Blogging has been slow this week. I've been off university but busy revising and all sorts of freaky stuff like that. Aside from that, the 2 big stories have been done numerous times elsewhere so I'm only going to provide brief highlights in this amalgam… 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 »

I feel I should layout my stall from the outset here. I'd just like to say a a big f**k you to all those people who utter the words "middle class" with the same contempt most of us reserve for violent criminals and sectarian or racist bigots. Now that's… more »

Looks like Google has launched another branch of its empire. Check it out. "Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Google Romance." more »

No, it's not an April fools joke; a UDA mural near Harryville chapel, has been replaced by an Ulster Scots mural, while Tricolours were removed from the north end of Ballymena. Red, white and blue paint on railings around Harryville church was also pain… more »

As noted on Slugger, reports of attacks on Polish immigrants in the Donegall Road area of Belfast have reached back home to radio stations in Poland. The attacks took place last week and a protest was held immediately after against alleged anti-social be… more »

One of Sinn Fein, republicanism and Irish American's big lies is that Northern Ireland is in some kind of state of military occupation; a colonial outpost where locals are kept down through force. I'm not making this up - living in Northern Ireland it's… 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 »

Ulster Unionist leader Reg Empey has revealed that he has been meeting leading loyalists since last August in attempts to persuade them to give up violence. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have been overly successful, with the IMC reporting in January t… more »

An Orange Order banner on parade last year The BBC are reporting that the Orange Order have written to the SDLP and Alliance Party to discuss their positions on Orange parades. The SDLP have responded that they are happy to meet them, but also stati… more »