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THE WEEK THAT WAS….
There are only seven MLAs with beards, all of whom, bar two, are Sinn Fein members (I’m sure there’s a political science PhD in there somewhere about the correlation between where you stand on the political spectrum and where you stand on facial hair). This, however, is Stormont Watch, not Beard Watch.
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THE WEEK THAT WAS….
This week the PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit announced that it too wanted a piece of the Robinson action; joining the long list of Committees, Councils, Ombudsmen and hacks who have been left to untangle the web.
Indeed, it’s looking more and more likely that the Robinson investigation will be the closest the plods [...]
The Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Bill reaches the end of the line today with its final stage in the Assembly. Culture, Arts & Leisure takes centre stage for oral questions before the downturn in activity in the Warm Homes Scheme is highlighted by a DUP motion. Private members business is concluded by a [...]
In the book ‘Tell me no lies’ investigative journalist John Pilger quotes his favourite quotation by T.D Allman.
Allman wrote ‘genuinely objective journalism is journalism that not only gets the facts right, it gets the meaning of events right. It is compelling not only today, but stands the test of time. It is validated not only [...]
After an eventful recess and first week a semblance of normality would be expected to fall over the folks on the hill this week.
The Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill gets introduced to the house before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Transfer of Functions) Bill reaches Further Consideration Stage.
OFMDFM and Agriculture take their first turn at the dispatch [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
At one stage he bestrode his peers like a colossus, feted by a faithful and ever admiring throng; king of the hill, top the list, head of the heap, ‘A’ number one. Today, he’s been brought down low; reduced to playing gigs in Ballymena and apparently guilty of assault. It’s quite a [...]
Cool FM DJ and Northern Ireland celebrity Pete Snodden is urging local runners of all capabilities to join him in running the 2010 Titanic Quarter 10K – the official warm-up race for the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon.
The Cool FM breakfast show host has vowed to get fit and lose weight ahead of his 30th [...]
President of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce John Moore and Belfast City Centre Manager Andrew Irvine met with Finance Minister Sammy Wilson MP MLA to discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to help retailers face a challenging year ahead in 2010.
‘Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce works closely with our [...]
Shadow Secretary of State, Owen Paterson MP, was in Belfast today to meet with Trevor Carson, Director of the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA NI). The discussion focused on the need to redress the balance between the public and private sector in Northern Ireland and how some of LSDA’s flagship programmes are seeking to [...]
The countdown to the Belfast Business Awards is now on with an appeal for local businesses to get their entries in for the 19 coveted accolades this month.
Belfast City Council will host the Belfast Business ‘Oscars’ in a glittering awards ceremony at the City Hall on Thursday 29 April. The awards will celebrate the achievements [...]