A WEST Belfast punter took bookmaker Paddy Power for a cool one hundred grand after pulling off what our sports tipster has branded “the bet of the decade”. Paddy Power will only say that the bet was struck in West Belfast on Monday, but we understand that the lucky local man did the bet at […]
Wheels come off Giro announcement
A row has broken out after it was revealed that a world-famous cycling race taking place in the city next year has not included West Belfast along the route – the only part of the city to be excluded. The prestigious Giro d’Italia is scheduled for next May and includes a 22km time trial around […]
Justice for Áine
Liam Adams has been found guilty of raping and sexually abusing his daughter, Áine.
Drug death and powder seizure
THE sudden death of a West Belfast man from a suspected drugs overdose has led to an emergency meeting being called today [Thursday] at the Falls Community Council.
SF urges ‘tick the NI box’
A Sinn Féin MLA is calling on would-be voters to tick a controversial part of the new electoral registration forms or else they will be left without a vote in the next election. It’s emerged that thousands of forms have been returned to the Electoral Office without part of the form being filled in. The […]
Joelle aims to make those Dublin finals
A West Belfast beauty has secured a place representing the city at the Miss Bikini Ireland finals. Joelle Curoe, from Fallswater Street, took the Miss Bikini Belfast title last week and is eagerly looking forward to the Dublin finals in November. “I am really proud to represent Belfast,” said the 19-year-old who, remarkably, is not […]