THE son of one of the victims of the Sean Graham bookmakers’ massacre has paid tribute to his mother following her death. Helen Duffin passed away at Arlington Nursing Home in South Belfast at the end of April, just two days after marking her 92nd birthday. Mrs Duffin was the campaigning widow of Jack Duffin, […]
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Lives remembered: Helen lost husband in bookies massacre but always thought of others
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‘Mum had amazing staff around her when she took her last breath’
THE family of a West Belfast woman have commended staff at Brooklands Care Home in Dunmurry following the death of their mum. Brigid Hamill, 83, passed away peacefully at the home in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, April 29, after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. With Brooklands closing its doors to the […]
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OPINION – DR MICHAEL DONNELLY: Bad innings for Public Health Agency bosses at Stormont Health Committee
The Health Committee at Stormont met yesterday to deal with the Covid-19 crisis and to advise the Minister — and boy does he need advice, being tied to the approach of Boris Johnson’s government which has the worst number of deaths from the virus in Europe. Care homes deaths of our nearest and dearest relatives dominated yesterday’s discussion. How […]
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Lives remembered: Dorothy was a woman of great faith who was loved by all who knew her
Marie Toman pays tribute to her mother, Dorothy Ferguson, who passed away on April 6. MUM Dorothy Levey and dad Richard Ferguson married in 1952 and had 10 children: Michael, Hugh, Marie, Stephen, Richard, Paul, Dorothea, Linda, Peter and Jim. Dorothy spent every moment with us growing up – no matter where she went she […]
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Saturday Night Fever – but not as we know it
A FIERCE dance battle has emerged online between two Sinn Féin colleagues during the Covid-19 lockdown – with thousands of viewers tuning in every Saturday night. West Belfast MP Paul Maskey and Lord Mayor Danny Baker have been using the popular Tik-Tok app to perform quirky dance routines with family members at home. The idea […]
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Brookland’s care home hero Patricia relives her Covid-19 nightmare and warns public: “stay home”
A WEST Belfast care assistant says we are “not over” the Covid-19 pandemic yet after she contracted the virus herself. Patricia Brown from Brooklands Care Home has been forced to stay at home after she tested positive following a test at work. Her daughter, Chloe Lavery (21) who also works at Brooklands also caught the […]
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