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Apologies for incoming rant but... It has now been nearly 3 months since we have moved out of our previous rental and our ex-landlords attempted to claim the full deposit from TDS for no reason. We have had confirmation they did not submit any evidence and that we do not need to submit any of our own. An auto email on Friday confirmed an adjudicator is still looking at our case. What is there to look at? Is it not an easy auto release of the deposit back to the tenant if the landlord fails to prove their claim? How are there no mechanisms to discourage landlords from this sort of time wasting exercise?

This is after we had to tell them to even register our deposit with TDS which they did 3 months into the tenancy - again no penalties to them for not following the law. That could be an easy fine against them as TDS knows when rental agreements start.

On top of all this, other places I have rented have the requirements that deposits are kept in interest-bearing accounts and the tenant is entitled to this interest. Here the deposit just sits depreciating in real time while landlords and TDS get to prolong this process for no reason as if we renters don't need access to our money.

Looking for something to do on a Friday or Saturday night and used to be into Texas Holdem. Anyone know if there are any groups or people that host near Portadown. Be willing to travel to Belfast if needs be.

Not a chance she leaves the safest seat in Loyalism to run as an independent or even try split the DUP vote in upper bann. She declined an interview with Mark because he'd run rings around her and she'd be left saying "let me be clear" then spout a load of shite.

Shouting three or four word slogans is about her level and plays with the morons stood in front of her. Echoes of brexit means brexit bullshit all over this.

Big Gav would increase the DUP vote everywhere else by kicking her to curb.

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Looking for some advice regarding a speeding offence in the north.

Moved house around a year ago and forgot to update my address on my car insurance.

Caught speeding in April (50 in a 40).

All letters asking me to identify the driver and pay the fine went to my old address.

My old landlord contacted me this week to say I had a stack of post.

The latest letter is a court summons for November.

I’d prefer to plead guilty by post rather than attend court.

I’m worried about how much the fine will be, how many penalty points I’ll get, and whether a speed awareness course is still an option.

I’m speaking to a solicitor tomorrow, but any advice from anyone who’s been through something similar would be appreciated.

I feel like a piece of shit for speeding , so I deserve it before anyone says.

Controversial Belfast restaurant owner announces closure of cafe | Belfast Live

Mark Young has come under fire in the past for his comments towards the trans and disabled community

Restaurant owner Mark Young has taken to social media to announce the closure of his restaurant.

In the post, he has said Belfast Breakfast Baps on the Woodstock Road will be closing in the "next month or so".

According to the Facebook post, he has been contemplating the eatery's future for some time and said, "Sometimes decisions are made for you."

Her went on to say he was then met with an unexpected list of repairs from Environmental Health and said, "The shop, the finances, the commitments and trying to work out where best to put my time and energy going forward. Yesterday, Environmental Health contacted me with a list of repairs required to the structure of a building I don’t own, along with the need to replace a boiler that doesn’t belong to me either."

Adding that "The financial reality is that I simply cannot justify putting more money into a building and infrastructure that aren’t mine. So in many ways, the decision I’ve been struggling to make has now been made considerably easier."

He spoke of his disappointment, saying that "a tremendous amount of time, money, effort and sacrifice has gone into getting this far. But I’m also not going to keep pouring resources into something that is no longer financially sustainable simply because I’ve invested so much into it already."

Young did say that his work with the homeless, YouTube, Bible studies, and community work will continue and referred to it as "the important part in the post".

Mr Young found himself embroiled in controversy in 2025 when the East Belfast business owner sparked outrage with social media posts targeting people who are obese and the users of mobility scooters from his business.

He was also previously revealed as the gym owner behind a transphobic discrimination controversy.

Young closed off his announcement by thanking his customers and said, "This isn’t me throwing in the towel. It’s me recognising that a chapter has run its course. The shop may be coming to an end, but the work certainly isn’t."

Who is best to get a Steelcase or Herman Miller chair from in NI at a reasonable price? I can't afford full price but can spend up to about 500 on a quality refurb. Willing to travel to wherever to pick it up if needed.

