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Andersonstown News January 3, 2012

Excellent Shamrock United clinch Tommy Henry Cup

The Crumlin Star club had the ‘full house’ signs up for the much-awaited bottom half cup shoot out to decide the destination of the Tommy Henry Memorial Cup.

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Andersonstown News October 28, 2011

Campbell and Di Lucia capture Kearney Pairs title

The main focus of attention in this week’s Fonacab League programme was the climax of the Andy Kearney Pairs competition in the O’Donnell’s club on the Whiterock Road.

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Andersonstown News October 24, 2011

Andy Kearney Pairs Cup up for grabs

THE O’Donnell’s club on the Whiterock Road proved to be the perfect setting for the prestigious Andy Kearney Pairs.

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North Belfast News September 27, 2011

Champions pushed all the way in NBDL

The current Hunky Dory’s North Belfast Dart League champions the CB Archers were given a stern work out by last season’s runners up McGrath’s Bar in the second round of fixtures.

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North Belfast News September 27, 2011

Currie too hot for Doone in North Belfast Open

The North Belfast and Central Dart Leagues were out in force for the third qualifying round of the North Belfast Open last Saturday. But CB Archers’ hotshot Marty Currie proved to be untouchable.

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Andersonstown News September 19, 2011

Green Army earn big point against Sliabh Dubh

There were some pretty tasty fixtures in round three of the Delta Cabs Divis Dart League and with last season’s League champions Caulfields receiving their first bye of the season it was a chance for the Sliabh Dubh to take the early advantage as they went up against the green army of Avoca.

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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.