A currach, hand-crafted by members of the Colin Area Men’s Shed in a boat building project at the Half-Moon Lake, has been officially unveiled by Lord Mayor, Alderman Brian Kingston. The traditional Irish sea vessel is an exact replica of a Gola currach in place at Magherallen Pier in Donegal and its creation is the […]
Archive | June, 2016
Local men unveil currach at the Half Moon Lake
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People power wins out after Belfast Trust’s
THERE were emotional scenes on Tuesday as the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust made a U-turn over its decision on the proposed closure and amalgamation of mental health and learning disability centres across Belfast. After an agonising nine-month wait, families and service users from Fallswater Day Centre, Whiterock Day Centre and Crumlin Road’s Everton […]
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Mental health awareness group uses power of sport to make a difference
A MENTAL health awareness charity is using the power of sport to promote positivity in North Belfast this month with a series of events. Set up by Joe Donnelly and Stephen McLaughlin in memory of Thomas McLaughlin, who took his own life in 2009, the TAMHI (Tackling Awareness of Mental Health Issues) charity was founded […]
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Home demolition opposed by MLA
A LOCAL MLA says he’ll oppose any move to demolish a home in Balmoral Avenue to make way for the new multi-million pound King’s Hall redevelopment. Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is against the bulldozing of the property near the King’s Hall site, where plans have been unveiled for a major healthcare development with associated commercial and […]
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Kabosh Theatre take latest work on postwar conflict to South Africa
THEATRE will be bringing the West to the South next month as Kabosh Theatre travel to Grahamstown, South Africa. The National Arts Festival is the biggest in the continent and has invited the Irish theatre company to partake and share their depiction of dealing with the legacy of conflict. ‘Those Who Pass You On The […]
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1.5kg of explosives found at North Belfast flats
ONE and a half kilograms of what is believed to be Semtex plastic explosive have been found at a block of flats in North Belfast. Police said it was discovered at Maeve House in the New Lodge area on Monday afternoon after a report from a member of the public. Army bomb disposal experts were […]
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