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Archive | November, 2014
Flag of hope
A WEST Belfast artist is set to travel to the Western Sahara as part of an international arts exchange aimed at raising awareness of an ongoing humanitarian crisis there. Raymond Watson will travel to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SARD) to conduct art workshops with refugees in November. He has been invited there by the […]
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We didn’t shoot Edward say OIRA
The Official IRA has denied weekend media reports that they were involved in the murder of West Belfast man Edward Gibson. Mr Gibson was shot on Friday in an alleyway near Divis Flats and died later in hospital. Police are linking the killing to a fight that broke out in the nearby Albert Street not […]
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Abuse a challenge for all our society
The recent allegations made by Maíria Cahill are of serious concern to myself and Sinn Féin. While I refute completely Maíria’s allegations against myself and Sinn Féin it does raise the significant issue of how allegations of abuse had been handled in the past by republicans. Abuse respects no political boundaries. It affects all classes, […]
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Vandals’ rampage at local surgery
A doctors’ surgery in the centre of Glengormley suffered extensive damage at the weekend when a gang of youths smashed through the front windows in an orgy of destruction. The attack happened on Friday evening (October 16) and caused extensive damage to the Tramways Medical Centre. GP Colin Spence says they will now reluctantly have […]
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Urgent action required after latest floods
By Ciara Quinn c.quinn@belfastmediagroup.com URGENT action must be taken by the Stormont Executive to address ongoing flooding problems. That was the message from Sinn Féin councillors Matt Garrett and Máirtín Ó Muilleoir as parts of West and South Belfast became impassable last Thursday afternoon when torrential rainfall caused widespread flooding. Badly hit were Orchardville Park, […]
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