The largest Easter Rising parade in Belfast has been told dissident republicans have “no right” to continue their campaigns. Addressing several thousand people attending the National Graves Association commemoration in Milltown Cemetery, West Belfast, yesterday, Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly rejected any comparison between the groups and the IRA. “There are small groupings within the […]
Archive | April, 2015
Antrim’s promotion hopes extinguished
ANTIM’S hopes for promotion were extinguished at a sunny O’Connor Park in Tullamore yesterday as Offaly ran out six point winners to book a place in the Division Four final and more importantly, Division Three football for next year. It was a below par display from the Saffrons who were slow to settle. They trailed […]
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‘It was an execution – they came straight in and bang!’
A man shot in the face during a weekend murder attempt in Belfast has spoken out, telling Daily Belfast he been left “devastated” by the attack and accusing those responsible of attempting to blacken his name. Dan Murray (53) denied being involved in the illegal drugs trade said he signed himself out of hospital early […]
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When it comes to fighting crime, it’s good to talk
City retailers are set to get a whole lot more connected in the interest of safety and crime prevention. Last week, the North Belfast District Police and Community Safety Partnership (NBDPCSP) unanimously agreed to supply £2,700 of funding to put in place infrastructure that would see local traders get connected by radio link. The scheme […]
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New Lord Mayor’s first and most important meeting
BEFORE the newly appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast oversaw the first meeting of the new ‘super council’ last night Sinn Féin’s Arder Carson had his most important meeting – with his mum. Speaking at her Cavanmore Gardens home, 89-year-old Alice Carson said she and her family were “extremely proud” of the Black Mountain ward councillor […]
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Husband tells of his final promise to dying wife
THE devastated husband of tragic Belfast mother-of-two Arlene O’Hara has spoken of his final promise to the 31-year-old just before she passed away in hospital in England. Speaking from their family home in Springhill Avenue, Tommy O’Hara said on the day she passed away he told his wife he’d look after their two young boys. […]
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