TWO men were arrested at the weekend after a street fight in which a suspected firearm and knife were produced. Police were called to Kinnaird Street in North Belfast around 8pm on Friday night after reports of an altercation between a number of men in the street. One man was treated for minor injuries. The […]
Archive | November, 2016
Arrests follow suspected weekend gun attack
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Twaddell community art goes on display at Ulster University
A CREATIVE collaboration between North Belfast-based artists and members of the community has gone on display at the Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art on York Street to celebrate the links between the college and locals. Painting, embroidery and photography projects were all carried out by groups including Mind-Wise, Windsor Women’s Centre, Twaddell and Woodvale […]
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Brother’s anger at delay in ombudsman probe of UDA killing
THE brother of a North Belfast businessman gunned down by loyalist killers in 1987 after refusing to hand over cash to Pat Finucane’s killer has been angered by the announcement of a delay in the investigation of the case. Thomas McAuley, a 32-year-old married father-of-two, was shot dead by the UDA on the Crumlin Road […]
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Twins’ tribute to dad
WEST Belfast twins Liam and Amy Murray are doing something wonderful to honour their beloved daddy’s memory. This Christmas they are the stars of a Cancer Focus NI radio advert. The twins’ dad Liam passed away on New Year’s Day 2010 at the age of just 31 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. […]
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Top cop: Hurls not ‘offensive weapons’
A TOP West Belfast cop has said that a hurling stick is “not an offensive weapon” following the front page report in last week’s Andersonstown News. A clarification video and statement posted to the PSNI’s West Belfast social media Facebook site came after we reported that Shaws Road man and Lisburn and Castlereagh Council GAA […]
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Former United star ordained a deacon in Dublin ceremony
A FORMER Manchester United player from Belfast has taken a step closer to becoming a priest. Philip Mulryne, a former De La Salle pupil, was ordained a deacon by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, on Saturday past in a ceremony attended by friends and family. Thirty-eight-year-old Philip, who is a member of the Dominican […]
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