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Archive | July, 2017

Gutierrez the ideal opponent to help Frampton bounce back says McGuigan

BARRY McGuigan believes Andres Gutierrez is the ideal opponent for Carl Frampton ahead of Saturday’s WBC featherweight eliminator at the SSE Arena. Having fought Leo Santa Cruz twice in-a-row, McGuigan felt Frampton could use the change in opponent and while their first choice was to secure a third meeting with ‘El Terremoto’ in order to […]

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Falls Park Masterplan is forging ahead

WORK is well and truly under way to make the Falls Park/ City Cemetery Masterplan a reality. The £6 million investment in the park, City Cemetery and surrounding areas aims to provide better facilities for the local community and make the area more attractive, safe and welcoming for everyone. Councillor Stevie Corr, who chairs the […]

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Concern greets latest plans for York Street block

REVISED plans for an already huge student apartment development on York Street that will see more units added is causing concern amongst residents living nearby. This week Lacuna Developments and the Wakin Jones Group announced the purchase of a site from another developer who had secured planning permission for an 11-storey building with 354 student […]

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A night of song, story and poetry

Cuba, Ireland and The International Revolution, will be discussed next Wednesday July 26 in Gael-Ionad Mhic Goill, the next in the series of events held by The Ballymurphy Republican History Project. The Ballymurphy Republican History Project is a community education initiative, which seeks to mark the centenary of the first republican hunger striker, Thomas Ashe, […]

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Crackdown: Boney rubbish removed

HOPES have been raised that statutory agencies are finally taking steps to deal with the New Lodge August 9 bonfires after years of standing by and letting thugs destroy the area. This week Housing Executive contractors moved into Victoria Parade and along with Sinn Féin Councillor JJ Magee removed 140 pallets that had been placed […]

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Saffrons seeking to down the Dubs

Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship quarter-final Antrim v Dublin (Saturday, 6pm, Pairc Esler)    WITH the Danny McNaughton Cup safely secured for a fifth successive season, Antrim’s minor hurlers now turn their attention to the challenge of Dublin in Saturday’s All-Ireland MHC quarter-final. This is the stage of the season when Antrim traditionally suffer […]

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