Innovative methods of learning that have seen Holy Cross Boys’ School in Ardoyne ranked amongst the best primary schools in the north were put on display this week for a ministerial visit. Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín was joined by Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly for a tour of the school on Friday when they viewed […]
School visitors impressed by innovations for Ardoyne boys
Protesting parents win meeting with Bishop
SPEAKING OUT: Children and parents at a protest opposing plans to close Little Flower school and open a co-education replacement A group of concerned parents who marched on the North Belfast home of the Bishop of the Down and Connor have been granted an official meeting with him early next week. The parents, who are fighting […]
North Belfast Labour man Abdo Thabeth rejects expulsion threat
He’s a Welshman of Yemeni extract who confesses to be “weird” looking but Abdo Thabet believes he can deliver some of the solutions to the problems of North Belfast. The Glengormley man is running in North Belfast in the Assembly elections for the Northern Ireland Labour Representation Committee – a group of local British Labour […]
Vigil for murdered Ardoyne man
Hundreds of people turned out in Ardoyne at a vigil for murdered father of four Michael McGibbon. Mr McGibbon’s family were joined by friends and neighbours in the grounds of Holy Cross Church last night. The vigil was organised by Holy Cross Rector Fr Gary Donegan who commended Mr McGibbon’s widow for her “courage, compassion […]
Michael McGibbon vigil
Fr Gary Donegan hit out at the killers of Michael McGibbon calling on them to “turn away from these futile deeds.” Please follow and like us:
Crumlin Road Gaol distillery plans on hold
Work on a whiskey distillery in Crumlin Road Gaol has had to be halted to repair unforeseen problems with the building, the North Belfast News can reveal. The boutique distillery was to be one of the major tourist attractions in the gaol’s ‘A Wing’ and was leased by the Belfast Distillery Company in January last […]