St Mary’s University College played host for the first Féile History Day as researchers and staff put out the call to “co-create” the festival’s history to date. The initiative, a joint collaboration between Féile staff and Queen’s University, aims to develop the history of the West Belfast festival from its inception back in 1988, with […]
Archive | August, 2015
New York legislators vote with their feet to attend Homecoming
The biggest-ever delegation of New York politicians is set for Belfast this October as part of the city’s second annual Homecoming. Among the 40-strong delegation of Assembly and Senate members from the State capital of Albany are fast friends of Belfast Democrat Mike Cusick and Republican Mike Fitzpatrick. But the prominent members of the American […]
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Something for everyone at Féile visual arts exhibitions
WEST BELFAST art lovers are in for a treat with the launch of Féile an Phobail’s annual programme of visual arts exhibitions at St Mary’s University College this week. The exhibitions went on display last Thursday and are open to the public until this Saturday August 8. This year’s programme is jam-packed, with more than […]
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Find Jennifer’s killer
A murder investigation is now underway into the death of 30-year-old mother-of-three Jennifer Dornan. Ms Dornan was found dead after a house fire at her Hazel View home in the Lagmore area in the early hours of Sunday morning. Speaking at a media briefing last night Det Supt Kevin Geddes said Jennifer may have been […]
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In a League of their own
It was synthesisers turned up to 11 on Sunday night in the Féile tent as two of the most recognisable acts from three decades ago took to the stage in a line-up that was billed as the ‘the greatest 1980s night ever’, and didn’t disappoint. Thousands of people packed into the Falls Park venue and […]
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Money pours in for family of mother-of-three who died in house fire
OVER £7,000 has been raised in less than 12 hours after 30-year-old Belfast mother-of-three Jennifer Dornan died in a house fire at the weekend. The fire at Ms Dornan’s home in Hazel View in the Lagmore area was reported to the PSNI around 5am on Sunday morning, Ms Dornan was found dead at the scene. […]
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