You can't have missed the news that Gerry Fitt passed away in England today at a relatives home, due to a long-running hear condition. I don't know much about him because his heyday was before my time, but it seems he was much more reasonable and rationa… more »

No, not mad in a good way; mad as in stir crazy! Trevor Ringland, Ulster Unionist spokesman for sport said that sport can break down sectarian barriers. This is fair enough, in many cases it can. He talks about promoting sport at local levels through… more »

Another night, another riot in north Belfast around Ardoyne. I'm not even going to comment on the fact that yet more petrol bombs were hurled at the officers caught in the middle of this pathetic but dangerous sectarian chest-beating aside to mention how… more »

Saw Ken Livingstone on the BBC this morning. Not a fan of his at the best of times but was disappointed to hear him compare the Israeli occupation of Gaza/the West Bank to Nazi occupation of Britain. Can Godwin's Law be applied to a breakfast news item o… more »

Home Secretary Charles Clarke has today made public the criteria that will be used to decide if someone can be deported for inciting terrorism via new powers being introduced at Westminster. One of the actions that can land foreigners with a deportation… more »

An elderly couple, already dealing with Cancer, had their home attacked by republican thugs last night. Youths reported to have been wearing Celtic tops threw jars of paint through the living room window of a number of homes in Hesketh Road before jumpin… more »

The Irish FA has a small number of tickets for the Northern Ireland world cup qualifier against Azerbaijan available. These are all in the south stand and probably available due to the Azeri fans not taking up their full 1,400ish allocation (I suspect so… more »

I don't pretend to understand the mindset of republicans. Frankly the self-important arrogance inherent in the idea that adding Northern Ireland to the 26 county republic is worth blowing up 29 innocent men, women and children (including 2 unborn childr… more »

Given the number of stories I've posted in recent weeks about different folks being arrested and then released I'm not overly excited by this story. Nevertheless, not much has been happening today (it seems) so here goes: Detectives investigating the… more »

Christ those active folk in Ardoyne and their rivals in the Short Strand really are competitive guys. Not content with a weekend of rioting, they've been on the streets again tonight. About 50 youths in the Short Strand are said to be "involved in a stan… more »