Furious Irish soccer fans have been contacting the Andersonstown News claiming that they’re missing out on the Euro 2012 experience by not being able to watch the tournament on RTé Fans who have Sky or Virgin Media are having their RTÉ signal blocked on cable during the competition and as a result are forced to watch the matches on either BBC or ITV.
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Father’s Day tribute to much loved character
The family of a much-loved and popular New Lodge man who passed away from a kidney infection at the age of only 55 are hoping to pay a special Father’s Day tribute to their Dad by raising enough money to buy a new dialysis machine for the City Hospital.
Clap trap and carve up claims at council
THE election of new leaders to Castlereagh Borough Council has led to a bitter spat, with accusations of a unionist carve-up being dismissed as “temper tantrums”. The less than harmonious Annual General Meeting on Monday saw Ulster Unionist Michael Henderson elected Mayor, with DUP Councillor Tommy Stanford his Deputy.
Student’s vision of new crematorium
A BELFAST architecture graduate has unveiled his plans for a crematorium complex that could be built beside Milltown Cemetery.Eddie McCartney, a mature student from Andersonstown, drew up the plans as part of his Architecture Masters thesis project with the University of Ulster.
Missing Ghostbike will be replaced
A replacement ghost bike is in the process of being prepared in memory of a cyclist killed in a road collision. The ghost bike that was placed at Ormeau Bridge in South Belfast to honour the memory of Michael Caulfield has been missing for almost two weeks.
All welcome to end of term fete
PUPILS, teachers and parents of a Greencastle school will round off the exhausting school year in style this weekend. Saint Mary’s, Star of the Sea Primary School is staging a community fun day on Saturday at 10am to promote the school and to give all the children a great day out.
