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Man questioned over 1970s murder

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:02:00 GMT

A man has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service after being questioned by detectives investigating a sectarian murder in Northern Ireland almost 40 years ago.

Man quizzed on 1973 Belfast murder

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:02:00 GMT

A man has been arrested in England by detectives investigating a sectarian murder in Northern Ireland almost 40 years ago.

Shortage of priests in Belfast means lay ministers to visit bereaved

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:49:43 GMT

Bereaved relatives usually visited by priests are going to be called on by lay people who are having to step in amid a shortage of priests.

Families spending more on fuel than on food

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:17:28 GMT

Soaring fuel prices are driving motorists across Northern Ireland off the road, with many families now spending more on petrol than their weekly food shop.

Fury over dogs fouling cemetery ground

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:13:50 GMT

Families with relatives who are buried at Milltown and City cemeteries on the Falls Road, Belfast have hit out at local dog walkers who continue to allow their pets to soil ‘sacred ground’ despite having access to an expansive park a few metres away.

Man critically ill in Bangkok flat after hospital kicks him out

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:07:16 GMT

A west Belfast man who travelled to Thailand to visit his son in March remains ‘gravely ill’ his son told the Andersonstown News, after a blood clot on his brain was left untreated because the man and his family could not foot an £8,500 bill for a blood transfusion.

EU-backed childcare centre creates 10 new jobs

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:16:57 GMT

A new childcare and education facility, which is being officially launched today, will create 10 jobs in west Belfast.

Suspect accused of hacking man to death in front of wife is refused bail

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:35 GMT

A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a Traveller hacked to death in front of his pregnant wife.

Addict jailed for 'joyriding' at 60mph

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:18 GMT

A west Belfast man who took his father's 4x4 for a 60mph ‘joyride' along the Stewartstown Road has been jailed for two years.

Man charged with slashing murder

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:32:01 GMT

A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man slashed to death in front of his heavily pregnant wife.

Mass brawl at Rogan Tyson boxing match sparks call for alcohol ban

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:43:20 GMT

Riot police were called to a major boxing match in Belfast after violent clashes between fans broke out among the 6,000 spectators.

IRA's secret burials of Disappeared ‘wrong and unjust’, says Sinn Fein MLA

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:00:12 GMT

The IRA's practice of secretly burying some of its victims during the Troubles was wrong and unjust, a senior Sinn Fein figure has told the Assembly.

Sinn Fein MLA: secret burials wrong

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:59:50 GMT

The IRA's practice of secretly burying some of its victims during the Troubles was wrong and unjust, a senior Sinn Fein figure has told the Assembly.

Call for urgent action after six elderly people die in a month of fires

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:36 GMT

The Health Minister has demanded extra measures to halt the unprecedented series of fire deaths among older people — following the sixth fatality in just over a month.

Residence's staff fought to save the life of latest blaze victim

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:21 GMT

Tributes have been paid to the elderly woman who died from extensive burns after a fire broke out at the nursing home where she lived.

Drunks with minor injuries, paperwork and pointless calls ... my night with the paramedics

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:10 GMT

As we sped to the Divis Tower in west Belfast with blue lights flashing and siren blaring I thought I was about to see a flurry of activity as paramedics treated a dangerously ill patient.

PSNI vow crackdown over knife muggings

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:00:54 GMT

The PSNI has vowed to clean up the streets of west Belfast after four teenagers were robbed at knifepoint for their mobile phones by two masked men.

DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson: I accept the IRA has stood down

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:00:54 GMT

A senior unionist has said he accepts that the IRA and its ‘army council’ are no longer active.

Woman, 81, dies after Belfast fire

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:22:00 GMT

An 81-year-old woman has died after suffering burns injuries in a fire at a sheltered housing complex in west Belfast.

Calls for reconciliation process

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:22:00 GMT

Republicans and unionists need to become partners in reconciliation in Northern Ireland, the chairman of Sinn Fein has said.

Man injured in armed gang attack

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:12:00 GMT

A man is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in the hand by an armed gang.

Republican Easter Rising speech to focus on reconciliation

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:22:28 GMT

One of Sinn Fein’s most senior leaders will speak directly to republicans on Sunday – just weeks after challenging them to say sorry for the hurt caused by all IRA armed actions.

Fears of fire chiefs grow as another OAP dies in blaze

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:16 GMT

A woman has died in a house fire in Lisburn — the fifth person over 60 to lose their life inside a month.

Belfast base for 2012 Cuba boxers

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:52:00 GMT

The world-famous Cuban boxing team will train in Northern Ireland ahead of the London Olympics, Stormont's Sports Minister has announced.

Strangling theory over death at nursing home

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:00:05 GMT

A vulnerable patient found dead at a private nursing home is believed to have been strangled.