SPEAKING OUT: Children and parents at a protest opposing plans to close Little Flower school and open a co-education replacement A group of concerned parents who marched on the North Belfast home of the Bishop of the Down and Connor have been granted an official meeting with him early next week. The parents, who are fighting […]
Archive | May, 2016
Protesting parents win meeting with Bishop
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Rossa punter left gutted after one team does him out of a £246,000 windfall
MANCHESTER United killed our quad last Sunday in our quest to end the season on a high, but it wasn’t to be as they were held to 1-1 draw by newly crowned champions Leicester who at 5000-1 captured the title on Monday night. Spare a thought for the poor 50p punter who cashed-out his bet 24 […]
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Tennyson to move up in weight after title loss
IT just wasn’t to be for James Tennyson on Saturday in London as the 22 year-old came up short in his British featherweight title challenge against Ryan Walsh. The Poleglass native was stopped in the fifth round of their bout at the Copper Box as the step up in opposition proved a bridge too far […]
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Conlan prevails in a thriller to land Commonwealth title
HE doesn’t do things the easy way, but Jamie Conlan continues to get the job done although it took a perfect left hook to the body in round eight to rescue Saturday’s Commonwealth super-flyweight title challenge to Anthony Nelson at the Copper Box in London. The West Belfast man was in a fight of the […]
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Large crowds expected for Our Lady Icon
A NATIONAL pilgrimage of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, blessed by Pope Francis in Rome, has seen large crowds from all over the country flock to pray before it – and now it’s coming to Belfast. Redemptorist organisers of the pilgrimage have been overwhelmed by the response and acceptance from people of […]
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Why won’t Arlene give truth to my dying dad?
THE grandson of one of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre has voiced his anger and frustration at First Minister Arlene Foster allegedly blocking funds for legacy inquests. It’s claimed the DUP leader stopped a claim for legacy inquest funding from being discussed by the Stormont Executive. Mickey Corr whose grandfather Joseph was shot along […]
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