A GROUP of friends put their shoulders to the wheel and their feet to the pedal to raise over £10,000 for Friends of the Cancer Centre by cycling from Mizen to Malin along the west coast of Ireland. Finaghy’s Kevin Kelly explained how he talked three of his friends into undertaking the challenge in memory […]
Pic of the Day, Tuesday, October 16
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Officials stay tight-lipped over broken promise to clear kerbs
OVER a year after kerbs at the entrance to Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School were painted red, white and blue by loyalists the Department for Infrastructure is remaining tight-lipped over its promise to clear up the mess. The kerbs at the school were painted in the run-up to last year’s marching season, but a community […]
Relax and reset at the Slieve Donard
AN invitation to indulge in an afternoon of post summer skin restoration was readily accepted by this reporter at the luxurious Slieve Donard Resort and Spa. With the last of the summer wardrobe packed away, spa clients were filing through the spa doors in buttoned up jackets, hats and scarfs keen to comfort their bodies […]
Belfast City Council appoints first Irish Language Officer in its history
BELFAST City Council has appointed its first Irish Language Officer in its history. The announcement was made on Tuesday, making Belfast the fourth council in the north to appoint an Irish Language Officer. A second officer with responsibility for Ulster-Scots, sign language and other languages has also been appointed. The posts are jointly funded by […]
Festival frolics to cheer us up
THE announcement by Teesie May on the eve of the Tory conference that there’s to be a Festival of GB and OWC in 2022 has, not surprisingly, split the Pravince down the middle. On the one side are those who think that an orgy of union jack-waving to the strains of Land of Hope and […]



