One hundred years ago parts of North Belfast were being targeted by a small dissident group intent on spreading ‘the cause’ by violent means. Those burning down stately mansion houses and pouring acid on golf courses were doing so with one demand – the right to vote.
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New homes for Hightown
Almost 350 new homes for the Hightown area of Glengormley have been given the go-ahead by the Planning Service. Plans that have been in the pipeline for the past five years to build 348 new houses off the main Hightown
Tributes paid to ‘true gent’ Harry
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Greencastle man who died last week after a battle with cancer. Harry Magill, the honorary president of Greencastle Rovers Football Club, passed away last Wednesday (February 15) at the age of 77 after developing a rare heart tumor earlier this year.
Priest’s take on border ‘alien to parishioners’
A NORTH Belfast priest has hit back at claims by a Glengormley colleague that Roman Catholics are beginning to prefer to be a part of the United Kingdom, describing the attitude as “alien” to locals.
Residents urged to join Throne Woods campaign
Residents living near a woodland area of North Belfast are being urged to get involved in a campaign to maintain the site. Throne Woods, which sits between the Antrim Road and the Whitewell Road, has recently undergone improvement works by the Woodland
Barrier to reopen 24 years afer murder
A North Belfast interface barrier that has been in place for over 20 years is to open for the first time next week. The barrier at Newington Street was put in place soon after the death of Terry McDaid in 1988. The father-of-two was shot dead in May of that year by loyalist gunmen as he sat with his mother, father, wife and two daughters.
