LOCAL tourism stakeholders have expressed concern following revelations of a sweetheart agreement between the Department for the Economy and a Royal Navy tourist attraction. The department has revealed that it has “an obligation with the National Museum of the Royal Navy” (NMRN), which owns the Belfast-based HMS Caroline, “to keep the ship open as a […]
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Sweetheart HMS Caroline deal is queried
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Grand Slam for Fionntán at Opera House
A West Belfast teen is set to light up the Grand Opera House stage when he takes one of the lead roles in the Summer Youth production of Bugsy Malone. 13-year-old Fionntán MacGiolla Cheara from St Mary’s Christian Brothers Grammar School, will play ‘Fat’ Sam Stacetto in the comedy musical based on the 1976 film […]
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Johnson arrives for power-sharing deadlock talks
NEW British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived in the north to begin talks with the main parties over the power-sharing deadlock. Boris will begin talks with the Stormont parties on Wednesday morning. Speaking at Stormont, Mr Johnson said his prime focus was to do everything he could to help get Stormont “back up and […]
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Pic of the day, Tuesday July 30
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Belfast leisure centres pay strike looms
WORKERS at Belfast leisure centres are to be balloted on strike action in pursuit of a six per cent pay rise. Unite the Union will ballot its members at 12 Council-owned leisure centres, which have been under management of Greenwich Leisure Limited since January 2015. The union is calling on local political parties to bring […]
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A Night To Remember ….in August
THEATRE-goers will enjoy A Night in November in August as part of the Féile an Phobail drama line-up. Marie Jones’ play, directed in this 2019 interpretation by her son, Matthew McElhinney charts the story of dole clerk Kenneth Norman McAllister, a Protestant who has always followed the rules and has “cleanly discriminated” against Catholics throughout […]
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