A planned archaeological dig due to start this week in Belfast has been halted after asbestos was found where academics were planning their excavation. Now local people are demanding reassurances about the safety of people living near the site. Daily Belfast understands that routine checks carried out on the site of the old depot […]
Archive | May, 2015
Archaeological dig called off after asbestos find – residents seek safety reassurances
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Phil your jackboots – if it’s springtime in Belfast it must be Springtime for Hitler
ONE of Mel Brooks’s golden comedic nuggets, The Producers, is set to goose-step into Belfast for one week only. Based on the classic 1968 film, The Producers will set out its stall at the Grand Opera House, and as in the film the production follows the fortunes of impoverished New York producer Max Bialystock who […]
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Colleagues pay tribute to community worker brutally gunned down in breakfast time attack
Colleagues of the Belfast community worker shot dead yesterday morning in the Markets area have condemned those behind the shooting and paid tribute to the victim for the work he has done for the local community. Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison (47) was shot a number of times in Welsh Street at around 9am as he made […]
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Pancakes and politics as parties join students for pre-election chat over breakfast
A pre-election “continental breakfast” that brought together politicians, pundits and voting-age students at Malone College has been hailed as a great success. The event was attended by pupils from Malone, Hunterhouse College, De La Salle College and St Genevieve’s High School and was a chance for the students to discuss issues relating to their lives […]
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SDLP denies party in-fighting was behind City Hall reshuffle
The new leader of the SDLP group on Belfast City Council has denied that party in-fighting is behind the City Hall reshuffle. Councillor Tim Attwood said he’s “passing on the torch” to his colleague Councillor Pat Convery. For his part, Cllr Convery, a former Lord Mayor, asked if divisions within the party in Belfast had […]
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Dramatic win for Antrim
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship qualifying round-robin Antrim 5-17 Laois 3-22 A dramatic last minute penalty gave Antrim a perfect start to their Leinster Hurling Championship qualifying round-robin at Laois’ expense in Ballycastle on Sunday. Ciaran Clarke scored the decisive penalty to give Antrim a one-point win and to upset the odds against a fancied Laois […]
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