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Archive | March, 2016

A ‘Notorious’ call for help as social media phenomenon aims for the big screen

A NEW film made by and staring well known Belfast filmmaker Cormac McDermott needs your help. Cormac is the man behind the hilarious ‘Notorious Barrick Boys’ social media pages and has also released 15 short films, as well as three short horror movies. The comedy film ‘Tongued’, written and directed by Cormac, is the story […]

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Calls for management to be stood down as De La Salle protest continues

A parents’ group set up amidst ongoing unrest at De La Salle College have called for the school’s management to be stood down The Concerned Parents’ Committee last night released a statement describing the positions of the existing principal, vice principals and Board of Governors as “untenable” and asked that they be stood down “in […]

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The time has come for local band who’ve served a fascinating apprenticeship

A Belfast man is deep in rehearsals with his band ahead of a May concert in New York that’s set to take them to another level. It’s an exciting time for Felix Maginn and his band, Moke, whose latest album, The Time Has Come, will be released in May. “I’ve had the chance to have […]

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Maskey meets parents in bid to break De La Salle College impasse

A number of parents whose children attend De La Salle College are to meet with West Belfast MP Paul Maskey today to discuss the continuing stand-off at the Andersonstown school. Several parents took to the gates of the post-primary last week to protest over the level of staff absenteeism and the effect it is having […]

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Saffrons suffer third straight league defeat in London

From Jamie Casey in Ruislip ANTRIM finished their Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A with their third defeat in as many games after going down 1-21 to 1-19 to London in Ruislip on Sunday. Knowing promotion was already beyond them, the Saffrons still showed up with a game attitude as they could yet leapfrog the […]

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Gang behind pipe bomb attack linked to earlier incidents

A weekend pipe bomb attack on a house in the New Lodge was carried out by the same gang behind a number of similar incidents in the area, the Belfast Media Group has learned. The gang, who are thought to have thrown the device some time overnight on Friday, are understood to have been behind […]

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