FOUNDED in 1937, the Star Amateur Boxing Club has been an integral part of the New Lodge community for 82 years. The club has been housed in numerous venues throughout the district, a journey that began in the garden of founder Alan ‘Akkie’ Kelly’s back garden and has brought them today to the Star Neighbourhood […]
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Liam keeps Star at the heart of the New Lodge
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All eyes on the Dublin Festival of Racing
THE PG heads off to a sunshine winter break to Benidorm today to recharge the batteries before Cheltenham fever descends. Dates for the Diary Already penned in dates for the PG 2019 diary, first up is the Sean Graham Bookmakers Cheltenham Preview Night on Monday 4th March at the Europa Hotel. The Sean Graham Racing Club […]
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Pic of the day, Thursday, January 31
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As Brexit day of reckoning looms, meet the gammon Magnificent Seven
IT’S been a long and bumpy two-and-a-half-years since the Brexit referendum. Squinter’s been running his eye over the top-performing personalities as we hurtle towards the ration book, conscription, petrol riots and raffling oranges. Jacob Rees Mogg’s rocky road to Dublin Arch remainer Lord Snooty has made a fortune from providing financial services through his company, […]
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Andersonstown News Eye on the Past, February 1, 1975
Andersonstown youth murdered SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Andersonstown youth, Robert McCullough, an apprentice joiner of Tullymore Gardens, was shot dead at his work after being made to kneel by two men during his lunch break. The two other men, Protestants, who were with him were unharmed. His mother, Mrs Christine McCullough, who has four other sons and a […]
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It’s good to talk (media take note)
“You are trying to achieve Irish Unity by stealth.” The woman spoke accusingly. I was sitting in Dublin. In the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs’ building. It was a meeting to discuss women, peace and security. It was like being thrust back into the early 1990s when words like Irish unity were considered “succour to […]
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