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Archive | August, 2015

Kerri delighted to be back on stage as the Belfast Boy’s 10th anniversary approaches

As the tenth anniversary of the death of soccer legend George Best approaches a cast member of the hit musical Dancing Shoes says she’s delighted to be back on stage in time to mark the date. Cavehill Road woman Kerri Quinn plays the twin roles of Angie Best and Manchester landlady Mrs Fullaway for a […]

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Owner of horse and donkey rejects claims of animal mistreatment in wake of whispering campaign

A man who grazes his pet donkey and horse on a plot of North Belfast land says he’s “totally disheartened” over claims that he’s mistreating the animals. Damien Madden, 33, owns a number of horses and donkeys and says he brought ‘Spud’ and ‘Donnie’ to a patch of grass beside his home with the intention […]

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Cairbre gunning for success at the Emirates as he swaps the sliotar for soccer

A Belfast sports fanatic has landed a dream job with Arsenal FC, despite being more comfortable with a hurl in his hands than a ball at his feet. Newly-appointed strength and conditioning coach at the Emirates is Cairbre Ó Cairealláin, son of well-known local Irish language activist Gearóid Ó Cairealláin. He joins a growing Irish […]

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We take a sneak peek at the brand new A&E unit at the RVH ahead of Wednesday opening

WE’VE been given a sneak preview of the Royal Victoria Hospital’s new state-of-the-art accident and emergency unit as it prepares to accept its first patient on Wednesday. The official launch of the new unit is the first act in a phased opening of the new 12-storey critical care building that will eventually house the Falls […]

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Trump’s anti-Mexico ranting echoes down through US history

One of the big world stories of recent times has been Donald Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants in general and Jeb Bush’s wife in particular. Someone would have to be living without electricity in Conamara to not know that this brouhaha has pushed the billionaire to the front of the GOP 2016 primary field. Naturally, […]

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Young woman with baby in dramatic riot pic takes legal advice over accusations

A young woman who was pictured clutching a baby in the midst of unrest in Rosapenna Street on Sunday past has said that she is “disgusted” at accusations that she brought her child to the frontline. Shauna Bradley is not in fact the mother of the child in the picture. She had gone to the […]

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