A North Belfast school principal has been nominated for a prestigious award for her work in turning her school into one of the best performing primaries in the north. Holy Family Principal Dinah MacManus is one of four head teachers shortlisted for a Pearson Award that honours teachers right across the UK. Dinah has worked […]
Archive | May, 2015
Top award nomination for Belfast school principal who just wants to make a difference
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Mum of murdered teen tells of her ‘hurt’ at new NIO appointment
A Belfast woman who has waited almost a decade on an apology from a Tory MP says she’s “hurt but not surprised” after learning of his promotion to Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office. Jean McBride was speaking after it was announced that David Cameron had appointed Ben Wallace, the MP for […]
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Soccer club urges DSD to sort out child protection issues at Girdwood’s new 4G pitch
Plans for a much-needed new sports facility on the site of a major Belfast housing development have been thrown into chaos after it emerged that the proposed changing facilities won’t be immediately accessible to under-age sports teams as they don’t comply with child protection legislation. Now a North Belfast soccer club is urging the Department […]
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Why being a ‘New York Irish’ band is about much more than playing Irish music in New York
It feels like ‘New York Irish’ should be its own category on iTunes, have its own section in the record store. This subset of the Irish-American musical diaspora is arguably the most vibrant, most prolific today, so much so that it certainly qualifies as its own subgenre. Whenever I feel nostalgic and find myself missing […]
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Soccer club urges DSD to sort out child protection issues at Girdwood’s new 4G pitch
Plans for a much-needed new sports facility on the site of a major Belfast housing development have been thrown into chaos after it emerged that the proposed changing facilities won’t be immediately accessible to under-age sports teams as they don’t comply with child protection legislation. Now a North Belfast soccer club is urging the Department […]
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Education is the key in battle against suicide
A Belfast man who lost his 17-year-old son to suicide has embarked on a new programme that aims to equip all schools in the north with training on suicide prevention and battling depression. Philip McTaggart, who launched a personal crusade to battle the stigma preventing discussion of suicide shortly after the death of his son […]
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