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South Belfast News February 22, 2012

Kernan praises St Brigid’s man’s Ulster debut

ULSTER inter-provincial manager Joe Kernan was quick to sing the praises of James Loughrey who played a key role in helping the northern province into this Sunday’s inter-provincial final in Armagh.

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South Belfast News February 22, 2012

The other side of the lens

Professional photographer Carrie Davenport is one of Ireland’s brightest young snappers, and is also running a successful commercial photography firm.

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South Belfast News February 22, 2012

40 good reasons to have high hopes for the future

Whatever about our messy and contentious past, the future – as represented by the outstanding Belfast 40 under 40 young people honoured in the Great Hall of Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday past – promises us a rosier future.

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South Belfast News February 22, 2012

‘Cop shops to close as crime increases’

NEW PLANS for the future of local police stations will leave South Belfast without adequate policing cover, it’s been claimed.

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South Belfast News February 20, 2012

Park’s anti-social rates

ORMEAU Park is among the worst council-maintained areas for anti-social activity it has been revealed.

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South Belfast News February 20, 2012

Pregnant mum wants moved from hostel

A South Belfast family have claimed “unhealthy conditions” in which they are living are having a negative impact on their health and have urged the Housing Executive to move them.

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Columnists February 17, 2012

Terms of justice should not be left to victims

Al Hutchinson, who is no longer officially our Ombudsman but is keeping the seat warm until his successor is installed, has stirred the pot of the past in recent days.

Andersonstown News February 16, 2012

A time for great rejoicing?

GENERAL hilarity erupts in West Belfast, firstly at news that Rangers had applied to go into administration; secondly, at news that they had indeed gone into administration; and thirdly, that the inevitable 10-point docking had taken place.

Andersonstown News February 16, 2012

Why snack lovers are getting that old sinking feeling on this 100th anniversary

AWAY from the Occupied Six-Counties fry, another staple food of Noel ’n’ Alan was in the spotlight this week. In the research and development wing of Tandragee Castle, Tayto have…

Andersonstown News February 16, 2012

Chemical fly in the oinkment

A CORRESPONDENT – ‘Pig-Ignorant’ – texts the paper this week complaining about some bacon he bought for his Saturday morning fry-up. He’s unhappy first of all about the fact that the bacon had an irridiscent sheen when he removed it from the packaging

Andersonstown News February 16, 2012

Resilience a recurring theme, from Conamara to Ground Zero

That great hero of Conamara, Seán Ó Coisdealbha, was in the Cultúrlann on Saturday to launch his new poetry anthology Stadhan. A veteran troublemaker – in the best sense of the word – and the dynamo behind some of the best community ventures in the Gaeltacht,

Columnists February 15, 2012

Bitsa ramblings on travel – both time and otherwise

In the mid-90s I briefly took a break from playing Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 and worrying about who would win the musical face-off between Blur and Oasis to watch children’s television.