A West Belfast man who died after allegedly taking lethal ecstasy-type pills has been laid to rest. Gerard Mulholland, a well-known DJ on the local club scene, died on Friday night at a house party in Twinbrook’s Thornhill Court. Paramedics battled to save the 42-year-old but he died at the scene. Four other partygoers in […]
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‘We will put drug dealers down a hole’
THE republican paramilitary group the Irish Volunteers have told the Andersonstown News they are “re-strengthening and rearming” and will assassinate drug dealers in West Belfast. In an exclusive interview, the group said they have an “active anti-drugs unit” that is planning to put major dealers “down a hole”. The claim came just days after the […]
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Squinter’s review of the year: part one
JANUARY LOYALIST community representative Jim Wilson said on the Nolan Show on Tuesday morning that the continuing violence was having a detrimental effect on a number of aspects of East Belfast life, but he singled out for attention the damage that was being done to “the Chinese takeaway trade”. Now Squinter’s as fond of an […]
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Jane’s bird in the hand is a very trusting little fella
A robin’s not just for Christmas – they’re our favourite bird all year around. And as this picture shows, it’s no wonder. Jane McComb is a keen gardener and over the period of a year managed to build up a relationship with her garden robin. Every day she offered it some food, often dropping titbits […]
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Maskey welcomes news as Attwood backs residents
Local politicians have pledged to continue to work with residents in the aftermath of Thursday’s announcement giving the thumbs-up to the new Casement Park. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan gave the new £77 million, 38,000-seater stadium the green light when granting full planning permission to the project. Work on the new stadium will begin in […]
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Debate on FRC proposals comes down to the haves and have nots
THERE has been a hot debate in recent days after the report by the Football Review Committee gave the details as to how the imbalance in the numbers of competing counties in the provincial competitions could be eliminated. Today, Leinster has 11 counties competing (Kilkenny presently do not field in the Leinster SFC), Ulster has […]
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