A NATIONAL pilgrimage of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, blessed by Pope Francis in Rome, has seen large crowds from all over the country flock to pray before it – and now it’s coming to Belfast. Redemptorist organisers of the pilgrimage have been overwhelmed by the response and acceptance from people of […]
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Large crowds expected for Our Lady Icon
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REUNION: Niall prepares himself for his next big challenge in Seanad role
NEWLY elected Senator, South-East Belfast Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile, has wasted no time in making good on his promise to act as a voice for Irish citizens from the north in the Seanad. The Sinn Féin man’s first act will be to put forward a Bill on extending voting rights to citizens from the north […]
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The past as prologue in a wee Belfast terrace
The Lyric Theatre’s theatre’s latest offering, the Rosemary Jenkins-penned Here Comes The Night, takes the audience on a historic, social and political tour of Belfast. And in this ‘Year of Centenaries’, when we’re struggling to cope with the vexed issues of legacy and memory, it asks important questions about how the past impacts on our […]
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Frampton: Featherweight switch will suit for LSC showdown
CARL Frampton says the switch to featherweight will help bring out the best in him when he takes on Leo Santa Cruz for the Mexican’s WBA 126lb title at the 18,000 capacity Barclays Centre in Brookly, New York on July 30. The date and venue for this eagerly awaited showdown was confirmed yesterday (Thursday) with […]
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35 years on – hunger-strikes to be recalled in West this weekend
Ahead of a weekend of events to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1981 hunger-strikes Bobby Storey has spoken about his own memories of the period. Storey, who is now Sinn Féin six county chair, will be involved in a panel discussion in the Andersonstown Social Club (PD) on Friday night along with former blanketman Fra […]
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