A SUNNY Easter weekend would usually be the cue for a hive of activity on the sporting fields of Ireland, but as we know all too well, this year offers anything but. Easter Saturday would ordinarily see clubs from across the city compete for the U12 Joe Cahill Memorial Football Tournament at MacRory Park, but […]
Archive | April, 2020
Home skilling the temporary normal for young players
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Video Report: Covid-19 survivor Niall Murphy arrives home to applause of neighbours
Leading lawyer Niall Murphy is home with this family this evening after enduring a gruelling four-week battle with Covid-19. (Our video above shows Niall arriving home to the applause of his neighbours this evening.) “Shattered, Exhaustion beyond comprehension but I’m at home this afternoon,” he said. “Scariest time my life, even though I was oblivious […]
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Republican veteran of Long Kesh Fire battle dies of Covid-19 illness
TRIBUTES have been paid to former republican prisoner, 68-year-old John ‘Johnny’ Burns, who passed away on Wednesday April 16 from Covid-19. His nephew Sinn Féin Councillor Stevie Corr described him as a “quiet, unassuming man” who like so many others of his time “stood up and was counted”. “Johnny was my ma’s youngest brother. My […]
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We will only get through this together, says PIPS head as new service is launched
LOCAL mental health and suicide prevention charity PIPS have launched a Befriending Helpline in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The Antrim Road charity had offered counselling sessions over the phone but is now adding Befriending Helpline, using all the Charity’s Care Team to help those in need. The charity is not government-funded and relies on donations. […]
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Scottish businesswoman donates £10,000 to lift Belfast hearts
A Scottish businesswoman honoured for her commitment to the revitalisation of Belfast has donated £10,000 to Covid-19 relief efforts in the city. Former Scotland Businesswoman of the Year Marie Macklin has been working with communities across the peace line for the past four years in order to identify a suitable site for a mixed-use development […]
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‘Great Wall of China’ sparks South Belfast residents’ row with Consulate
BUILDING work on the Chinese Consulate in South Belfast is to go ahead – despite objection from local residents — courtesy of special diplomatic protocols between the UK and China. Martin McBurney from nearby Adelaide Park contacted the South Belfast News to raise his concerns after work began to build a wall between the boundary […]
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