A little bit of ‘Wonka’ magic was sprinkled over the pupils from St Teresa’s Primary School this morning as their online performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, their final school show, went online. St Teresa’s Primary School Principal Terry Rodgers told the Andersonstown News how he and staff were determined to try and recreate […]
WATCH: – GOING OUT ON A HIGH NOTE St Teresa’s Primary Seven pupils take a virtual bow
‘Team Ulster’ is a non-starter says Antrim hurling captain Conor McCann
ANTRIM senior hurling captain Conor McCann says he doesn’t envisage the county ever being involved with a ‘Team Ulster’ following recent debates as to the merits of the concept. The idea was first mooted by former Cork star Donal Óg Cusack on the Sunday Game back in 2013, but failed to gain much traction within […]
WATCH: All Stations Go! Lockdown blues to clear shortly for thirsty punters as Devenish prepares to reopen doors
BARS, restaurants and cafes are working behind the scenes to ensure their premises are ready for a July 3 reopening date after the Stormont Executive confirmed the sector can open for business on Monday. Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced that public houses and bars will be permitted to open for the purpose of selling food […]
It’s the property market, Jim, but not as we know it
From Monday 15 June, the housing market was open and allowed to operate as part of the relaxation of the Covid-19 guidelines — but government ministers were keen to point out that this isn’t a return to business as usual. Restrictions and new ways of working have been introduced, covering almost every element of the […]
Black Taxi tours are back in Belfast in July
THE Belfast Black Taxi Tours are to recommence on July 3. It comes after Monday’s announcement by the Executive that the date to reopen hotels and B&Bs has been brought forward. The tours, which have proved incredibly popular among tourists from across the world over recent years, were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic but […]
WATCH: Deputy Lord Mayor visits care home which was hit hardest by Covid-19
Newly-appointed deputy Lord Mayor Paul McCusker has visited Bradley Manor in North Belfast — one of the care homes hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Crumlin Road home lost six residents to the coronavirus in April at the height of the surge but the situation at the home has since stabilised. During his visit […]


