Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly says he believes unionists want to bury certain historical events of the Troubles after complaints were made about a forthcoming film on the 1983 Long Kesh escape. Mr Kelly, who was a leading organiser of the break-out which saw 38 IRA men overpower prison officers and make their escape, said […]
Archive | April, 2016
Objections to escape movie part of unionist desire to ‘bury’ history
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Belfast set to get its first gay Deputy Lord Mayor
A North Belfast Councillor is to become Belfast’s first ever openly gay Deputy Lord Mayor. Sinn Féin Councillor for the Castle ward, Mary Ellen Campbell, has been nominated internally by her party to take up the reins of the city’s second most senior civic role. The party have refused to confirm Ms Campbell’s nomination but […]
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Tennyson becomes patron of Suicide Awareness ahead of British title bout
WITH just over two weeks to go until he challenges Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title in the Copper Box in London, James Tennyson took some time out from his training camp to meet the manager of Suicide Awareness and Support Group of Belfast, Margaret Walker. The Poleglass man revealed he will act as […]
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McKillop: ‘I wouldn’t be recognised in Belfast’
IN the age of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, one of our most successful local sports stars reckons that, if he stood in the centre of Belfast, the vast majority of passers by wouldn’t know who he was. That’s the view of Michael McKillop, who recently starred in the ‘More Than Sport’ promotional video released by […]
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McAllister plays down promotion talk
SUCH is the tight nature of life in Championship 2 that Sport and Leisure Swifts may still clinch promotion just weeks after staving off the threat of relegation. The permutations of the league mean that Swifts can’t be overtaken by enough teams with five set to make the drop due to an overhaul planned for […]
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Belfast players recognised at Ulster Colleges All-Stars
THE Europa Hotel in Belfast played host to the Danske Bank Ulster Colleges All-Stars on Friday evening and there was success for Belfast schools St Marys CBGS, Coláiste Feirste and Rathmore Grammar school. The Ulster Colleges All-Stars have been running for 29 years and the gala event at the Europa Hotel was well attended as […]
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