An Andersonstown native who heads up financial services giant KPMG in the US received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University Belfast yesterday for supporting the local economy and fostering transatlantic links. As vice-chair of KPMG’s US tax practice, former Holy Child and St Mary’s CBS pupil Shaun Kelly leads a team of 4,000 tax professionals from […]
Archive | July, 2015
Queen’s University honours Shaun’s journey from Tullagh Park to Park Avenue
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MLA appeals for vigilance after armed and masked loyalists are pictured beside chilling death threat
Tensions at a Belfast interface remain high today after a chilling picture in which a gang of loyalists threatens to “crucify” Catholics appeared on social media on Monday afternoon. The shocking picture shows a gang of around a dozen masked men armed with wooden staves standing beside the deadly graffiti message ‘Taigs Will Be Crucified. […]
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Antrim exit Championship as Fermanagh’s Quigley proves too hot to handle
All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifiers Round 2A Fermanagh 1-21 Antrim 0-11 Antrim’s 2015 Championship campaign ended with a thumping 13-point defeat at the hands of a Sean Quigley-inspired Fermanagh side at Brewster Park yesterday. The Roslea attacker hit 0-14 in a stunning individual display of finishing to put Antrim to the sword. It was […]
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Tributes paid to Cliftonville physio and community stalwart Benny Lynch
WARM tributes have been paid to former Cliftonville physio and community stalwart Brendan ‘Benny’ Lynch, who sadly lost his battle with cancer at the weekend. Manager of the Community Drugs Programme at the Falls Community Council, 55-year-old Benny passed away on Saturday night. Paying tribute to his friend and colleague, Falls Community Council Director Gerry […]
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Belfast gets ready to celebrate the Fourth of July – ‘Independents Day’
The continuing importance of small traders to the commercial and social life of the city will be celebrated all over Belfast tomorrow on July 4 – ‘Independents Day’. The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has hooked up with local traders’ groups to celebrate the continued vitality of tour small businesses. A typical event was […]
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Family finally at peace as Joe’s heart is returned for burial after 12-month wait
The family of a tragic young Belfast man say they’re finally at peace after his heart was returned to them for burial a year after his death. Joe Burns (24) died suddenly last July 14 of a heart-related illness and because of his age and the unexpected nature of his death the PSNI ordered tests […]
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