FOUR unanswered points in the last 10 minutes diverted the Danske Bank Faul Cup to West Belfast at the weekend when it seemed certain that it would end up for the first time at St Joseph’s in Newry. Despite the school being located just off the Falls Road, no less than seven players from North […]
Late rally secures Faul Cup for Coláiste Feirste
Only half a cop for the Whiterock
THE Andersonstown News has learned that crime rates have risen by a staggering 300 per cent in the greater Ballymurphy and Whiterock area – with just one part-time neighbourhood police officer to serve 3,800 households. In shocking statistics revealed in the Community Profile of Belfast Trust Areas, published every five years, the Whiterock ward has […]
Barton at the double to deny Reds victory
CLIFTONVILLE manager Tommy Breslin felt frustration as two late goals denied his side victory at Shamrock Park on Saturday. Leading 2-0 through Liam Boyce and Martin Murray, the Reds were pegged back by a home penalty before Murray’s second of the afternoon looked to have secured maximum points only for Portadown substitute Joshua Barton to […]
Death of a president
What’s the story? An infamous day in the history of the USA (22nd November 1963), the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sent shockwaves across the globe. The horror of the tragedy was even more profound for the people caught up in the traumatic events of that dreadful day. It all begins as a very ordinary […]
16 years for Liam Adams
LIAM Adams has been jailed for 16 years for raping and abusing his daughter áine. The 58-year-old from Bearnagh Drive will be eligible for 50 per cent remission on his sentence as the abuse was historical and 1996 sentencing guidelines apply. He will spend a further two years on probation after his sentence finishes. Adams […]
Families to sue army over MRF shootings
As the PSNI prepares to examine claims made in a BBC documentary about the murder of civilians in West Belfast, relatives of the victims are pursuing court action. The Panorama programme was broadcast as documents emerged showing that the British Ministry of Defence was intent on keeping the actions and behaviour of the of the […]