Very sad to read the news that former Red Devil and Rep. Ireland captain Noel Cantwell has died. Our Cork born Busby Babe was a double international, representing Ireland in both soccer and cricket. Sincerest condolances to his family.

There has been a number of postings on various blogs in the past few days about the 5 year old “loyalist” who was caught throwing stones at the PSNI during a recent riot. Balrog is “shocked and appalled” to hear that Loyalists have been recruiting young children to take part in these riots; United Irelander [...]