TO say we are going to be inundated with football coverage over the next month would be something of an understatement as the Euros take over our screens. Whilst the arts usually like to offer alternative programming, the Lyric Theatre is embracing football fever in all its glory with Gary Mitchell’s latest work Smiley. Directed […]
Archive | June, 2016
Lyric Theatre embraces Euro fever with a smile
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NI fan dies after tragic fall in Nice
A Northern Ireland fan has died in Nice after falling from a promenade in the early hours of this morning. Darren Rodgers, who was aged 25 and from Ballymena, is believed to have been on his own when he fell onto a rocky section of the beach. The supporter was among thousands of traveling Northern […]
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North Belfast’s ‘gateway’ makes a long story short
A brand new opera based on the heritage, history and culture of Belfast is coming to North Belfast later this month. ‘Long Story Short – the Belfast Opera’ will take place on June 18 and 19 at the partly-regenerated Carlisle Memorial church in North Belfast. Composed by North Belfast native and award-winning musician Neil Martin […]
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Get on France at 10/3 to win Euro 2016
WITH the Punters Guide handing over responsibility to me for Euro 2016, armed with my mystic ball in one hand and wallchart in the other, here is your step-by-step guide to this summer’s football extravaganza in France. Group A There seems little reason to look further than hosts France who should have no problem coming […]
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Drug gang in knife terror
A DRUG dealing gang who are behind a crime surge at a North Belfast social housing complex are carrying knives openly and making life a living hell for residents. CCTV footage obtained by the North Belfast News shows a woman standing with a large kitchen knife as she watches two men fighting each other in […]
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A night in the museum for local photographer
TALENTED local photographer John Mallon has announced a charity exhibition in the Ulster Museum . John, a familiar sight in the Kennedy Centre where he has a photography stand, has battled depression and found his way back through the help of local charities. He soon discovered that his love of photography would give him the […]
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