Hundreds of people attended a community protest in the New Lodge following days of serious anti-social behaviour. Organised by Sinn Féin, the demonstration was held in response to unrest and violence surrounding an anti-community bonfire last week. Addressing those gathered last night, Paul Roberts, Chief Executive Ashton Community Trust, said: “When I see those reports […]
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New Lodge community rally hears the bonfire will ‘never happen again’
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Sun sets on Wolfe Tones for Féile finale
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Trooper McCabe: 1969 truth still hidden
THE family of 20-year-old father-of-two Hugh McCabe, who was shot and killed as the pogroms of August 1969 erupted across Belfast, say they haven’t received justice 50 years on from his controversial death. Hugh McCabe was a soldier in the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars and was home on leave to spend time with his wife, […]
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Book of religious art rediscovered
A CLONARD parishioner has rediscovered a fascinating book of religious art that dates to the early 1930s. 85-year-old Fred Brady bought the dusty tome from a market in Kildare over 40-years ago, and it had lain forgotten in his attic for decades. Published in 1933 by the now seemingly defunct Catholic Picture Company of Ireland, […]
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Hundreds of mourners turn out to pay their respects to Seamus Conlon
THERE were emotional scenes on Thursday as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to 70-year-old Seamus Conlon. A well-known and popular face in the Ballymurphy area, Mr Conlon died on Saturday after he and two other men were hit by a stolen car on the Whiterock Road. Mr Conlon was returning from a […]
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Success at the ‘pass’ for annual Masterchef final
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