THE film-maker behind Bobby Sands: 66 Days said he is ‘ecstatic’ with the success and the reviews the film is receiving. Two weeks after it opened in cinemas throughout the country the documentary about the West Belfast hunger-striker and IRA volunteer is currently breaking Irish box office records. This week cinemas in Belfast were sold […]
Archive | August, 2016
Sands film keeps breaking Irish box office records
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Family’s plea for help after suicide attempts
THE family of a 22-year-old West Belfast man say they are desperate for help after he attempted suicide for the second time in a fortnight. The man’s sister says that they feel that they have been let down by the Belfast Trust and the South Eastern Trust. Speaking to the Andersons-town News, the young man’s […]
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Yip, bin there; yip, done that
SQUINTER was dandering around the lovely lanes of County Armagh at the weekend, checking the orchards to see how close the apples are to the Magners factory, idly noting that there’s a touch of autumn coolness in the afternoon breeze. The dog stopped for a second and looked back at his master, tongue hanging […]
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When sorry is not enough
You’ve probably heard by now – there’s to be a fresh inquiry into the Kingsmill massacre. Ten Protestants were killed after they’d been ordered from their van. There was one survivor. It happened back in 1976 but in May of this year, the PSNI said they had a “potential DNA match” relating to a […]
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Don’t belittle people losses
OVER the past few weeks there has been a row over a poster that was erected in County Tyrone as part of the 12th celebrations. The poster was dedicated to the now deceased Billy Wright of the UVF/LVF. It quoted Wright as saying his best moment was the killing of four men in Cappagh. The […]
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Championship semi-final berths up for grabs
THE Intermediate and Junior Football Championships will be whittled down to four teams each this weekend with St Paul’s taking on Moneyglass in the pick of the IFC ties. The Shaws Road side have dropped down from the Senior ranks and will be one of the favourites for Intermediate honours this season, but they face […]
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