Belfast club Linfield to investigate after opposition player reportedly subjected to racist abuse

BELFAST football club Linfield has said it will investigate an incident at its Windsor Park ground during which an opposition player was reportedly subjected to racist abuse. Glentoran midfielder Fuad Sule claimed he was targeted as he walked off the pitch following his side's 3-1 NIFL Premiership victory away to their city rivals on Friday night. Linfield have confirmed an … [Read more...] about Belfast club Linfield to investigate after opposition player reportedly subjected to racist abuse

IRISH PRESIDENT Michael D. Higgins has offered his condolences to those affected by the Guildford pub bombings. Mr Higgins was speaking on the 50th anniversary of the IRA attacks that claimed five lives on October 5, 1974. Meanwhile, families who lost loved ones in the attacks were invited to a memorial service at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford on Sunday morning. Eleven … [Read more...] about President Higgins offers condolences on 50th anniversary of Guildford pub bombings

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched following the death of an inmate at Cloverhill Prison in Dublin. Gardaí say a man was treated for injuries sustained in an incident at the prison in the early hours of Saturday morning but was later pronounced dead. According to RTÉ News, the deceased is 43-year-old Martin Salinger, who was on remand after being arrested and charged two months … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after death of inmate in Dublin prison

SINN FÉIN have tabled a motion for Monday's full Dublin City Council meeting urging the Irish Government to enact the Occupied Territories Bill. Dublin Sinn Féin City Councillor Daithí Doolan said there was 'no legal or political reason' not to enact the bill, which was first tabled in the Oireachtas in 2018. News of the motion comes as thousands of people took to the streets … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin tables motion supporting Occupied Territories Bill as pro-Palestine march takes place in Dublin

A MAN has been assaulted and threatened in Belfast in what police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. The incident occurred in the Upper Crescent area in the south of the city last weekend. Police have now appealed for information and witnesses as they stressed all racially-motivated hate crimes will be taken seriously. "We received a report on Friday, September 27 … [Read more...] about Man assaulted and threatened in racially-motivated hate crime in Belfast