Monthly Archives: December 2012
DANSKE BANK IRISH PREMIER LEAGUE: CHAMPIONS LINFIELD HOST LEAGUE LEADERS CLIFTONVILLE
IT'S third versus first in the clash of New Year's Day in the Danske Bank Irish Premier League. Champions Linfield host the current league leaders Cliftonville at Windsor Park in the eagerly anticipated clash. Last year, Linfield beat Cliftonville 4-1 on their way to...more
ONE PUNCH CAN KILL, PSNI WARN NEW YEAR’S REVELLERS
THE PSNI want the public to stay safe on New Year's and enjoy the celebrations to ring in 2013. However, police have also launched an initiative to remind the public of the risks of getting involved in an argument or fight which could ultimately lead to serious injury or...more
MCGUINNESS QUITS AS MID-ULSTER MP
SINN FEIN chief Martin McGuinness has formally quit as Mid-Ulster MP. Sinn Féin confirmed on Sunday night that Mr McGuinness had served formal notice of his resignation with immediate effect. It comes as part of the party's plans to phase out double-jobbing. His...more
BRAVE TODDLER LOSES FIGHT FOR LIFE AFTER BEING KNOCKED DOWN IN EAST BELFAST
A TWO-YEAR-OLD who was knocked down by a car in east Belfast on Saturday has tragically died. The toddler was struck by an empty, parked car which rolled into a woman pushing a buggy on the Comber Road in Dundonald at around 4pm on Saturday. Paramedics treated the...more
HOLY SMOKE! CHURCHES TARGETED BY LEAD THIEVES
POLICE are investigating the theft of lead from two churches in south Belfast. The PSNI said one church in the Stranmillis area and another one in the Donegall Pass area have become "multiple victims of lead theft''. The police added: "With lead at £900 a ton this is...more
BODY OF MISSING ALEXANDER MCKEE FOUND
THE body a man who had gone missing in County Derry has been found by members of his family. Alexander McKee's remains were found in an industrial estate close to the Newbridge Road in Coleraine exactly a week after he disappeared. The family have identified the body...more
THREE DISSIDENT REPUBLICAN SUSPECTS RELEASED OVER CAR BOMB PLOT ON POLICE OFFICER
THREE dissident republican suspects who were arrested over a murder bid on a police officer with an under car bomb were released on Wednesday evening. The two men, aged 25 and 34, were detained during intelligence-led swoops in Belfast on Monday. A third man,...more
BELFAST GIANTS MAKE IT THROUGH TO CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINAL
THE Stena Line Belfast Giants held on for a 5-4 victory at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday night. It sees the Giants collect 2 league points and progress to the semi final of the 2012-13 Elite League Challenge Cup with an 8-5 aggregate score. Giants scored four times in...more
MUNSTER END ULSTER’S WINNING STREAK
MUNSTER ended Ulster's 11-game winning start to the RaboDirect PR012 season with a 24-10 win at Thomond Park. Starved of territory for long stretches of a pedestrian first period, a late push yielded a penalty try for Munster who went to the break 10-3 in front. The...more