Our future is Orange as well as green, says former Armagh GAA star Burns
A Catholic school principal and ex-GAA star has praised the outreach and educational work of the Orange Order. Jarlath Burns - a former captain of the Armagh team - recently visited two refurbished...
View ArticleCo Tyrone rapist bailed to find new lawyer after accusing solicitor of...
Notorious Co Tyrone rapist Eamon Foley was freed today on continuing bail to find himself a new lawyer within a fortnight, after accusing his former solicitor of engaging in a vendetta of harassment...
View ArticleParents in legal fight over plan to close Avoniel Primary School
A group of east Belfast parents are set to take Education Minister John O'Dowd to court over his decision to close their school. The minister announced his decision two weeks ago to close Avoniel...
View ArticleInquest halted in OTRs letter row
The inquest of a murdered father of two in Northern Ireland has been dramatically halted after it emerged that a suspect has been wrongly issued with a Government comfort letter assuring him he was not...
View ArticleVeteran republican faces trial over McConville murder
The prosecution of a veteran republican accused of involvement in the murder of Jean McConville is set to proceed. After a number of court extensions to consider their case, prosecutors had been given...
View ArticleCo Tyrone rapist freed on continuing bail to find new lawyer after accusing...
Notorious Co Tyrone rapist Eamon Foley was freed today on continuing bail to find himself a new lawyer within a fortnight, after accusing his former solicitor of engaging in a vendetta of harassment...
View ArticleColeraine social security worker ran elaborate benefits scam
A social security office worker who concocted an "elaborate" scam by arranging for benefits to be paid to people she knew, who would then give her the cash, was sentenced to six months in jail,...
View Article£1m legal bill for divorce battle
A High Court judge has bemoaned the way a former beauty queen and her estranged millionaire husband ran up lawyers' bills of more than £1 million fighting over money. Mr Justice Holman raised concerns...
View ArticleMan who wrote that his ex-girlfriend was 'pure evil' in a card is jailed for...
A man who delivered a card describing his ex-partner as "pure evil" has been jailed for four months. Darren Billingham, 47, posted the message through the letter box of his victim's mother in Belfast...
View ArticleMan faces judge in missing boy case
A family court hearing is being held over the disappearance of six-year-old Mani Dad A man will appear before a family court judge today following the launch of investigations into the disappearance of...
View ArticleMan faces judge in missing boy caseA man will appear before a family...
A family court hearing is being held over the disappearance of six-year-old Mani Dad A man will appear before a family court judge today following the launch of investigations into the disappearance of...
View ArticlePolice 'complicit in grooming' of sisters feared to be in Syria
Police were "complicit in the grooming and radicalising" of three sisters who are feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children, according to lawyers representing two of the youngsters'...
View ArticleLawyer-less rapist battles sex order
Notorious rapist Eamon Foley has been freed on continuing bail to find himself a new lawyer within a fortnight, after accusing his former solicitor of engaging in a vendetta of harassment. Foley (55),...
View ArticleMother's coffee shop appeal over missing boy Mani Dad
A woman whose seven-year-old son has vanished with her estranged husband wants Costa Coffee customers and staff to be on the alert. Mani Dad was living with his Polish mother Leyla Dad, 33, in Kielce,...
View ArticlePolish woman appeals for help to find son missing with estranged husband
Judge gives Leyla Dad permission to write open letter to six-year-old Mani, who vanished from home in Kielce, Poland, and is thought to be with his British father...
View Article'Ignorant, bigoted': Irish writers respond to Brexit
In an EU referendum campaign marked by mendacity, some of the pithiest truths have been uttered by writers. “If your head says Remain but your heart says Leave, remember that one is specifically...
View ArticleIrish writers take a red pen to Brexit
In an EU referendum campaign marked by mendacity, some of the pithiest truths have been uttered by writers. “If your head says Remain but your heart says Leave, remember that one is specifically...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 19
FOOTBALL Standings League Overall CITY SERIES W-L W-L Buchtel 4-0 6-2 Garfield 3-1 6-2 East 3-2 3-5 Ellet 2-2 5-3 Firestone 2-2 2-6 Kenmore 1-4 1-7 North 0-4 0-8 League Overall SUBURBAN LEAGUE AMERICAN...
View ArticleNepal earthquake: First glimpse of devastation wrought on remote Gorkha...
Laprak is normally a place teeming with life. The 2,000 inhabitants of its 460 stone houses farm the surrounding terraces and dry crops on wooden platforms. Now, this village at the epicentre of the...
View ArticleProsecution of 'Satanic Islam' sermon Belfast preacher McConnell 'could have...
The prosecution of a controversial preacher who called Islam "satanic" in a sermon streamed live on the internet could have a chilling effect on other churches with an online ministry, it has been...
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