PINING for the good old days seems to be something of a national obsession at the moment. As the economy continues to struggle, it seems all you’re hearing is about how awful the 21st century is and how things used to be so much better… Curly Wurlys used to be bigger When you think about […]
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Squinter: People longing for the good old days haven’t got a Cluedo
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Behind the castle walls with the new South Antrim MP
Any interview or profile of the South Antrim Ulster Unionist MP Danny Kinahan normally starts in one of two ways. Some journalists are captivated that he lives in a 400 year old castle in Templepatrick, with others impressed by the fact he is a relative of world famous singer and fellow Irish castle dweller Chris […]
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Local SDLP rep tells of trip to Ugandan schools where ‘pay to learn’ threatens education of poor children
“A new sense of feeling blessed,” is how a local SDLP representative has described a recent trip to Uganda to work in schools. Colin Keenan has just returned from a three-week trip organised by Fr Aloysius Lumala from Glen Road’s St Matthias’ Church to see first hand the work the work undertaken at Uganda Martyrs […]
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Annie explains why the system is failing teens in the face of latest upsurge in addiction issues
A surge in young people sniffing glue in a Belfast community has led to calls for greater support for teens and their families. In the past number of weeks, teenagers and young people sniffing glue in the Divis area has increased at a dramatic rate. Annie Davey, who is a member of the city centre-based […]
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Memories are made of this – days in the factory and trips on the QE2
Putting in rollers for the evening dances during tea break at Gallagher’s tobacco factory, forking out £6 for a wedding cake and dreading an order of parachute silk as an apprentice in the Rosebank Weaving Company are just some of the memories recorded by members of Newington Day Centre as part of a unique life […]
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Niamh Crowther was influenced by her parents’ 1960s and ’70s classic rock collection.
When Niamh Crowther’s friends come to her gigs, they all get ID’d. “It’s a bit strange,” the singer reflected with a laugh. Strange it may be, but Irish bouncers are doing their job well: at 18 years of age, Crowther is only just past legal adulthood. You wouldn’t know it based on her songs, lyrics […]
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