AN IRSP member who says he is followed by the PSNI daily has accused police of attempting to “intimidate” party activists. Lower Falls man Michael Kelly was one of a number of IRSP members who were searched by the PSNI as they arrived for a meeting at Costello House earlier this month. Speaking to the […]
IRSP claim PSNI are intimidating families
Giving it the gutty goes out of fashion
SQUINTER’S driving slowly through one of Riverdale’s tight little streets when he spots a couple of boys ahead playing Kribbie. Inevitably, as he sedately passes, the lad with the ball loops one over the roof of the passing vehicle – Squinter seems to remember if the player had hit the kerb with that shot he’d […]
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Stix & Stones, Balmoral Hotel
BASED on the extraordinary popularity of Stix & Stones restaurant in the city centre, there was already plenty of excitement when the eminent eatery announced the opening of its second branch in the Balmoral Hotel in 2017. Establishing a new restaurant in an already thriving hotel was, of course, a clever move, but while the […]
Pic of the day, Thursday, February 21
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You know you gotta cut loose for Footloose
ICONIC 1980’s music spectacular Footloose is to set out its stall at the Grand Opera House from February 27 with an invitation for audiences to ‘kick-off the Sunday shoes’ throughout its run. Belfast Music and Drama Society, the non-professional theatre company who staged the extremely successful West Side Story last year will once again bring […]
Mary Lou: “I have nothing to apologise for”
SINN Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says she has “nothing to apologise for” after controversial comments in opposition to any current police commander in the north succeeding the Chief Constable. Current Chief Constable George Hamilton retires from the role in June. On Monday, Ms McDonald was speaking after meeting families in Belfast, days after controversy […]


