Benefits claimants in North Belfast are being disproportionately penalised compared to other areas, new figures have revealed. The North Belfast Jobs and Benefits Office on Corporation Street imposed a total of 434 Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions between April 2014 and April 2015, the highest number of sanctions among 35 offices across the north. Despite having the […]
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North Belfast benefits claimants being pushed towards food banks by sanctions, claims anti-poverty group
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Father of tragic Alan (21) urges young holidaymakers to exercise caution and urges change in law
The father of a young man who died in controversial circumstances on the holiday island of Ibiza has urged young people to be careful when they travel abroad and says he hopes the tragedy will lead to a change in the law. The circumstances of the death of Alan Drennan (21) remain unclear over three […]
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Nine police officers hurt as violence erupts after internment march is blocked
Nine police officers were injured in violence that erupted in North Belfast after an internment commemoration march was blocked from marching to the city centre. Organisers of the march had ignored a Parades Commission ruling that the parade had to be clear of Millfield by 1.30pm on its return journey and when marchers attempted to […]
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Belfast and Dublin to forge closer links
Belfast Lord Mayor Arder Carson has met with his Dublin counterpart to discuss forging closer links between the two cities and the importance of these links in the historic 1916 centenary year. The Sinn Féin councillor met with his party colleague Críona Ní Dhálaigh, the newly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, in Belfast this week. […]
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Man arrested in murder hunt
Police have arrested a 39-year-old man on suspicion of withholding information linked to the murder of Jennifer Dornan. The West Belfast mother-of-three was found dead after a fire at her home in Hazel View in Lagmore in the early hours of Sunday morning. Thirty-six hours later police launched a murder inquiry. Police said Ms Dornan […]
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New York legislators vote with their feet to attend Homecoming
The biggest-ever delegation of New York politicians is set for Belfast this October as part of the city’s second annual Homecoming. Among the 40-strong delegation of Assembly and Senate members from the State capital of Albany are fast friends of Belfast Democrat Mike Cusick and Republican Mike Fitzpatrick. But the prominent members of the American […]
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