A pioneering project by two bars in North Belfast to identify signs of depression in their customers has been praised as a potentially life-saving scheme. The Chester Bar and the Lansdowne Hotel, both on the Antrim Road, have equipped their staff with vital skills that will see them become more aware of mental health problems […]
Archive | September, 2015
Bar staff trained to look for signs of depression in imaginative new training initiative
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‘Palpable anger’ among republicans over arrest of SF northern Chair Bobby Storey
REPUBLICAN sources have told Daily Belfast that there is “palpable anger” at the latest round of arrests in connection with the killing of Kevin McGuigan. Senior West Belfast republican Bobby Storey was yesterday morning arrested by police at his West Belfast home. Officers searching his West Belfast home took away a number of boxes. Mr […]
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Is the ‘Shipyard Poet’ in line for a blue plaque at his former Belfast home?
There are calls for a blue plaque to be erected at the former home of Joe Nolan, known as the Shipyard Poet. Blue plaques are administered by the Ulster History Circle in a tribute to men and women who have made important contributions to society across a wide range of fields. As well as penning […]
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Villiers failed attempt to hit Finucane family with costs bill was designed to stymie any appeal bid, says son of murdered solicitor
The son of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has described as “mean and petty” a failed bid by Secretary of State Theresa Villiers to make the family pay for a failed legal challenge. The Finucane family’s bid to overturn a British government decision to renege on a promise to hold a public inquiry into the killing […]
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Bishop Treanor calls for more to be done to help refugees
Bishop Noel Treanor has called for more to be done to help ease the current refugee and humanitarian crisis sweepng Europe. During his speech on the issue at Mater Dei Church in Crumlin, CO Antrim, on Sunday, the Bishop of Down and Connor called on politicians to act on the crisis. “In the light of […]
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New MRI scanner for Children’s Hospital
After a lengthy wait, a new MRI scanner is due to be delivered to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children today. Funding for the vital equipment was raised in part by charities and the public over the past few years. The total capital cost of the MRI scanner is estimated at £4m. The Health […]
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