THE mother of a West Belfast teenager who was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries while British soldiers looked on says the Police Ombudsman should release the report into his death, despite the discovery of further undisclosed police documentation. 17-year-old Damien Walsh was murdered by the UDA/UFF at the Dairy Farm shopping centre on March 25, 1993. […]
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Shortlist is announced for this month’s Aisling Awards
WITH just three weeks to go until the prestigious Aisling Awards we can now announce the amazing shortlist for this year’s ceremony. Now in its 23rd year, the Belfast Oscars – which will be handed out at a gala event at the Europa Hotel on Friday November 29th – promises to be a night to […]
Exploded pipe bomb behind Norglen security alert
AN exploded pipe bomb was behind a security alert last night (Thursday) in West Belfast. Police were alerted to the suspicious object shortly before 6.50pm on Norglen Parade, which forced residents from their home. Officers from ATO declared the device to be a “viable pipe bomb-type device”. Police believe the device exploded at around 10.30pm […]
Health worker strike could be due election day
UNISON’s RVH Branch has called on Westminster election candidates to support its members who are being balloted for industrial action amid an ongoing pay dispute. The union, which represents around 27,000 health workers in the North of Ireland including almost 4,000 members in the RVH, is calling for pay parity with England, Scotland and Wales. […]
A new book that gets Dúlra’s vote
IF there’s a book Dúlra would like to have written, this is it. Birdwatcher Conor O’Brien decided to explore Ireland Through Birds – the book’s title – and travels the length and breadth of the country to find our finest species. Twelve Birds One Nation is the brilliant subtitle to his debut book which reveals […]
Vivid pics show the Kesh after the fire
LOCALLY-based campaigners have uncovered striking and previously unseen photos of the 1974 burning of Long Kesh. The photos show the widespread destruction caused by the burning of the camp and subsequent riots, which saw the British army use extreme force – including the lethal and then experimental CR gas – to subdue republican POWs. A […]
