EIGHT arrests were made after violence erupted at a bonfire in West Belfast. A number of police officers were injured, two requiring hospital treatment, during trouble at what was billed as an ‘anti-internment bonfire’ in the Divis area on Thursday night. The arrests were made after the police came under attack with missiles, including paint […]
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Morning after the night before a familiar sight
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Youngster picks up unexploded pipe bomb after barracks attack
ST OLIVER Plunkett Parish Priest Fr Martin Magill has called on those behind the double pipe bomb attack on Woodbourne barracks on Monday night to redirect their energy into ways and means that will “benefit everyone and harm no-one in our community”. Two pipe bombs were thrown at the barracks at around 10.30pm on Monday […]
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FELONS INSULT WAR OF WORDS
THE ORGANISERS of last Friday’s anti-internment march are calling it a success amidst claim and counter-claim about what took place at locations in West Belfast. Organisers claim thousands took part in the parade that made its way from North Belfast to Andersonstown to mark the anniversary of internment. Twice the parade was stalled as police […]
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Fanfare as £2m Dunville is officially opened
IT was a case of Fáilte go Páirc Dunville on Tuesday as Belfast’s Lord Mayor Máirtín Ó Muilleor officially opened Dunville Park. Joined by DUP Councillor and Chair of the Parks and Leisure Committee Gavin Robinson and Minister for Social Development Nelson McCausland the red ribbon was cut to welcome hundreds of families and young […]
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Unionist politicians ‘disappeared like snow off a ditch’
Belfast’s Lord Mayor says unionist politicians “disappeared like snow off a ditch” as he was attacked by loyalists in a Shankill Road park this week. Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was speaking after he was escorted from Woodvale Park on Tuesday when an angry loyalist mob attacked him and PSNI officers who were trying to protect him. […]
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NEW SETBACK FOR CASEMENT
The proposed multi-million pound Casement Park redevelopment has hit another stumbling block as a government agency strongly criticises its design. The plans for the new stadium have been scrutinised by the principal landscape architect at the Northern Ireland Environment Agency who described it as “overbearing” and not in keeping with its surroundings. EJM Miller’s conclusion […]
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