I LIKE hats. And caps. I have quite a nice collection of headwear, worn and aged, like myself, dispersed between Dublin and Belfast, Donegal, the car boot and all the places in between. It used to be customary for men to wear headware. Look at any old photos. Dunchers and flatcaps galore. Peaky blinders in […]
Archive | February, 2020
Bringing the best of Irish music to the Waterfront Hall
THE guy who cut the ribbon on the Waterfront Hall back in 1997 would have been pleased with the TG4 Gradam Ceoil tour de force on Sunday past. For he once declared that “there are few responsibilities more absolute than those which flow from custodianship of a language and culture”, adding that society is “immeasurably […]
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My diabetes pain is coming to an end
ANYONE who has met me on occasions when I have talked about diabetes awareness will probably think, jeez, he talks about it like he has been struck by lightning. Surely, he is milking it! Yes I do talk a lot about diabetes and people respond with utter ignorance. I remember one of my former jobs […]
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Chemist strike will have ‘huge impact’
A BELFAST pharmacist has blamed “chronic” underfunding and workforce pressures for the upcoming industrial action at community pharmacies. At a closed meeting in Belfast on Monday, 98 per cent of community pharmacy contractors in attendance voted for the action. The meeting was attended by 95 contractors representing 418 pharmacies across the north. Community pharmacists say […]
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KFC Glengormley closes after rat scare
KFC in Glengormley has closed for a “full refurbishment” just days after a rat was spotted in the fast food restaurant. A video of a large rat scuttling through the Antrim Road restaurant went viral on social media this week. The clip has been viewed over 196,000 times since it was posted on Facebook by […]
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Magical CJ conjures up season-best display to keep Star in the hunt
HEADING to play Dublin Lions this weekend, Belfast Star still remain second in the Super League title chase. Yet they remain hopeful that somewhere in the final three games of the season league leaders Tralee might just slip up. The Belfast side saw off the very tough challenge of DBS Éanna last Saturday evening (81-59), […]
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