MARKING the 50th anniversary of the civil rights struggle in the north, Martin Lynch’s latest work asks if we are still striving for those rights in the present day? We’ll Walk Hand in Hand charts the lives of two working class students from Belfast. They meet at University in 1967 and soon find themselves at […]
The more things change the more they stay the same
Sectarian assault victim discharged from hospital
A 14-year-old who suffered severe head injuries in a sectarian attack in North Belfast has been discharged from hospital. Robert Holmes was attacked with sticks near the interface at North Queen Street on Saturday night. PSNI Detective Sergeant Keith Wilson said it was reported that “three males with sticks attacked the boy while a crowd […]
When cash-out bets go badly, badly wrong
CHELTENHAM 2018 is over and what a tough week it was for punters, but it was even tougher for one Derry punter than the rest of us after the dreaded cash-out curse struck. Stacy Logan placed a £3.75 bet with the odds lying in her online account on Thursday and decided to place a quad […]
Pic of the day, Thursday March 22nd
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One fight could change his life’: West Belfast MMA star Karl Moore bids for second world title
KARL Moore may never match Conor McGregor’s brash showmanship outside the octagon, but the Belfast fighter is just one win away from equalling his achievements inside. McGregor remains the only professional Mixed Martial Artist to hold two world titles at different weights simultaneously. This Saturday night, Moore bids to win the Cage Warriors heavyweight world […]
Dunmurry murder enveloped in murky claims of collusion
THIS Sunday sees the re-dedication of the memorial plaque at the Dairy Farm Centre in memory of Damien Walsh, a teenager whose murder by loyalist paramilitaries was witnessed by the British army. Damien from Poleglass was 17 years old when he was murdered by the UDA in the shopping centre on the 25th March 1993. […]