BIG-hearted staff and friends of An Droichead in South Belfast have joined together to raise £7,500 for the Children’s Haematology Unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital. The generous donation comes after 18-month-old Conor Maguire from An Droichead’s daycare facility was diagnosed with leukemia. The Maguire family, from the Market area, say they are eternally grateful […]
Archive | December, 2016
South Belfast takes centre-stage as SIF controversy goes on
TWO SOUTH Belfast MLAs have become embroiled in a war of words as the controversy over the £80m Stormont Social Investment Fund (SIF) staggers on. Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has hit back after DUP MLA Emma Little Pengelly accused her of continuing to “sit quietly” in the chamber as the SIF fund came in for savage criticism […]
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A bad as ever but unfortunately not as good
Bad Santa (15) ★ Directed by: Mark Waters Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox & Kathy Bates What’s the story? A foul-mouthed, no good, sexually deviant, incurable alcoholic criminal, the last time we saw Willie Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) was 13 years ago. He was on his way to prison for trying to break […]
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A portrait of the artist as Eimear has the perfect job
Eimear Maguire is following her dream – and we can all be very proud of her. The young mum-of-two has two passions in life – beside her family, of course – painting and birds. And she’s just on the way to forging an extraordinary career as a home-grown artist whose paintings are adorning more […]
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Rich and fascinating history of Belfast’s best-loved bar
Why does that Kelly’s arch require staff to duck down? “Do you know why the arch behind the bar is so low? No? I’ll tell you later. Take a look at the height of the bar counter.” The question was put to me away back in the early 1960s by Jim Gallagher as he […]
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Extending the Presidential vote
“WE could be discussing the A6 and A5, improvements to our port and the 100 new jobs announced in our area. Instead we have nationalist councillors trying to outdo one another with pointless motions.” Those are the words of Councillor Graham Warke (DUP). He was reacting to a motion passed by Derry City and […]
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