One day it will be over but for now just accept it – it’s a mess! WHEN you’ve got a huge threat like the Coronavirus, which respects no border and no social rank, there’s a temptation to throw up the hands and say, “It’s a mess. One day it’ll be over but for now let’s […]
OPINION – JUDE COLLINS: In matters of life and death, let’s have the truth

Belfast Media Group acquires ‘Hero Shield’ visors for community heroes battling Covid-19

The Belfast Media Group has distributed essential PPE items to healthcare workers and community activists leading the the fightback against the coronavirus. The full-face visors dubbed ‘Hero Shields’ were manufactured this week by former baby products company Shnuggle of Co Down. Over 1,000 were bought by Belfast Media Group for community use. Said Belfast Media […]
Tóraithe ina gcumannaigh (mar dhea) ach an éagothromaíocht go smior sa sochaí ar fad

PODCHRAOLADH: Cliceáil ar an nasc thuas le héisteacht le Gráinne Mí ó shin, ní raibh iomrá cluinste ag go leor againn ar aipeanna mar Seesaw, Class Dojo ná Google Classroom. Fán am seo, áfach, tá múinteoirí agus daltaí araon go maith ar na bonnaí i réimse na cianfhoghlama. Mhínigh múinteoir amháin dom go raibh col […]
COVID FIGHTBACK: First Citizen donates remainder of mayoral budget to Belfast food banks

Belfast Lord Mayor Danny Baker will donate the remainder of his mayoral budget to food banks across the city which are under increased pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I have taken the decision to donate my budget for the Mayor’s Day in May and the reminder of my term as mayor to food banks […]
OPINION: Belfast’s undocumented should put health first and immigration status later during Covid-19 Crisis

A DIFFICULT part post 9-11, the New York attacks of 2001, was determining how many victims were undocumented immigrants. It was a very difficult and personal process. You see, in the Twin Tower chaos, there were living people not seeking emergency treatment. That was a real headache in itself. It was estimated that over 100 […]
OPINION – Andrée Murphy: This is a rest of the world vs ideological space cadets issue

There is a common thread in footage in documentaries broadcast regarding our contested past. In the old grainy photographs of the late 1960s and 1970s, in scenes of pogrom, bombings, violent internment raids, protest against injustice and discrimination of its various incarnations, this unmistakable theme is on display. Community solidarity. Lorries being driven by […]