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 »

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 »

Tyrone won the all Ireland GAA final in Dublin today beating Kerry in the final. At the same time Down won what I believe was a junior championship. I must say I couldn't really care less. I'm sorry, but despite Trevor Ringland's call for Northern Irelan… more »

The News of the World carried a story on its front page (of the Northern Ireland edition anyway) today that loyalists had threatened an attack on the Dail, the Republic's House of Commons. The Dail was said to be among targets that included Shannon Airpo… more »

"Same old beggars, always cheating" as some wise and fine upstanding young men were heard to proclaim on more than one occasion tonight. Northern Ireland's Under 21s were unlucky not to beat the Republic after going 1-0 up through an Alan Sheenan own… more »

Prior to tomorrow night's senior friendly with Malta, Northern Ireland's under-21 team will take on our neighbours in the Republic at Mourneview Park, Lurgan tonight (kick off at 7:30). For some reason I have it in my head that tickets are £5 (av… more »

This really deserves a post of it's own. It looks like the Andersonstown News's propaganda rag, the Daily (12 counties of) Ireland will always be able to rely on enough braindead morons existing on this island to keep them afloat. David N from Ulster… more »

Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan jumped bail in Colombia after being sentenced to 17 years The Republic of Ireland's tradition of harbouring wanted terrorists looks set to continue as the three men convicted of training Marxist terrori… more »

Perhaps it's evidence of Godwin's Law, but I made a reference (originally an inaccurate one - thanks Aonghus) to a Dublin statue of a celebrated Republican and a Nazi sympathiser, Sean Russel. It was something of an off-the-cuff remark in the thread abou… more »

What is it that makes that headline so unsurprising and so ordinary to readers from Northern Ireland? Can you imagine an American court carrying on like this in the current climate? Nevertheless, I came back from a brief holiday to discover this morni… more »