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Total rematch for A Night In November
AUGUST 1994 and the curtain came up on Marie Jones’ A Night in November, making its theatrical debut as part of Féile an Phobail. 25 years on and the play is back, detailing one man’s struggle with identity at the Lyric Theatre. The play charts the story of welfare clerk Kenneth McAllister, a Protestant who […]
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Man accused in Meli murder denied bail over several breaches
A Belfast man awaiting trial for the murder of 20-year-old Christopher Meli was refused bail on Friday due to concerns “he cannot and will not” abide by any conditions imposed. Lee Smyth is due to stand trial later this year on offences arising from the murder of the West Belfast father-of-one, who was beaten to […]
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Another top award for Raidió Fáilte building
THE Raidió Fáilte headquarters on Divis Street has been named the top Community Benefit project at the RICS Awards 2019, which celebrate the top, community-led built projects and the talent behind them. Completed in October 2018, the new Raidió Fáilte hub is home to an Irish-language community radio station that broadcasts 24 hours a day, […]
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Council rejects plans to drill the mountain
BELFAST City Council has rejected plans to drill for fossil fuels in the Belfast Hills. A Department for Economy (DfE) consultation into an application by EHA Exploration Ltd for a petroleum licence was unanimously opposed at a meeting of the Council’s People and Communities Committee on Tuesday night. DfE is simultaneously consulting on a second […]
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Tim and Jake unveiled as Féile comedy leads
NORTH is set to meet West as Belfast’s comedy big hitters come together for Féile an Phobail’s annual comedy night. Féile’s ‘Big Comedy Night Out’ will take place on Friday, August 2 in the Devenish Complex and will be headlined by North Belfast duo Tim McGarry and Jake O’Kane of The Blame Game fame. Special […]
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