Dissident republicans are thought to be behind the leafleting campaign targeting a teenager from the Cliftonville area who they accuse of being involved in anti social behaviour and criminal acts. The poster, distributed anonymously, identifies the 18-year-old and accuses him of being involved in the recent robbery of a taxi driver. The North Belfast News […]
Casement Social row rumbles on
The bitter dispute between Antrim GAA and the Casement Park Social Club took a further twist this week, with both parties making strong accusations against the other. A fortnight ago, members of the Casement Social Club (CSC) staged a high-profile sit-in at the Andersonstown venue, claiming they had received a letter from solicitors acting on […]
Man loses hearing after savage attack
The distraught mother of a young New Lodge man, who was so badly beaten in a weekend street attack he has lost hearing in one ear, has appealed for eyewitnesses to come forward so the culprit can be charged. Martin Ward, 23, was walking back to his Spamount Street home in the early hours of […]
Who murdered ex-CIRA leader?
The murder of Tommy Crossan is still shrouded in mystery almost one week after he was assassinated in broad daylight in West Belfast, The well-known 43-year-old, who was a former leader of the CIRA before being expelled by that organisation, was gunned down as he sat in the office of a diesel yard on the […]
Flats arsonsist who ‘wanted to die’ is jailed
A man with 65 previous convictions who set fire to his 16th floor flat on the New Lodge Road three years ago was jailed in Belfast Crown Court last Friday (April 11) after pleading guilty to arson. The court heard that James Dixon, 50, of Kinnaird Close, Belfast, set fire to his flat in Grainne […]
Casement club stand-off is resolved
A SIT-IN protest by members of Casement Social Club ended on Monday afternoon after the intervention of a senior GAA figure from outside the county. The social club received a letter on Friday afternoon from solicitors acting for the Antrim County Board instructing them to vacate the premises by midnight on Sunday. Members staged a sit-in […]