THERE are lots of things this ‘peace process’ has thrown up I didn’t expect but these past few months have surely surpassed them all. Did you think 22 years after the signing the Good Friday Agreement that a former prisoner in a wheelchair would have to be expressing remorse to strangers before he would be […]
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OPINION – ANDRÉE MURPHY: British attempt to favour some victims over others is damningly predictable and devoid of civilised norms
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Council insists public parks are open to all following sectarian abuse of Grove park users by gang of men
BELFAST City Council have reassured the public that Grove Playing Fields in North Belfast is “open for everyone to enjoy”. It comes after an alleged sectarian incident on Thursday evening when a large crowd subjected park users and local sports teams to sectarian abuse. Last weekend, a banner was erected at the entrance to the […]
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EDITORIAL: Action on ‘holiday hunger’ must be Executive priority
THE screeching u-turn peformed by Boris Johnson on free meals for children in the summer in the wake of the Marcus Rashford letter has served to highlight the fact that the vouchers that will now be distributed in the UK will come with the all-too-familiar ‘Deal not available in NI’ tag. The issue of ‘holiday […]
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Planners pledge Casement Park recommendation before September, says West Belfast MP Paul Maskey
Sinn Féin West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has welcomed a commitment by the Planning Service to make a recommendation on the planning application for Casement Park to the Minister for Infrastructure by the end of summer following a meeting between Sinn Féin and the planners. He was speaking after leading a delegation today to meet […]
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Bring back Ulster Hurling championship say Antrim GAA reps
THE Ulster Hurling Championship should be reinstated according to Antrim captain Conor McCann and county chairman Ciarán McCavana. The provincial Championship was discontinued for a three-year period from 2018 with Ulster GAA secretary Brian McAvoy citing poor attendances as the main reason at the time with the competition struggling for prominence when sandwiched between the […]
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City’s historic markets due to reopen
Traders at Smithfield and St George’s Market are getting ready to welcome their customers back with Belfast City Council confirming dates for the reopening of the two popular city centre markets. Smithfield Market will be open from Monday 22 June, and the award-winning St George’s Market will reopen its doors on Friday 3 July. As […]
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