THE PIERCING alarm of an electric meter that needs topping up, carpet stained with dog excrement and overflowing bins set our scene of rancid squalor in the living room of functioning – barely – alcoholic odd couple Fuzzy and Shasu in Pearse Elliott’s As The Tide Ebbs. Following sell-out runs of The Man In The […]
Archive | May, 2016
CASEMENT PARK FEARS AFTER DUP TAKE OVER NEW STORMONT DEPT
THERE’S growing concern about the future of Casement Park after the DUP yesterday took over the Stormont Department which is tasked with seeing the £77 million all-seater stadium built. The DUP’s Paul Givan was named as Minister for Communities, a new Stormont department which has taken over from the old Department of Culture, Arts & […]
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Justice is done to a theme for the ages
THE 1798 rebellion is that rare Irish uprising that can – for a time anyway – have been seen as an authentic cross community affair, that if carried out now would probably get a grant. Northern Star is set in its aftermath, with leader Henry Joy McCracken hiding out in a semi-derelict house on the […]
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New Stormont Executive appointed
THE make-up of the new power-sharing Executive at Stormont has been confirmed after a full ministerial team was appointed early on Wednesday afternoon. The biggest story of the day related to the position of a Justice Minister, which was handed to independent unionist MLA Claire Sugden who succeeds Alliance leader David Ford in the post. […]
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City book festival opens its latest chapter
RUN by the Crescent Arts Centre and funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council, the Belfast Book Festival offers yet another incredible programme for all ages and tastes. Now a firm fixture on the literary circuit, the Belfast Book Festival is getting ready to showcase a unique and magical experience […]
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Leisure centre staff out on strike over pension and staff disputes
STAFF across 14 leisure centres in Belfast have gone on 24-hour strike protesting against pay, pensions and cuts to employee numbers. A number of staff from Andersonstown and Whiterock Leisure Centre took to the picket line from 7am this morning after Unite union members voted for strike action in a dispute over a pensions guarantee […]
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