IN trying to capture the extraordinary life of Bobby Storey, we have allowed ourselves to reach back into time for one of the great eulogies of old – to the Funeral Oration of Pericles for the fallen soldiers of Athens. For so breathtaking was Bobby Storey’s life story, so storied his indomitability, that it finds […]
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EDITORIAL: Against the many injustices of a sectarian state Bobby Storey stood up and led from the front
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OPINION – DR MICHAEL DONNELLY: Pandemic lockdown laws the envy of the Special Powers Act
In the week when Liverpool won the Premiership and northern Greens may help elect a rotating Taoiseach, the health minister appointed a management consultant to investigate the RQIA, our care homes regulator. Nine RQIA board members resigned after claiming they were not consulted on key decisions taken during the coronavirus pandemic. The person appointed to carry out […]
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VIDEO FROM PRESS CONFERENCE: POLICE UPDATE ON NOAH SEARCH – NO SIGHTINGS SINCE 6:11pm SUNDAY
PSNI superintendent Muir Clark has told the press that there have been no sightings of missing teen Noah Donohoe since 6:11pm on Sunday. He was speaking at a news briefing which has just finished in Musgrave Street police station. Several items belonging to the St Malachy’s College pupil have still not been found including a […]
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Belfast Catholic Grammars snub bishops (again) and opt to stay with academic selection
CATHOLIC grammar schools across Belfast have confirmed they will use academic selection for their 2021-22 pupil intake — despite repeated statements from Catholic bishops who say the system fails working class children. In a joint statement today, the schools’ boards of governors said academic selection is “a key component of the admissions criteria”. While the […]
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WATCH: PSNI ask public to stand back as police lead focused search for Noah
PSNI officers and Search and Rescue volunteers today carried out a search of St Malachy’s College on the Antrim Road while police carried out door-to-door enquiries in the Dunmore area as the search for missing teen Noah Donohoe was stepped up. An update on the search effort will be given at 2pm today by the […]
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EXCLUSIVE: As Irish playgroups lose out in funding stakes, principal warns it could be back to tin can collections
Three of Belfast’s leading Irish medium playgroups — all based in area of huge social need — have lost out in the latest Department of Education funding round. Naíscoil an tSléibhe Dhuibh in Ballymurphy, Naíscoil na Móna in Turf Lodge and Naíscoil Ard Eoin in Ardoyne had applied for a £30,000 lifeline under the Department’s […]
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