A North Belfast community worker has recalled the time new world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury took three hours out of his tough training regime to visit young people in Carrick Hill. Fury became a world star after outpointing Ukrainian champion Wladimir Klitschko in Germany at the weekend to take three title belts in a […]
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New world champ’s Carrick Hill visit is still fondly remembered
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Mother-of-five flees her North Belfast home after masked man puts a gun to her head
A WOMAN who had a gun pressed against her head in front of her children by a masked man at her Oldpark home has said that she’s seeking refuge in a hostel because she’s too frightened to return home. Chantelle Collins was at home in Parkview Court at around 8pm on Tuesday when a masked […]
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New INLA-linked vigilante group claims Pigeon Club shootings
A NEW armed group that vowed to “execute” criminals in West and North Belfast has claimed responsibility for Monday’s shooting at the Grosvenor Homing Pigeon Club. The as-yet unnamed group, which is believed to have close ties to the INLA, said it shot two men in the Iveagh Street bar on Monday afternoon. There is […]
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Top artist at local school
IRELAND’S leading visual artist, Robert Ballagh, best-known for designing coins and banknotes and devising the Riverdance set, visited St Joseph’s College on the Ravenhill Road to meet senior Art students. The Dubliner also viewed work by A-Level students at the school and had warm words of praise for the high quality of the art they’re […]
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New day dawns at Mornington Centre
THANKS to the generosity of Belfast City Council’s Local Investment Fund and the Ardbarron Trust, a new day is dawning for Mornington Community Project. Mornington have just opened their beautiful new venue at 117 Ormeau Road where they showcased some of their already successful projects and businesses which are to benefit from the refurbished premises. […]
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Top artist at local school
IRELAND’S leading visual artist, Robert Ballagh, best-known for designing coins and banknotes and devising the Riverdance set, visited St Joseph’s College on the Ravenhill Road to meet senior Art students. The Dubliner also viewed work by A-Level students at the school and had warm words of praise for the high quality of the art they’re […]
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