GLENGORMLEY’S Edmund Rice College has started laying the groundwork for accepting girls next year with the winners of a ‘Design a Uniform’ competition announced. The school held the competition for local primary schools to allow girls to design how they thought their new uniform should look. Edmund Rice College will become co-educational from next September […]
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Young artists are invited to contribute to the future ahead of schools merger
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‘Three Soldiers’ relative blames UVF for memorial attack
THE latest attack on a memorial to three British soldiers killed by the IRA in the 1970s has been blamed on the Scottish UVF by one of the dead men’s relatives. The man, who does not want to be indentified, told Daily Belfast he believes the attack was carried out because of ongoing tensions in […]
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Refugee song aims to raise funds for the children of Syrian war
A FUNDRAISING campaign to help raise cash for Syrian refugees has been launched on the Antrim Road. ‘Humanity’, written by Davy Kettyles, will be available for download from this week with the organisers aiming to top the download charts in Belfast. Davy wrote the song following the harrowing pictures of the young Syrian refugee Aylan […]
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Twaddell closure won’t free up police officers after all
CLAIMS by the PSNI Chief Constable that policing the Twaddell Camp was causing a drain on resources have been called into question after it emerged its closure won’t lead to a better service. North Belfast Commander Stephen Burns has told the North Belfast News that although some savings would be made overall there’d be no […]
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Athens to Ardoyne: young philosophers celebrate Plato Day
Budding philosophers from Holy Cross Boys’ School marked World Philosophy Day on Thursday by exploring the life and teachings of Plato. The pioneering school includes philosophy in the curriculum and as a result World Philosophy Day is an increasingly important feature in the school’s calendar. This year Plato – the man credited with helping to […]
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Homeless charity celebrates ten years of service
A North Belfast homeless charity has celebrated ten years of service in North Belfast. Antrim Road-based Depaul’s Mater Dei services have been providing accommodation and vital support for families experiencing homelessness since November 2006. A celebration event in Mater Dei was held earlier this week which brought together staff, current and former service users, funders, […]
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