Slugger O'Toole noticed last Friday that the Daily Ireland has laid off ¼ of it's staff! While the thought of people losing their jobs is sad, I can't help but be satisfied that this pro-IRA piece of trash is failing and my symptathy drains somewhat… more »

Murdered Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian's family have marked her 26th birthday today yesterday by releasing white balloons over the seafront in Bangor, but say they are no closer to finding out what happened. It's been 15 weeks since that fateful night and w… more »

This is my 5th post today, but I won't be posting much, if anything, over the weekend due to a) not having internet access (or even a phone line until Monday) b) its my birthday tomorrow As well as any revelling I may (or may not) partake in this w… more »

David Albert Taggart, described as a 'high risk' prisoner, is still on the loose. He was facing an attempted murder charge at Lisburn Magistrate's before escaping custody on Tuesday. The public are warned not to approach him should they spot him. Secu… more »

As a huge Simpsons fan I was delighted to hear that, according to Digital Spy, there is going to be a Simpsons movie! Lets just hope they still have enough ideas left after umpteen seasons and about 15 years of shows to get some good writing into it. It'… more »

It looks like my good friend Tony has finally grown a pair. Following calls from France and other countries to scrap it, Tony Blair has pointed out that the UK annual rebate from the EU is fully justified. French president Jacques Chirac is deeply unp… more »

Reg Empey launched his leadership bid for the Ulster Unionist Party last night, confirming that he would be one of the candidates standing when the Ulster Unionist Council meets on 24th June to elect its new leader. He claimed that if he became leade… more »

As reported on Newsline today, a report by the Office of the Oversight Commissioner on police reform has concluded that the Patten changes are working. There are twice as many Catholic recruits in the police service as there were in 1999 (now 18%)… more »

The BBC reports today that 17 Irish nationalist/republican Newry & Mourne councillors have been found guilty of discrimination by a court after a case raised by William Frazer, a campaigner for victims of paramilitary violence. The councillors could… more »

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's government have been involved in a series of talks with Sinn Fein recently and apparently expects an IRA response to Gerry Adams's pre-election statement in the next few weeks. Bertie Ahern today said "there must be no… more »