LAST Saturday I spent an afternoon in Omagh – always a pleasurable experience in itself – at the Dún Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre. They were having a day of lectures on matters relating to Easter 1916. It was loads of fun and wonderfully thought-provoking. Dr Liam Campbell spoke first. He’s Heritage Officer for […]
Archive | October, 2016
Feed people junk and they’ll crave more
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The gift of the season
MY youngest daughter was told she needed to be in from playing at eight o’clock this weekend because it is dark now at that time. I said it with a sigh, as the nights are drawing in and our days becoming shorter. “I love the dark nights,” she said with a smile. My youngest […]
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Change of opponent for Hyland
THE 11th hour withdrawal of Felix Lora has forced a change of opponent for Paul Hyland Jnr ahead of Saturday’s ‘Another Level’ bill at the Europa Hotel. ‘Hylo’ was due to box the experienced Lora who represented a step-up in class for the West Belfast man, but on Tuesday it emerged that visa issues have […]
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St Gall’s edge Lámh Dhearg to reach final
Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship semi-final St Gall’s 1-7 Lámh Dhearg 0-8 ST GALL’S produced the late kick to advance in to the final of the Antrim Senior Football Championship as they edged out Lámh Dhearg in Ahoghill last night (Wednesday). In what was a low scoring game punctuated with wides, it took two […]
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Over 170,000 votes cast in our Inspirational Youth Awards
170,000 votes have been counted and verified as the clock ticks down to the inaugural Inspirational Youth of the West awards this Friday night. After weeks of nominations and voting across 35 categories the spotlight is set to shine on those who make a positive contribution to our community at the gala Devenish event. Voting […]
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US military flights using Aldergrove airport
BELFAST International Airport is being used as a landing point for US military flights. Sinn Féin MLA for South Antrim, Declan Kearney, has said questions must be answered by the airport as to the purpose of the flights which people living under the flight path have reported to the Andersonstown News. The paper reported back […]
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