In London tomorrow the family of a Belfast man murdered by loyalists more than 40 years ago will personally issue a legal writ against a former British Army officer. Patrick Heenan (47) was killed when the minibus in which he was travelling to work was targeted by the UDA in East Belfast in February 1973. […]
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Former British Army officer will tomorrow receive writ over 1973 murder of Catholic in East Belfast
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SDLP and Alliance abstentions see same-sex marriage proposal fall for fourth time in Assembly
The SDLP and Alliance are preparing themselves for some tough questions on the Westminster campaign trail after a number of abstentions by MLAs from both parties saw a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage narrowly defeated last night. 49 MLAs voted against the Sinn Féin proposal with 47 voting for. But it was the decision of […]
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Belfast gets on its bike as city centre transport scheme gets up and going
THE sun shone on an unseasonably chilly Belfast this morning as Belfast’s first public bike-share scheme got into gear. Almost 1,500 people have already signed up for the initiative which went live at 6am and provides two-wheeled transport to anybody who needs it in the city centre. 300 bicycles and 30 docking stations are located […]
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Twaddell review head says he’ll issue report with or without nationalist input
The head of an ‘independent review’ commissioned by the Orange Order to examine parading in North Belfast has told Daily Belfast a report will be produced regardless of whether or not nationalist residents’ groups engage in the process. Dr James Dingley of the Francis Hutcheson Institute has written to both the Crumlin and Ardoyne Residents’ […]
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Schoolgirl on crutches after being shot twice with pellet gun
A Belfast teenager is on crutches after she was shot in both legs with a pellet gun at the weekend. Karen McCartan, who’s from Laurelbank, was shot on Saturday evening while out walking with her cousin in the area. The 14-year-old was making her way along a local path when without warning she was struck […]
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Vehicle damaged as explosive device is hurled at police in North Belfast
POLICE say a device thrown at a police patrol in North Belfast last night “detonated in the air”. No-one was injured in the attack – believed to have been carried out by dissident republicans – but a parked car belonging to a local resident had its windscreen shattered and was peppered by shrapnel. Chief Superintendent […]
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