ANTHONY Cacace made an impressive return to the ring at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan as he improved to 14-0 (7 KOs) with victory over Jamie Quinn. The West Belfast man had been out of action for almost a year, but wasted no time in improving his record, becoming the first man to ever […]
Cacace wants British title next after impressive Wigan win

Going for gold

ASIDE from the O’Donovan brothers and Annalise Murphy, Rio 2016 wasn’t a particularly memorable Olympic Games for Irish athletes. Indeed, the various controversies dominated the headlines more than the actual events. First there was Michael O’Reilly’s failed drugs test on the eve of the Games, which resulted in the Portlaoise boxer being sent home in […]
’Dall to play for as Rossa bid to reach final

ROSSA will bid to reach the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship final for the first time since 2004 this Saturday when they take on defending champions, Cushendall in Corrigan Park. The Volunteer Cup has resided in the north of the county ever year since Rossa’s win 12 years ago. Remarkably, Cushendall have featured in nine of […]
Rebelling with glorious abandon

Bad Moms (15) ★★★ Directed by: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore Starring: Mila Kunis & Kristen Bell What’s the story? AMY (Mila Kunis) has to be one of the most devoted and perpetually busy mothers in the world. She’s always on the move and, when she’s not cooking her family delicious and nutritious meals, […]
Beware of a single cow standing in a field

We’ve enjoyed some of the best weather of the whole summer this week, and plenty of people headed to Slievenacloy, the nature resort above Poleglass, to take full advantage of our beautiful hills. But they were stopped in their tracks by this sign – and this bull. Some readers contacted Dúlra to complain – […]
When McNamara’s Band were kings of the local music hall

“OH, my name is McNamara, I’m the leader of the band. Although we’re small in number, we’re the best band in the land.” These are the opening lines of the famous song McNamara’s Band. When I was growing up this song vied in our neck of the woods with The Boys from the County […]