WE’VE all seen the 1990s blockbuster Ghost starring the late Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore and which secured Oscars for Whoopi Goldberg and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin. For me, the film was a great cinematic experience and I was wondering how Ghost The Musical was going to transfer to the Grand Opera House stage on […]
Sarsfield’s ace McKenna braced for “toughest test” against Rossa
NIALL McKenna says he is relishing the prospect of putting his shoulder to the wheel for Sarsfield’s again this season after spending last year in England. The dual star helped Warwickshire hurlers to last season’s Nicky Rackard Cup decider at Croke Park where they were defeated by Donegal in the final. McKenna was often a […]
‘Celtic was his whole life’: Anthony vows to battle for his brother
THE brother of a Short Strand man who was shot dead by the British Army in 1971 has said his family “will never stop fighting for justice” as he prepares to begin civil proceedings against the MoD and Chief Constable. 37-year-old David Thompson was found lying on Seaforde Street in Short Strand after being shot […]
Belfast Blues set for home run
“I WOULD like it to be a film, I think I’m ready to share it, I’ve held onto it very tightly,” says West Belfast stage and screen actress Geraldine Hughes as her autobiographical Belfast Blues comes home to roost at the Lyric as part of Féile an Phobail. Based on the first 18 years of […]
Motorists parking on pavement aids for visually impaired
THE family of a young Turf Lodge teenager who is blind have called on motorists to show more consideration and to stop parking on tactile surfacing on footpaths which is intended to notify people who are visually impaired that they are close to the roadside. And local Sinn Féin representative Micheal Donnelly has echoed those […]
Pic of the day, Monday April 8
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