news letter sept 5

Ha y es Carav a n s 15Cab ragh Road, Dunganno n. BT70 3AH SWIFT HOLIDAY HOMES ON DISPLAY! Hay es Ca ravans Sa l es New and Used Static Caravans. Sites available at Ballycastle, Castlerock, Crevenish Castle Holiday Park & Jetty(Kesh), Rossnowlagh. Tel :0 28 87 76 7575 Fax: 028877 5 257 0 www.hayescaravans.com For fu rtherinfo rmationand enquir ies pleas e conta ct: POLICE will be on high alert in Northern Ireland this week amid ears o unrest in loyalist communities as one o the largest paramilitary murder trials in decades gets under way. UVF chie Mark Haddock and 13 alleged associates will be in the dock in Belast Crown Court tomorrow on charges connected to the killing o rival loyalist leader Tommy English 10 years ago. Police have concerns the trial could spark trouble in loyalist areas. Murder trial sparks fears Church rocked by gay clergy storm AN unresolved battle about gay clergy within the Church o Ireland is threatening to erupt ater the News Letter’s revelation that a senior cleric entered a civil partnership. The Very Rev Tom Gordon’s same-sex union, which was reported or the frst time on Saturday, led to weekend meetings o “genuinely shocked” senior fgures rom the traditional wing o the church, while gay rights campaigners hailed the move as evidence o the growing acceptance o same-sex couples within the Church o Ireland. Yesterday the Rev Gordon said that he had received approval rom his bishop, the Rt Rev Michael Burrows, prior to entering the partnership in July with his boyriend o 20 years. BY SAM McBRIDE [email protected] Bluegras s festival and airshow draw the crowds PAGES 3, 6 & 7 The pride of Northern Ireland Price: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Monday, September 5, 2011 THE DUP has slammed a revelation that a new mural in north Belast depicting Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands as a boy was developed and unded by the public purse. The “artwork”, which appears on a wall at the junction o Newington Avenue and Atlantic Avenue near the Antrim Road, shows the young Sands and was unveiled by culture minister Caral Ni Chuilin on Friday. Public fund Sands mural Hundreds of bikers escort the hearse carrying Portadown motorcyclist Wayne Hamilton (inset) along the M1 as the rider’s body is returned to Northern Ireland. Wayne was killed in a racing crash on the Isle of Man last week. See page 5 MAIN PICTURE: Jonathan Porter/Presse ye Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk T ragic rider’s poignant return Turn to page 4 See page 5 See page 10 Mond ay, September 5, 2011 Monday , September 5, 2011 Y oungfeel ingt hepressure Seepages24-25 Champi onsw inagai n T urntopages26-27 HomeNationsr ound -up Seepages30-32 L i a m B e c k e t t Also inside... K EEP T HE F A IT H! F eeno’ s E ur o appeal : P 2 8-2 9 Cont ent s

news letter sept 5

Documents