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Archive | November, 2011

‘Rowdy behaviour’ marks Halloween

RESIDENTS of the Holyland area of South Belfast have slammed local students for “rowdy behaviour” on Halloween night, including letting off fireworks into the early hours of the morning.

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What can be taken from SF bid from presidency?

So – what did you think? With the dust settling and Michael D Higgins preparing for his inauguration, was it a good idea for Martin McGuinness to run his candidacy up the flagpole and see how many saluted? Some commentators say he had a disastrous outing, that he’s been sent back home with his tail between his legs. Others argue that he’s consolidated the Sinn Féin presence in the south and that close on 14 per cent of the vote, not to mention his contribution to the final debate, more than justifies his candidature.

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Having your say is for WIMPS

ARE you a teenager who feels a sense of injustice about an issue affecting your age group but feel powerless to do anything about it?

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Slick Aquinas see off Shankill

The scoreline which has been on everyone’s lips recently, following events in Manchester last Sunday, was replicated at Black’s Road six days later in a surprisingly one-sided encounter between two teams locked together on points before kick off.

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Steady hand lacking on health service tiller

At the Stormont Assembly last week, politicians queued up to urge Health Minister Edwin Poots to act decisively to prevent the closure of community pharmacies in rural and ‘disadvantaged areas’.

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Garrett says Blues have a point to prove

LINFIELD midfielder Robert Garrett believes his team mates have a point to prove when they travel to Solitude to face Cliftonville on Saturday.

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