THE First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM was in Belfast on Friday when he appealed for bridge-building across the Irish Sea despite the headwinds of Brexit. The Welsh premier made the appeal at the gala banquet of the Belfast International Homecoming in City Hall. He also said he was envious of the strong global […]
Welsh FM calls for bridge-building at Belfast City Hall
Investors sought for Belfast Media Group
SINN Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is seeking an investor or buyer for his Belfast Media Group news organisation. The West Belfast-based group publishes the Andersonstown News, North Belfast News, South Belfast News and the Irish Echo in New York. Mr Ó Muilleoir said with the “decline in print media” and falling advertising revenue it […]
What happens in our garden when a star falls to earth
SOMETIMES something exotic bursts from the earth in our own gardens that make us realise that we’re only recent custodians of the land. We cut our lawns and trim our hedges, but underneath that thin layer of manicured grass lies thousands of years of evolution. Much of it has been buried forever, but occasionally something […]
Sunrise stroll along the Waterworks
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Soldiers fail to give evidence for a second time as part of the Ballymurphy Massacre inquest
BELFAST Laganside Court will look at its options to encourage two former soldiers to testify as part of the Ballymurphy Massacre inquest after they failed to give evidence for a second time. On Monday, Counsel for the Coroner, Sean Doran QC, explained that neither M57 nor M171 was in court. Both had failed to appear […]



