With less than a week to go until the official launch of Féile an Phobail 2012, the Andersonstown News can reveal some of the exciting acts that will be taking to the stage this summer. From August 1 to August 12, West Belfast will be awash with culture and entertainment and will become a veritable hive of activity as the country’s largest community festival gets under way.
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Behind the flag protest
One of the men involved in the Black Mountain protest against the queen’s visit says the demonstration was a peaceful one. Ballymurphy republican Seán Cahill told the Andersonstown News that those involved in the protest represented no particular republican group but a number of republican backgrounds all keen on quietly expressing their Irishness.
Colin’s poster boys and girls
SCHOOLCHILDREN from the Colin area have won an art competition aimed at helping spread the message
Should I stay or should I go now?
WEST Belfast motorists are being urged to adhere to the ‘green box code’ at junction signs on our roads. At some traffic lights motorists will have noticed ‘green’ areas on the roads, with many scratching their heads wondering, do I cross or do I stop?
Fears in Crumlin ahead of march
Tension is building in Crumlin ahead of the largest-ever Orange parade through the County Antrim town on July Twelfth. The Orange Order plans to bring at least 50 bands and over 1,000 followers into the mainly nationalist town, effectively closing Crumlin down for the day.
Fruits of the peace process begin to ripen
As I write this, they’re promising us it will be quite a moment when Martin McGuinness, leader of Irish
