Northern Ireland

Police targeted in N. Ireland bomb attack

Car carrying 400-pound bomb crashes through barriers at police HQ in Belfast Device only partially exploded, Police Service of Northern Ireland said Spokesman says device would have caused "widespread damage and destruction"...

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400-pound car bomb fails to detonate in Belfast (AP)

AP - Northern Ireland's police commander says Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside the police-reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate.

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Car bomb contained 180kg of explosives

From correspondents in Belfast A MASSIVE car bomb that failed to explode properly in Northern Ireland was designed to cause widespread destruction, police say. The car, carrying 180kg of explosives, crashed through barriers...

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Priest leaves post over abuse claims

A Roman Catholic priest in Northern Ireland has been asked to leave his post over child abuse claims dating back to the mid-1970's. The PSNI has launched an investigation into the conduct of Fr Paul Symonds when he was working...

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Northern Ireland - first minister vows not to abandon assembly :: The Observer -- Henry McDonald

Peter Robinson warns Sinn Féin that policing and justice row threatens devolution Northern Ireland's first minister vowed yesterday not to walk away from the Assembly, even if the row with Sinn Féin over policing and justice...

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Council plans an issue of credibility (Nov 19) :: Irish News -- Editorial

While the Northern Ireland Executive is entitled to point to the progress it has made in a range of sectors over recent years, its critics will also insist that it has gained an unfortunate reputation for regular internal...

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Unionist parties at loggerheads over cuts to north's block grant (Nov 18) :: Irish News

The DUP and UUP were again at loggerheads last night over the economy. DUP assembly member Simon Hamilton accused Sir Reg Empey’s party of being wedded to budget cuts through their alliance with the Conservatives. However, the...

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Conciliation Resources: November 2009 Update

Dear HumanDHS network friends Please find below the November 2009 update from Conciliation Resources. Kind regards Brian Ward Conciliation Resources: November 2009 Update This bulletin can also be viewed on our website:...

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Northern Ireland: first minister vows not to abandon assembly

Peter Robinson warns Sinn Féin that policing and justice row threatens devolution Northern Ireland's first minister vowed yesterday not to walk away from the Assembly, even if the row with Sinn Féin over policing and justice...

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The 'Sorry Adrian, You're Not The One' Show: Christine Bleakley's romance with Frank Lampard

Last week, in an unscheduled move, the One Show presenters Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were both absent. It is being said at the BBC that executives were concerned that their relationship had cooled.

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