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North Belfast News December 9, 2011

CRACKING CHRISTMAS FOR BATTLING PEARSE

A nine-year-old New Lodge boy who suffers from epilepsy and cerebral palsy will be able to ride a new bike from Santa for the first time on Christmas Day this year thanks to the generosity of the people of North Belfast.

North Belfast News December 5, 2011

Families vow to find the truth

On December 4, 1971 the UVF bombed McGurk’s Bar in North Queen Street killing 15 Catholics including women and children and wounding 17 more.The bombing was set against the backdrop of one of the most violent and destructive periods of the Troubles.

North Belfast News December 5, 2011

‘He never got over it’

Every year for the past decade Pat Irvine has written an open letter in the North Belfast News to Robert James Campbell, the only man ever convicted in relation to the McGurk’s massacre.

North Belfast News December 5, 2011

Mural set to be unveiled

Edward Keenan and his wife Sarah had called in to McGurk’s bar that night for a quick drink after a day spent shopping in the city centre, just three weeks before Christmas. The couple were celebrating because after a lifetime working as a docker, Edward has just received his retirement money and the couple were […]

North Belfast News December 5, 2011

Families still searching for the truth after 40 years

Four decades ago, on a crisp, clear night in December families across North Belfast were getting ready for the Christmas season.

North Belfast News November 21, 2011

McGurks welcome Ballymurphy inquest

This week’s decision to hold new inquests into the deaths of the ten people killed in the Ballymurphy Massacre has been welcomed by one of the leading campaigners from the McGurk’s families.