Cops hunting the dissident republican killers of Michael McGibbon have issued an appeal to try and find two men who called to his Ardoyne home the night before he was fatally wounded. Michael, a father of four, died after he was shot in an alleyway close to his home in what is thought to have […]
Archive | April, 2017
Cops issue appeal to find two men on anniversary of Michael McGibbon death
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Families unite to battle new drugs scourge
A HEARTBROKEN West Belfast mother who lost her son to drugs has been inundated with messages of support from people who have experienced similar loss, after setting up a Facebook page which attracted thousands of followers in just a few days. Patricia Browne from Lagmore created the page in the wake of her son’s death […]
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Sambo expecting another battle with Barrowsiders
ANTRIM and Carlow will renew rivalries this Saturday at Netwatch Dr Cullen Park as the Christy Ring Cup gets underway. The Saffrons claimed the Division 2A title and promotion at the expense of the Barrowsiders earlier month in Newry while the sides couldn’t be separated when they met in Carlow at the beginning of the […]
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Nelia finds help on the road to employment
A NORTH Belfast project is helping people across the city overcome their barriers to secure employment. Based at the Ashton Centre, the Belfast Works LEMIS+ Project seeks to target those without training and education, working collectively to deliver employment opportunities. One such beneficiary, Nelia Goncalves, moved to Belfast from Portugal in 2014 and got involved […]
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Parties react to snap general election
AFTER yesterday’s surprise move by Prime Minister Theresa May to call a general election, political leaders here have been reacting to the prospect of a fourth visit to the polls in just over a year. Talks to save devolution stalled before Easter with hopes of a deal fading and the prospect of a Westminster election […]
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From Hightown’s hills to the Andes
A FORMER Belfast Media Group paperboy who quit his job to take on the journey of a lifetime through South America says that over halfway through his trip he’s glad to have taken a leap into the unknown. Chris Baird from Glengormley has spent the last seven months cycling the length of the Andes mountain […]
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