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Michael Carroll, Lottery win disasters and how to avoid them
We all dream of winning the Lottery, but then we hear stories about how winning the millions sent some people’s lives into a tailspin. The self-descr…
3 years, 3 months ago
Noel Johnston: The life and crimes of Ballymena’s 'Cocaine King'
On October the 15th, 2021, the PSNI launch a raid an apartment in Ballymena, as part of a wider operation against drug in the town. The man who lived…
3 years, 3 months ago
Bonus: NI's first referendum on a United Ireland, 50 year ago
On this day, 50-years-ago, on the 8th March 1973, the Northern Ireland Sovereignty Referendum was held - a border poll on a United Ireland. Why was i…
3 years, 3 months ago
Kim Jong-un's North Korea: Assassinations, nuclear tensions and the child heiress to the throne
Kim Jong-un, the secretive monarch-like leader of supposedly communist North Korea, has recently unveiled his daughter to the world. That has sparked…
3 years, 4 months ago
John DeLorean: The rise and fall of the man who brought the future back to Belfast
John DeLorean was an eccentric but brilliant engineer. He had remarkable success in the US automotive industry, but he dreamed of striking out by him…
3 years, 4 months ago
The murder of Robert McCartney and the IRA cover up
Robert McCartney was murdered by members of the IRA in January 2005; he died after being stabbed in the street outside a bar in Belfast. Like many o…
3 years, 4 months ago
What is the Windsor Framework and will it be enough for the DUP?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has triumphantly declared his new Brexit deal with the EU – the Windsor Framework. What exactly does it entail, how does …
3 years, 4 months ago
Allison Morris on the New IRA threat after Omagh shooting
The New IRA has claimed responsibility for the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh. A typed statement plastered…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘The Firm’ - Lurgan and Portadown’s cross-community crime gang
The crime gang known as ‘The Firm’ has something different about it, it's a cross-community crew. Based in the Lurgan and Portadown areas, the Firm i…
3 years, 4 months ago
What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them?
Books, films, documentary series – the serial killer market is hugely profitable. We just can get enough of murder, horror and psychopaths. Why is th…
3 years, 4 months ago