It’s September and Irish language classes are back throughout Belfast. Announcing details of their courses this week, Ionad Uíbh Eachach – the Irish language community centre based in Iveagh Crescent behind An Chultúrlann – have a wide range of Irish courses available both in the morning and the evening. Ionad’s adult education programmes are supported […]
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Irish classes start back at Ionad Uibh Eachach
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Damien’s dam fine job is great news for lovers of the outdoors
The transformation of Ligoniel dams from a forgotten remnant of Belfast’s linen industry into one of the most beautiful recreation areas in the city is almost complete and a shining example of how a community can impact how an area is regenerated. That’s the opinion of Damien McCallin from Ligoniel Improvement Association who has been […]
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Sports Minister says Casement changes demanded by project report are already being implemented
CHANGES are already taking place in the Casement redevelopment plan after an in-depth report made 20 recommendations – including the replacement of key personnel in the project. The new movement comes after the independent British Cabinet Office report into the project, released last month, said that, despite the challenges, a redeveloped GAA stadium in the […]
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Clonard sculpture was carved by an inmate of Nazi concentration camp
THE fascinating and hidden history of a statue which takes pride of place at the entrance to the Oratory in Clonard Monastery can be revealed today by Daily Belfast. The carving was made by an inmate of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a German Redemptorist priest. The statue of St Gerard Majella was given by the priest […]
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On Katrina anniversary, a soccer team that rose from a Belfast couple’s bar under the New Orleans floodwater recalls 10 tumultuous years
I’m the last man standing. More than a decade after Finn McCool’s Football Club played our first soccer game, I’m the sole survivor from that team still playing. August 29 was the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the most devastating natural disaster to ever hit America. After it roared ashore in late summer 2005 it […]
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New Brassneck show at the Lyric packs a powerful punch
FRESH from entertaining the masses at the recent Féile an Phobail with The Holy Holy Bus, Brassneck Theatre Company show no signs of slowing down as they prepare to stage their latest show, Lemonade Sandwich. Running at the Lyric Theatre from Tuesday September 15 until Sunday September 20, the play finds local actor and The […]
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