It’s May Bank Holiday and that means only one thing on the racing calendar – Guineas weekend at Newmarket with the first classics of the season. GUINEAS WEEKEND Aidan O’Brien and his Ballydoyle team are responsible for the short-price favourites in both races with Air Force Blue trading around 4/7 in the 2000 Guineas on Saturday […]
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MINDING TO GIVE BALLYDOYLE GUINEAS DOUBLE
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Warm hearts of Belfast young people shine through on cold night
A group of big-hearted young people from the St James’ area slept out overnight to raise money and awareness for the homeless. This act of compassion and generosity came just days after another homeless person died in the city. The young people raised £820 which will go towards providing sleeping bags and keep-warm packs […]
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Two arrested following standoff after shotgun shooting
Police investigating a shotgun attack which has left a man in a serious condition in hospital last night arrested two men in Twinbrook. A 41-year-old man is currently being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg after he was discovered in the Glasvey Drive area shortly before midnight. A large-scale police pursuit including a […]
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Carroll vows to take on ‘austerity parties’
BY TIARNÁN Ó MUILLEOIR t.omuilleoir@belfastmediagroup.com PEOPLE Before Profit Councillor Gerry Carroll has announced he is to run in the upcoming Westminster election in West Belfast. The local representative for the Blackmountain Ward says he aims to “offer an alternative to the parties of austerity”. “All the main parties are in agreement that austerity has […]
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The prince, the UDR and ‘failure of the few’
The Duke of York is in the news again with accusations of impropriety coming from USA. A spokesman for Buckingham Palace has made a statement refuting the allegations and assuring us of his innocence. That’s good enough for me, but I’m baffled as to why the refutal has not been backed up by any Norn […]
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Paul (17) suffered 50 wounds in UDR shooting
A West Belfast family are calling for a fresh inquest into the death of their brother as they prepare to mark the 30th anniversary of his killing today (Thursday). 17-year-old Paul ‘Kelso’ Kelly from Whiterock Gardens was shot dead by the UDR while travelling in a stolen car along with four others. The vehicle failed […]
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