ONH are being blamed for a shooting in the Poleglass area of West Belfast that left one man needing hospital treatment. The 56-year-old from Ardoyne was shot in the Glenwood area of Poleglass just before 8pm last night. The victim is well known in Ardoyne and comes from a large family. Sinn Féin councillor Stephen […]
Archive | October, 2016
St Brigid’s seek to deny Dunloy double
WITH the Minor Hurling Championship trophy already in the cabinet, Dunloy bid to claim the double when they take on St Brigid’s in the football equivalent at Corrigan Park on Sunday. The game is the curtain-raiser for the senior decider between St Gall’s and Cargin and could be very bit as intriguing as the main […]
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Antrim kingpins set for Championship battle
CORRIGAN Park will play host to the latest instalment of the St Gall’s versus Cargin rivalry this Sunday as the sides battle it out for the 2016 Antrim Senior Football Championship. A bumper crowd will descend on West Belfast’s Whiterock Road for what is likely to be an intense affair. While the dynamics of other […]
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Burnett confident ahead of Farrag title defence
RYAN Burnett says he is ready to make the step up on Saturday night when he puts his British bantamweight title on the line against Liverpool’s Ryan Farrag at the Echo Arena. The North Belfast man has cleared every hurdle comfortably in his perfect 14 fight career to date, but will go into the lion’s […]
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Hyland retains focus to score Europa victory
IT had the potential to be a real banana skin, but Paul Hyland got the job done at the Europa Hotel on Saturday night when scoring a points victory over Nelson Altamirano to improve to 13-0. Hyland had originally been scheduled to take on Felix Lora over eight rounds at lightweight, but visa issues forced a […]
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14-year-old kidnapped by Israelis had stayed in West in the summer
LAST Wednesday nine children aged 13-17 from the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem were kidnapped by masked Israeli forces, beaten and taken to an Israeli prison where they were held for five terrifying days before eventually being released. One of these children was 14-year-old Motaz Barakah. Motaz is no stranger to West Belfast having stayed […]
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