Local politicians have pledged to continue to work with residents in the aftermath of Thursday’s announcement giving the thumbs-up to the new Casement Park. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan gave the new £77 million, 38,000-seater stadium the green light when granting full planning permission to the project. Work on the new stadium will begin in […]
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Maskey welcomes news as Attwood backs residents
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‘Kevin’s killers the real threat’
THE PARTNER of Kevin Kearney, who was shot by dissident republicans in October, has spoken publicly for the first time about his murder saying his killers are the ‘real threat’ to the community. Charlene Whelan, who is the mother of two of Kevin’s daughters Nicole (17) and Jessica (8) says she wants everybody to know […]
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Casement given the green light
THE redevelopment of Casement Park into a state-of-the-art 38,000-seater stadium as been given the go-ahead. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan granted full planning permission for the new stadium on Thursday, meaning the GAA can now begin work on the state-of-the-art £77 million stadium on the Andersonstown Road site. Construction work is set to get under […]
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Malachy gets a volunteer Oscar
An 84-year-old West Belfast man who clocks up 50 hours a week volunteering has been recognised for his efforts. Malachy Turley has been a dedicated volunteer for almost four decades and, despite being awarded for his work, he remains humble, grounded and still remarkably committed. He received Belfast City Council’s Older Volunteer of the Year […]
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Gun attacks not travellers feud
An emergency meeting was held in West Belfast yesterday after a series of violent attacks on a local Traveller family. On Saturday night, a shot was fired at a house in Sliabh Dubh View but nobody was injured. On Monday evening, two men, one of them armed with a shotgun, approached a house at Mill […]
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Fleeing dissidents leave AK in plant pot
Fleeing gunmen left a ‘military grade Kalashnikov’ sticking out of a plant pot on an Ardoyne street last week after firing shots at a passing PSNI patrol. The armed dissident republican gang are thought to have panicked as they made their escape last Thursday (December 5) along Butler Walk after using a scaffolding platform to […]
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