OUTGOING Antrim manager Kevin Ryan says too many in the county see Saturday’s All-Ireland U21 semi-final against Wexford as “an inconvenience” and slammed the apathy towards the fixture in the county. Earlier this month, Ryan announced his intention to stand down when Antrim’s interest in this year’s U21 Championship ends. That being the case, the […]
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Angry Ryan lashes out at Antrim apathy ahead of Semple semi clash with Wexford
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Graphic depiction of the Great Hunger is a modern take on a historic tragedy
The horror of Ireland’s Great Hunger is to be told in graphic detail in a unique collaboration between Irish America’s leading authority on An Gorta Mór and a Boston artist brought together by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Professor Christine Kinealy – author of the devastating indictment of British government policy in Ireland during An Gorta […]
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Kerri delighted to be back on stage as the Belfast Boy’s 10th anniversary approaches
As the tenth anniversary of the death of soccer legend George Best approaches a cast member of the hit musical Dancing Shoes says she’s delighted to be back on stage in time to mark the date. Cavehill Road woman Kerri Quinn plays the twin roles of Angie Best and Manchester landlady Mrs Fullaway for a […]
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Cairbre gunning for success at the Emirates as he swaps the sliotar for soccer
A Belfast sports fanatic has landed a dream job with Arsenal FC, despite being more comfortable with a hurl in his hands than a ball at his feet. Newly-appointed strength and conditioning coach at the Emirates is Cairbre Ó Cairealláin, son of well-known local Irish language activist Gearóid Ó Cairealláin. He joins a growing Irish […]
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Trump’s anti-Mexico ranting echoes down through US history
One of the big world stories of recent times has been Donald Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants in general and Jeb Bush’s wife in particular. Someone would have to be living without electricity in Conamara to not know that this brouhaha has pushed the billionaire to the front of the GOP 2016 primary field. Naturally, […]
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St Mary’s again rides high in polls
ST MARY’S University College has scored a mammoth 96 per cent in a major student satisfaction poll, placing the Falls Road institution second in the prestigious Times Higher Education 2015 survey. In the report published yesterday (Wednesday) the West Belfast college came in behind Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which scored 98 per cent. Stranmillis […]
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