Voting underway in North election
Voting is under way in what could be an historic election in the North. The Stormont Assembly elections are taking place against the backdrop of unionist divisions over the Brexit protocol. Opinion polls show Sinn Fein are set to be the largest party when the votes are counted…
MLA condemns incident as Minister Coveney forced to flee Belfast event
Fermanagh/South Tyrone MLA, Jemma Dolan, has ‘condemned’ those behind a bomb scare in North Belfast where Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney had to be moved to a secure location. A hijacked van was abandoned outside the venue of a peace building event he was attending. A spokesperson…
Belfast murder of gangland boss was planned in Sligo, court told
The High Court has heard that the murder last April of Irish gangland boss Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast was allegedly commissioned at a meeting in Sligo. Prosecutors said the underworld figure moved north of the border because he feared he was going to be attacked. But it was claimed…
Border community group unhappy with no EU office
The organisation, which seeks to protect people who live close to the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the negative consequences of Brexit, has criticised the UK government’s decision to prevent the European Union from opening an office in Belfast. The ‘Border Communities against Brexit’ Group…