MAYBE it’s something to do with growing older, with the knowledge incrementally increasing with each day that you’ll not be here forever. Because recently, the sheer beauty of our surroundings has blown Dúlra away. It’s been a fantastic summer with the sun shining most of the time, but rarely producing the sweltering days that make […]
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Nature bestows its bounty on our birdlife
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Why do loyal wee Ulster’s sportsmen get the best and worst of both worlds?
RORY McIlroy – or Rory McIlbhoy as he’s now referred to in the Twaddell caravan – probably thought he had put the subject of his Olympic future to bed when he recently declared for Ireland. But unfortunately his decision hasn’t gone down well with every true-blue subject in loyal little Ulster. His Sunday night victory […]
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Killer ‘anti-drug’ gang heads west
A CRIMINAL gang that extorts North Belfast drug dealers while claiming to oppose them has started to spread its tentacles into West Belfast. Action Against Drugs (AAD) had until recently operated almost exclusively in the North of the city, particularly the New Lodge area. They are widely believed to have been responsible for the murder […]
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Transport in transition
WE report today that work on the much-heralded new Belfast Rapid Transit system is to begin in West Belfast in August. The new system has an impressive title, no doubt, but when you strip it right down it’s clear we’re not going to see anything nearly as visionary or as exciting as Dublin’s Luas service, […]
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Divis says no as bonfire builders start their work
A LOWER Falls Sinn Féin Councillor has hit out at those collecting for the dreaded August bonfires. Jim McVeigh says bonfires have no place in the area as they have merely become a magnet for anti-social activity. He was speaking after a mound of flammable material appeared in the Divis district, clearly intended for the […]
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Post Office is just the ticket
Garth Brooks may have pulled out of Croke Park, but music and comedy fans can come to West Belfast and enjoy the sights and sounds of Ireland’s biggest and best community festival. As the countdown to Féile 2014 gathers pace, with ticket sales breaking all previous box office records, organisers have given the community something […]
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