West Belfast comedian Paddy Raff is looking forward to reaching out to his biggest audience to date when his pilot TV show goes out on the BBC tonight. Paddy is fast becoming a social media sensation with his hilarious observations on Belfast life. His meteoric rise over the past 18 months has seen the Brooke […]
From social media to the big screen: West Belfast comedian Paddy Raff makes his TV debut tonight
Health Committee Report: Unionist bid to sanction members who attended Bobby Storey funeral
Health Committee 09 July 2020 In a week which has concentrated on one funeral, Boris suggested that care homes had not followed ‘procedures’ and Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health in England, suggested that the decision to transfer patients from hospital to care homes had been a clinical decision without test results. This […]
EDITORIAL: It’s vital Executive returns to the task of keeping people safe and alive
IT’S a matter of huge regret that the excellent job that the First and deputy First Minister were doing in battling the Covid pandemic has been hit by the current row over Michelle O’Neill’s attendance at the funeral of Bobby Storey. Let it also be said that it is also a matter of regret that […]
New gin’s a real tonic for Eimear’s Wish campaign
THE family of a young West Belfast cancer victim, who passed away last year, have produced a limited edition commemorative gin to raise vital funds for charity. Seán Smyth, whose daughter Eimear Gooderham (née Smyth) died in June 2019, is asking people to donate £30 for a 70cl bottle Eimear’s Wish Gin. In September 2016, […]
‘I Can’t Breathe’, last words of George Floyd inspire powerful new anthem from Tommy Sands
A powerful new song paying tribute to American police brutality victim George Floyd and backing the Black Lives Matter cause has been penned by famed folksinger Tommy Sands. ‘I Can’t Breathe’ was featured in a two-hour live-streamed concert last week in which Irish musicians, the bulk from the USA, contributed works in support of justice […]
Businesses ready so we can enjoy summer safely
Copy supplied by UK Government People across the country are being encouraged to enjoy summer safely by following official advice and staying safe. Pubs, restaurants, bars and hairdressers are following UKGovernment advice and making plans to reopen, marking the start of summer. Safety measures to protect staff and customers are being put in place, with […]