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Hoods take over flats once again
THIS WAS THE scene following another weekend bender by the ‘Divis Hoods’, with the hallways of one of the remaining flats in Ross Street plastered in outrageous graffiti. Along with the graffiti, which aims vitriol at paramilitaries and the PSNI, the hallways of the complex were left strewn with litter. One resident told the Andersonstown […]
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Editorial: Christmas presence
ACROSS the city and across the island families and communities are making preparations for the Christmas holidays. It’s a time of great joy and excitement, but unfortunately for too many in the lower Falls and Divis area it’s a time of apprehension. We only have to cast our minds back to last year’s holiday season […]
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Soul of a nation captured in many beautiful songs
I listened to young Cathal Clarke in the Bridge Grill Bar last Sunday night. Cathal, from Ardoyne, is an accomplished ballad singer with a wide repertoire of mainly Irish songs. He put in a marathon session of over two hours. The bar was by no means packed. Many of his offerings drew little response but […]
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Christmas skim-scam
EXTRA vigilance has been urged in the run-up Christmas when withdrawing money from ATMs after a skimming device was recovered from the Ulster Bank in Andersonstown. The ATM scam, which is on the rise as Christmas approaches, sees criminals attach a device to a cash machine or handheld pinpads which can fraudulently copy bank customer […]
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FAI embroiled in a sing-song pub ding-dong
THE New York Times rang Squinter to find out more about the most recent controversy to engulf Irish soccer. Here’s what happened. FAI Chief Executive John Delaney is in a bit of hot water, we hear. Why’s that? Well, somebody whipped out their mobile phone and filmed him singing the Ballad of Joe McDonnell in […]
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