ANTRIM GAA have unveiled plans for temporary premises intended to house Casement Social Club while the planned redevelopment of Casement Park goes ahead. Ulster GAA is preparing a fresh planning application aimed at turning the Andersonstown venue into a provincial stadium. An earlier approval for the development was over-turned in the High Court last year […]
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Revealed: the cost to the GAA of making peace with Casement Social Club is £500k in building costs and £25k in annual rent
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Andrews Flour Mill developers agree a new ‘blank sheet’ approach to future plans for site
RESIDENTS and politicians have welcomed a new “blank sheet” approach by developers to future plans for Andrews Flour Mill, which is about to leave the Falls, taking 30 jobs with it. The four-acre site in Percy Street had originally been earmarked for 395 apartments, a nursing home, shops and offices. But that project was refused […]
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MLA appeals for vigilance after armed and masked loyalists are pictured beside chilling death threat
Tensions at a Belfast interface remain high today after a chilling picture in which a gang of loyalists threatens to “crucify” Catholics appeared on social media on Monday afternoon. The shocking picture shows a gang of around a dozen masked men armed with wooden staves standing beside the deadly graffiti message ‘Taigs Will Be Crucified. […]
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Tributes paid to Cliftonville physio and community stalwart Benny Lynch
WARM tributes have been paid to former Cliftonville physio and community stalwart Brendan ‘Benny’ Lynch, who sadly lost his battle with cancer at the weekend. Manager of the Community Drugs Programme at the Falls Community Council, 55-year-old Benny passed away on Saturday night. Paying tribute to his friend and colleague, Falls Community Council Director Gerry […]
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Family finally at peace as Joe’s heart is returned for burial after 12-month wait
The family of a tragic young Belfast man say they’re finally at peace after his heart was returned to them for burial a year after his death. Joe Burns (24) died suddenly last July 14 of a heart-related illness and because of his age and the unexpected nature of his death the PSNI ordered tests […]
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Call for ban on Twelfth Springfield march after band’s UDA/UFF insignia breached Parades Commission ruling
SPRINGFIELD residents are calling for the Twelfth parade in the area to be re-routed following breaches of a Parades Commission ruling by at least one band taking part in last weekend’s Orange Order Whiterock parade. The annual march passed off peacefully following a number of restrictions imposed by the Parades Commission, including limiting the number […]
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