RIVERDALE native, Aidan Cochrane broke new ground as he scored a victory at the Dinagyang Bastonero Stick Fighting Tournament in the Philippines recently. The West Belfast man has been training in Filipino Martial arts since 1998 and has achieved great success ever since. In 2002, Aidan was part of the Irish team that participated in the […]
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West Belfast’s Aidan claims victory in the Philippines
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Clonard set to welcome The Priests
CLONARD Monastery is set to be filled with song as part of the annual Féile an Earraigh with The Priests confirmed for Wednesday March 14. Supported by the wonderful Bernadette Morris, this is the first concert announcement in Féile’s 30th birthday year and is the first of many exciting announcements to come. Féile an Phobail […]
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Hot-potch of characters brought to life at The Threepenny Opera
WITH tickets in hand we took our seats for the Lyric Theatre’s The Threepenny Opera with all eyes drawn to the dazzling set. Steep stairs, flecked with neon are decked as such that I initially thought the cast were about to do a few tap numbers but all was to become clear once the first […]
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A school of music on your own doorstep
HAVING tutored some of the finest Irish traditional and contemporary musicians across the city, Andersonstown School of Music continues to flourish having been on the go since 1991. One of its founding fathers, Thomas ‘Maxi’ McElroy told the Anderonstown News how the traditional and contemporary music school was founded “by accident rather than design”. “Seán […]
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Edith celebrates her 100th birthday with family
THERE were birthday celebrations of a unique kind at Lansdowne Care Home on the Somerton Road on Monday as their eldest resident celebrated her 100th birthday. Born on January 29, 1918, Edith Manderson grew up in Larne before moving to Belfast after she was married in 1951. Edith was the youngest of nine girls from […]
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Belfasters set to play hits by The Dubliners
A GROUP of well-known local musicians have joined forces to form a tribute group to the much-loved Dubliners – and are set to play their first gig in West Belfast. The aptly named Belfasters comprise of father and son duo Seán and Seán Óg Mac Corraidh, Gerard McNeill, Shane McNeill and Stephen Loughran. Seán Mac […]
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