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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 8, 2012

Long way to Tipperary for Antrim’s footballers

ANTRIM goalkeeper Chris Kerr believes Antrim will set-off on the long road to Tipperary with confidence as they attempt to continue building a solid foundation for promotion from Division 3 of the NFL.

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South Belfast News February 5, 2012

Carryduff’s 40th anniversary celebrations get under way

GA_googleFillSlot(“Belfast_Media_Left_Skyscraper_120x600″); 40th anniversary celebrations The long awaited launch night of Carryduff GAC’s Strictly Come Dancing competition took place in the King’s Head on Friday 27 January. Sponsored by Sentel, the night was an overwhelming success and great cráic. A capacity crowd awaited the limousine and red carpet entrance of the contestants. MC for the evening, [...]

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South Belfast News February 1, 2012

Saffrons set for league opener against familiar foes

THEY say familiarity breeds contempt and while Antrim and Sligo prepare to lock horns for the sixth time in just four seasons, for Mark Sweeney Saturday’s opposition are fairly new.

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South Belfast News January 23, 2012

Bredagh’s U12 hurlers reach indoor final

Bredagh’s U12 hurlers reached the final of the Division 3 of the North Antrim Indoor Hurling competition when they finished in the top two at Ballymena on Saturday 14 January.

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South Belfast News January 18, 2012

All-Ireland winner Blaney takes the reins at St Brigid’s

ST BRIGID’S will be able to avail of the expertise of a double All-Ireland winner as Greg Blaney has been appointed senior football manager for 2012.

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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.