A YELLOW weather warning for snow is in place as the north prepares for the arrival of the so-called ‘Beast from the East’. The warning, issued by the Met Office, will remain in place until midnight on Saturday. Scattered snow showers are expected to cause some disruption later on Wednesday, with temperatures set to fall […]
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Talented Shankill and Falls teens follow the paper trail
DOZENS of budding young actors from across the city gathered on the Shankill and Falls roads to audition for a musical adaption of Tony MacAuley’s Paperboy. Special auditions took place in the Falls Leisure Centre, and the Spectrum Centre on the Shankill Road where the novel is set and where the author grew up. Each […]
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Reds man Kelly set for Celtic switch
A CLIFTONVILLE Football Club social media guru is set for a big transfer to Glasgow after landing a job with Scottish football giants Celtic. Cookstown native Kevin Kelly, who assisted with the popular ‘Reds By The Minute’ Twitter account landed the role where he will record and create content for the Celtic’s website, social media […]
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Thousands of victims take to the streets of Belfast demanding Time for Truth
THOUSANDS of people marched to Belfast City Hall yesterday to support the Time for truth campaign, which is calling for political action in dealing with legacy issues. Speaking at the march Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Féin’s leader in the north, assured those gathered that funding would still be forthcoming despite the collapse of the talks. Addressing […]
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Bronagh powering through to the Worlds
HAVING cemented her status as an Irish champion, Andersonstown girl, Bronagh McPeake is eyeing success on the global stage at this summer’s World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Calgary, Canada. The 25 year-old daycare supervisor has enjoyed an incredible rise to prominence in just three years competing in the sport, but hopes there is much more […]
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Man cleared of raping boy in Falls Park
A WEST Belfast father-of-two was yesterday found not guilty by direction of the court of raping a teenage boy in the Falls Park. 40-year-old Gerard Scannell faced four charges arising from an alleged attack against the boy, who was 16 at the time. The teenager claimed he was dragged into bushes and raped in July […]
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