A LABOUR MP will introduce a bill at Westminster later today calling for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the north. Conor McGinn, who was born in County Armagh, is the current MP for St Helen’s North in Merseyside. A similar private members’ bill was brought before the House of Lords on Tuesday and passed […]
Labour MP to push for equal marriage in the north
Pic of the Day, Tuesday March 27
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The more things change the more they stay the same
MARKING the 50th anniversary of the civil rights struggle in the north, Martin Lynch’s latest work asks if we are still striving for those rights in the present day? We’ll Walk Hand in Hand charts the lives of two working class students from Belfast. They meet at University in 1967 and soon find themselves at […]
Sectarian assault victim discharged from hospital
A 14-year-old who suffered severe head injuries in a sectarian attack in North Belfast has been discharged from hospital. Robert Holmes was attacked with sticks near the interface at North Queen Street on Saturday night. PSNI Detective Sergeant Keith Wilson said it was reported that “three males with sticks attacked the boy while a crowd […]
Pic of the Day Monday, March 26th
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Martin through the eyes of those who knew him
A BOOK capturing the life of the late Martin McGuinness through the eyes of those that knew him was launched in Belfast city centre on Thursday. In his latest work, Andersonstown News columnist Jude Collins is offering the readers the opportunity to delve into a range of perspectives on a man who helped shape Ireland’s […]