WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has said that a decision on the planning application for the redevelopment of Casement Park could be reached in the next month. The £110 million redevelopment plans had previously faced setbacks due to safety concerns linked to the size of the stadium. Planning permission was granted for a 38,000 capacity […]
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Playboy as relevant today as it ever was
One of the most iconic plays of Irish theatre has been reimagined for our times and received a standing ovation at the Lyric Theatre during its opening night. Running until November 2, JM Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World tells the story of Pegeen Mike (Eloise Stevenson) who is tired of her life, working in […]
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Agreement reached in Glassmullin standoff
A groundbreaking agreement has been brokered to allow construction work to begin on a new sports facility at Glassmullin Green. Work was due to begin on the £1.6million project in August, but campaigners had occupied the green for over 50 days in a bid to block the development. Since 2013, Friends of Glassmullin Open Green […]
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Man forced from his home
A NEW Lodge man has been forced out of his home after his house was attacked on Monday night. The victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, is now living in a hostel after breeze blocks were thrown through the windows of the house on the New Lodge Road. Speaking to the North Belfast News, the […]
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The great outdoors at a local nursery school
AIDAN Crean fully understands young people’s concern for nature and the future of our planet – in fact the west Belfast environmental supremo ‘got it’ well before anyone else did. When he was young and with the Troubles raging all around, nature and the environment weren’t high on many people’s list of priorities. But Aidan […]
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