This quote from the Our Wee Country Northern Ireland football fans forum on the controversy over footballers born in Northern Ireland playing for the Republic without qualification via residency or parents/grandparents. These "Others" from a differnt… more »

The media were quick to point out this morning that Gerry Adams has "apologised" to the family of a 12-year old boy his comrades blew to pieces 14 years ago. In reality it was more a series of excuses than an apology and the fact that the media report i… more »

A woman who uses a mobility scooter to get around informed a meeting last night that two secondary school pupils had lit a banger and thrown it at the basket of her scooter as she was driving it through the park, with the aim of having it explode in the… more »

It's been in the pipeline for what seems like years, but 03 numbers have finally launched. "So what?" I can already hear you say. It might not seem that important, but 0844/0845 "local rate", 0870 "national rate" and more expensive 0871 numbers have b… more »

It looks like FIFA have ruled in the favour of the IFA [also here] in the ongoing poaching row, establishing a rare victory for common sense, following a complaint from the Irish FA. The FAI, organisers of football in the Republic of Ireland, have bee… more »

...a majority of people in the EU's five biggest countries, including Britain, would like to have a say, although they are unlikely to get it. BBC News on the European Constitution Treaty That just about sums up the EU and its attitude towards citi… more »

It's past time the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission was abolished. It was a waste of time and money when it was set up and it's a waste of time and money now. The Human Rights Commissioner Monica McWilliams helpfully demonstrated this point f… more »

Approximately 30 supporters from Bohemians, a Dublin football team, launched a sectarian attack on the Tavern; the last Protestant-owned city-centre bar in Londonderry west of the Foyle on Tuesday evening before a match with Derry City [BBC video report]… more »

Is it time crusty students got over the Che Guevara obsession? Well it's the time of year again when fresh-faced first-year students arrive for their first taste of freedom and a diet of fast food. One feature present each and every year amongst the… more »

Belfast City Council has effectively voted down two existing proposals to build a national sports stadium at Ormeau Park. The plans by two private developers would have seen the corner of Ormeau Park that currently houses the O-zone leisure complex and… more »