THERE have been renewed calls this week for Belfast City Council to re-open the historic Clifton Street Cemetery to the public. The gates at the Henry Place site are locked to the public and can only be accessed by prior arrangement with Council officials. Local Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee seconded a motion brought by […]
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Renewed calls to open historic cemetery
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Everyday sacrifices behind the music
THURSDAY afternoon at a kitchen table and West Belfast actress Antoinette Morelli is poring over old photographs of her showband legend father Tony. She’s also got stacks of postcards he sent home from wherever he was performing in the world. It’s that legendary Showband era that forms the basis of Keep Telling Me Lies, a […]
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The craic’s ninety but where’s the snow?
“WHEN you travel to a new place, you try to make the best of it and that is what I have done,” says Penina Kaumbuthu with a bookish strong smile. 25-year-old Penina was a bit emotional when she boarded that eight-hour long flight last year. “I did my research about where to study. I wanted […]
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Get ready for changes
THE stunning victory scored by Sinn Féin in the weekend election has sent a shockwave through the southern political establishment – so much so that a sense of disbelief has descended on the mainstream Dublin media and the former two big parties to the extent that little of any note has been said or done […]
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There’s no fuel like an old fuel
SUPPOSE it had to happen some time given Squinter’s, ah, interesting history of comical misdemeanours. Sunday afternoon and Squinter’s heading up the lough with the dog for a walk, but as he exits the street the orange petrol symbol on the dashboard lights up and he notices that the needle is lower than a Rangers […]
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SF will be ‘equal partners’ in government
SINN Féin Deputy Leader Michelle O’Neill has said her party would be “equal partners” in any government coalition involving Fianna Fáil. The election in the 26-counties saw Sinn Féin receive the largest share of first preference votes, picking up 37 seats to Fianna Fáil’s 38. Parties began talks aimed at forming a government yesterday. Speaking […]
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