The mud on the wellies has dried in and the curtain has come down on Féile an Phobail’s August festival. This year’s event was by far the biggest and the best. Twitter and Facebook are awash with positivity about not only the variety of events, the performance of the acts and the affordability of the […]
Archive | August, 2014
Féile just keeps getting bigger and better
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Fleadh regrets offence caused by sectarian statement
The chair of the Ardoyne Fleadh committee Eddie Copeland today said it regrets any offence caused by a sectarian comment made at a concert on Sunday night. Eddie Copeland said: “We regret any offence caused by this incident. “It was wrong, regrettable, disappointing and should not have happened. “These comments do not reflect the views […]
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Heartless thugs torch ill baby’s ‘lifeline’ vehicle
VANDALS who set fire to a specially adapted vehicle used to transport a North Belfast toddler with a devastating genetic disease have been branded “heartless” by the little girl’s parents. 14-months-old Caoilte Fitzsimmons had to be transported by ambulance for her first visit home in over seven months, after the car customised for her needs […]
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The long wait for freedom
An Irish politician said recently that Irish people would have got freedom sooner – and better – if the 1916 Rising had not happened. That’s a bit like saying there was no need for Einstein because somebody would have thought up the Theory of Relativity anyway; or Father Lemaitre need not have discovered the Big […]
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McKee fears Ulster Hall appearance by Galloway could see violence on streets
A NORTH Belfast pastor who called for the arrest of George Galloway over “anti-Israeli” comments he made in England has said that he is deeply concerned that a public appearance by the MP could spark further flag violence in Belfast. Pastor Jack McKee, from the New Life City Church in the Shankill, has called on […]
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Car burning is latest attack on UPRG man’s girlfriend
The burning of a car belonging to the partner of a senior member of the UPRG in North Belfast on Wednesday is just the latest incident of intimidation against the interface worker’s girlfriend that he says is aimed at him. John Howcroft said his girlfriend has been targeted a number of times at her Glenbryn […]
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