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Top cop: Hurls not “offensive weapons”

Posted By: November 13, 2016

Ciara Quinn. Belfast Media.Thursday, November 10, 2016 A TOP West Belfast cop has said that a hurling stick is “not an offensive weapon” following the front page report in last week’s Andersonstown News.A clarification video and statement posted to the PSNI’s West Belfast social media Facebook site came after we reported that Shaws Road man and Lisburn and Castlereagh Council GAA […]

Foster Signals End of DUP by 2021

Posted By: November 13, 2016

John Coulter.Tribune (Dagenham, England). Monday,  November 7, 2016 John Coulter is a journalist for the Daily Star Democratic Unionist leader and Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster used her party’s annual conference to signal what will be the end of the DUP by 2021 – the centenary of the founding of Northern Ireland!Before readers accuse me of drinking Irish poteen, let’s […]

Ireland should continue to commemorate 1916, says Taoiseach

Posted By: November 12, 2016

John Fallon and Daragh Smal. Irish Independent.Friday, November 11, 2016Ireland should continue to commemorate 1916 in the years ahead despite the centenary celebrations concluding, says Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Mr Kenny, who officially opened the €5m Padraig Pearse tourism centre in Connemara before attending a centenary conference in NUI Galway, said the date should be honoured forever.He said: “I think it’s […]

DUP Irish language decision ‘motivated by hate’, says McGuinness

Posted By: November 12, 2016

BBC (Belfast). Friday, November 11, 201611 November 2016 The DUP has been accused of “hatred” towards the Irish language following a decision to stop the translation of correspondence from the Department of Education. It comes after DUP minister Peter Weir adopted a new policy which makes clear “the principal language is English”.Official letters had previously been written in English, […]

Arlene’s role in green energy scheme fiasco under spotlight

Posted By: November 12, 2016

First Minister Arlene Foster said the former DETI were to blame for the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.  Newton Emerson. Irish News (Belfast).Saturday, November 12, 201612 November 2016 01:00BARELY noticed amid this week’s Washington bombshell, Stormont has begun examining the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme – the £1 billion fiasco that mainly occurred under Arlene Foster’s tenure as minister for enterprise.Testifying before the assembly’s […]

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