A NEW mental health facility has been officially opened in North Belfast thanks to a joined-up approach to patient care. Launched by mental health organisation Threshold, the Clearwater House facility is located in Brookhill Avenue, off the Antrim Road. The multi-million pound residential facility is the first of its kind in the north and helps […]
Archive | February, 2018
Man killed in front of partner and child in shotgun attack
COLIN SINN Féin Councillor Stephen Magennis says the local community is outraged by the brutal murder of a man in Poleglass last night. Raymond Johnston, who’s believed to be in his late 20s, was hit in the chest with a shotgun blast shortly before 8pm on Tuesday night at his partner’s home in Glenbawn Avenue. […]
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Patricia’s play is all set for Lyric Theatre
WEST Belfast playwright Patricia Gormley says it will be a real family affair when her one-woman penned semi-autobiographical work I’ll Tell My Ma makes its Lyric Theatre debut this month. The production, which first entertained audiences at the Cultúrlann back in 2012, charts the adventures, highs and lows in the lives of four generations of […]
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Police launch investigation into suspicious death of May Stevens
POLICE are investigating a potential burglary link to death of a 64-year-old woman who was found dead in her North Belfast home on Sunday morning. PSNI officers discovered the body of 64-year-old May Stevens at her house in Lismoyne Park shortly after 3.00am. Officers visited her property to inquire about her vehicle, which had failed […]
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Saffrons suffer promotion setback as Wicklow claim a point in Corrigan
From Paddy Tierney at Corrigan Park ANTRIM’S promotion prospects suffered a setback yesterday after they were held to a draw by a dogged Wicklow side at a wintry Corrigan Park. Two pitch inspections were carried out before the game was given the go-ahead, but the heavy surface and an icy cross-field breeze made conditions extremely […]
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Short Strand bus depot cancer fears
SINN Féin Councillor Mairead O’Donnell has called for the relocation of the Translink bus depot in Short Strand. Cllr O’Donnell was speaking out after a worrying report complied by Queen’s third year medical students revealed a possible link between the number of cancer-related illnesses in the area and pollution emitted from diesel engines. Cllr O’Donnell […]
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