Sinn Féin has hit out angrily at the failure of political unionism to react to the UDA’s statement that it still exists and won’t be going away. In the latest edition of ‘The Loyalist’ magazine, which has strong links to the South Belfast UDA, the paramilitary organization said it would be monitoring the current talks […]
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Sinn Féin’s anger as unionists ignore inflammatory UDA statement
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Exam performance of working-class Protestant pupils falling further behind
Working-class Protestant children are facing growing inequality in education, a new report shows. The Equality Commission say that not only are Protestant boys doing worse than their Catholic counterparts when it comes to exams, the gap between the state and Catholic sector has grown since the last comparable report in 2007. The report also identifies […]
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Fire Service calls for action after firefighter is injured in latest attack on crew
The Fire Service has called on community leaders and parents to use their influence to control young people after a firefighter was injured in the second attack on emergency services in North Belfast in the space of a month. The firefighter received injuries to the foot and leg after his crew were attacked last night […]
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Drug-dealing and prostitution surge in North Belfast – cops doing nothing, say residents
An international crime gang operating openly on the streets of North Belfast are dealing drugs, running prostitutes and brandishing weapons while, according to local residents, the PSNI do nothing to crack down on their activities. Desperate householders who approached Daily Belfast this week say they have witnessed men associated with the gang openly brandishing firearms […]
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Family left baffled and terrified after arson attack on home
A Grosvenor man has told Daily Belfast he and his family are baffled as to why their front door was set alight in an early morning arson attack. Speaking at his Grosvenor Court home, where the fire damage to the door was still clearly visible, Liam Shannon, who has lived in the area for the […]
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Adams says PPS ruling on Jean McConville murder is ‘long overdue’
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams says yesterday’s announcement by the Public Prosecution Service that there’s insufficient evidence to prosecute him over the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville is “long overdue”. At a press conference at the PPS Belfast office yesterday, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Pamela Atchison said the evidence against Mr Adams […]
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