The principal of a North Belfast primary school has reassured parents the school is going nowhere and will continue to educate children in the area after rumours it could be set to close. Kieran McGarry, head teacher of St Mary’s Star of the Sea Primary School in Greencastle, spoke out to quash rumours the school might be set to close its doors.
Archive | May, 2012
Holy Cross show wins award
A radio documentary from the viewpoint of former Holy Cross Boys and Girls school pupils about their experiences during the Troubles picked up a prize at a prestigious radio awards ceremony, The Child of Ardoyne documentary received the Gold Award in the News Feature category at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in London on Monday night.
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Families want answers about pub bombing
SURVIVORS and relatives of those who lost loved ones during a loyalist car-bomb and gun attack in West Belfast 40 years ago have called for an independent investigation into the events of the day and are considering civil proceedings against the Chief Constable Matt Baggot.
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Mixed reaction locally to street cafe licence plans
A SANDWICH shop owner has said street cafes are a “ridiculous theory” and a concept that will not work along the Lisburn Road. Mark Taylor, owner of the Great Little Sandwich Company, was speaking after new street cafe licensing plans were announced by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland. New legislation will be introduced to allow […]
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Challenge of staying ahead
ALTHOUGH Belfast is truly on the up, as evidenced in the optimism expressed throughout One City, it still faces challenges that must be met in order to keep it at ahead of other upcoming European cities.
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Echoes of the past abound in major Falls conference
A MAJOR new conference discussing the plight of over 1,500 Palestinian prisoners currently incarcerated in Israeli jails will be held at St Mary’s University College this Saturday. ‘Dying to Live – Palestinian Prisoners Conference’ has been organised by Irish Friends of Palestine in conjunction with the Ufree Network,
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