WEST Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has been appointed Speaker of the Stormont Assembly following the end of the three-year Executive close-down. Sinn Féin and the DUP re-entered devolved government on Friday after the two main parties supported a deal to restore the political institutions in the north following its collapse in January 2017. […]
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Ó Theanga Leipreacháin go dtí Acht Ghaeilge
I 1987, caitheadh amach as mo chéad chruinniú den Chomhairle i mBéal Feirste mé as Gaeilge a labhairt. Nó “teanga leipreacháin” mar bhaist Sammy Wilson uirthi. Mhuscail mé inniu agus Acht Ghaeilge ar an táirseach againn. Moill ró-fhada ach d’éirigh linn mar phobal Gaeilge ó Thuaidh tabhairt ar na húdaráis an tAcht a bhí geallta […]
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Ruby Murray play back on The Lyric stage
FOLLOWING its critically acclaimed sell-out run earlier this year, Ruby! about Belfast singing star Ruby Murray will return to Lyric Theatre in February followed by a countrywide tour. Written by Michael Cameron and starring Libby Smyth as Ruby Murray, Ruby! is an intimate, fact based one woman performance which celebrates Ruby’s life, music, triumphs, as […]
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Orange Order says No to ‘New Decade, New Approach’ deal
ORANGE Order leaders have fired a shot across the DUP bows with a no-holds-barred attack on the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ deal tabled last night by the Irish and British governments. Previously, Order Grand Secretary Mervyn Gibson had warned the DUP that any concession on an Irish Language Act would be fiercely opposed by Orangemen. […]
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‘Action is needed’ after Duville park mayhem
A FALLS councillor has called for an “emergency action plan” to deal with escalating anti-social behaviour that saw emergency services attacked and equipment destroyed at the Dunville Park. Serious unrest during the festive period culminated in a night of destruction when up to 70 youths gathered at the park last Friday night. Bins were stolen […]
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Belfast Celtic contract on display at museum
THE Belfast Celtic Society has revealed a further fascinating piece of local footballing history in the form of a professional contract between city’s grand old team and one of its star players. The 115-year-old contract, which secured the services of Downpatrick footballer Jimmy Connor, is now the oldest artefact in the society’s museum. Signed on […]
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