Sunday, September 16, 2018

UUP leader: The plans to deal with the past appease the IRA and will be used to paint the security forces as villains

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16 Sep, 2018
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UUP leader: The plans to deal with the past appease the IRA and will be used to paint the security forces as villains
The Ulster Unionist Party has given its most scathing assessment to date of the proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
Latest News
The risk of a sudden Irish Sea border is rising as Brexit 'no deal' nears

This week the former secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson, wrote to this newspaper to clarify the European Research Group's (ERG) position on any border in the Irish Sea (see link below).

Restored WW1 memorial unveiled as arson-hit Orange Hall reopens

A restored First World War memorial damaged when an Orange Hall in Co Donegal was destroyed by arsonists has been unveiled in the newly rebuilt property.

Email key to Spad's defence 'really a Moy Park RHI sales pitch'

A crucial email which Arlene Foster's former adviser claims proves he did not try to delay RHI cost controls actually was an attempt to make changes which would have continued vastly lucrative subsides, the RHI Inquiry has been told.

Commuters now stand for 30 mins on Glider every day — and it's wrong to compare a small city such as Belfast to London

In an article yesterday (see link below), I examined the sharp fall in the seating capacity of Gliders in east Belfast compared to buses.

Sport Update
WSBK: Imperious Jonathan Rea dominates at Portimao for fifth win in a row

Jonathan Rea produced a commanding performance in race one at Portimao in Portugal to clinch his fifth World Superbike victory in a row.

Dan McFarland keeps faith with Ulster backline

Ulster have retained the same backline for their third hit-out in the Guinness PRO14 against Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Sunday (1.15pm).

Winning home start for Belfast Giants in Challenge Cup

BELFAST GIANTS 4 DUNDEE STARS 1

And finally...
SF's paper says IRA 'stood their ground' in Ballymurphy Massacre

Sinn Fein's own newspaper contradicts the impression given by a new documentary that IRA gunmen played no role in events which saw 10 people shot dead by in west Belfast in 1971, it is claimed.

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