THE footballing landscape of West Belfast will change considerably at the end of this month when Sport and Leisure Swifts and Donegal Celtic will cease to exist. In their place, the new Belfast Celtic FC will be formed. Rather than plying their trade at Glen Road Heights, as originally intended, the new entity will play […]
Archive | April, 2019
Rival clubs join forces in new Belfast Celtic entity
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President to open Connolly museum
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins will officially open the new Áras Uí Chonghaile/ James Connolly Visitor Centre on the Falls Road on Friday. The President will deliver a speech to mark the historic occasion as the £1.4 million three-storey building in the Gaeltacht Quarter prepares to open its doors to visitors for the first time. Director […]
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Paddy and Nigel taking success in their stride
SINCE he first took up his guitar and hit the stage back in July last year, West Belfast internet sensation Paddy Rafferty has been selling out venues across the city. Fans of the Brooke-based Paddy ‘Raff’ have lapped up his BT9 alter ego ‘Nigel’ in online sketches such as ‘Nigel at the Christmas Market’, ‘Nigel […]
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Pic of the day, Thursday, April 18
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Pic of the Day, Wednesday, April 17
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Taking the Crooked Glen to Crumlin
THROUGH a process of Anglicisation, Crumlin is among the thousands of Irish towns and areas whose place names are virtually lost in translation. Situated in Antrim’s hills, the Crumlin derives its name from the Irish ‘An Cromghlinn’, meaning The Crooked Glen, which is the name adopted by one the town’s most exciting new pubs. Headed […]
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