THE FELONS was the setting this week for the launch of a new 1916 Belfast Heritage Trail. Whilst the main events of Easter Week centred in and around Dublin, the full story played by those from Belfast in the Rising has never fully been recognised – until now. This new heritage trail uncovers the story […]
Archive | February, 2017
Mum’s anger after son’s image used on Facebook
A MOTHER of a young West Belfast boy born with a rare condition says she is “absolutely devastated and sick to my stomach” after a photo of her son was taken from her personal Facebook page and used to create a viral post on four separate Facebook pages. Dáire Flanagan from Turf Lodge was born with […]
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McKenna: ‘We need to lay down a marker against London’
Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A: Antrim v London; Sunday, 1pm, Corrigan Park ANTRIM begin their 2017 National League campaign this Sunday with an eagerly-anticipated rematch with London in Corrigan Park. Rarely would a game against the Exiles garner much excitement amongst the Saffron faithful, yet the manner and the fallout from London’s surprise win […]
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McBride: Antrim must keep the Faith
Allianz National Football League Division Three Offaly v Antrim (Sunday, 3pm, Tullamore) FEW gave Antrim any hope in their opening National Football League game against Tipperary in Thurles last Sunday but Paddy McBride was expecting nothing less than two points. The Saffrons were massive underdogs against a side who reached the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals last […]
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Proving that the West really is the Best… again
THE Andersonstown News in conjunction with principal partner Bank of Ireland has launched its second ‘Best of the West’ competition after the mammoth success of last year’s event. The paper is again celebrating all that is great and good about West Belfast. They were blown away with the number of votes that came in last […]
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Queen’s warning over herbal supplements
MANY herbal supplements contain hidden pharma-ceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to a Queen’s University expert. Emeritus Professor Duncan Burns, a forensically experienced analytical chemist from the Institute for Global Food Security, has been working with a team of specialists on a peer-reviewed paper to examine the detection of illegal ingredients […]
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