ST MARY’S University College has scored a mammoth 96 per cent in a major student satisfaction poll, placing the Falls Road institution second in the prestigious Times Higher Education 2015 survey. In the report published yesterday (Wednesday) the West Belfast college came in behind Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which scored 98 per cent. Stranmillis […]
Archive | August, 2015
New Casement application could be on table before Christmas
A NEW planning application for the redevelopment of Casement Park could be submitted well ahead of the 12-month timeline referred to in a new report, the Andersonstown News has learned. A British Cabinet Office report into Casement released last week said despite the challenges that have plagued the project, the plan for a major stadium […]
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New Lodge author Millar celebrates double-whammy as his latest crime novel hits the bookshelves
Prolific New Lodge crime writer Sam Millar is celebrating a double success this week as the release of his new thriller, Past Darkness, coincided with the announcement he would be one of the few western authors to be published across Turkey after signing a new publishing deal. Sam is the North Belfast man whose writing […]
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North Belfast benefits claimants being pushed towards food banks by sanctions, claims anti-poverty group
Benefits claimants in North Belfast are being disproportionately penalised compared to other areas, new figures have revealed. The North Belfast Jobs and Benefits Office on Corporation Street imposed a total of 434 Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions between April 2014 and April 2015, the highest number of sanctions among 35 offices across the north. Despite having the […]
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USA’s oldest teaching week has an impeccable traditional reputation
There’s nothing like a solid week of traditional Irish music to cleanse the soul. I’ve just returned from the small Davis and Elkins College campus in Elkins, West Virginia, where I’ve been enjoying the crack at Augusta Irish Week 2015. Since 1982, which is when Mick Moloney first worked with the Augusta Heritage Centre to […]
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Father of tragic Alan (21) urges young holidaymakers to exercise caution and urges change in law
The father of a young man who died in controversial circumstances on the holiday island of Ibiza has urged young people to be careful when they travel abroad and says he hopes the tragedy will lead to a change in the law. The circumstances of the death of Alan Drennan (21) remain unclear over three […]
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