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Ardoyne dancers top of the world
AN Ardoyne-based Irish dancing school are celebrating after their success at the An Chomhdhail World Championships in Killarney. Lawrenson-Toal Academy of Irish Dance brought home a world champion to North Belfast with Caragh Hendron scooping first place in the under-16 category. Caragh is now set for a scholarship with Studio2Stage in New Jersey this summer. […]
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Tributes paid to Tyrella beach ‘one punch’ victim
TRIBUTES have been paid to West Belfast man Darren O’Neill who died after an alleged ‘one-punch’ incident at Tyrella Beach. The 22-year-old, who had been in a critical condition in hospital since Thursday, died on Saturday. Football clubs across the city have paid their respects to the family, which is well known in sporting circles. […]
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Drugs warning ahead of Belsonic
A LOCAL drugs campaigner has raised his concerns ahead of another huge Belsonic concert in Belfast tonight (Friday). Last Friday, a train full of young people heading to the Ben Nicky concert was stopped at Mossley West train station when it became apparent many teenagers on board were drunk and high on drugs. One distressing […]
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Quite a journey before getting on that Belfast Bike
NO idea why, but Squinter decided on Sunday that he fancied a bike ride. The main impediment to the fulfilment of this wish was the fact that Squinter doesn’t have a bike any more. But not to worry, we’ve Belfast Bikes all over the place, right? And so it was that Squinter and his missus […]
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Gandhi’s granddaughter invokes Bobby Sands
THE granddaughter of legendary Indian revolutionary Mahatma Gandhi paid tribute to hunger striker Bobby Sands during an emotional keynote address to the Jaipur Literary Festival at the weekend. Billed as the ‘biggest free festival in the world’, the festival has expanded from the Indian city of Jaipur to a series of international destinations, the latest […]
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