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Hardly a fleg to stand on as Mr Haass moves in

A SINN Féin motion condemning the loyalist attack on Lord Mayor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir in Woodvale last month was opposed by the DUP on Monday night. They argued that a hell of a lot of things have gone on over the summer and it would be wrong to concentrate on a single issue like a […]

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Loyalist violence in town centre

A GLENGORMLEY community worker has spoken of the terror inflicted by loyalist thugs as they ran riot through the town at the weekend. Around 100 people threw bottles and bottles at police on Friday night (March 8) and attacked the offices of Alliance Party MLA David Ford. The windows of a health and safety consultancy […]

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Flags tarnish move on mural

A loyalist area of South Belfast has come in for criticism for the flying of paramilitary flags despite a separate move to paint over a highly contentious mural in the area this week. South Belfast MLA Conall McDevitt has called for immediate action in removing UVF and UDA flags flying from private houses in Sandy Row just as the area also received positive attention for painting over an infamous UFF mural on the edge of the loyalist stronghold.

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