Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sat 12th Apr 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Appeal for calm after tense night in Carrickfergus There were calls for calm on Friday night amid growing fears over the activities of a rogue branch of the UDA. Read more... Man and woman in court on cannabis charges Two people have been charged with drug offences after police seized £320,000 worth of suspected cannabis in Dunmurry on Friday. Read more... Pair charged over Belfast hit and run offences Two men have been charged with a number of motoring offences after being detained in a stolen car near the Broadway roundabout in west Belfast on Friday. Read more... Dungannon woman escapes prison over Spanish property scams. A Co Tyrone woman yesterday walked free from court with a suspended prison sentence after she admitted fleecing speculators and investors in the Spanish property market out of £200,000. Read more... Two arrested in Craigavon and gun recovered in dissident probe A suspected firearm has been recovered and two people arrested by police investigating dissident republican activity in Craigavon. Read more...   Sport Oran Kearney fully focused on Coleraine's basement scrap Coleraine boss Oran Kearney won’t allow player transfer talks derail his focus from the club’s basement battle. Read more... 'We have to stand up to Seaview test' insists Blues manager David Jeffrey David Jeffrey insists Linfield must “stand up to the challenge” at Seaview on Saturday. Read more... Ards edge closer to relegation after Ballinamallard stalemate ARDS 0 BALLINAMALLARD 0 Read more... Northern Ireland up two places in FIFA rankings Northern Ireland have climbed to 84th position in the latest FIFA world rankings. Read more... Michael Carrick vows 'we'll be back' after European heartache for Manchester United Michael Carrick promised Manchester United would make a swift return to the Champions League after defeat to Bayern Munich in Germany all but confirmed they would miss the competition for the first time since the 1995-96 season next year. 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

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Fri 11th Apr 2014

Belfast Newsletter News O'Dowd quit call over ESA £17m 'mess' Calls have been made for the education minister to resign after he gave orders to end work on the controversial Education and Skills Authority (ESA), which had cost the taxpayer £17m over eight years. Read more... Pensioner acquitted of assaulting officer at Twaddell protest camp A pensioner has been acquitted of assaulting a policewoman by throwing a cup of tea over her close to a loyalist protest camp. Read more... Sister questions if murdered RUC men were used as 'pawns' The sister of a police officer allegedly murdered with a gun imported to Northern Ireland after the IRA ceasefire by a senior Sinn Fein figure has said that she fears her brother was used as “a pawn”. Read more... Pressure mounting over 'IRA' playground in Newry Pressure was mounting on Newry and Mourne District Council on Thursday to revoke the controversial title of a play park named after an IRA member. Read more... Ulster Museum - Making a show of art of the Troubles The destruction, upheaval and physical pain of the Troubles inspired generations of artists to capture both the collective sense of fear and frustration – and the determination of ordinary people to get on with their lives. Read more...   Sport Northern Ireland up two places in FIFA rankings Northern Ireland have climbed to 84th position in the latest FIFA world rankings. Read more... Michael Carrick vows 'we'll be back' after European heartache for Manchester United Michael Carrick promised Manchester United would make a swift return to the Champions League after defeat to Bayern Munich in Germany all but confirmed they would miss the competition for the first time since the 1995-96 season next year. Read more... Andre Schurrle says semi final draw holds no fear for Chelsea Andre Schurrle insists that with Jose Mourinho on the touchline and John Terry and Frank Lampard on the pitch Chelsea fear no-one in Friday’s Champions League semi-final draw. Read more... Irish FA announce Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps for young players THE Irish FA and Irwin’s Bakery are calling on budding young footballers to sign up for the upcoming Irish FA Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps. Read more... IFA Child Welfare Department launch child protection app The Irish Football Association’s Child Welfare Department has teamed up with one of the world’s leading experts in child protection to launch the first ever safeguarding in sport app. 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

