TWELVE homes in Dunmurry had to be evacuated in the early hours of Monday morning after a large fire swept through a street. The fire started around 4am at an oil tank in Sunnyhill Park and quickly spread to adjoining houses. A spokesperson for the Fire Service said significant damage has been caused to three […]
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Gates of special needs centre damaged in fire
The parent of a vulnerable young person who attends a West Belfast day centre whose entrance gates were destroyed by fire said the ongoing anti-social behaviour is casting doubt on its future. Daily Belfast was speaking to a parent of one of the service users of Mica Day Centre. The electronic gates at the Mica […]
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Belfast’s peace walls could be brought tumbling down within hours, says expert on city living
One of the world’s leading urbanists has said Belfast’s peace walls could be erased “in an afternoon”. Addressing the New York launch of ‘Belfast: Toward a City Without Walls’ by Vicky Cosstick, the first-ever book on the steel and concrete barriers that criss-cross Belfast, Professor Michael Sorkin cautioned their removal would require “both wisdom and […]
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Down’s Syndrome group opposes Frankie Boyle’s headline appearance at Féile
A West Belfast Down’s Syndrome support group says the booking of controversial comedian Frankie Boyle for the annual Féile an Phobail is “extremely disappointing”. The Andersonstown News revealed last week that Frankie Boyle is set to make his West Belfast debut at the Féile Big Top on August 7, headlining the hugely popular comedy night. […]
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Englishman who created Gaeltacht Quarter plan dies
A leading English planner and urbanist who drew up the first comprehensive plan for the revitalisation of the Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast has died. Clive Dutton OBE (62) pioneered two groundbreaking reports for government on how the Irish language and culture could be the catalysts for the revival of West Belfast. His work represented […]
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‘Billion Dollar Man’ pledges to repeat $15m investment for north to secure stability
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — who controls a £110 billion pension fund for the state’s public workers and has been dubbed ‘the Billion Dollar Man’— has pledged to invest further funds in Belfast start-ups. Delivering the keynote speech at the annual New York-New Belfast conference in the Big Apple on Friday, he said […]
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