Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sun 20th Jul 2014

Belfast Newsletter News McIroy gets close to double windfall Rory McIlroy, the Ulster golfer who is in a good place to win the prestigious Open Championship on Sunday, can win £975,000 with victory at Royal Liverpool, but his father would also have another reason to celebrate. Read more... Pair charged with burglarly after being arrested in north Belfast Two men have been charged with burglary by police in north Belfast. The men, aged 37 and 47, were also charged with going equipped for burglary. The charges follow the arrest of two men in the early hours of Friday following the report of a burglary at a house in the Mount Coole Park area of the north of the city. The 47-year-old man has also been charged with a number of motoring offences including dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. A PSNI statement said: “They are both expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday 14 August.” All charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. Read more... Armed robbery of post office in east Belfast A post office in east Belfast has been robbed. The premises on the Beersbridge Road were the target of the armed robbery on Friday evening. Just before 9pm, it was reported that two masked males entered the premises both armed with a suspected firearm. The PSNI said: “It is believed that a female member of staff was threatened during the incident, but was not harmed. The males made off with a sum of money and a quantity of cigarettes. “The males are believed to have made off towards the Hyndford Street area on foot before possibly making off towards the Beersbridge Road on bicycles.” Police said that one of the men was described as being 5’6” tall, medium build, wearing a dark coloured hooded top with bright blue gloves, grey trousers with stripes on the side and black trainers. A PSNI statement added: “The other male is described as 5 ‘9” tall, slimmer than the first, wearing a dark hooded top , black peaked cap, grey jeans, black and trainers possibly converse and carrying a grey rucksack.” Police would like anyone with information about the incident to contact CID in Musgrave Police Station on the non-emergency number 101. Read more... Garth Brooks: Amost half doomed concert tickets refunded Almost 200,000 Garth Brooks fans have already been refunded the cost of their tickets for the doomed concerts in Dublin. Read more... Group calls on Tories to restore grammars A local education campaign group is writing to the new education secretary for England, Nicky Morgan, to press for the Tories to once again back grammar school education. Read more...   Sport Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games hopefuls Here is the full list of competitors representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Read more... ATHLETICS: Mo Farah wins fitness battle to compete in Glasgow Mo Farah is set to win his battle to be fit for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which start next week. Read more... POLE VAULT: Zoe Brown determined to claim a medal at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Zoe Brown continued her quest towards a Commonwealth medal by setting her fourth Northern Ireland pole vault record of the year at the Cork City Sports. Read more... Paddy Barnes targets gold at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Paddy Barnes has set his sights on winning gold at this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Read more... Becky James out of Commonwealth Games Wales cycling star Becky James has withdrawn from next month’s Commonwealth Games due to injury. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS