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Archive | February, 2018

King leads Laois to victory over Antrim

ANTRIM slumped to their third successive league defeat on Saturday night as Ross King’s 15-point haul helped Laois claim a deserved win in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise. Both sides were seeking a first win of the campaign and the early exchanges were keenly contested, but the home side opened up a five-point lead before half-time and […]

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Weekend raids carried out into Ray Johnston murder

A number of raids have been carried out across the city in relation to the murder of Ray Johnston. 28-year-old Mr Johnston was shot dead at his Glenbawn Avenue home in Poleglass on Tuesday night in front of his partner and her 11-year-old child. A number of officers carried out planned searches on Saturday night […]

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Dissident republicans linked to Ray Johnston Murder

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Ray Johnston in Poleglass have revealed that dissident republicans may have been behind the ‘brutal’ killing. The 28-year-old was shot in the chest with a shotgun in front of his partner and 11-year-old child in Glenbawn Street on Tuesday night. At a press conference on Thursday afternoon Detective Chief Inspector, […]

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New Lodge young people Romania-bound once again

SEVEN young people from New Lodge Youth Centre jetted off to Romania this week intent on changing people’s lives for the better. Now in its third year of existence, the Romania Project, in association with Ashton Community Trust, enables young people aged 15 to 18 to participate in projects at home before taking their experiences […]

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Christina set to take on roles

TAKING on the mantle of bringing multiple characters to life in West Belfast playwright Patricia Gormley’s I’ll Tell My Ma, actress Christina Nelson says it is a “huge honour” to be involved in the critically acclaimed play. Having wowed audiences last year at the Mac Theatre during a sell-out run of the semi-autobiographical tale of […]

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No deal on cards says DUP leader

DUP leader Arlene Foster says there is “no current prospect” of a deal to restore the power-sharing Executive at Stormont. In response, last night Sinn Féin’s leader in the north Michelle O’Neill said a deal had been reached and the DUP had collapsed the process. “We had reached an accommodation with the leadership of the […]

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