A man living in a sheltered housing development in North Belfast says serious questions need to be asked about the structural integrity of a building housing up to 36 residents after he uncovered a five-and-a-half-inch-deep crack in his wall. Tommy Flanagan said that he has serious concerns about his safety and the safety of other […]
Archive | April, 2016
Tommy’s cracking up – and so is his building by the look of things
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Michael McGibbon’s widow thanks unionist community
The grieving widow of murdered Ardoyne man Michael McGibbon (33) has penned a letter to the unionist community to thank them for their support. The note, sent to Reverend Colin Duncan from Woodvale Methodist Church by Joanne McGibbon, says the “cards and support” she has received from people across the community has meant a great […]
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Author on track to bring novels home
A South Belfast author has chosen the Glens of Antrim as the setting for his latest best selling historic romance. Colin McAlpin, originally from the Shore Road in North Belfast and now living in Carryduff, is set to release ‘Santa Fe Sisters’ locally, having initially released most of his titles across the Atlantic. Well known […]
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Plastic bullet was to be trialled on Catholics
A North Belfast victims’ campaigner researching the rubber bullet death of an 11-year-old boy in Belfast claims to have uncovered documents showing that a new plastic bullet was to be trialled on Catholics in Derry just days after the child’s killing. Campaigner and researcher Ciarán MacAirt, who runs the Paper Trail charity, has spent thousands […]
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Soon to be Deputy Lord Mayor, Mary Ellen Campbell opens up about her political life and the fight against inequality as she prepares to become the city’s first openly gay holder of civic office
Despite only having served six years as an elected representative in Belfast City Council, Mary Ellen Campbell is no stranger to the sweeping hallways and grandeur of City Hall. As a young child her father, who worked as a porter for the city, regularly would have had her six sisters and four bothers in his […]
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Irvine delight as he qualifies for Rio
“A DREAM come true.” That was Brendan Irvine’s description of the moment he realised he had qualified for the Olympic Games thanks to his unanimous victory over Daniel Asenov in their third-place box-off at the European Olympic Qualifying Event in Samsun, Turkey on Saturday. The 19 year-old became Ireland’s fifth boxer to book his place […]
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