Several hundred people turned out in Mount Eagles on Sunday to hear about a pilot scheme that could solve the ongoing cavity wall insulation problems of many householders. As we previously reported, homes in the development checked for insulation last year received a 100 per cent fail rate following complaints of damp, mould and condensation. […]
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Insulation row nears a belated resolution
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Big-name losers as that SF/DUP gap gets bigger
Following last week’s election, Sinn Féin is the biggest party on Belfast City Council with 19 seats, six more that their nearest rivals, the DUP on 13. The new ‘super council’ will not set sail until next April, until which time it will shadow the existing Council and Councillors. Sinn Féin’s Council leader in Belfast, […]
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ONH extortion blitz revealed
A West Belfast man whose home was home was shot at and his car destroyed says he is the victim of an extortion attempt by Óglaigh na hÉireann (ONH). In an interview with the Andersonsotwn News, Stephen McKenna reveals that several attempts to extort money from him have taken place in recent years and in […]
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‘We might be in for Croke Park Mark 2’
One of the members who left the committee of a residents’ group opposing the new Casement Park has spoken about why he quit and has given his thoughts on the controversial revamp. In an interview with the Andersonstown News, Seamus Fitzsimons insists he still doesn’t trust the GAA or the builders, but he believes the […]
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CBS teacher asks: where’s the equality?
A concerned teacher from CBS has told the Andersonstown News that “equality as an issue is something that is totally lacking when addressing these two proposals.” “CBS, a perfectly good secondary school that has received glowing reports from the Education Minister John O’Dowd and the Department of Education, is to be sacrificed to expand a […]
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Carlsberg don’t remake their ads, but…
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has hit out at a new Carslberg ad that features the peace wall at Townsend Street. The advert, titled Carlsberg Border Football, shows people on both sides of the divide in three formerly war-torn societies – Belfast, Nicosia and Kosovo being brought together through football, and subsequently sharing a beer. In […]
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