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Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland’s largest seaport has reported that tonnages fell by 4.4% last year in line with forecasts as the impact of the recession continued to be felt. There was, however, double digit growth in Dry Bulk trades associated with the agri-food sector and passenger numbers also increased by 3% to 1.33m, double the rate [...]
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.
Now [...]
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 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 [...]
If you’re still searching for that last-minute Christmas gift, why not fire the starting pistol for a friend or relative to take part in the most spectacular coastal run in the British Isles?
For anyone interested in running or general fitness, entering them for the Premier Power Larne Half Marathon could make the ideal Christmas gift. [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
“So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight”
Ah, Christmas is coming and this year the networks have promised a bumper year of repeats with over 600 hours of regurgitated material to help aid the nation’s postprandial naps. MLAs – though some may on [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
“Silent Night, Holy Night. All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.”
Ah, don’t you just love a traditional Belfast Christmas. Bockwurst hot dogs from the Continental Market at City Hall, a minor celebrity [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
“Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé!” (“Arise children of the fatherland, the day of glory has arrived!”). So goes the first line of ‘La Marsaillaise’. There wasn’t, however, too much ‘glory’ on display in Paris on Wednesday night as the ‘Hand of Frog’ put paid to the [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
“We’re forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air. They go so high, they reach the sky, then like my dreams they fade and die”.
So goes the refrain on the Bobby Moore stand as West Ham fans console themselves with another disappointing home performance. ‘Bubbles’ are by no means a preserve of [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS….
Given the paucity of Executive business snaking its way through the Assembly these days, it is with some surprise to have to report some useful business emanating from Stormont’s ‘corridors of power’.
Ok, so the DSD Committee’s report into Town Centre Planning isn’t going to be up there in the Christmas charts with [...]
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