Members of the public going about their daily business on a busy Thursday night 22 years ago could unwittingly hold key evidence in the murder of a local teenager. Damien Walsh (17) was shot by a UDA/UFF gunman on the evening of March 25, 1993 while working on a youth training scheme at the Dairy […]
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In the search for truth about teen’s murder, a missing checkpoint may hold the key
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Portuguese mother and daughter terrorised nightly in their home by teen gang
THE neighbour of a Portuguese woman and her daughter living in Belfast is “sickened” at the constant abuse the family gets from a gang of youths who have made them a prisoner in their own home. Maria Joao Santos, 50, who lives with her daughter in Manor Street in the Cliftonville area, has had to […]
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Slash attack victim tells of his horrifying ordeal
A BELFAST teenager says he is afraid to stay in his home after his face was slashed by two unmasked men who burst into his Cawnpore Street home. 19-year-old barman Tomás Magennis was attacked around 10pm on Wednesday night as he sat with a friend watching a film. Speaking to Daily Belfast, Tomás recalled the […]
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Berkeley politician will speak of her ties to Ireland as she asks the California Senate to adjourn in memory of balcony tragedy victims
A Berkeley politician with strong ties to Belfast will today ask the California Senate to adjourn in memory of the Irish and Irish-American students who tragically died in the collapse of an apartment house balcony in Berkeley early on Tuesday morning. Senator Loni Hancock will present her request on the Senate floor at the conclusion […]
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Mayor at centre of Berkeley tragedy is a long-time friend of Belfast
The US politician at the centre of the Berkeley balcony crash which claimed the lives of six young Irish students is a long-time advocate for Belfast and for US links with Ireland. Mayor of Berkeley City Tom Bates, who has addressed the world’s media in the wake of the tragedy, visited Belfast in 2011 to […]
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Bookies massacre relatives welcome Chief Constable’s apology over ‘lost’ weapon
RELATIVES of the five victims of the 1992 UDA attack on an Ormeau Road bookies have welcomed yesterday’s apology by Chief Constable George Hamilton. The families travelled to PSNI HQ at Knock to meet Mr Hamilton after the shock revelation in a recent BBC Panorama programme that the automatic rifle used in the massacre had […]
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