PAST pupils and teachers will return to St Malachy’s College tomorrow night (Thursday) to perform in the school’s first inaugural Alumni Recital. The debut event aims to raise funds to purchase new instruments and equipment for the Music Department and to assist with the development of its infrastructure. The Alumni Recital Series will be a […]
St Malachy’s old boys to show they’re still in tune
Spring is sprung at Cultúrlann for Féile an Earraigh
CRITICALLY acclaimed actor Martin McCann was on hand to help officially launch Féile an Phobail’s Spring Festival in the heart of the Gaeltacht Quarter in a packed Cultúrlann. The Divis-born actor, star of the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated short Boogaloo and Graham, and who voiced Bobby Sands in 66 Days, joined representatives from the sporting, community […]
Christina set to take on roles
TAKING on the mantle of bringing multiple characters to life in West Belfast playwright Patricia Gormley’s I’ll Tell My Ma, actress Christina Nelson says it is a “huge honour” to be involved in the critically acclaimed play. Having wowed audiences last year at the Mac Theatre during a sell-out run of the semi-autobiographical tale of […]
No deal on cards says DUP leader
DUP leader Arlene Foster says there is “no current prospect” of a deal to restore the power-sharing Executive at Stormont. In response, last night Sinn Féin’s leader in the north Michelle O’Neill said a deal had been reached and the DUP had collapsed the process. “We had reached an accommodation with the leadership of the […]
New centre a boost for mental health
A NEW mental health facility has been officially opened in North Belfast thanks to a joined-up approach to patient care. Launched by mental health organisation Threshold, the Clearwater House facility is located in Brookhill Avenue, off the Antrim Road. The multi-million pound residential facility is the first of its kind in the north and helps […]
Police launch investigation into suspicious death of May Stevens
POLICE are investigating a potential burglary link to death of a 64-year-old woman who was found dead in her North Belfast home on Sunday morning. PSNI officers discovered the body of 64-year-old May Stevens at her house in Lismoyne Park shortly after 3.00am. Officers visited her property to inquire about her vehicle, which had failed […]