PSNI superintendent Muir Clark has told the press that there have been no sightings of missing teen Noah Donohoe since 6:11pm on Sunday. He was speaking at a news briefing which has just finished in Musgrave Street police station. Several items belonging to the St Malachy’s College pupil have still not been found including a […]
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VIDEO FROM PRESS CONFERENCE: POLICE UPDATE ON NOAH SEARCH – NO SIGHTINGS SINCE 6:11pm SUNDAY
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Concerns raised over “offensive” Finaghy flags repeat
CONCERNS have been raised following the erection of loyalist flags at Finaghy crossroads last night. The display in the religiously-mixed area comes despite the cancellation of this year’s Twelfth of July celebrations. Although once a predominantly unionist area, Finaghy has become increasingly diverse over the years. However, the annual display of flags has led to […]
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Belfast Catholic Grammars snub bishops (again) and opt to stay with academic selection
CATHOLIC grammar schools across Belfast have confirmed they will use academic selection for their 2021-22 pupil intake — despite repeated statements from Catholic bishops who say the system fails working class children. In a joint statement today, the schools’ boards of governors said academic selection is “a key component of the admissions criteria”. While the […]
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WATCH: PSNI ask public to stand back as police lead focused search for Noah
PSNI officers and Search and Rescue volunteers today carried out a search of St Malachy’s College on the Antrim Road while police carried out door-to-door enquiries in the Dunmore area as the search for missing teen Noah Donohoe was stepped up. An update on the search effort will be given at 2pm today by the […]
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OPINION – JUDE COLLINS: A rule of thumb for judging whether statues should stand or fall
Here, guess who said this: “We deny that it is a crime, or a wrong, or even a peccadillo to hold slaves, to buy slaves, to keep slaves to their work by flogging or other needful correction. We wish we had a good plantation well-stocked with healthy negroes in Alabama.” Right first time: John Mitchel, […]
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EXCLUSIVE: As Irish playgroups lose out in funding stakes, principal warns it could be back to tin can collections
Three of Belfast’s leading Irish medium playgroups — all based in area of huge social need — have lost out in the latest Department of Education funding round. Naíscoil an tSléibhe Dhuibh in Ballymurphy, Naíscoil na Móna in Turf Lodge and Naíscoil Ard Eoin in Ardoyne had applied for a £30,000 lifeline under the Department’s […]
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