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Shortlist for ‘Greatest Hits’ unveiled

AFTER weeks of waiting, the Belfast Media Group can now reveal which musical artists have made the all-important shortlist across the categories in our highly anticipated West Belfast’s Greatest Hits showcase. Taking place in the Devenish Complex on Saturday August 31, performers on the night will include the biggest success stories to emerge from the […]

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Sweetheart HMS Caroline deal is queried

LOCAL tourism stakeholders have expressed concern following revelations of a sweetheart agreement between the Department for the Economy and a Royal Navy tourist attraction. The department has revealed that it has “an obligation with the National Museum of the Royal Navy” (NMRN), which owns the Belfast-based HMS Caroline, “to keep the ship open as a […]

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Bombay Street play brings back memories for Roma

BRASSNECK Theatre Company’s latest production tells the story of the burning of Bombay Street. Something in the Air will take to the stage at the Roddy’s for a limited run during the annual Féile an Phobail. Written by playwright Laurence McKeown and centred on events surrounding the pogroms, which led to the outbreak of the […]

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Pic of the day, Friday, August 2

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Family’s fight for justice 50 years on

AS the 50th anniversary of the first child killed during the outbreak of the Troubles occurs this month, his family say they will never give up the fight for a full and thorough investigation into the circumstances of his tragic death. Nine-year-old Patrick Rooney was shot by a tracer bullet fired by the RUC which […]

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Grand Slam for Fionntán at Opera House

A West Belfast teen is set to light up the Grand Opera House stage when he takes one of the lead roles in the Summer Youth production of Bugsy Malone. 13-year-old Fionntán MacGiolla Cheara from St Mary’s Christian Brothers Grammar School, will play ‘Fat’ Sam Stacetto in the comedy musical based on the 1976 film […]

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