SPEAKING OUT: Children and parents at a protest opposing plans to close Little Flower school and open a co-education replacement A group of concerned parents who marched on the North Belfast home of the Bishop of the Down and Connor have been granted an official meeting with him early next week. The parents, who are fighting […]
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Why won’t Arlene give truth to my dying dad?
THE grandson of one of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre has voiced his anger and frustration at First Minister Arlene Foster allegedly blocking funds for legacy inquests. It’s claimed the DUP leader stopped a claim for legacy inquest funding from being discussed by the Stormont Executive. Mickey Corr whose grandfather Joseph was shot along […]
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REUNION: Niall prepares himself for his next big challenge in Seanad role
NEWLY elected Senator, South-East Belfast Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile, has wasted no time in making good on his promise to act as a voice for Irish citizens from the north in the Seanad. The Sinn Féin man’s first act will be to put forward a Bill on extending voting rights to citizens from the north […]
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Two teens arrested over dangerous house fire granted bail
Two teenagers arrested over an arson attack, which endangered the lives of two elderly pensioners in Ligoniel, have been granted bail. The two 18 year olds were arrested on Tuesday in relation to a fire at a house in the Wolfhill Avenue area on Saturday, April 9. A man and woman in their 70s had […]
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Tragic Aaron Strong (18) laid to rest
There were heart-breaking scenes in West Belfast this morning as family and friends gathered to pay their last respects to young Aaron Strong. The 18-year-old lost his fight for life on Wednesday afternoon past after being rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital where he had been on life support and in a coma for several […]
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DUP to grab West Belfast seat?
ELECTION 2016 BETTING We have signed up our North Belfast political expert Evan Short to predict the outcome of next week’s Assembly elections and with local layer Sean Graham Bookmakers coming up with some eye-catching specials, our roving reporter thinks he has come with the goods for next Thursday. The odds of 4/7 to pick your six […]
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