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Anger over singing priest’s comment on abuse victims

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:55:07 GMT

One of Northern Ireland's chart-topping singing priests has been slammed over comments he has made about sex abuse victims. Sex attack survivor Roisin Fry says she's seething over a statement made by Cushendun-based Fr Martin O'Hagan — one of The Priests trio who recently signed a £1.4m record deal with Sony BMG.

Game on for our sports

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:54:44 GMT

The credit crunch is beginning to bite — and sport has the scars to prove it. Empty seats and terraces have been a feature at some recent big football and GAA matches, although the authorities in both sports stress that several factors are at play.

A king’s call for fest

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:13:49 GMT

There’s going to be a feast of country music, fit for a king and queen — at Belfast’s King’s Hall in 2009. For the UTV Country-Fest is returning this summer, but to a different place — with the support of your favourite Sunday Life!

I want to continue grandad’s work

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:30:45 GMT

Miss Northern Ireland Judith Wilson is on top of the world as she prepares to sing her way to the Miss World title. And the stunning 23-year-old model says her grandfather Gordon Wilson would be very proud of her if he was alive today.

Now Shoukri will never be brought to justice for what he did to my boy

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:28:58 GMT

A grieving mum — who watched Ihab Shoukri drive her son to his brutal murder — believes the junkie former UDA brigadier escaped justice when he suffered a suspected drugs overdose.

Carnage revealed

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:26:12 GMT

The true picture of devastation inside the Taj Mahal hotel was revealed last night as the authorities took back control after a three-day siege. The massacre at locations across Mumbai claimed the lives of 195 people — including one Briton — and left 295 wounded, officials said.

Union man who is behind the door about BNP membership

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:23:50 GMT

This is the outspoken BNP member who faces the boot from his frontline trade union role because of his hardline views. Right-wing activist Tim Clarke isn’t usually ‘behind-the-door’ about his opinions — but he’d kept his British National Party membership a secret from his colleagues in the Nipsa trade union.

Declan always made light of any situation ... he's not here to do that for us this time

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:20:29 GMT

The grieving members of the family of Constable Declan Greene — one of four policemen killed in last weekend’s horror road crash — have spoken of the tragedy which has changed their lives forever.

Daddy’s Girl!

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:18:14 GMT

Stricly Come Dancing star Christine Bleakley’s dad is with her every step of the way — because he knows exactly how she feels. For Sunday Life can reveal that Ricky Bleakley also experienced the agony and ecstasy of competing in a famous TV talent show — back in the Seventies!

Age of beauty

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:24:12 GMT

Fresh from her success at the Belfast Go Awards, Style Academy boss Tracey Hall has another reason to celebrate. For the Belfast-born beauty and model agency boss is celebrating 18 years as the head of Northern Ireland's premier agency.

Still making a big impression

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:22:52 GMT

‘They haven’t gone away, you know!’ These were the infamous words used by comic John McBlain as he reassured his adoring Ulster fans that messers Adams and Paisley had not been decommissioned.

Go straight to jail

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:21:11 GMT

An Ulster forensic engineer — engaged in the legal defence in some of Ireland’s most notorious murder cases — has warned a new driving offence about to come into force shortly is “frightening” — and will see drivers being hounded and possibly wrongfully jailed.

Three more killed on Ulster's roads

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:50:22 GMT

TWO men and a woman have been killed in separate road accidents. In Co Antrim, a man died after being hit by a car near Templepatrick.

Liam undertakes deadly new role

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:47:43 GMT

Movie star Liam Neeson is dead serious about acting — which is why he spent a whole day at a New York funeral home quizzing staff.

On the trail of names on leaked BNP ‘member’ list

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:43:54 GMT

A pretty blonde mum from Bangor, a lonely heart ex-RUC officer and a former fire chief are among the Northern Ireland people whose names have appeared on a leaked list belonging to the far-right British National Party.

Busted

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:41:27 GMT

A peeping Tom bus driver — who received a police warning for leering into a schoolgirl’s bedroom — was back at work last week — driving kids to and from school!

For better or for nurse

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:37:54 GMT

This is the fallen angel who married a sadistic killer at Ulster’s maximum-security jail. Former prison nurse Kathryn McClelland may have thrown her career away by starting a cell block relationship with crazed murderer Paul Johnston.

Snake charmer!

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:35:14 GMT

Sexy I’m a Celebrity star Carly Zucker was reportedly saved from a deadly shower shock yesterday. ITV reported last night that the show’s medic Bob McCarron had saved the curvy WAG from a snake before she lathered up.

A legendary duo to headline bill

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:51:27 GMT

Irish folk music legends Foster and Allen have described Belfast audiences as “the best in the world”.

On fast track to success

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:47:27 GMT

Wonder kid Trevyn-Jay Nelson has a confession to make — he only saw the last few laps of the Brazilian Grand Prix on TV as his idol Lewis Hamilton roared into the history books.

Wiped out!

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:29:09 GMT

A toilet roll tycoon’s bid to get away with an 11-year benefits scam has gone down the pan . . . after his wife pulled the chain on their marriage.

Look what half a million can do in South Africa

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:27:10 GMT

A heroic Belfast-born priest — shot in an horrific murder attempt — is making dreams come true for the people of a poverty-stricken South African township.

Hope for Carter

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:13:11 GMT

A young mum wept tears of joy last night after learning that her decision to take her desperately sick son to America for treatment had paid off.

Rape crisis saved my life and gave me the strength to fight church

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:53:26 GMT

A woman who was abused by a pervert Belfast priest has revealed how she won her battle with the Vatican to have her failed marriage annulled. Roisin Fry blamed her mental breakdown and the collapse of her first marriage on sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of a respected parish priest when she was a child.

Woman opens heart over priest’s abuse and battle with the Vatican

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:53:26 GMT