Ahead of a weekend of events to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1981 hunger-strikes Bobby Storey has spoken about his own memories of the period. Storey, who is now Sinn Féin six county chair, will be involved in a panel discussion in the Andersonstown Social Club (PD) on Friday night along with former blanketman Fra […]
Archive | April, 2016
35 years on – hunger-strikes to be recalled in West this weekend
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Prescription drugs killed local lad (18)
A PALAPABLE sense of sadness – and also one of anger – hangs over the community of West Belfast after the death of an 18-year-old from taking prescription medication. Former Corpus Christi College student Aaron Strong lost his fight for life on Wednesday after being rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital on Saturday morning. It is […]
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McAllister calls for play-off clarification
SPORT and Leisure Swifts manager Pat McAllister says the club have received no official confirmation from the IFA regarding the promotion situation in Championship 2. Earlier this week, the licence applications for the various clubs were released and it was confirmed that Limavady can not gain promotion after their licence application for Championship 1 was […]
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Antrim’s hurlers eye Christy Ring semi
ANTRIM will be aiming for a semi-final berth in this year’s Christy Ring Cup when Roscommon make the trip to Dunloy on Saturday (3.30pm). The Saffrons had gone into last week’s Round One game against Kildare in a state of flux given the departure of PJ O’Mullan as manager following an unsuccessful league campaign with […]
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Christie expecting bumper entry for Belfast International
A NUMBER of Rio-bound athletes will fine-tune their preparations at the Belfast International meet which takes place at the Mary Peters track on Saturday, May 7. The meet is co-hosted by Beechmount Harriers, the Irish Milers Club and Athletics NI with the help of Belfast City Council. The prestigious event has succeeded in attracting a […]
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Meli ready for Commonwealth eliminator in Sheffield
ALFREDO Meli says he is read and raring to go as he prepares to take on Sam Sheedy at Sheffield’s City Hall on Saturday night in an eliminator for the Commonwealth middleweight title. ‘Fredo’ last boxed back in November when he and Conrad Cummings served up a thrilling draw at the Waterfront Hall in a […]
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