GAELIC football fans will descend upon Dublin this weekend for the All-Ireland finals, but members of O’Donovan Rossa GAC and some special guests will be heading in the opposite direction as they complete a non-stop solo run from GAA HQ to Casement Park in Belfast to highlight the need to ‘Build Casement’. At 7am at […]
Archive | September, 2017
Rossa set for the Croke to Casement solo run this week
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Prince Harry gets RVH ambulance
A HEART procedure at the RVH was cancelled due to Ambulance Service vehicles being sent to put on a display for British royal Prince Harry at the opening of a new station, a source has told us. Prince Harry opened the new Ballymena station last Thursday during his first official visit to the north and […]
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Local retailer rallies to the aid of the homeless
A SOUTH Belfast retailer has held a coffee morning in order to raise vital funds for the Welcome Organisation. The Welcome Organisation delivers a range of support services to people who are homeless or vulnerable and at risk of homelessness. The services include a drop-in centre, day and night street outreach services and crisis accommodation […]
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Angry Abbeyville residents protest after being refused speed bumps
A NEWTOWNABBEY community have been refused speed ramps after they were told there was no history of road accidents or fatalities in their area. Residents of Abbeyville held a protest to express their opposition at the decision by the Department of Infrastructure (Dfl). Emmanuel Mullan, Chair of Abbeyville Residents Association, said the community felt ‘let […]
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Debt crisis casts doubt on future of church in Oldpark
A LANDMARK North Belfast church could close for good after it was revealed Sacred Heart parish is over a million pounds in debt. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Deanby, has seen its future cast into doubt after a survey revealed it needs over 700k worth of repairs to remain open. But according to Parish Priest […]
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UPRG-linked Solinas won’t take no for answer on guns
A UPRG-linked member of the North Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership who sought to gain detailed knowledge of police firearms capability through written questions to the PSNI says he will go to the Chief Constable after the answers did not meet his satisfaction. In a series of questions obtained by the North Belfast News […]
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