I’m genuinely beginning to wonder. There seems to be a new relentless appetite for revisiting IRA stories and the Troubles legacies, often reheating old stories with seemingly ‘new info’, while lately the orange order and unionism more generally appear to receive a remarkably sympathetic treatment. This isn’t to relate one to the other in any way, but I’m limiting this to the bulk of recent coverage and top stories.

Then there’s the way allegations involving prominent nationalists are covered, particularly on radio at a stage when investigations are still ongoing. Yet the coverage of Jeffrey Donaldson and others seemed to operate under a very different set of rules while the case was under investigation and going through the courts. I seem to remember an issue recently where a caller was shut down for referencing investigations into a number of DUP politicians, a totally legitimate comment, leading to the presenter having to go back and ‘apologise’ for censoring on air.

Why does the same apparent caution not seem to apply across the board? Why does on air language that dehumanises nationalists so often go unchallenged, while unionism is frequently presented in a more favourable light, despite the hostility and anger that can be directed towards its neighbours? The BBC ran for days with unfounded rumours of weapons in Portadown even though the assessment was clearly outlining any and all possibilities, and not specific at all.

I’m not suggesting that the IRA’s actions should be ignored, that the Troubles legacy shouldn’t be investigated, or that allegations against nationalists shouldn’t be reported. Of course they should. The question is whether the same standards, scrutiny and restraint are being applied evenly.

Impartiality isn’t just about giving both sides a few minutes on the radio. It’s about consistency, context, language and the willingness to challenge all sides equally. Which we do not see enough of.

So what’s changed at BBC NI lately? Is this simply a question of editorial judgement, or has the organisation fortified a blind spot when it comes to how nationalism and unionism are portrayed?
Because from where I’m sitting, the gap between the BBC’s claim to impartiality and how its coverage is experienced is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

I do not believe it was ever fair and impartial, but it seems recently they’ve dropped the pretence. I think something especially sinister is going on at the minute.

Need to get my practical test booked ASAP, the availability of slots at the test centre my instructor uses only free up in January.

Should i just book it anyway then try and find a cancellation?

Or once I’m booked I’m locked in, so better wait and keep refreshing the page for something this year?

It’s raining from the heavens today and blowing a gale and the amount of ones I’ve seen out driving without their lights on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjzxlnrpp30zo

The survivor of a notorious knife murder that got the attention of the White House has told his story on television for the first time.

Brendan Devine's throat was slashed and he suffered a severe stab wound to the abdomen in a 2005 attack involving members of the Provisional IRA.

His friend Robert McCartney was killed. In the fallout McCartney's sisters and fiancée mounted a campaign for justice that won support from US President George W Bush and the European Parliament.

But the crime remains unsolved – and in a new BBC documentary series Devine tells of his guilt over the way the attack unfolded, and for the failure to catch the killers. A man with thinning grey hair is sat in a room which looks like a pub. There are small tables, red leather lined benches and paintings on white walls behind him. He is wearing a black TShirt and has his hands clasped in front of him as they rest on a table top. Image caption,

Brendan Devine was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after his friend was killed

"I don't feel guilty for the actual happening but I do worry that my big mouth could have inflamed the situation, and got Bert killed," he said.

"It's terrible. To have to live with that and to think that you could be a reason for the death of your mate.

"That kills me."

The two men were stabbed near Market Street in Belfast city centre, after leaving Magennis's bar on 31 January 2005.

A former detective who worked on the case tells the documentary Murder in Belfast: Sisters Seeking Justice that 33-year-old Robert McCartney was "as innocent as they come".

Devine had been attacked with bottles and had his throat cut inside the bar, after an argument about an alleged rude gesture.

Despite as many as 70 people being in the pub at the time, no witnesses came forward to identify the attackers. A woman with long blonde hair, wearing an orange, halter neck top has one arm around a man with short, dark hair. He is wearing a light coloured shirt and a broad black, stripped tie. Both are looking at the camera.Image source, McCartney family handout Image caption,

Robert McCartney, a father of two, was planning to marry his partner Bridgeen Hagans

Pub CCTV was taken and destroyed and some forensic evidence appears to have been wiped away when the bar was cleaned with bleach.

