparently he's on the… more »

Over the last couple of days we've seen the seizure of cocaine at Aldergrove with estimated value between £1-3 million, 8 men arrested (although 4 already released without charge) suspected of being involved with active republican groups, promises… more »

Dermot Ahern and the Republic's Foreign Ministry may have grabbed the initial headlines on FIFA's reversal of an earlier decision to require Northern Ireland players to carry UK passports, but the IFA have said that their negotiations with FIFA were resp… more »

The Irish blogosphere was all buzz this morning with the news that an Irish film had one the about the presentation of the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival to an film about the Irish war of independence. Meanwhile a storm is brewing in the Br… more »

Reports claim Ulster companies are dumping tonnes of Republic's waste here No, I'm not talking about god-awful boybands. Is this what they mean when they talk about cross-border co-operation? Lisburn Council has written to the DoE demanding an investiga… more »

The Republic of Ireland should revert to displaying distances and speeds on road signs in miles and miles per hour in the interests of safety, it has been suggested. Chairman of the Republic's National Safety Council Gay Byrne has heard calls from SDLP a… more »

Republican Sinn Fein, who organised the "counter-protest" (read riots) against the victims march in Dublin on Saturday had this to say: "The scenes witnessed in Dublin today only serve to illustrate how out of touch the 26-county political establishme… more »

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 »

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 »