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Archive | January, 2018

Harbinson hoping to hit the ground running with Antrim

ANTRIM begin their Division Four promotion bid with a home tie against Leitrim at Corrigan Park and new boss Lenny Harbinson knows nothing less than two points will suffice. After suffering relegation on the final day of the league last season, Antrim are fancied by many to make a swift return to Division Three having […]

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Understrength Antrim braced for Tribesmen battle in NHL opener

THE wait is finally over. Antrim’s eagerly-anticipated league clash with All-Ireland champions Galway takes centre-stage this Sunday at Pearse Stadium (1pm). Originally billed as a double header with the Division One football tie between the Tribesmen and Ulster champions Tyrone, the football has been moved to Tuam due to doubts over whether the pitch at […]

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Mater Midwifery Led Unit celebrates 1,000th birth

STAFF at the Mater Hospital Midwifery Led Unit are celebrating after they helped deliver their 1,000th birth. Proud parents Christine and Jonathan McGrandle gave birth to their beautiful son, Spencer at 10.07am on January 3, becoming the 1,000th baby delivered in the unit. A special event was held at the Mater Hospital on Monday afternoon […]

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Family ‘distraught’ over missing Michael

THE sister of missing North Belfast man Michael Cullen says her family are ‘distraught’ with no positive news of his whereabout over the past fortnight. Catherine Cullen was speaking to the North Belfast News, two weeks after the 33-year-old was reported missing from his North Circular Road home on Tuesday, January 9. “There are still […]

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Donegal Celtic boss Hatfield braced for relegation dogfight

Bluefin Sport Premier Intermediate League Annagh United v Donegal Celtic (Saturday, 3pm, Tandragee Road) DESPITE facing the prospect of being at the foot of the table if results don’t go favourably over the next week, Donegal Celtic manager Stephen Hatfield insists he isn’t concerned by his side’s erratic form this season. Just three points separate […]

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Seán Mac Aindreasa is laid to rest

THE funeral took place yesterday, Wednesday, of well-known West Belfast Gael Seán Mac Aindreasa. Mr Mac Aindreasa was highly respected in the Irish language community in Belfast and throughout Ireland. One of the founders of Bunscoil Phobal Feirste, the first Irish language school in the north, Seán fundraised tirelessly along with his late wife Áine […]

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