The IRA initially denied involvement, but later issued a statement which said three of its members were involved, including two "high-ranking volunteers".

It said it had expelled them.

The murder came at a crucial time in the peace process in Northern Ireland.

The IRA was observing a ceasefire but had been accused of carrying out a series of high profile robberies, including the theft of £26.5m from the Northern Bank in Belfast.

McCartney's family launched a campaign to bring his attackers to justice.

The murder drew political attention from as far as the United States, where the sisters were invited to meet President George W Bush in Washington DC. A blurred line of police tape covers the entrance to two buildings. On the left is a black exterior of a bar with gold lettering above the entrance reading 'Magennis's'. To the right is a white building with a black letter sign which reads 'Whiskey cafe 79-83 May St'. Image source, PSNI Image caption,

McCartney died after being beaten and stabbed outside the pub in Belfast city centre in January 2005

Murder in Belfast: Sisters Seeking Justice tells the story of the murder and the McCartney family's campaign – revealing that Devine believes they were stabbed because he named IRA leader Gerard "Jock" Davison outside the bar.

"I says 'who's Jock Davison? Did he do this to my throat?' And as soon as I said that name, four or five guys were in front of me, and they started shouting, `you're getting it, you're getting it, you're getting it'.

"I do and have struggled with guilt of slabbering outside the bar, of shouting at Jock Davison, of inflaming an already hostile situation," he said.

Devine says intimidation and rumours surrounding the murder led to intense stress which impacted his mental health at the time.

"I had loads of death threats and it was a wee bit daunting trying to juggle all this.

"So you're hearing all this, and then even top republicans were saying to me, 'you open your mouth about anything', more or less, 'you're in trouble'."

Davison, who was reported to be one of the most senior IRA figures in Belfast, was killed in a gun attack in Belfast in 2015.

Devine also tells the documentary series about being questioned by the IRA as they conducted a secret investigation parallel to the police inquiry.

He later testified at the 2008 trial of three men who faced charges in connection with the killing. All three were acquitted. Hundreds of small white circles are drawn on a hard wood floor showing a forensic crime scene. There are two metal stepping plates on the floor and the corner of a table, which also has white circles surrounding parts of the table top and legs.Image source, PSNI Image caption,

Police photographs released to the BBC show suspected blood stains marked for forensic examination.

Devine told the trial that he met the IRA four times after the stabbings.

He said he only cooperated fully with the police after being given clearance by the IRA to do so.

In the witness box he also changed his account of what had happened on the night, but denied claims that was to "dovetail" with the account of another witness.

In the documentary - made by BBC Northern Ireland in association with RTÉ - Devine says he regrets that his evidence was not enough to secure a conviction.

"Am I going to be held responsible for not getting justice?" he asked.

"How am I going to get a result with the whole shenanigans of it?

"The whole lot. It was just a stressful time."

Does anyone else love laying in bed, being washed and fed, nice and warm, listening to the wind and rain beat off the window?

It makes me feel more comfy

He is some outspoken activist but he's in all the videos whether it be wen they visit the Apple Store and Home Bargains and he's always speaking their mind. Why is he not more famous for trying to stop injustices in our world?

Recently, they've been targeting Sainsbury's and said about how they got rid of all the Israel products with the help of the West Belfast community, so clearly they made Sainsbury's realise that their store could close down for buying Israeli products.

Possible dangerous plastic bag(s) seen floating on carnmoney road, no owner and left unattended, be careful and if anyone has any info feel free to share

For anyone flying today not yet cancelled prepare for the worst. Just had my afternoon flight from international cancelled cause of the storm

Thanks in advance for any recommendations! It's a Christmas present for my girlfriend 😊

The image on the BBC NI article for Drumcree screams AI to me. It's not just the sign they're holding up but the actual people in the image too who look AI generated. I put it through an AI image detector and it said there's a 68% chance the image is AI.

I'd be curious if anyone who knows Portadown a bit better can tell me if that actually looks like a real street in the town or not.

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