AS the demolition of the former St Thomas’ Secondary School on the Whiterock Road continues an unearthed historical artefact is bringing back some ‘painful’ memories after a teacher’s strap harking back to the dark days of corporal punishment was uncovered. Contractors McCusker Demolition found the leather strap behind a blackroom in one of the classrooms […]
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Pic of the Day, Wednesday, June 12
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Line-up announced for Féile dance night
A HOST of dance scene legends have been announced for the much-anticipated Féile an Phobail dance night this summer. The free event will take place on Thursday, August 8 in the Falls Park during the annual West Belfast festival – and the stampede for tickets has already begun. The line-up is made up of GENTECH, […]
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Police release image of suspect in Glider halt damage inquiry
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to Glider halts in West Belfast in January. Officers are investigating incidents of criminal damage to Glider halts outside two schools – the stop at Beechview Park outside Coláiste Feirste and the […]
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Soldier describes giving first aid to man during Ballymurphy Massacre
A former soldier has an inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre how he administered first aid to a dying man during the shootings. Soldier M5547 described how he used shell dressing to treat the victim’s wounds at Henry Taggart Hall on the Springfield Road. The testimony emerged during evidence into the shootings of Daniel Teggart, Joan […]
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Shaking up the voting system
LAST month political parties began a new round of talks aimed at restoring the Stormont institutions. While news from the secret proceedings have been scarce the issues that have been at stake since the Assembly was collapsed in January 2017 continue to dominate the political discourse. However, underlying issues of majority and binary decision-making processes, […]
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