Belfast Books

We thought so much more of you @StephenKing and even though this may harm us financially we’re removing all your books from our website. Absolute abhorrent and ill informed comment in the first instance that an inchoate apology doesn’t begin to cover. Go further.

“Stix & Stones (NI) Ltd, Belfast, BT1, failed to pay £3,546.29 to 38 workers…” Full list of 23 Northern Irish companies named and shamed by Government for failing to pay minimum wage - Belfas belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…

“I’m a GP who knowingly signs healthy people off work With the NHS at breaking point, doctors like me feel pressured to issue inappropriate sick notes simply to save time.” **Paywall lifted so everyone can read whole article for free** telegraph.co.uk/gift/d232e78a6…

@jmscaronte In interests of accuracy, there was no 'UK Special Branch' (each police force had its own) so this is specifically the RUC SB. For obvious reasons, they had extremely close liaison with the army.

@jmscaronte They were very, very good, too. The @TheUCS473 did an excllent interview with a former member of E4A. 🔗👇 shows.acast.com/the-unconventi…

19th March, 1988. Corporal Derek Wood aged 24, and Corporal David Howes, aged 23, both of the Royal Corps of Signals, were savagely beaten and murdered by a baying mob of IRA supporters attending a funeral in Belfast. Lest we Forget these brave young men murdered by cowardly IRA scum.

Better than Bowie’s original, eh @DougieJamison👨‍🎤

Pre order a major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Iran’s revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? uk.bookshop.org/a/19/978030028…

We are doing a deep dive into the connection between Northern Ireland and @RangersFC this morning, for a paddys day special From our founding father, Moses McNeil, and his Ulster born Mother Jean Bain The ship builders who left Belfast for Glasgow in search of work and better pay . And quickly adopted Rangers as their club To Ulster Born players who wore the famous blue jersey. Players like Sam English, Billy Simpson, Steven Davis and many more Come and join us at 11am for a journey back in time, up until present the day 🔴⚪️🔵

Gerry Adams tells court he ‘had no involvement whatsoever’ in IRA bombings newsletter.co.uk/news/courts/ge…

@MrsP99959056 💯

There needs to be a referendum on the death penalty as a way to deal with disgusting beasts like this. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cjen…

@BelfastBooks Up the voasters 💪💪

I am a contrarian apparently.

No explanation needed…

Northern Ireland’s heating oil problem is structural, not behavioural. Around 0.5m homes, almost 2/3 of households, rely on it because many properties are off grid and have no realistic alternative. When oil spikes, NI is exposed immediately. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@PatrickMcc72781 @shaneodoherty And this, did you know about this?

@PatrickMcc72781 @shaneodoherty You do know the Provos were responsible for the death of more Catholics than the UVF? Please tell me you do…

So how did the mother of my old friend and IRA volunteer comrade Martin McGuinness, find out that he was in the IRA?

@PatrickMcc72781 @shaneodoherty What about this, did you know this?

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘆 Ten years ago today, Adrian Ismay lost his life following a cowardly terrorist attack carried by dissident republicans. Adrian served as a Prison Officer and with St John Ambulance, with dedication and courage. Today, we remember his life and service and keep his friends, family and colleagues in our thoughts. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹.

Donegall Place. Belfast. c1980s. facebook.com/share/15rdLMoy…