ADDRESSING the legacy of conflict in the north will form the theme of this year’s Four Corners festival with one of its founders saying he expects some people to struggle with some of the more challenging events that have been organised. Fr Martin Magill established the festival in 2012 while Parish Priest of Sacred Heart […]
Archive | January, 2017
Four Corners festival to tackle legacy issues
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Heartbreak after theft of wedding day jewellery
AN Elmfield man has been left devastated after cash and treasured jewellery from his daughter’s wedding was stolen. Mathew Nampudakam returned from work in the early hours of Saturday morning to find his Glengormley home had been ransacked. It is believed the burglary occurred between the hours of 6pm and midnight. “I came home at […]
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McCrory relishing Kilkenny challenge after Westmeath win
Bord na Móna Walsh Cup Westmeath 0-12 Antrim 1-18 A STRONG second half performance from Antrim ensured the visitors were worthy nine point winners over a somewhat lacklustre Westmeath side in the opening round of the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup played in slippery underfoot conditions at Kinnegad last Sunday afternoon. Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton and […]
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Parkrun Jim says ‘give it a go’
IT’S that time of the year again when all the shiny new running shoes are tried out and possibly last year’s running shoes that got very little use. The fluorescent lycra is donned and the gyms and roads are packed with eager runners hoping to lose that bit of extra weight that crept in over […]
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Ballerina will entertain the whole family
Ballerina (U) ★★★ Directed by: Eric Summer & Éric Warin Starring: Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Carly Rae Jepsen What’s the story? IT’S 1879 and young orphan Felicié (Elle Fanning) loves to dance and, she’s got big dreams of leaving the orphanage behind and going to Paris to become a ballerina. Taking her fate into […]
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Hazel was next to every Irishman’s heart
Belfast born artist John Lavery married Kathleen McDermott in 1889. Shortly after the birth of their daughter Eileen she died of tuberculosis early in 1891. In September 1903 while painting on the beach at Peg Meil in France he was introduced to Hazel Martyn, a 17-year-old who was accompanied by her mother and sister. […]
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