THE family of North Belfast man Michael Cullen have thanked everyone who helped in his search for their ‘valiant’ efforts. The 33-year-old’s body was recovered yesterday from Cavehill. He was last in contact with his family on Tuesday January 9 after which he was reported missing from his North Circular Road home. Fresh searches were […]
Seán Mac Aindreasa is laid to rest
THE funeral took place yesterday, Wednesday, of well-known West Belfast Gael Seán Mac Aindreasa. Mr Mac Aindreasa was highly respected in the Irish language community in Belfast and throughout Ireland. One of the founders of Bunscoil Phobal Feirste, the first Irish language school in the north, Seán fundraised tirelessly along with his late wife Áine […]
New digital archive opens at the Linen Hall Library
A DIGITAL archive compiled by the Linen Hall Library on the Troubles and peace process has been officially launched. ‘Divided Society’ is a Heritage Lottery-funded project that saw the library’s Northern Ireland Political Collection catalogued digitally for ease of use. The archive includes hundreds of journal titles containing thousands of articles, hundreds of political posters, […]
Fresh Stormont talks to begin
NEW Secretary of State, Karen Bradley, will lead a fresh round of talks later today (Wednesday) aimed at restoring devolution in the north. Ms Bradley, who was appointed to the post earlier this month after the resignation of James Brokenshire, will hold individual meetings with the five main parties. “Time is short but there is […]
Finaghy man to light up the Lyric
A FORMER De La Salle College pupil who is a leading light on the West End stage has come home to tread the boards at the Lyric Theatre. Finaghy’s Mark Dugdale will head the cast of The Threepenny Opera, the first in a series of productions to mark the theatre’s 50th year. In between rehearsals […]
Frampton and Donaire admit it’s make-or-break ahead of April clash
CARL Frampton and Nonito Donaire both admit their April 21 clash at the SSE Arena will be make-or-break in terms of world title aspirations with the winner set for a summer title tile, while it could be the end of the line for the loser of their featherweight dust-up. The former World Fighters of the […]



