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The 1976 Andersonstown incident or the 1976 Andersonstown-Finaghy incident, was a brief altercation between members of the Provisional IRA and the British Army, in Andersonstown and North Finaghy in August 1976, which resulted in the deaths of three children who were killed when a car struck them after the man driving was shot and killed.
The Stag Inn was a Protestant-owned hotel and bar. The attack took place on a Saturday at 8:00 pm on 30 July 1976 when at least 3 IRA/RAF gun men pulled up outside in a hijacked car and shot doorman John McLeave (48), who was standing outside the bar on security duty. Two of the gunmen entered the Stag Inn bar carrying automatic rifles and began shoot
This is a timeline of actions by the Official Irish Republican Army (Official IRA or OIRA), an Irish republican & Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group. Most of these actions took place as part of a Guerrilla campaign against the British Army & Royal Ulster Constabulary and internal Irish Republican feuds with the Provisional IRA & Irish National Liberation Army from the early 1970s - to the mid ...
Andersonstown-Finaghy incident – A PIRA volunteer, Danny Lennon was shot dead by the British Army as he drove along Finaghy Road North in Belfast. His car then went out of control and killed three children of the Maguire family. This incident sparked a series of "peace rallies" throughout the month.
Four Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers, who are on trial accused of affray after a fight in a Belfast kebab shop, have given evidence. The officers - three men and one woman - who ...
In the 2014 Belfast City Council election this district elected five Sinn Féin councillors, as well as one councillor each for the SDLP and People Before Profit. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the area was a major centre of civil disturbances during the social-political conflict known as The Troubles. A large British army fort – known as ...
Two in hospital after 'violent incident' in city. January 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM. Part of a street has been cordoned off outside a department store [Zoe Applegate/BBC]
Belfast City Airport's runway remains closed to all flights after an Aer Lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while landing during strong winds. It appears its nose wheel collapsed when it ...