Northern Ireland Health Minister Blocks LGBT, Womens' Rights Groups On Twitter
Northern Ireland’s new Health Minister, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) member Jim Wells, has taken to blocking critics on Twitter, reports Pink News. Appointed to the post on Tuesday, Wells replaces Edwin Poots (DUP) who has opposed same-sex marriage and refused to lift the country’s ban on gay men ...
Sleaford Mods Announce New EP ‘Tiswas’ To Be Released Via Invada Records
Sleaford Mods have announced that they’ll be dropping a new release, an EP, titled ‘Tiswas’ via Invada Records on November 24th. Full details below as well as Jason’s explanation of each track. Those of us who listen to the wonderful Dandelion Radio will have been familiar with Sleaford Mods from ye ...
THE CANAL [/Slash Filmfestival 2014]
THE CANAL Ireland, 2014 Director: Ivan Kavanagh 7/10 Regarding "The Canal", the newest feature of Irish director / writer Ivan Kavanagh, there were seemingly only two kinds of people among the /Slash crowd: the ones who enjoyed it and the ones who hated it. I was one of the people who enjoyed it, ev ...
Autism in children in Northern Ireland up 67%, says health department
There has been a 67% increase in the number of school age children in Northern Ireland diagnosed as having autism across all trust areas, according to the Department of Health. The figures include children with Asperger syndrome. Boys are five times more ...
New inquests ordered into Northern Ireland killings linked to military unit
Former undercover soldiers belonging to a secret military unit are to give evidence in public about the shooting of two civilians in Belfast during the height of the Troubles. Northern Ireland’s chief legal officer has ordered fresh inquests into the ...