Thousands of tourists flock to West Belfast every year to see some of the area’s best known landmarks on the Falls and Shankill Roads. Every day hundreds of visitors can be seen at the international wall, the peace line and the Somme memorial taking pictures and hearing from local tour guides about West Belfast’s long […]
Archive | May, 2015
All aboard for a tour of Belfast’s troubled and fascinating history
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Massacre families call on Prince Charles to apologise for Parachute Regiment killings
The families of those killed in the Ballymurphy Massacre are to hold a protest in Belfast city centre today voicing their opposition to Prince Charles’s visit. The British royal today begins a four-day visit to Ireland where he will meet a number of political figures, including Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams. Relatives of the 11 […]
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Late Wilson Goal seals St. Gall’s Win
Antrim Senior Football League Division One St Gall’s 1-7 Creggan 0-6 A LATE goal from Ruairi Wilson sealed victory and the league points for St Gall’s on Sunday as they overcame a stiff Creggan challenge at De La Salle Park by four points. It was quite a defensive game with both sides defending and attacking […]
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Diazepam supply chain must be tightened up says Belfast chemist
A Belfast pharmacist says he believes a noticeable increase in the misuse of Diazepam tablets across the city may be due to a weakness in the supply system. Terry Maguire of Maguire Pharmacy said that he has been made aware of and has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of discarded empty Diazepam boxes […]
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Phil Lynott was a force of nature in Dublin long before he was famous
The following is an excerpt from Larry’s new book, A History of Irish Music… It was hard to ignore Phil Lynott. He was like a force of nature breezing through the Dublin streets, often times a bunch of inner-city kids trailing and flailing behind him as though he was a reincarnated pied piper – and […]
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Kelly says controversial Catholic-Protestant headcount leaflet should not have been published
A SINN Féin election leaflet that outlined census figures showing a Catholic majority in North Belfast should not have been used, Gerry Kelly has said. In his first in-depth interview since losing to the DUP’s Nigel Dodds, Mr Kelly said “in retrospect” election literature showing a breakdown of religion in the constituency should have been […]
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