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Archive | August, 2019

Shortlist for ‘Greatest Hits’ unveiled

AFTER weeks of waiting, the Belfast Media Group can now reveal which musical artists have made the all-important shortlist across the categories in our highly anticipated West Belfast’s Greatest Hits showcase. Taking place in the Devenish Complex on Saturday August 31, performers on the night will include the biggest success stories to emerge from the […]

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Conlan and Ruiz make weight ahead of sold-out showdown

MICHAEL Conlan and Diego Ruiz comfortably weighed-in under the featherweight limit (nine stone/126lbs) at the Kennedy Centre today ahead of tomorrow night’s WBO and vacant WBA Inter-Continental title fight at the Falls Park. The West Belfast man received a huge ovation as he tipped the scales at 125.6lbs with the Argentinian coming in slightly less […]

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Sweetheart HMS Caroline deal is queried

LOCAL tourism stakeholders have expressed concern following revelations of a sweetheart agreement between the Department for the Economy and a Royal Navy tourist attraction. The department has revealed that it has “an obligation with the National Museum of the Royal Navy” (NMRN), which owns the Belfast-based HMS Caroline, “to keep the ship open as a […]

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Bombay Street play brings back memories for Roma

BRASSNECK Theatre Company’s latest production tells the story of the burning of Bombay Street. Something in the Air will take to the stage at the Roddy’s for a limited run during the annual Féile an Phobail. Written by playwright Laurence McKeown and centred on events surrounding the pogroms, which led to the outbreak of the […]

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Pic of the day, Friday, August 2

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Talking over for Conlan and Ruiz ahead of Féile blockbuster

THE talking is done and the sold-out signs are now up ahead of Saturday’s mammoth fight night at the Falls Park as Michael Conlan gets set to take on Diego Ruiz for the WBO and vacant WBA Inter-Continental featherweight titles. The pair came face-to-face at the final press conference at the Balmoral Hotel this afternoon […]

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