FOODIES along with city historians united under wet skies on Saturday for Kabosh Theatre Company’s Belfast Bred walking tour of the city’s cuisine haunts from past to present. Our band of early morning risers converged outside Belfast’s oldest deli, Fountain Street’s Sawers, were we met with “chef Barney” whose mission was to get our help […]
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Joseph and Mary to be laid to rest together
THE daughter of Ballymurphy Massacre victim Joseph Murphy has spoken of her mixed emotions that her beloved parents will be laid to rest together today (Thursday). Mother-of-12 Mary Ellen Murphy passed away on August 22 – exactly 45 years to the day that her husband Joseph died from gunshot wounds he received during the Ballymurphy […]
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Botanic art goes totally tropical
BOTANIC Gardens Tropical Ravine is taking a trip down memory lane in its new 27-metre long artwork Artist Peter Strain and poet Emma Must were commissioned by Belfast City Council to create artwork to surround the Tropical Ravine while its £3.8 million restoration is completed. The artwork stretches across the great lawn, almost to the […]
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17 arrested in three-month crackdown on diazepam abuse
DETECTIVES have seized 65,000 diazepam tablets and arrested 17 people in a huge three-month police crackdown on diazepam abuse. As well as thousands of pills, police seized £10,000 in cash, sparking a major money-laundering probe. The investigation is aimed at clamping down on the unlawful supply and sale of diazepam tablets into and throughout the […]
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MARKET TUNNEL PLAN ENCOUNTERS SETBACK
RESIDENTS from the Market area are concerned that private new development plans will “eclipse” the much-anticipated Market Tunnels Project. The eight disused railway arches, known as the Lanyon Tunnels, connect the Market with Belfast Central Station, St George’s Market and Lanyon Place. Plans are at an advanced stage to open them up for use as […]
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Packed and exciting festival programme ahead
FÉILE An Droichead continues to go from strength to strength. Now in its eighth year, the festival is recognised as one of the highlights of the traditional arts calendar in Belfast. Based in South Belfast, An Droichead is an Irish language organisation that promotes the development of Irish language and culture through education, arts, family […]
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