ONH are being blamed for a shooting in the Poleglass area of West Belfast that left one man needing hospital treatment. The 56-year-old from Ardoyne was shot in the Glenwood area of Poleglass just before 8pm last night. The victim is well known in Ardoyne and comes from a large family. Sinn Féin councillor Stephen […]
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More than just a church at the heart of Finaghy
SITUATED on the Upper Lisburn Road, Lowe Memorial is a vibrant centre of activity in the heart of the greater Finaghy community. The Presbyterian church prides itself on addressing social issues while welcoming all denominations through its doors. The Reverend James Burnett is at the heart of the church and has issued an open invitation […]
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City Council’s free Christmas parking cost buses £250,000
THE decision by Belfast City Council to provide free Christmas parking in the city centre in 2015 cost Translink a quarter of a million pounds, the bus operator has claimed as it called for City Hall to scrap the scheme this year. In a bid to boost festive trade in the city, over 1,500 spaces […]
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Creative juices to flow at Falls Road Library this weekend
IF you fancy yourself as the next JK Rowling or George RR Martin, Falls Road Library will be your next port of call from this weekend, as a free series of creative writing workshops is set to get under way. The classes will be steered by published science fiction author Laurence Donaghy, who penned the […]
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Victims’ group Justice meet with British Secretary of State
REPRESENTATIVES from victims’ support group Relatives for Justice (RFJ) have told the new British Secretary of State that the immediate release of funds to enable legacy inquests to take place would create “a positive momentum” to move forward the Stormont House Agreement. Following a meeting with James Brokenshire at Stormont House on Monday, RFJ Director […]
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Never mind the Six Million Dollar Man – what about the 50p Man
BALLYMURPHY grandfather Gerard McCullough is doing something different for his 60th birthday by becoming the 50p Man and asking his friends and family to donate that sum to help raise much-needed funds for the Child Brain Injury Trust. For his 60th birthday this week, Gerard is running up the Divis Mountain, then cycling back down […]
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