Óglaigh na hÉireann in Belfast is on the verge of collapse after losing two key members. It’s believed that the men fell out of favour with the ONH’s leader in Belfast and have since sought refuge with the city’s New Real IRA, which is increasingly seen as a safe haven for disaffected dissident republicans. One […]
ONH in Belfast on the verge of calling it a day
READY, STEADY, PARTY
THE CURTAIN goes up across the city today (Thursday Aug 1) as Féile25 begins its 11-day programme of events across the West of the city. Féile an Phobail Director Kevin Gamble was yesterday busy putting the finishing touches to this year’s extravagaza. “After months of preparation and planning by the Féile team for our 25th […]
McVeigh selected for Irish squad
WEST Belfast’s latest Irish soccer international is preparing for a big tournament later in the year when he will take on the cream of Europe. Carl McVeigh, a 15-year-old from the Stewartstown Road, will line out for the boys in green during this year’s Powerchair Football Championships to be held in Paris in October and […]
By George! Brenda switches focus
The West Belfast author who co-wrote the runaway success A Night With George says her new play is even better than the award-winning comedy. Brenda Murphy was speaking during a break in rehearsals in the Cultúrlann theatre for Baby It’s Cold Outside, her new comedy, filled, as she says with “black humour”. The play debuted […]
Big fun in the Big Tent as the West prepares to party
The variety and sheer scale of events taking place during Féile an Phobail, which starts today, Thursday, and runs over the next 11 days, is best illustrated by the fact that this year’s programme runs to 108 pages. Celebrating its 25th birthday, Ireland biggest community arts festival and summer school is packed with music, plays, […]
Rooftop garden blooms over the Falls
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme… It might sound like a line from a Simon and Garfunkel song but these are actually just some of the plants growing in the Cultúrlann’s new community garden 30 feet above the Falls Road. The herbs are growing alongside lettuce, tomatoes, cauliflower, strawberries, lavender, onions and more in the rooftop […]