PATRICIA Gormley is a woman of many talents. At the age of 40 and after raising her four children she went to Queen’s University and studied English Literature and Politics alongside two of her daughters. She taught English to mature students, then went into working with the elderly and that’s where she discovered her talent […]
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Former United star ordained a deacon in Dublin ceremony
A FORMER Manchester United player from Belfast has taken a step closer to becoming a priest. Philip Mulryne, a former De La Salle pupil, was ordained a deacon by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, on Saturday past in a ceremony attended by friends and family. Thirty-eight-year-old Philip, who is a member of the Dominican […]
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Appeals for return of stolen defib
THE theft of a lifesaving defibrillator from an Ormeau Road convenience store have led to calls for the vital device to be returned. The £2,000 machine is thought to have been taken from the Vivo premises on the lower Ormeau in the early hours of Monday morning. The defibrillator was paid for by the local […]
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Barnes ‘disappointed’ despite pro debut win
PADDY Barnes made a successful professional debut in Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre on Saturday night – albeit in somewhat bizarre circumstances. The three-time Olympian was well on top of his fight with Bulgarian Stefan Slavchev when his opponent was disqualified in the fourth round for lifting Barnes over his shoulder and carrying him across the […]
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Arrest after suspicious death of man in Divis
POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of a man at a flat in Divis Tower in West Belfast. A 42 year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the body at the tower block on Sunday night. The man has been named locally as James ‘Jim’ Hughes, who was in his early […]
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Mater maternity bypassed by GPs in favour of the RVH
A lack of referrals by GPs to the Mater Hospital maternity service is piling pressure on the Royal Victoria Hospital and forcing the redeployment of staff to West Belfast, the North Belfast News can reveal. According to a senior midwife with the Belfast Trust, some GPs don’t even know the Mater midwife-led unit – one […]
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