A CAMPAIGN to raise vital funds for a young Belfast boy battling a rare form of cancer is gathering pace thanks to his cheeky take on an internet viral phenomenon and a recent high-profile charity auction. The Belfast Media Group is backing the fundraising campaign for three-year-old Oscar Knox, who needs up to £250,000 for treatment for neuroblastoma, an aggressive strain of the disease which specifically affects children.
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Colleagues’ grief over holiday fall tragedy
The director of a South Belfast company who employed a woman who fell to her death whilst on holiday has spoken of his devastation at her tragic loss. Mother of two Jacqueline McClafferty (41), from North Belfast fell from the third floor of the Poseidon Hotel in the Sunny Beach resort on Saturday June 16.
Thousands on Novena pilgrimage
EARLY morning sunshine welcomed the thousands of worshippers who turned out for the first session of this year’s Clonard Solemn Novena yesterday (Wednesday) morning.The rain which had been thundering down for most of the week disappeared as people from across West Belfast and far beyond made their way to the newly refurbished church for the early morning vigil Mass.
Fancy a dragon on the Lagan?
THE Chinese Welfare Association (CWA) is organising the annual Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2012 and this year we will highlight the features of the River Lagan and the new Titanic Quarter development on Sunday, 24th June, 2012, at Belfast Boat Club, near Cutter’s Wharf, Stranmillis, Belfast.
Miracle of little baby Rubie
A YOUNG West Belfast couple will be counting their blessings at the Clonard Novena this week after their new-born baby was rescued from the brink of death. Jonny and Tanya McKeown were told there were “no signs of life” after little Rubie was born on May 28, and they were faced with the agonising decision of whether or not to switch off her ventilator.
Got the talent? You’re in the Tribe
There’s a rich source of untapped creative talent bubbling under the surface in working class communities across Belfast just waiting to be discovered. That’s the message from a unique Belfast-based talent scouting and training organisaton who next week will give that talent a chance to break through into one of our most exciting and rapidly growing industries.
