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South Belfast News February 16, 2012

Hillerby has ‘The Faith’ for success

SELF-BELIEF is a character trait essential to boxing and Joe ‘The Faith’ Hillerby is certain he will make it six wins out of six when he steps through the ropes at The Emerald Roadhouse next Saturday (February 25).

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Andersonstown News December 27, 2011

It’s quality not quantity at Ulster boxing championships

WHAT the 2012 Ulster Elite boxing finals may have lacked in quantity, they certainly made up for in quality as the large attendance at The Emerald Roadhouse were treated to some fantastic action on Thursday night.

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Andersonstown News October 23, 2011

Rogan promising mirror image of first Skelton fight in King’s Hall showdown

FORMER Commonwealth heavyweight champion Martin Rogan will return to action at the King’s Hall on November 12 against Matt Skelton – the man he claimed the title from on a memorable night in Birmingham.

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South Belfast News October 21, 2011

‘Rogie’ set to return to action at King’s Hall

THE King’s Hall is set to stage another night of heavyweight boxing when Martin Rogan makes his long anticipated return to action against Matt Skelton.

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Andersonstown News October 20, 2011

‘Fab four’ unveiled as 2011 Sean Graham Aisling Award for Sport is launched

The final four nominees for the 2011 Aisling Sports Award have been unveiled.

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Andersonstown News September 27, 2011

Fury wants to make Belfast his base

GA_googleFillSlot(“Belfast_Media_Left_Skyscraper_120x600″); TYSON Fury wants to make Belfast his base and hopes to return to the King’s Hall for  another fight on November 12. The British and Commonwealth champion became the first-ever heavyweight to top the bill at the famous Lisburn Road arena when he stopped American Nicolai Firtha in five rounds of their international contest on [...]

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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.