CAMPAIGNER Phillip McTaggart has called for a review into how people with mental health issues are treated. The Mindskills founder spoke out this week following several reports that people in crisis are being refused treatment at local hospitals. In recent weeks, the North Belfast News has reported a number cases where people at risk of […]
Campaigner calls for review of mental health treatment
Voting now open for the Urban Villages Aisling Award
VOTING has begun online to find the recipient of a new Aisling Award aimed at identifying the best community project based in an Urban Village area. An initiative of the Stormont Executive championed by the late Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson, Urban Villages were set up in some of the most underserved areas in Belfast […]
St Malachy’s OB Youth named ‘Club of the Year’
ST MALACHY’S OB Youth FC have been given yet another massive boost as they were named as the Club of the Year at last week’s McDonald’s IFA Awards in Belfast City Hall. The North Belfast club has developed rapidly since forming in 2015. It now has more than 300 players, both boys and girls, and […]
Saffron skipper McCann sets out 2020 vision
ANTRIM hurling captain Conor McCann believes the Saffrons will go into the 2020 campaign with one of their strongest squads in several seasons. New boss Darren Gleeson will take charge of Antrim for the first time in a competitive game when his side take on Meath in the first round of the Kehoe Cup on […]
Ulster set for European opener in Bath
Rugby: European Champions Cup Pool Three Bath v Ulster (Saturday, 1pm, live on Channel 4) HAVING reached the quarter-finals of last year’s Champions Cup, Ulster will be hoping to again make it to the knockout stages and they begin their campaign with a tricky trip to Bath tomorrow. Dan McFarland’s side have enjoyed a decent […]