AN eyewitness has told the Ballymurphy inquest about the last moments of several of the victims, including 50-year-old grandmother and mother-of-eight Joan Connolly, the only woman to die in the shootings. John Maguire, also known as ‘Stan’, is now 84 years old. Mr Maguire described the shooting of victims Joan Connolly and Danny Teggart outside […]
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84-year-old eye-witness describes shooting of victims during Ballymurphy Massacre as inquest continues
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Spring is in the air down the Grosvenor
ENVIRONMENTAL upgrade works in Distillery Street are nearing completion in an initiative between the Grosvenor Community Centre and Housing Executive. Sinn Féin Councillor Tina Black explained how what was once a derelict site has now been transformed to incorporate tree planting and a newly installed walkway. “This site was vacant and it was getting a […]
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SHIP launches annual Lent appeal
A HISTORIC Sailortown-based group are dedicating this year’s annual Lenten period appeal to helping the homeless once again. The Shared History Interpretive Project (SHIP) is asking the public for help with local business and community contacts to make a difference to others during the upcoming Lent period (March 6- April 21). The items collected this […]
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Full steam ahead for Carryduff Gaelscoil
THE committee of a new Irish-medium nursery school in Carryduff has said it is confident it will open its doors as planned despite losing out on a proposed school building. The new naíscoil is expected to open in September this year and will pave the way for an Irish-medium primary in the area in 2020. […]
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Conlan Féile fight looks on the cards
WEST Belfast boxer Michael Conlan has hinted heavily that his biggest fight to date will take place on home turf as part of this August’s Féile an Phobail. Speculation is growing that the Cavendish Street WBO Inter-Continental feather-weight champion will top the bill and potentially face Top Rank stablemate Vladmir Nikitin in front of 15,000 […]
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Seamus’s inside story of life on the blanket
THE COURSE of Irish history has been marked by insurrection against British rule. The impacts of the various campaigns have been extensively debated, but certain events, such as the republican struggle against criminalisation in the H-Blocks and Armagh Gaol, are almost universally recognised as catalytic in effecting social change. While we know the blanket protest […]
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