A BONE man is in the Hague this week as an international observer at a historic hearing on the Palestine-Israeli conflict. Eddie Whyte, who has lived in Norway for over thirty years, is also a member of the Palestine Justice Campaign. Eddie attended the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands as the case got underway […]
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5,000-mile journey to share language struggle story
5,000 miles and more may separate Belfast from Bangladesh but a common struggle for language rights bridged that gap last week when the first-ever Bangladeshi ministerial visit arrived on these shores. Feted at City Hall and in Stormont, the delegation from the Asian nation, population 170m, was led by Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdury who […]
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One woman’s journey of discovery on Lyric stage
HOUSE lights dim, stage lights up and our scene is set. Gingham tablecloth, matching curtains, egg and chips on the hob and Tara Lynne O’Neill’s Shirley Valentine invites us into her kitchen. Willy Russell’s iconic play, later a film, has been relocated from 1980s Liverpool to Belfast in this winning new production by Patrick J […]
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Méabh set to sing the anthem at Croke Park
AN Under-16 Lámh Dhearg footballer will perform Amhrán na bhFiann in front of thousands of GAA fans on Sunday ahead of the Dublin -Galway All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final. 15-year-old Méabh McNeill told Daily Belfast that she is “super excited” to be singing in front of up 51,000 fans at Croke Park ahead of the […]
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Casements claim replay win over Johnnies
Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship quarter-final replay Portglenone Casements 1-12 St John’s 2-6 From Paddy Tierney at Coláiste Feirste THE sequels are never as good as the originals and last night’s Antrim SFC replay failed to reach the heights of Sunday’s thriller in Ahoghill as St John’s crashed out of the Championship following a […]
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