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26/07/2010
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Road Tragedy Mars Weekend
There was a tragic accident on Sunday. It happened on the upper part of north Belfast's Crumlin Road and saw a 41-year-old motorcyclist killed in the crash. It involved a motorbike, a car and a van and happened about half a mile from Horseshoe Bend. In the Irish Republic, two motorcyclists have lost their lives in separate crashes in Co Wicklow and Co Limerick with one at 12.15pm on the R747 between Tinahely and Hacketswtown, Co Wicklow. The second crash took place at 6pm on a minor road near Shanagolden, Co Limerick. A 30-year-old was killed when his motorbike hit a wall. He died in Limerick Regional Hospital.
East Belfast Blaze Escape
Belfast firefighters have rescued a grandmother, mother and her daughter who were trapped in an upstairs bedroom after a fire broke out at their home in east Belfast. It was at Willowfield Street and took place at around 1am on Sunday and is thought to have started when a grill pan was left unattended in the downstairs kitchen.
Orange Meets Green
A loyalist parades group, including members of the Loyal Orders, has agreed to hold talks with Gerry Adams. The North and West Parades and Cultural Forum has signalled that they would be prepared to sit down with the Sinn Fein President ahead of a planned Apprentice Boys parade past Ardoyne in a fortnight. The announcement comes in the wake of three nights of intense rioting over the Twelfth in Ardoyne, when dissident republicans attacked police following the passing of an Orange parade. Trouble flared after residents' group the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC) staged a sit-down protest on the Crumlin Road near the Ardoyne shop fronts and now, the same group threatened to repeat the protest before the Apprentice Boys feeder parade in two weeks time on August 14.
Home Moves Probed
Car parking beats being close to family on the wish list of homemovers, new research from Royal Mail Redirections revealed. Almost one in three of people said that car parking was most important if they had to move home, while just 17% said being close to family was the top priority. For many people across Northern Ireland, worries for the safety of their pets and the financial strains of moving were also concerns. Almost one in ten adults stated that they would not wish to move their pets to an unfamiliar neighbourhood, whilst nearly half are concerned about the financial issues associated with moving.
(BMcC/KMcA)
There was a tragic accident on Sunday. It happened on the upper part of north Belfast's Crumlin Road and saw a 41-year-old motorcyclist killed in the crash. It involved a motorbike, a car and a van and happened about half a mile from Horseshoe Bend. In the Irish Republic, two motorcyclists have lost their lives in separate crashes in Co Wicklow and Co Limerick with one at 12.15pm on the R747 between Tinahely and Hacketswtown, Co Wicklow. The second crash took place at 6pm on a minor road near Shanagolden, Co Limerick. A 30-year-old was killed when his motorbike hit a wall. He died in Limerick Regional Hospital.
East Belfast Blaze Escape
Belfast firefighters have rescued a grandmother, mother and her daughter who were trapped in an upstairs bedroom after a fire broke out at their home in east Belfast. It was at Willowfield Street and took place at around 1am on Sunday and is thought to have started when a grill pan was left unattended in the downstairs kitchen.
Orange Meets Green
A loyalist parades group, including members of the Loyal Orders, has agreed to hold talks with Gerry Adams. The North and West Parades and Cultural Forum has signalled that they would be prepared to sit down with the Sinn Fein President ahead of a planned Apprentice Boys parade past Ardoyne in a fortnight. The announcement comes in the wake of three nights of intense rioting over the Twelfth in Ardoyne, when dissident republicans attacked police following the passing of an Orange parade. Trouble flared after residents' group the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (GARC) staged a sit-down protest on the Crumlin Road near the Ardoyne shop fronts and now, the same group threatened to repeat the protest before the Apprentice Boys feeder parade in two weeks time on August 14.
Home Moves Probed
Car parking beats being close to family on the wish list of homemovers, new research from Royal Mail Redirections revealed. Almost one in three of people said that car parking was most important if they had to move home, while just 17% said being close to family was the top priority. For many people across Northern Ireland, worries for the safety of their pets and the financial strains of moving were also concerns. Almost one in ten adults stated that they would not wish to move their pets to an unfamiliar neighbourhood, whilst nearly half are concerned about the financial issues associated with moving.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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28 June 2004
SF hit out at DUP Forum participation
Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty has hit out at the DUP for sitting down on a West Belfast Parades Forum which allegedly includes members of paramilitary organisations. The West Tyrone MP said that the readiness of the DUP to sit alongside members of the UDA and UVF on the Forum showed the" sickening hypocrisy" of Ian Paisley's party.
SF hit out at DUP Forum participation
Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty has hit out at the DUP for sitting down on a West Belfast Parades Forum which allegedly includes members of paramilitary organisations. The West Tyrone MP said that the readiness of the DUP to sit alongside members of the UDA and UVF on the Forum showed the" sickening hypocrisy" of Ian Paisley's party.
02 August 2010
Adams Meets Loyalist Parades Group
There's to be a 'groundbreaking' cross community meeting over parades today. Gerry Adams is to meet the North and West Belfast Parades Forum along with Gerry Kelly, the North Belfast Sinn Fein MLA and Stormont Junior Minister as well as other party colleagues.
Adams Meets Loyalist Parades Group
There's to be a 'groundbreaking' cross community meeting over parades today. Gerry Adams is to meet the North and West Belfast Parades Forum along with Gerry Kelly, the North Belfast Sinn Fein MLA and Stormont Junior Minister as well as other party colleagues.
11 July 2002
SF to meet Parades Commission over Twelfth parades
A meeting is to take place between Sinn Fein and the Parades Commission over a number of controversial Orange Order parades that are to take place in north Belfast on July 12. A delegation from the party is to meet the commission on Thursday morning with regard to parades along the Springfield Road and Crumlin Road planned for Friday.
SF to meet Parades Commission over Twelfth parades
A meeting is to take place between Sinn Fein and the Parades Commission over a number of controversial Orange Order parades that are to take place in north Belfast on July 12. A delegation from the party is to meet the commission on Thursday morning with regard to parades along the Springfield Road and Crumlin Road planned for Friday.
26 January 2011
Baggott Agrees Illegal Parading Meeting
There's to be a showdown over the way in which the PSNI has been allowing illegal republican parades to take place - while at the same time cracking down on Loyal Order events to make sure they follow the letter of the law under Parading legislation.
Baggott Agrees Illegal Parading Meeting
There's to be a showdown over the way in which the PSNI has been allowing illegal republican parades to take place - while at the same time cracking down on Loyal Order events to make sure they follow the letter of the law under Parading legislation.
24 January 2011
Police 'Allowed Illegal Republican Parade'
Members of the leading loyal order are said to be frustrated over an illegal march in Co Armagh yesterday and news of 'zero' prosecutions or cautions for those participating in any such illegal parades. The Orange Order described this as a "major shift" in policy, which they said, is causing huge frustration among law-abiding Orangemen.
Police 'Allowed Illegal Republican Parade'
Members of the leading loyal order are said to be frustrated over an illegal march in Co Armagh yesterday and news of 'zero' prosecutions or cautions for those participating in any such illegal parades. The Orange Order described this as a "major shift" in policy, which they said, is causing huge frustration among law-abiding Orangemen.
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