WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has condemned a “reckless attack” on a house in West Belfast. A pipe bomb-type device detonated in the front garden of a house at Aitnamona Crescent around 11.30pm on Saturday night. The occupant of the house reported hearing what they believed to be a firework going off. On Sunday morning […]
Pipe bomb detonated in West Belfast garden
Kate’s final play gets a timely production
A PLAY by a late Ardoyne community worker and author will be performed next month in the Grand Opera House. Kate Muldoon passed away in December 2016 after a short illness, aged 66. She is remembered by many for her work in drama and theatre in the local community and was well-known as the founder […]
Welsh FM calls for bridge-building at Belfast City Hall
THE First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM was in Belfast on Friday when he appealed for bridge-building across the Irish Sea despite the headwinds of Brexit. The Welsh premier made the appeal at the gala banquet of the Belfast International Homecoming in City Hall. He also said he was envious of the strong global […]
McHawk-eyed gulls give Big Macs a miss
THERE’S something strange flying high above McDonald’s at Westwoods. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a hawk-shaped kite designed to scare away seagulls and other sky-borne nuisances. Graciously circling overhead like birds of prey on the hunt, two faux hawks are simply attached to a line and pole, which is mounted […]
Investors sought for Belfast Media Group
SINN Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is seeking an investor or buyer for his Belfast Media Group news organisation. The West Belfast-based group publishes the Andersonstown News, North Belfast News, South Belfast News and the Irish Echo in New York. Mr Ó Muilleoir said with the “decline in print media” and falling advertising revenue it […]



