The number of homophobic incidents recorded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland has jumped by 12% in the last year, according to figures released in August. Catríona Ruane MLA, of Sinn Féin, raised the issue of homophobic crime at … Continue reading Homophobic incidents in the North of Ireland up by 12%
Following a report of an alleged suspicious approach in East Belfast on 21st May 2013, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has determined that there was nothing untoward in this instance. However, the PSNI has said, If parents are concerned … Continue reading Suspicious Behaviour? If you’re concerned please report to Police
My thoughts and prayers are with all Alliance Party representative and their staff at this difficult time following the decision by Belfast City Council to fly the Union Flag on designated days. Reports are coming in this evening that a constituency office for Stewart Dickson MLA, the Alliance representative for East Antrim has been set on fire. According to the BBC the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are at the scene. As with the protest yesterday that forced Naomi Long MP‘s office to close early, all that these actions will do will be to stop local people from getting … Continue reading Violence and fire-lighting is not the way forward
Thankfully the evacuation of Omagh Police Station last night was due to a hoax device. Sadly, even hoax devices can be used to create terror in the lives of our police and of our communities across Northern Ireland. I call on anyone with any information about those who plant hoax devices and real devices to contact the PSNI about this. It is essential that those responsible are brought before the courts for justice. The PSNI can be contacted on 0845 600 8000 for non-emergency reporting. In an emergency do phone 999. Originally published on Michael Carchrie Campbell Continue reading Help us all by telling PSNI about those who plant hoax devices
With reports from Chris Lindsay, BBC journalist on NewsLine that Omagh Police station is being evacuated due to a suspicious package, Omagh PSNI station being evacuated due to discovery of suspicious package — Chris Lindsay (@chrislindsay_) May 7, 2012 I sincerely hope and pray that nothing untoward is found. My thoughts are with all serving our community in the Police Service of Northern Ireland at this time. Those who continually seek to create terror in Northern Ireland need to know that we will not put up with this. You will be found by the PSNI and brought before the courts. … Continue reading Those who try to create terror must not be let to win.
We often hear of the numbers of police being cut, and of what the police are being asked to do by the Government as well as the public. But how often do we hear about it from the policeman’s own view. Minimum Cover is one way for us to do so. I’ve just read the latest post having been pointed there on Facebook by a Scouting friend. He looked straight at me through the smoke….mouthing words that had no sound…and then there was silence. So often our policemen and women face situations that most of us never want to see, … Continue reading police officers – remembering those who serve all of us
With the proposals for tougher drink drive laws, Michael asks if we will in future see sobriety checkpoints in Northern Ireland carrying out ‘random’ checks to meet policing targets? Continue reading Drink drive changes: Attwood to allow police to stop without cause
Originally written for the Liberal Democrats in Northern Ireland blog, Michael takes a look at fighting homophobia at home in Northern Ireland where it appears to be rising by 20.6% and in Uganda. Continue reading challenging homophobia at home and abroad – a Lib Dem view
Yesterday, Northern Ireland lost a brave 25 year old officer of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, when the criminals and terrorists of the past came back to haunt us. Immediately our thoughts and remembrances were of the awful bomb which came after the Belfast Agreement in 1998. Ronan Kerr would have been about 12 when the Omagh bomb exploded in August 1998. As a Scouter, thinking back to 1998, I remember that many Scouts from Northern Ireland travelled to Chile for the 19th World Scout Jamboree in Picarquín. The theme for that event was Building Peace Together This year … Continue reading Building Peace Together – a message from 1998 for today
A great response from well-known Christian bookshop to complaint of homophobia and hate-filled literature. Well done Mandy. Continue reading Faith Mission Bookshops act on offensive and dangerous literature
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