DAYS into 2019 and already rehearsal readings are under way at the Grand Opera House stage for the eagerly anticipated revival of Marie Jones’ Fly Me To The Moon. Having had its debut back in the Baby Grand in 2012 the play, a dark cautionary tale about recession, underpaid and undervalued care workers and greed, […]
Fly Me To The Moon comes home to roost at the Grand Opera House
Belfast City Council awards £500,000 of funds to reduce bonfire tensions
BELFAST City Council voted to approve £500,000 in funding for events to reduce tensions around bonfires during its monthly meeting on Monday night. It is the second year in a row that money for the scheme has been agreed. The decision has been criticised by Alliance, the SDLP and the UUP. DUP, Sinn Féin and […]
Pic of the day, Monday January 7
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Up to 150 youths throw bottles and stones at cars in West Belfast
AROUND 150 young people threw bottles and stones at passing motorists along the Falls Road on Saturday night. The crowd gathered at the Falls Park to drink from around 7pm and attacked police officers who responded to reports that they were engaging in anti-social behaviour. Sinn Féin Councillor Steven Corr appealed to parents to check […]
Pic of the Day, Friday, January 4
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Sean is facing his challenges head-on
A WEST BELFAST man is over half way to completing one of the world’s largest and most renowned marathon challenges in a bid to inspire those suffering from mental health issues. Sean Caffrey from Lenadoon has been trying to de-stigmatise mental illness by sharing his own experience in an effort to show mental strength can […]