A STAGGERING array of authentic artefacts from 1916 is set to go on display in Belfast next week – for one day only. The groundbreaking event at the Andersonstown Social Club (PD) on February 6 is a unique opportunity to see the collection in one place for the first time in history. The remarkable exhibit […]
Archive | January, 2016
One-day exhibition in Belfast of a stunning collection of 1916 artefacts
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The tweet life: new book by Adams is a personal insight
AFTER three over years of adventures on Twitter, where he has attracted a following of 98,000 people, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams is preparing to launch a book of his best tweets this weekend. The former West Belfast MP will be at the Kennedy Centre this Saturday for the launch of My Little Book Of […]
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Now our Nadine draws the attention of US TV chatshow giant Ellen DeGeneres
A West Belfast teenager whose jawdropping cover of the Justin Bieber hit Love Yourself made her a global sensation has been approached by the top-rated US TV programme, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 18-year-old Nadine Megaw from Derryveagh has “always been singing” since the age of five. The Workforce hairdressing student told the Andersonstown News that […]
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Justice Minister’s appeal decision means our two most senior legal figures are battling to overturn abortion ruling
Justice Minister David Ford’s announcement yesterday that he’s to appeal the recent High Court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion law is incompatible with human rights legislation means that our two most senior legal figures are now embroiled in a battle against Mr Justice Horner’s landmark decision. Attorney General John Larkin – who voiced outspoken opposition […]
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Soft shoe shuffle a fashion kerfuffle
THE more assiduous readers of this column may remember that some time ago Squinter wrote about a rather personal hang-up – phobia would be too strong a word. He wrote that he was discomfited by the sight of elderly men in nice suits and ties wearing big gutties. There’s not the space here to revisit […]
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100 jobs for Aldergrove in expansion powered by growth in passenger numbers
Airport baggage handling company Swissport is creating 100 new jobs at Belfast International Airport in response to recently announced growth at Aldergrove, notably the new Ryanair Belfast-Gatwick service. The expansion will increase the company’s workforce at the airport to 350 and turns it into the airport’s larges single employer. The new jobs will encompass a […]
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