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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 May 18, 2012

Lock us up and swallow the key!

I was in Donegal at the weekend and I asked a man how he planned to vote in the south’s up-coming referendum. “Well,” he told me, “ if Sinn Féin say no about something, I say yes”.

Liam Murphy May 14, 2012

Big man of GAA celebrates in style

Veni, Vidi, Vinci . I came, I saw, I conquered, was the powerful message sent back to Rome by Julius Caesar when he won a war in Zela (currently known as Zile in Turkey. After spending two days with the Gaels of Glengormley, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh might well have sent a similar message back to headquarters. Throughout the two days he won the hearts of all who met him as he demonstrated his love and passion for the Irish language and Gaelic games.

Columnists May 13, 2012

That’s not the way to do it as summer nears

THERE’S nothing funnier for children to watch than a long-suffering wife getting battered with a cudgel by a short-tempered violent husband – or so you’d think if you watched a seaside Punch and Judy show.

Colin Millar May 12, 2012

Blues make it a double

Linfield replicated their end of season celebrations from 12 months ago as they lifted their second trophy in the space of a week, defeating Crusaders 4-1 in Saturday’s Irish Cup final.

Andersonstown News May 11, 2012

My marathon highs and lows

HIGHLIGHTS 1. Sheltering in City Hall with marathon veteran from New York Fr Brian Jordan — chaplain to the trade unions of the Big Apple — before the 9am start while thousands were getting drenched outside waiting for the Lord Mayor Niall Óg to sound the starting horn (gun for off apparently decommissioned).

Columnists May 11, 2012

Who calls the shots in Europe?

I enjoy elections. I enjoy them so much, I was delighted when the Fianna Fáil wheeze of introducing electronic voting machines backfired, leaving them (and the taxpayer, of course) with machinery that couldn’t be used and cost a packet to store.