The family of a well known barman who died suddenly on Monday have spoken of their beloved ‘big gentleman’ who ‘got to everyone’ with his kindness. Twenty three year old Joe Burns, who worked as an electrician by day and in The Chester in the evenings, took ill in the early hours of Monday morning […]
Archive | July, 2014
Shock at sudden death of well-known barman
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A vital change
THEY say it was a peaceful Twelfth. That children’s faces painted with offensive slogans, marchers breaking the law, verbal and gestured insults were fewer than usual is nearer the truth. People can live with that – if you have been through a hurricane you don’t complain about a wind that blows your cap off. But […]
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‘No sign’ of illegality at Triad house
THE FACE of a Triad gang active in North Belfast has been handed a 15 month prison sentence for her involvement in a multi-million pound drug operation. Lan Lan Guo, 31, posed as a respectable business woman to dupe unknowing landlords of at least nine different properties including two addresses in Ardoyne and in Ballysillan. […]
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Féile 2014 and it’s on your marks, get set…
THURSDAY past at Conway Mill marked the launch of the jam-packed 2014 Féile an Phobail programme. The festival, taking place over eleven days, features over three hundred different events, showcasing a range of talents, from musicians to authors, in around sixty venues across Belfast. The launch proceedings commenced with a speech from Feile’s Director, Kevin […]
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Ambulance is hit by ball-bearings as it races to shooting
THE Andersonstown News has learned that ball-bearings were fired at the emergency services on Tuesday night, breaking two windows in an ambulance as it raced to help the victim of a paramilitary-style shooting in Turf Lodge. The glass on the ambulance’s passenger side door was shattered and the front windscreen hit twice as paramedics went […]
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Rolling out the red carpet
For those of us who believe Ireland is a country of six million and a nation of 70 million, the Diaspora is the greatest ally we have. I saw that clearly during the many bridge-building visits I made to North America during my term as mayor when, again and again, I was bowled over the […]
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