Yet again we see the police being attacked in west Belfast as 2 officers were injured last night.

2 police officers stopped their patrol car to speak to a man who had approached them and were set upon by a mob. One received a broken jaw and was stabbed in the arm, while the other escaped with 'just' a bruised back. The 2 officers were attacked by about 30 people.

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As the man arrested yesterday over the Lisa Dorrian murder was released, another man has been detained by police in Woodburn over last weeks double rape and assault on Black's Road.

Police said this morning that the man arrested yesterday over the Lisa Dorrian murder was released without charge.

Following that, I'll not get my hopes up too much that the detention of the man currently being held for questioning in Woodburn police station will lead to anything concrete, although I'd be happy to be proven wrong, and hold a little optimism from the police stating that they are now following a definite line of inquiry.

Sounds familiar? Detectives have already questioned 4 men before releasing each again.

This time, a 22 year old man was arrested during a swoop by the murder team last night, although police haven't said where. There doesn't seem to be much more by way of information at this time unfortunately other than that police are still looking into the possible involvement of the LVF.

Tony Blair last month pledged his support to the family to help find Lisa's body, following a meeting with Ulster Unionist Party representatives.

(Previous EU posts on Lisa Dorrian's murder)

At 0945 this morning a major earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale epicentered on greater Belfast. The earthquake decimated the area, causing an estimated £30 million of damage, with the exception of Sandy Row and Ardoyne where approximately £375,000 of improvements were made!

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The English FA have launched a new football kit to celebrate England's recent successes in major tournaments. Replicas of the kit are available to order online but with upcoming away matches against Wales (3rd September) and Northern Ireland (7th September) there could be high demand.

Apparently, some players rumoured to be unhappy with the new kit, arguing it will be bad for morale. England fans weren't immediately available for comment as they were planning how to celebrate when they win the 2006 World Cup.

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This is quality stuff. After republicans tried to force an innocent taxi-driver to become a reluctant bomber last night, and a crowd threw petrol bombs and other missiles at the police, a Sinn Fein councillor has today told us that as usual, it's all the police's fault.

You'll all be well aware that it is standard policy for Sinn Fein to blame everything that happens in Northern Ireland these days on PSNI "heavy-handedness" (perhaps they realise how ridiculous the term brutality sounded when used to refer to over-sized water pistols?) but this really is a new low.

Police are called about a bomb in a car in a GAA club car park. They arrive, concerned that such calls are sometimes made to lure them into an ambush, discover the threat is real and call in the army to make the device safe.

While guarding the scene a mob assembles and begins to pelt them with petrol bombs, bricks, bottles etc. and Sinn Fein councillor Michael Fallon did condemn what happened but in a bid to hold on to the votes of the scumbags who elected him in the first place, he went on to claim the police brought the attack on themselves.

Heavy-handedness? Someone needs to take a heavy hand to Michael Fallon, preferably one adorned with a knuckle-duster*.

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It seems not a week passes lately where the scumbag republicans aren't trying to outdo the scumbag loyalists or vice versa. Last night a republican gang hijacked a taxi at around 10pm in the Kilwilkee estate and left a package on the back seat, before ordering the driver to take the car to the nearby Lurgan PSNI station. The gang then seemingly bailed out and left him to it.

The driver seemingly had more integrity in his little finger than the hijackers had combined, and parked the car outside a GAA club, as far away from any residential area as he could get, and called the police. Technical officers from the army (yes, that army we don't need anymore!) made the device safe.

Meanwhile, more republican scumbags attacked the police with 30 petrol bombs, and assorted other projectiles (including bricks and bottles), injuring 7 officers.

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The BBC reports that police may have failed to act on 2 calls regarding the disgusting rape attack on a 15 year old English schoolgirl which took place on Blacks Road. 2 callers to Stephen Nolan's show on Radio 5 (yes! they gave that twerp his own nationwide show) claimed to have called the police, left their details, and days later haven't been called back.

I'm normally an avid supporter of the PSNI in their job to uphold the rule of law. It's not an easy job, nor do you get much thanks for keeping the population safe, but despite my admiration for the good men and women out there doing their jobs and protecting ordinary folk, if this turns out to be true it is a shocking and disgusting neglect of duty.

I know of an incident where a young man, also from west Belfast, had his motorbike stolen from the back of his house one night and when the police were called they didn't even ask what colour the bike was or come and look at the scene. That's bad. That's an obvious and serious neglect of duty. So what words could you use to describe people who fail to act on a case as horrible and disturbing as a men assaulting 3 teenage boys, while his friend rapes a school girl twice then calls her mum to brag about it?

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This really deserves a post of it's own. It looks like the Andersonstown News's propaganda rag, the Daily (12 counties of) Ireland will always be able to rely on enough braindead morons existing on this island to keep them afloat.

David N from Ulster Nation left a comment yesterday pointing out that the Daily (12 counties of) Ireland carried a letter from a Mr Pau Kinsella recently attacking the planned introduction of Post Codes to the Irish Republic. Some watchful and consciencious reader had written previously stating that An Post should introduce their new Post Codes "across all 32 counties". My obvious question would be - why? Royal Mail have already done so and I'm sure An Post can use them - I'm bet Royal Mail wouldn't even charge them for the privilege.

Anyway, back to Mr Kinsella's letter...

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This is just a quick note to apologise for the lack of activity lately. It's not just because there's been very little happening, but I've been quite busy. I'm currently working on a website for a local sports league which really needs finished before the start of the season in September.

I always make a point of posting at least once a day on Everything Ulster, just so you don't all get lonely or anything. I'll post when I can and if anything happens that I feel deserves my attention.

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