HAVE a look at this thing here on the right. Squinter bought it in Tesco Newtownbreda last week on his way home from Downpatrick (as ever, don’t ask). A long day it had been and Squinter got it into his head that when he got home he’d like nothing better than a bit of mature […]
Archive | July, 2016
The truth, the hole truth and nothing but the, ah, truth
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Robin redbreast makes that garden leap of faith
IT’S the pinnacle of Dulra’s career – the payback for a lifetime of dedication to nature. Because no matter how much you devote yourself to caring for our animals, birds and countryside, there’s an invisible border separating us from every other wild thing. The natural world has learned the hard way to be wary of […]
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A long drive into the past
WHEN I was ten years old I was brought on one of the two childhood holidays we ever had. On what seemed the hottest day of 1981, my brother, aged nine, and I were packed into the back of a yellow Opel Manta on a boiling August day. My baby brother, aged one, sat on […]
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Cops accused of hypocrisy over pallets
THE PSNI in Newtownabbey have been accused of hypocrisy after they stopped nationalist youths stealing pallets and described the culprits as “firebugs”. In a Facebook post, police described as “firebugs” a number of youths they prevented from taking pallets after receiving a call from a Longlands resident who had spotted the youngsters inside the gates […]
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Tributes go out to local community hero Brian
TRIBUTES have been paid to community worker Brian Mullan who passed away this week after losing his battle with cancer. Father-of-six Brian was a well-known face from his work with the Mater Hospital Community Forum, Newington Housing Association, the Newtownabbey Policing and Community Safety Partnership as well as the Newtownabbey Street Pastors. The retired civil […]
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The rich and colourful story of Alice Milligan
THE life and times of one of Ireland’s most extraordinary human rights campaigners is to be brought to life by Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company in their retelling of Alice Milligan – A Girl of Genius. Directed by Bríd Ó Gallchoir, the unique one-woman show charts the life of a prolific poet, political activist, journalist and […]
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