PLATFORM: By Seán Murray The disengagement from the current talks process by political unionism came as no great surprise to either their political opponents or the local media. They had led a focused campaign over the past couple of weeks aimed at pressurising the NIO, the Parades Commission and the PSNI in their efforts to […]
Archive | July, 2014
The day Pelé signed for Cliftonville
By IRISH ECHO REPORTER Kevin Brady Young reporters are used to living on table scraps when it comes to stories and so it was that a crumb tossed my way turned into one of the highlights of my career: a meeting with the most famous man on the planet. No one else wanted the story; […]
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Big names at a key Féile debate
A GROUNDBREAKING debate is set to take place during next month’s Féile an Phobail, bringing together a former PSNI Chief Constable and an award-winning investigative BBC journalist. Hugh Orde will be joined on stage at the Balmoral Hotel on August 7 (3pm) by Panorama’s John Ware, during a discussion organised by victims’ group Relatives for Justice. Clara […]
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Mother terrified after daylight attack
A 41-year-old mother-of-two who was brutally beaten in broad daylight last week by a well-known criminal has spoken of her terror after her assailant went to ground. The woman, who does not want to be named, was attacked on the New Lodge Road last Thursday (July 3) as she walked to work around lunchtime. Still […]
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Enough’s enough says Aldo’s owner
THE owners of a popular West Belfast fish and chip shop are calling for urgent action as crowds of up to 20 people are gathering nightly at the business to engage in anti-social behaviour. Tanya Raffo, who co-owns Aldo’s fish and chip shop with her sister Lydia, says crowds are gathering from 4pm at the […]
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£20,000 in pallets go up in smoke
UP TO £20,000 worth of stolen pallets are to be burnt on the monster Lanark Way bonfire on the Eleventh Night. The distinctive blue pallets pictured on the bonfire are the property of pallet rental company CHEP and are said to be worth between £15 and £20 apiece. They are much heavier and stronger than […]
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