Northern Ireland

Alasdair marches home with a message

IPSWICH: Alasdair Ross will be a familiar face to many around Ipswich. But for the last seven months he has been at the heart of a bloody conflict in Afghanistan. Flown in to the Upper Sangin valley, one of the key...

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Robinson 'clings to sinking ship'

TUV leader Jim Allister has accused the Northern Ireland Executive of being the most "wretched, useless government anywhere in the western world". Mr Allister told delegates at its annual conference policing and justice would...

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NI: Talks on devolution of policing powers

Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers are to hold talks with the British Prime Minister today on the devolution of policing and justice powers. It is understood that Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward will...

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More mixed couples tying the knot :: BBC -- Niall Glynn

A by-product of the end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland has been a rise in the number of mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants. It is estimated that about one in 10 of all marriages in Northern Ireland are now...

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Third sectarian attack on the same house :: Impartial Reporter

A Fermanagh woman says she is fed up of "sectarian attacks" after vandals targeted her family's property with graffiti for a third time. Marie Clear who looks after her sister's holiday home in Irvinestown has just finished...

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Action call after county flooding

Kathleen Johnston with her two children (Michael and Roisin) who were unable to get to school due to flooding and Kathleen McManus. People in Boho in Fermanagh have called on the Roads Service and Rivers Agency to deal with...

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Senator George Mitchell to receive special awar...

The Northern Ireland Region of the Institute of Business Consulting in association with its sister organisation in the Republic of Ireland, the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors, will be presenting Senator George...

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Finalists in the 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards

Congratulations to this year’s finalists for the 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards (PEBA). This is the second year of this laudable undertaking being spearheaded by Kenji Solis and his associates. Please visit the site or...

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Reward as cash machines stolen

A digger was used during a robbery in Warrenpoint on 18 October A reward of up to £25,000 is being offered for anyone who can help catch criminals targeting cash machines in Northern Ireland. The move, by LINK, the operator of...

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Minister attends union protest

The Health Minister has attended a rally held in Belfast to protest against cuts to the health service. Trade unions described Michael McGimpsey's attendance as "extraordinarily significant". Several hundred people attended the...

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