Casement Park stadium will host no more than three concerts a year should planning permission be granted to the ambitious project. Speaking to the Andersonstown News at a consultation update in Conway Mill, Stephen McGeehan, Project Sponsor Ulster GAA, said: “In April when the GAA set out its description of what it proposed to consult […]
Hanks lights the flames to a new mystery
Inferno (12A) ★★★ Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Irrfan Khan What’s the story? HAVING solved the intricate riddle of The Da Vinci Code and exposed the infiltration of the secretive Illuminati within the heart of the Vatican, life for the famous Dr Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is set […]
Come Dine With Me gets the James Peake Experience
A top Belfast entertainer makes his C4 debut this afternoon when he belts out a number on the hugely popular C4 show Come Dine With Me. In the show, five complete strangers take turns hosting what they consider to be the ultimate dinner party. Their guests give them points, and when the eating and socialising […]
New 10-year plan for Health Service unveiled
90 PER CENT of the Stormont budget will be spent on health by 2016 if urgent steps aren’t taken to reform the system. That was the stark message from Health Minister Michelle O’Neill as she yesterday unveiled a 10-year plan based on the Bengoa report on the Health Service here, released earlier on the same […]
Captured on the canvas of a glass window
THE afternoon silence was shattered by a loud thump on the window and Dúlra jumped from his armchair, almost spilling his mug of tea. He knew immediately what it was – a bird. The odd one still flies into the conservatory window despite it now being covered with clearly visible stickers. Maybe it’s the […]
Brexit is set to change everything
There are two traditional schools of thought – OK, three blinkered positions – about the reunification of Ireland. The first of these argues that reunification is the Holy Grail, and that when you’re seeking the Holy Grail, you don’t get into tedious discussions about what a Grail is or what shape it should assume […]