Belfast boxer Michael Conlan created a little piece of history yesterday as he became just the second ever Irish fighter to reach a final at the AIBA Elite World Championships in Qatar. The Clonard bantamweight overcame Dzimitry Asanau of Belarus in Doha on a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) to guarantee himself at least silver, […]
Archive | October, 2015
Belfast fighter Conlan gets the decision to set up a date with history
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Squinter: the autumn leaves are falling like flags
SO ANYWAY, there’s Squinter dandering along the Ormeau Road on Monday night, the dog at his side, looking up at him with that please-don’t-tie-me-to-a-lamppost-outside-the- bookies-again expression that dogs do so well (what do you mean, yours doesn’t)? As he approaches the corner of Deramore Avenue there are four herberts gathered behind a small wall underneath […]
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Murdered man’s partner criticises cops as investigation stalls
The partner of murdered North Belfast man Kevin Kearney has criticised police for their lack of progress in the hunt to find the killer and their failure to keep her updated. Charlene Whelan, who has two daughters to Kevin, was speaking as the family prepared to mark his two-year anniversary. The 46-year-old was shot […]
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Christmas balloons set to be released
The Christmas season in Belfast is shaping up to be even merrier than usual, thanks to local actors Ciarán Nolan and Gerard Jordan. The two local lads, who became fast friends while working together on Pearse Elliott’s Pulling Moves, have just launched their own production company, The Balloon Factory Productions. Kicking things off in style, […]
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Basset and boxer heroes foil housebreakers
A have-a-go-hero and his trusty dog have been praised for their brave actions after chasing off housebreaking thugs in Lagmore. Local professional boxer Tommy Tolan told Daily Belfast how the criminals could have caused “much more serious damage” if it wasn’t for the barked warnings of his four-year-old Bassett hound Rossa who alerted him to […]
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Cavan playwright McManus’s honesty is the secret of his talent and charm
John McManus is an instantly likeable fella. And it’s not that the writer of the winning play from this year’s 1st Irish festival has what Shakespeare termed the “glib and oily art” of phonies. Rather, the Cavan man’s honesty is part of his charm. Asked how he chose the one play he planned to see […]
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