By Michael McGlade News Letter 28 November 2009 AN MP has called for an inquiry by the Irish government into "possible collusion", after it emerged that a man charged with the attempted murder of a PSNI officer in Co Fermanagh was a part-time member of the Irish army. East Derry MP Gregory Campbell said the revelation that Gerard James McManus was only dismissed from the Irish Reserve on...
The Panthers got a little bit of good news on the injury front Tuesday as Gregory Campbell practiced for the first time since sustaining an apparent shoulder injury Friday in Detroit.
The Washington Post publisher Philip Graham is credited with calling journalism "the first rough draft of history". But when is a draft, a draft? Earlier today a Stormont source told me that Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness had drafted a letter to the other Stormont parties inviting them to nominate their candidates for the future Justice department. But then another source insisted...
PREGAME -Greetings from our editor's cubicle. It's in the high 40s and rainy. We assume it's much nicer here than in South Florida. -EN contributor GhostWalker40 is the BankAtlantic Center and sent a few photos: -The ice: -Warm ups: -Kind of interesting to see that the Panthers are wearing their usual home jerseys for the warm ups even thought they're supposed to be debuting their new third jerseys....
A preview of the Panthers. When and where: 7:30 p.m., BankAtlantic Center. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Florida. Record: 10-9-2, 22 points. The Panthers are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference and fourth place in the Southeast Division. Leading Scorer: Steven Reinprecht ( right ), 17 points (10 goals, seven assists). Last Game: 3-2 road win against the Rangers, Saturday . Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves...
The Panthers are winning games but losing bodies.<p/> On Friday, both Cory Stillman and Gregory Campbell sustained injuries that kept them out of Saturday's game at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.
I hope I'm not in danger of turning this blog into Chekov-watch (perhaps I'm still suffering withdrawal symptoms due to the abrupt departure from the scene of Scottish Unionist), but once again I can't help noticing a bit of a problem with his post today . In it, he draws some damning conclusions on the nature of the DUP - namely that they are divorced from the 'mainstream' of British politics - based...
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We’ve had Ian McCrea’s campaign to prevent the Pope visiting Northern Ireland, Iris Robinson’s hate-filled remarks about homosexuals, Sammy Wilson’s climate change denial , Edwin Poots et al with their five thousand year old Earth and Jim Wells versus wifi . But if anyone still harbours a suspicion that the DUP might be remotely connected, by even the flimsiest thread, to the...
From Hansard yesterday: Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP): I understand the point made by the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Stephen Pound) on the need for a society to be able to call itself civilised in the way in which it treats those who are guilty of serious crimes. I believe that a society that calls itself civilised must take account of the infinitesimal number of people who, despite...
Prior to this 2007-08 season, the NHL produced this video which outlined a lot of rule changes regarding areas such as hits to head . This hit by former Penguins forward Colby Armstrong against former Hurricanes forward Trevor Letowski was highlighted as one that would be illegal: So we ask you, what is so different about the Armstrong hit in comparison to this hit last night by Flyers forward Mike...
News Letter 24 October 2009 VICTIMS' campaigner Willie Frazer has confirmed that he and other victims of republican violence will stage a silent protest at Londonderry's Guildhall against a "dinner dance" commemorating dead IRA members. Saturday's event has been organised by Sinn Fein-linked republican organisation the Derry Volunteers Commemorative Committee. Mr Frazer, who spearheads the...