An Oldpark man hospitalised after being beaten and cut as he visited his daughter on the Shore Road for Christmas claims loyalists were behind the unprovoked attack. Patrick Rooney, 34, said he had called to see his daughter, who lives with her mother, on Christmas Eve when a man and a woman set upon him […]
Archive | January, 2015
Beating the goddess within – and without
In the 10 weeks between now and race day, we will be tracking two Belfast Media Group novice runners in a weekly ‘JogBlog’. As they prepare for the Spar Craic 10K. Next week Sports Editor Conor McLoughlin begins his regime, but first up is Brónach Ní Thuama, who has already made that first difficult step…. […]
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Abuse campaigner calls for redress panel
A WOMAN who suffered abuse from the age of just three in a South Belfast children’s care home has called for the immediate implementation of a redress panel to allow victims the opportunity of justice before their deaths. Margaret McGuckian (58) was speaking as the latest phase of the Historical Abuse Inquiry began on Monday […]
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Police operation effective so far in Divis
THE FALLS Residents’ Association says so far it has been “a quieter Christmas in the Divis area” thanks to an increased presence of the PSNI alongside local political representatives in the area during the holiday break. Speaking to the Andersonstown News, development worker with Cumman Áithritheoirí na bhFál/Falls Residents Association, Chris Turley, said: “Over the […]
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Kevin disappeared at New Year 2006: still his family have hope
The family of a man who went missing in North Belfast on New Year’s Day nine years ago have issued a fresh appeal for information on the eve of his anniversary. Martin Kelly, who was 21 at the time, was last seen leaving a bar in the Docks area at around 7.10pm and has never […]
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Squinter review of the year
JANUARY STILL no sign of the firebomber who ran through the bustling streets of pre-Christmas Belfast with his head and shoulders on fire in a scene straight from the cover of a famous Pink Floyd album. No arrests, no developments, no CCTV footage, even, in a city bristling with meerkat-like cameras. When Squinter was a boy, […]
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