PJ O’Mullan was last night ratified as the new Antrim senior hurling manager. The former Loughgiel Shamrocks boss succeeds Kevin Ryan, who stepped down at the end of the season. Antrim endured a hugely disappointing 2015 campaign and O’Mullan’s first goal will be to guide the Ulster champions back to Division 1B following relegation last […]
Archive | November, 2015
Loughgiel man O’Mullan handed job of reviving Antrim hurling fortunes
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Execution of criminals ‘imminent’ says new armed group in chilling threat
A NEW armed group has vowed to “execute” criminals in West and North Belfast. In a chilling statement released exclusively to the Andersonstown News, the as-yet unnamed gang – believed to have close ties to the feared INLA – says it is ready to execute those involved in criminality, including drug-dealing, burglaries and assaults. And […]
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The Irish are forever in the ranks of New York’s bravest
As diverse as cities like New York are in the early 21st century, there is an institutional Irish legacy evident in nearly every neighborhood and, in some places, nearly every block. From Catholic churches named for Irish saints to brick and mortar reminders of memorable Irish Americans (the Al Smith Houses, the new Sheen Centre […]
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Bloody Sunday arrest marks a ‘new phase’ in investigation, say police
AN ex-Lance Corporal in the Parachute Regiment has been arrested in what police are calling a “new phase” in their investigation into the shooting dead of 14 innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday. The man, aged 66, was arrested yesterday in County Antrim and is being questioned at an unidentified police station in Belfast. Detectives from […]
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Anatomy of an Ulster scandal – new media runs up against some old problems
IT didn’t bear any of the hallmarks of the story of the decade, to be honest. A bloke posted a message on Twitter about an alleged slight suffered by his little brother on a bus. “So today my wre (wee) brother was refused onto a @Translink_NI bus because he was wearing a Linfield coat. What’s this […]
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Ballymurphy Massacre families say they’ll fight on after Stormont refuses to back calls for an inquiry
Relatives of the ten victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre say they won’t be deterred by yesterday’s Stormont vote rejecting a call for the Assembly to back an inquiry into the killings. 48 MLAs – all of them unionist – voted against the Sinn Féin/Alliance motion, while 44 voted in favour. But campaigning families say they’ve been greatly […]
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