In short
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:59:56 -0700
A roundup of today's other home news in brief
'No proof IRA involved in Disappeared case' - Adams - Video
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:58:44 -0700
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said there is no proof of IRA involvement in the death of Disappeared victim Charlie Armstrong. - Video available
Why Neville is still very special
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:08:07 -0700
Perhaps it's testament to a mis-spent youth, but for Neville Staple recalling the first time he ever performed in Belfast with The Specials is a bit of a struggle at first. Related Stories Go back to your roots at Coors Light Open House Festival McCartney leads graduation party I Gotta Feeling sets new record Nadine still in, say Girls Aloud Marsden: Russell Brand is so gifted
Family wait for 'Disappeared' remains to be identified - Video
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:28:44 -0700
The remains of one of the Disappeared is believed to have been found in County Monaghan, near the Irish border. - Video available
Ballymurphy shootings documents released - Video
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:43:54 -0700
The Catholic Church is to hand over previously undisclosed church archive documents relating to the Ballymurphy massacre almost 40 years ago, to relatives of the victims. - Video available
'Disappeared' victim's remains examined - Video
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:43:44 -0700
The body of one of the Disappeared is believed to have been found in County Monaghan, near the Irish border. - Video available
Widow's relief as remains found
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:31:03 -0700
The widow of a man believed to have been killed by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.
Dentist who stalked ex faces being struck off
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:21:23 -0700
A dentist repeatedly harassed his ex-girlfriend by lurking near her home late at night in defiance of a restraining order, a hearing was told yesterday. Related Stories IFA makes free tickets gesture to Northern Ireland football fans Michael Parkinson pulls out of George Best show gala night Italian ‘tried to smuggle £10k in his underwear’ Belfast's Féile 2010 festival 'set to be the best ever ...
Youth help program gets national award
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:37:59 -0700
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently bestowed on Antioch’s Youth Intervention Network (YIN) its Outstanding Community Involvement Award, making YIN one of only 24 recipients in the United States to receive the DOJ’s annual Project Safe Neighborhoods Achievement Award.
Disappeared body found - Video
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:28:44 -0700
It is understood that the body of one of the Disappeared has been found in County Monaghan, near the Irish border. - Video available
Five in court over city shooting
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:58:07 -0700
Four men and a youth have appeared in court in connection with a so-called punishment shooting in west Belfast.
Gerry Adams' brother Liam in appeal to Supreme Court
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:37:46 -0700
The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is to take his extradition fight to the Irish Republic's highest court over claims that a letter was being withheld from his legal team. Related Stories Musicians reel in the audiences for Féile an Phobail Northern Ireland ‘is losing out in BBC news coverage’ Notorious flats to be replaced by homes Teen girl locked in bathroom and raped, court hears ...
Liam Adams appeals to Supreme Court
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:06:27 -0700
The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is to take his extradition fight to the Republic's highest court over claims that a letter was being withheld from his legal team. Related Stories Workers hurt in hospital blaze Anglo Irish Bank to take over store Man shot dead in holiday resort Hunt for Brit over Spain shooting Shamrock Rovers ready for Juventus
Liam Adams taking case to Supreme Court
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:15:26 -0700
Liam Adams is to take his extradition fight to the Supreme Court over claims that a letter was being withheld from his legal team.
Hurricane on and off the baize
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:09:05 -0700
Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, the mercurial snooker player who won two world titles but whose combustible life was clouded by drunkenness, drug abuse, gambling, violence and tempestuous personal relationships, has died of throat cancer in Belfast. He was 61.
More focus needed on hate crime issue
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:13:54 -0700
A review into how the Northern Ireland justice system manages hate crime has found that 12 of 19 improvements recommended in a 2007 inspection have been made.
Justice has yet to take its course, says ex-BBC man Jerome Quinn
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:20:18 -0700
Former BBC sports presenter Jerome Quinn insists “justice has yet to take its course” after his claims of sectarian bias were thrown out by an industrial tribunal. Related Stories Witnesses tell of fatal Northern Ireland plane crash Panel to tackle sectarian violence Drunken 'City of Culture' celebrations lead to month in jail Northern Ireland leaders united in plan to tear down ‘peace walls ...
Board backs Baggott on riot tactics
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:35:35 -0700
PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott has been unanimously backed by the Northern Ireland Policing Board for tactics used by his officers during the Ardoyne riots over the Twelfth. Related Stories £40m pool won’t be ready for 2012 Olympics Ian Paisley: I’d accept Sinn Fein in top Stormont job Northern Ireland Paralympian Jason Smyth sprints into the history books
IMC plans special report on killing of Shankill loyalist Bobby Moffett
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:08:35 -0700
Northern Ireland's ceasefire monitoring body is to produce a special report on the loyalist murder of Bobby Moffett on Belfast’s Shankill Road. Related Stories Billy Wright report due in September Rural crime rockets as crooks prey on farmers Contractors ‘overclaim £1m’ from prison body Hundreds mourn tot accidentally run over at home by her father Boy (4) dies hiding inside tumble dryer
Women warned after south Belfast alleyway rape
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:52:26 -0700
Women have been urged to be vigilant going home at night in the university area of south Belfast after a rape was reported at the weekend. Related Stories US Open hero Graeme McDowell kicks off Milk Cup Thousands flock to Antrim Show Motorcyclist killed in Belfast road crash BP boss to quit after gaffes over oil disaster Lapdancing club pioneer jailed for child sex offences
