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5,000-mile journey to share language struggle story
5,000 miles and more may separate Belfast from Bangladesh but a common struggle for language rights bridged that gap last week when the first-ever Bangladeshi ministerial visit arrived on these shores. Feted at City Hall and in Stormont, the delegation from the Asian nation, population 170m, was led by Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdury who […]
One woman’s journey of discovery on Lyric stage
HOUSE lights dim, stage lights up and our scene is set. Gingham tablecloth, matching curtains, egg and chips on the hob and Tara Lynne O’Neill’s Shirley Valentine invites us into her kitchen. Willy Russell’s iconic play, later a film, has been relocated from 1980s Liverpool to Belfast in this winning new production by Patrick J […]
Casements claim replay win over Johnnies
Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship quarter-final replay Portglenone Casements 1-12 St John’s 2-6 From Paddy Tierney at Coláiste Feirste THE sequels are never as good as the originals and last night’s Antrim SFC replay failed to reach the heights of Sunday’s thriller in Ahoghill as St John’s crashed out of the Championship following a […]
Putting their best foot forward
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Sunflowers for Sharon
MOUNT Eagles roundabout has been transformed into a “sunflower garden” in support of resident and West Belfast’s own ‘sunflower’ Sharon McCloskey. The mother-of-three is currently undergoing a stem cell transplant as she continues to battle an extremely rare form of leukemia. Sinn Féin Councillor Danny Baker told the Andersonstown News that the sunflower planting was […]



