A Belfast man who underwent potentially lifesaving heart surgery has thanked the staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) following his successful recovery. 43-year-old Emmanuel Gibson was born with a type of septal defect commonly described as a hole in the heart and doctors thought he might only survive a few hours. Emmanuel’s mum, Philomena […]
Archive | July, 2017
Emmanuel looks to the future with optimism after crucial surgery
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Man found dead at Shaw’s Bridge remains unidentified
Police in South Belfast are appealing for help in identifying the body of a man found close to the Shaws Bridge area of the city on Friday afternoon Sergeant Mike White said: “We believe this gentleman may have gone missing 24 to 48 hours prior to Friday and we are asking the public to think […]
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Hail Hail, the Celts are here
UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, first leg Linfield v Celtic (Friday, 5pm, Windsor Park) CELTIC’S ‘Invincibles’ take on Linfield in the first leg of their mouth-watering Champions League Qualifier on Friday evening at Windsor Park. Frequent visitors to these shores for pre-season and exhibition games, Celtic last played a competitive fixture in Ireland back […]
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Double delight beckons for patient Cacace
WAITING in the wings for a title shot has been like waiting for the proverbial bus for Anthony Cacace as two have suddenly come along at once. ‘The Apache’ has been in line to fight for the British super-featherweight title for almost two years since annexing Celtic honours, but for one reason or another his […]
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Joy as Father Philip celebrates first Mass in St Oliver Plunkett
A FORMER Manchester United footballer from West Belfast who was ordained a priest at the weekend took part in his first mass. Father Philip Mulryne was ordained on Saturday by Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, O.P., who travelled from Rome for the occasion, in St Saviour’s Church in Dublin. The 39-year-old returned to celebrate a special […]
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Lagmore teenager left with fractured eye socket after attack at Dunmurry station
THE devastated mother of a 15-year-old Lagmore girl who has been left with a fractured eye socket after she was attacked with a brick on Saturday night has said that parents need to know where their children are. Clare Corr’s teenage daughter Lara McGlade was waiting with her friend on Saturday night at Dunmurry train […]
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