APPROVAL has been given for a historic restoration of the Bank Buildings by Belfast City Council’s planning committee. The application seeks to restore the grade B1-listed landmark to its totality after it was destroyed in the devastating Primark blaze in August last year. Proposed conservation-led works include the reinstatement of the upper floor structures on […]
Council grants approval for Bank Buildings restoration
‘Be our guest’ at Blessed Trinity College
BLESSED Trinity College are inviting the North Belfast community to “be our guest” ahead of their first ever school show production. It’s based on the animated Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast, and the school’s wonderfully talented students will bring to life the story of a selfish prince, played by Year 13 student Michael McKee, […]
Pic of the Day, Friday, November 8
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Shortlist is announced for this month’s Aisling Awards
WITH just three weeks to go until the prestigious Aisling Awards we can now announce the amazing shortlist for this year’s ceremony. Now in its 23rd year, the Belfast Oscars – which will be handed out at a gala event at the Europa Hotel on Friday November 29th – promises to be a night to […]
A new book that gets Dúlra’s vote
IF there’s a book Dúlra would like to have written, this is it. Birdwatcher Conor O’Brien decided to explore Ireland Through Birds – the book’s title – and travels the length and breadth of the country to find our finest species. Twelve Birds One Nation is the brilliant subtitle to his debut book which reveals […]
Vivid pics show the Kesh after the fire
LOCALLY-based campaigners have uncovered striking and previously unseen photos of the 1974 burning of Long Kesh. The photos show the widespread destruction caused by the burning of the camp and subsequent riots, which saw the British army use extreme force – including the lethal and then experimental CR gas – to subdue republican POWs. A […]


