SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says his party are in the “best position” to take a seat in the European Parliament. There are 11 candidates battling for seats in the north with sitting MEPs Sinn Féin’s Martina Anderson and DUP’s Diane Dodds expected to win a seat following next Thursday’s election. A LuicdTalk poll, published by […]
Eastwood optimistic at taking third Euro seat

Belfast election results bring fresh opportunities

BY Jake MacSiacais, Director Forbairt Feirste An open letter to all non-unionist councillors in Belfast: THE new Council is now elected. As we face into the new mandate it is high time to effectively deliver on the long-promised aspiration of Belfast as a ‘Diverse City of Equals’. The Gaeltacht Quarter Board has long engaged with […]
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Christopher looks to the future at Newington CU

HAVING studied drama at Queen’s University, a younger Christopher McBride could hardly have imagined he would one day become a Director at Newington Credit Union. However, the 29-year-old accountant’s thespian ambitions exited the stage when he realised he “couldn’t do accents”. He good-humouredly reflects on his lack of accomplishment in that department as a skill […]
Church leaders meet Stormont politicians

LEADERS of the Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist churches in Ireland have held talks with Stormont parties in the latest attempt to break the political deadlock. British and Irish Ministers including Secretary of State Karen Bradley also attended the meeting on Tuesday. The delegation of church leaders told the Stormont parties it was time to […]