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Thu 10th Apr 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Rethink on naming playpark after IRA hungerstriker A council which opted to retain an IRA man’s name on a playpark for young children failed in its duty to properly follow equality guidelines – and has now been told to reconsider its name. Read more... PSNI 'no comment' changes to full investigation within an hour The PSNI last night launched an investigation into allegations that a senior Sinn Fein figure imported guns to Northern Ireland after the ceasefire and that they were used to murder policemen. Read more... Sinn Fein figure's 'backdoor entrance' – protestor Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness entered Windsor Castle through the “back door so he wasn’t seen by protestors”, the father of Omagh bomb victim James Barker claimed yesterday. Read more... Ex-IRA men slam banquet appearances by McGuinness Former IRA men yesterday slammed the image of the “chief of staff of the IRA at the time Lord Mountbatten was killed” appearing at a state banquet at Windsor Castle. Read more... Outrage at Easter lily display in Magherafelt Council offices A display in Magherafelt Council office of Easter lilies on a box marked ‘Honour Ireland’s Patriot dead’ has been slated by victims’ spokesman Willie Frazer. Read more...   Sport Michael Carrick vows 'we'll be back' after European heartache for Manchester United Michael Carrick promised Manchester United would make a swift return to the Champions League after defeat to Bayern Munich in Germany all but confirmed they would miss the competition for the first time since the 1995-96 season next year. Read more... Andre Schurrle says semi final draw holds no fear for Chelsea Andre Schurrle insists that with Jose Mourinho on the touchline and John Terry and Frank Lampard on the pitch Chelsea fear no-one in Friday’s Champions League semi-final draw. Read more... Irish FA announce Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps for young players THE Irish FA and Irwin’s Bakery are calling on budding young footballers to sign up for the upcoming Irish FA Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps. Read more... IFA Child Welfare Department launch child protection app The Irish Football Association’s Child Welfare Department has teamed up with one of the world’s leading experts in child protection to launch the first ever safeguarding in sport app. Read more... Minister gets to see Health Programme at work in the community The Health Minister, Edwin Poots yesterday visited Newtownbreda High School in Belfast to see at first hand a pilot programme currently being rolled out by the Irish Football Association. 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

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Wed 9th Apr 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Britain and Ireland no longer need to be ensnared by history – Queen The Queen has said that Britain and Ireland shall “no longer allow our past to ensnare our future” at a historic state banquet in honour of President Michael D Higgins. Read more... Victims protest former IRA commander McGuinness' presence at Windsor Castle The father of 12-year-old Omagh bomb victim James Barker last night denounced what he called “the horror of Martin McGuinness attending a state banquet with the Queen”. Read more... Post-ceasefire and Agreement, senior SF figure 'imported guns used to kill' One of Sinn Fein’s most senior leadership figures began importing guns to Northern Ireland after the IRA ceasefires and allegedly boasted that one of the weapons was used to murder two policemen, a BBC investigation has revealed. Read more... Post-mortem due to help uncover cause of Peaches Geldof's death A post-mortem is to be carried out on Wednesday to help determine the cause of Peaches Geldof’s death, police have said. Read more... £2m settlement for labourer left paralysed A labourer who has been left paralysed and brain damaged after plunging into a storm tank is to receive £2 million in damages. Read more...   Sport Irish FA announce Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps for young players THE Irish FA and Irwin’s Bakery are calling on budding young footballers to sign up for the upcoming Irish FA Nutty Krust Easter Holiday Camps. Read more... IFA Child Welfare Department launch child protection app The Irish Football Association’s Child Welfare Department has teamed up with one of the world’s leading experts in child protection to launch the first ever safeguarding in sport app. Read more... Minister gets to see Health Programme at work in the community The Health Minister, Edwin Poots yesterday visited Newtownbreda High School in Belfast to see at first hand a pilot programme currently being rolled out by the Irish Football Association. Read more... IFA Ladies launch new'Girls and Women's Football plan Following an extensive two year consultation process the Irish FA have launched its Girls’ & Women’s Football Plan. Read more... History beckons for winners of this season's Irish Cup History beckons for Ballymena United or Glenavon after both clubs booked their place in next month’s Irish Cup final at the weekend. 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