We continue to tell the stories of the victims and the families of the Ballymurphy Massacre Paddy McCarthy was originally from England, a former soldier he moved to Ballymurphy in 1970 to take up a job with the Ballymurphy Tenants’ Association (BTA). The people of Ballymurphy had a great respect for him, he was treated […]
Archive | August, 2018
Paddy stood with the people of the ’Murph
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Early morning arson and paint bomb attack on Sinn Féin’s Connolly House HQ
WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey said that Sinn Féin “will not be deterred” from the work they are doing within the community following an early morning attack on their Connolly House offices. Between 4.30am and 4.50am this morning (Monday) local residents noticed smoke and flames coming from Sinn Féin’s Andersonstown Road headquarters and rang the […]
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Frampton predicting an explosive performance on his field of dreams
WHEN he looks back on his career in later years, Carl Frampton insists tomorrow night’s Windsor Park showdown with Luke Jackson will be at the forefront of his mind (approx. 9.45pm, live on BT Sport). At today’s weigh-in at the Europa Hotel, Frampton scaled 126lbs having stripped completely and Jackson 114.12lbs ahead of their interim […]
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Barnes confident he has the tools to take Rosales’ crown
PADDY Barnes will not rise to Cristofer Rosales’ bait when he challenges for the Nicaraguan’s WBC flyweight title tomorrow night at Windsor Park (first fight on the live BT Sport broadcast at 7.45pm). ‘The Leprechaun’ made the flyweight limit of 115lbs without fuss at today’s weigh-in at the Europa Hotel, while Rosales was slightly lighter […]
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Tribute call for Elisha Scott
THE public vote to name the new road leading to the Olympia Leisure Centre in Belfast is in its final week and SDLP Councillor Donal Lyons is encouraging people to ensure they have their say and to vote for ‘Elisha Scott Boulevard’. Elisha Scott is a Liverpool football legend and was Belfast Celtic’s most successful […]
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Call for calm after fights are arranged
LOCAL SDLP Councillor Paul McCusker has appealed for calm after a number of arranged fights this week in North Belfast. The Oldpark representative was forced to intervene after large groups of youths gathered on the Crumlin Road on Monday night in what he described as an “arranged fight with people from both communities”. On Tuesday […]
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