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People on low wage can’t afford rent
A WEST Belfast councillor has claimed “there is an urgent need for a radical overhaul” of housing association rents, as the weekly rent difference between them and the Housing Executive is “creating a massive cost difference for those in employment”. Sinn Féin Councillor Steven Corr spoke of how there is a “real and very serious […]
History comes alive at the new Connolly Centre
WEST Belfast’s newest tourist exhibition Áras Uí Chonghaile/James Connolly Visitor Centre is an impressive sight upon arrival and takes up a prominent space on the Falls Road, not far from where Connolly lived in Belfast. As we arrived at 2pm the café was still busy from the lunch-time trade as we were greeted at reception […]
Friends to walk from Belfast to Derry for Lyra
A 64-mile walk from Belfast to Derry will take place later this month in memory of murdered North Belfast journalist Lyra McKee. The 29-year-old was killed by the New IRA after shots were fired during disturbances in the Creggan estate in Derry on April 18. The walk has been organised by a group of people […]
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
THE showband era, love, betrayal and the iconic Floral Hall, will fuse together in the upcoming theatre production Keep Telling Me Lies. The play tells of the journey of two Belfast women set against the backdrop of the crumbling Floral Hall as they recall the fateful night they met their future musician husbands. Old grudges […]
Pic of the day, Thursday, May 2
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