Tag Archives: SHORT STRAND
THE man who died following a “violent” incident in Belfast city centre was well known drug dealer Gerard ‘Mako’ McMahon. ‘Mako’ McMahon, who was in … more
DETECTIVES have charged a man with a variety of offences over a spate of robberies and a hijacking in Belfast. The 34-year-old man has been … more
POLICE officers have narrowly escaped injury in when a “military style hand grenade” was thrown at police in east Belfast. The murder bid happened in … more
POLICE officers have narrowly escaped injury in a bomb attack in east Belfast. The murder bid happened in the Short Strand area on Friday night. … more
IT took three months, one week, one day and 12 hours for Jock Davison’s murder to be avenged in the most brutal of fashion. Now … more
POLICE say a second “suspicious object” has been discovered this morning in east Belfast. It comes just hours after a pipe bomb was thrown at … more
POLICE have revealed that a pipe bomb failed to explode in east Belfast last night. The device was lobbed into the back garden of a … more
AS MURDERS went, Patrick Benstead’s was up there with the most brutal, barbaric and sadistic of the Troubles. Now 42 years, after … more
POLICE are investigating after homes were damaged in east Belfast during a third night of trouble. Windows of two houses in the Short Strand area … more
THE PSNI say police officers were attacked with petrol bombs in east Belfast during another night of sporadic trouble. The violence erupted after officers responded to … more
