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Priest Flashes Gay Porn During Communion Talk

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:28:00 CDT

A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland insists he has no idea how gay porn ended up on a memory stick he was using for a Powerpoint presentation to families before their children's First Communion. After he clicked on a folder and explicit images filled the screen, the "visibly shaken and...

Dad Sues Facebook After Daughter Posts Lewd Pics

John Johnson — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:00:05 CDT

A father in Northern Ireland is suing Facebook after his 12-year-old daughter posted lewd photos of herself on the site, reports the Evening Herald . The suit claims that Facebook is too lax about enforcing its policy of allowing only those 13-and-older to join, and that has put his daughter at...

UK Man Fined After Posting Threat on Facebook

John Johnson — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:27 CDT

A Northern Ireland man escaped jail but is out about $800 for making a death threat against a politician on Facebook. Darryl O'Donnell, a 31-year-old chef, posted that a particular member of parliament "should get a bullet in the head." The judge sentenced him to the fine and 5 months...

Is Wills' Irish Title a Political Move?

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:55:06 CDT

William wore an Irish Guards uniform; Kate’s wedding dress featured lace shamrocks ; and along with his new status as Duke of Cambridge, Prince William has gained an Irish title: Baron Carrickfergus. Was it all a nod to the Irish, wonders Niall O’Ferguson at IrishCentral , or “something more in your face”—...

IRA Bomb Linked to Gadhafi Regime

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:40:19 CDT

An IRA bomb that killed a young police officer in Northern Ireland may be linked to plastic explosives obtained from Moammar Gadhafi's regime, according to investigators. The IRA purchased a large quantity of the explosive, Semtex, from Libya in the 1980s, reports the Telegraph . Former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa...

IRA Falsely Blamed in 1971 Belfast Bombing

Matt Cantor — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:27:27 CST

When a bomb ripped through a Belfast bar in 1971, killing 15, biased cops unjustly blamed the Provisional IRA, a new police report says. Though the bombing was at a Catholic-owned bar, police considered it to be an accidental explosion as the IRA prepared a bomb—the so-called “own-goal” theory,...

Real IRA: We'll Bomb 'Criminal' UK Banks

Kevin Spak — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:47:26 CDT

The Real IRA says it has regrouped, and plans to intensify its terrorist campaign, targeting “military, political, and economic targets,” including banks both in Ireland and in England. In an interview with the Guardian , the group trotted out a new anti-capitalist message, calling bankers “criminals,” and promising to attack them....

UK, Catholic Church Colluded on Bomb Cover-Up

Kevin Spak — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:30:35 CDT

The UK government conspired with the Catholic Church to cover up a priest’s role in a 1972 bombing that left 9 people dead, according to a new report from Northern Ireland’s police ombudsman. Royal Constables suspected Father James Chesney was behind the triple car bombing, and involved in other IRA...

'Bloody Sunday' Report Blames British Soldiers

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:00:00 CDT

Relatives of 13 Irish demonstrators shot to death by British troops on Northern Ireland 's Bloody Sunday cried tears of joy today as an epic fact-finding probe ruled that their loved ones were innocent and the soldiers entirely to blame for the 1972 slaughter. The investigation took 12 years and...