Dave Branagh has spent a lifetime — a long and productive lifetime — recording the story of his beloved Bog Meadows. Now he needs a publisher to give his epic book ‘A Paradise Lost’ a wider readership. Brought up in St Katherine’s Road, Dave, who turns 80 this year, has been besotted by the Bog […]
He’s been recording the story of the Bog Meadows for eight decades, now he needs a publisher
OPINION – DR MICHAEL DONNELLY: Health Department trying to mark its own homework with RQIA report
As Robin Swann dons his Orange regalia today to wait by the door for a socially-distanced Orange band to pass, he will be mindful of Sunday newspaper reports that his counterpart Matt Hancock in England is to be sued by relatives of those who died in care homes and that solicitors in Belfast are preparing […]
Failure of PSNI to remove peace line bonfire sparked North Belfast trouble: councillor
Police were attacked in short-lived disturbances in the North Queen Street area last night in what was the second consecutive night of trouble sparked by the erection of a Twelfth bonfire at the Duncairn Gardens peace line. Nationalist youths threw petrol bombs at police who were deployed in the area late last night and remained […]
OF TIMES PAST – LIAM MURPHY: The alternative Ulster Covenant of Rev James Armour of Ballymoney
I WAS in Belfast city centre last week for the first time in three months. I was to meet a ‘returned Yank’, a man who has returned to these parts after nearly sixty years in USA. I was told he had two hours to spare. We took a walk through the city centre. In High […]
OPINION – DÚLRA: How to create an army of frogs, just add water
He’s probably alone in that belief, of course. Because frogs get a bad press – if they get any press at all. Yet they are perhaps the most incredible creatures that walk – or more accurately hop – on this fair land. Dúlra has a special bond with this tiny frog. He’s watched it transform […]
TUAIRIM – GRÁINNE NÍ GHILÍN: Molann na Saineolaithe Eorpacha limistéar Raidió Fáilte a leathnú amach
Tá 21 mholadh le cúrsaí Gaeilge a fheabhsú sa saol poiblí anseo le fáil i dtuarascáil COMEX a seoladh ag tús na míosa seo. Coiste Saineolaithe de chuid Chomhairle na hEorpa atá in COMEX agus bíonn siad ag plé leis an Chairt Eorpach um Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh. Tá ball ar an Choiste ag formhór […]