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Archive | January, 2020

Confident Fitzpatrick can blast his way to victory in Irish title showdown

IT is a fight that has created a buzz and prompted much debate, but Joe Fitzpatrick insists he has the tools to claim the Irish lightweight title at the expense of Gary Cully at the sold-out Ulster Hall on Saturday night. This battle of the southpaws has divided opinion and is hopefully the beginning of […]

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Antrim travel west hoping to make it two wins from two

Allianz Football League Division Four Sligo v Antrim (Markievicz Park, Sunday, 2pm) WITH two points already in the bag, Antrim make the long trip to Sligo on Sunday hoping to make it two wins from two in their quest for promotion from Division Four. Go back a decade and these counties were riding high at […]

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Janine’s wedding day is captured on camera

WELL-known local woman Janine Howard will feature in tonight’s edition of the popular BBCNI documentary series, True North. ‘Saving Face’ follows the story of 35-year-old Janine and her preparations for her marriage to fiancé Matthew Light in October. Janine was just two years old when she was diagnosed with leukaemia. During treatment for the condition, […]

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Local dumping ‘nightmare’ uncovered

AN “environmental nightmare” has been unearthed on land off the Falls Road, sparking fears that shocking levels of illegal industrial dumping will contaminate a nearby river. The “mountain” of dumped material was discovered by Milltown Row resident Junior McKee whose property faces the land that is being used as a dumping ground. He has alerted […]

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Dad launches appeal in memory of Eimear

THE father of a young West Belfast cancer battler, who passed away last year, has helped launch the ‘Donuts for Donors’ appeal, the North’s first ever Stem Cell Donation Awareness Day. Seán Smyth, whose daughter Eimear Gooderman (née Smyth) died on the 27th of June 2019, was joined by the Lord Mayor Danny Baker for […]

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‘Casement decision rests with me’

THE new Minister for Infrastructure says she will make the final decision on the proposed multi-million pound development of Casement Park. North Belfast MLA Nichola Mallon, who took up the position last week following the re-establishment of the Stormont Executive, confirmed that she will make the call on Casement, during an in-depth interview with the […]

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