Ulster seems to be brimming with scumbags devoid of any morals whatsoever. Its depressing to think that few people will be overly surprised by the callous attacks in Lurgan last night where police were pelted with 30 petrol bombs while the Army tried to… more »

A 16 year old has been charged and is due in court today in connection with the rape of an English schoolgirl in west Belfast a couple of weeks back. I'm honestly (very pleasantly) surprised by this as I was beginning to lose faith in the PSNI altoge… more »

OK I know I'm cheating because I haven't gone to bed yet but I spotted this thanks to Andrew at A Tangled Web (article from the Andersonstown News* via Nuzhound) and thought it worth a mention for the sheer stupidity. "My grandfather was in the Orange… 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 »

Quoted in the Independent today, Michael Buerk suggests that men are being marginalised in the British media, citing the BBC specifically, and claims that the result is that men are becoming more effeminate. I'm just surprised this is news, although perh… 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 »

A man was shot dead on Sandy Row in south Belfast today. Michael Green, from Ballysillan, was shot as he got off his motorbike outside his work at 8:15 am. The LVF denied the victim was a member of their group but Ulster Unionist MLA Michael McGimpsey… more »

Police in Brazil arrested 2 men following the country's biggest bank robbery at the weekend. $68 million was stolen in the raid in Fortaleza, northeast Brazil (what's £26½ million, eh?). The men were arrested after police stopped a lorry… more »

Never cry over spilt milk... It could have been beer. more »

More scumbaggery last night as about 50 people gathered for a recreational riot at the Dunclug estate in Ballymena, with police and fire officers the victims. The police and fire service staff had stones, bricks and broken pavings thrown at them and t… more »