Tag Archives: SDLP

Ann Travers says she never believed SDLP would oppose SPAD bill

THE cancer-struck sister of an IRA murder victim has accused the SDLP of “putting two fingers up to victims”. Ann Travers says she is “gutted” … more

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Police say a pipe bomb exploded under a vehicle in Cookstown, Co Tyrone

THE SDLP has hit out at those who left a pipe bomb from under a vehicle in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. The Orritor Road between Morgans Hill Road … more

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Fourth person arrested over petrol attack which leaves man fighting for his life

DETECTIVES investigating a petrol bomb attack which left a man critically injured have released four suspects. The three men and a woman have been freed … more

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Protestors to gather at Stormont today over same sex marriage debate

MLAs will later debate at Stormont the thorny issue of same sex marriages. Sinn Féin has tabled a motion calling for same sex marriage to be … more

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Fire crews tackle deliberate blaze on Ormeau Road on Wednesday night

TEAMS of firefighters tackled a deliberate fire at derelict buildings on Belfast’s Ormeau Road on Wednesday night. One of the buildings is a former doctor’s surgery … more

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The Union flag flies at half mast over Belfast City Hall on one of the designated days.

THE Royal British Legion has entered the latest Union flag row to engulf Belfast City Council. The old soldiers association said on Thursday that it … more

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The Union flag flies at half mast over Belfast City Hall to mark the funeral of Baroness Thatcher

THE Union flag is back on the agenda at Belfast City Council next month. And this time it is over a proposal to fly the Union flag … more

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Minister Alex Attwood expresses sympathy with the people of Boston

CROSS party Assembly members expressed their sympathy in the chamber for the people of Boston following Monday’s explosions during the marathon. SDLP Environment Minister Alex Attwood said the … more

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Chief Inspector Jon Burrows has called in extra police resources for Derry/Londonderry

THE PSNI is drafting extra police resources into Derry/Londonderry to coincide with the funeral of Baroness Thatcher on Wednesday. Residents in the mainly Protestant Fountain estate … more

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Police probe pipe bomb explosion in the village of Bessbrook

DETECTIVES are investigating after a pipe bomb exploded in County Armagh. The PSNI said officers received a report around midnight on Friday that the bomb had exploded after … more

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