DONAL Hughes believes the confidence has returned to Down hurling following their dismal National League campaign.
Archive | May, 2012
Differing views should not dilute human rights
South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell is one hundred per cent right in his protestations to Secretary of State Owen Patterson in regard to the cases of Marian Price and Gerry McGeough.
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South tops anti-social tables
Anti-social behaviour in South Belfast – which is higher than anywhere else in the north – requires increased community policing, according to a local representative.
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Huge disparity in absenteeism between rich and poor areas
SCHOOL absenteeism in deprived areas of South Belfast is eclipsing that in more affluent parts it has been revealed, prompting an MLA to demand “immediate intervention” from the Education Minister.
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Family’s fight for justice moves on
The family of a North Belfast man murdered by the British Army more than 40 years ago said they hope the truth will finally be exposed after the Attorney-General agreed to reopen the inquest into his death. After more than four decades fighting to clear his name the family of Ardoyne man Barney Watts received notice recently the Attorney General will reopen the inquest into his murder and re-examine the circumstances surrounding his death.
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Weapons find ‘a blow to dissidents’
Police have recovered what they described as two ‘dissident republican’ firearms during a security alert in North Belfast this week. A 2.2 rifle that had been cut down and a 2.2 pistol were removed from a hedgerow at the back of homes in Etna Drive in Ardoyne. A number of houses were evacuated while the security alert was ongoing on Tuesday afternoon.
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