Dr McKenna Cup Group B Antrim 1-10 Armagh 2-21 THERE was no masking what was a disappointing day for Antrim’s footballers at Glenavy on Sunday as their performance matched the gloomy conditions with a 14-point defeat to Armagh. The result ends any hope for Lenny Harbinson’s side advancing into the knockout stages of the pre-season […]
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Up to 150 youths throw bottles and stones at cars in West Belfast
AROUND 150 young people threw bottles and stones at passing motorists along the Falls Road on Saturday night. The crowd gathered at the Falls Park to drink from around 7pm and attacked police officers who responded to reports that they were engaging in anti-social behaviour. Sinn Féin Councillor Steven Corr appealed to parents to check […]
Lessons from a shared journey
“TO everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose.” Ecclesiastes. Or The Byrds. When faced with political drift in a climate of political chaos, it is difficult to determine what season we are in. In this time of political climate change, we just don’t know what coat to put on. Since the […]
That Squinter Review – July to December
JULY DEE Stitt is on Twitter. Or, more accurately, David Stitt BSc Hons is on Twitter. Arlene Foster’s erstwhile photo companion has been busying himself of late on the Kilcooley bonfire in Bangor, which he’s determined to ensure is the biggest and the best in Are Wee Country. First up, Squinter’s not sure what Science […]
Sean is facing his challenges head-on
A WEST BELFAST man is over half way to completing one of the world’s largest and most renowned marathon challenges in a bid to inspire those suffering from mental health issues. Sean Caffrey from Lenadoon has been trying to de-stigmatise mental illness by sharing his own experience in an effort to show mental strength can […]
Police: No definitive motive on house arson attack
POLICE in West Belfast say they have no one definitive motive for an arson attack on a house in Dermott Hill Parade. The property was set on fire at around 1.57am on Thursday morning. Police believe the arson attack may be linked to an instance of criminal damage just days earlier. George and Geraldine Richmond […]
Cops investigating after family beaten
WEST Belfast MLA Pat Sheehan is to hold a meeting with the PSNI asking for a more robust investigation following a brutal weekend assault on a resident from Dermott Hill Road. Mr Sheehan was speaking following a vicious attack on 47-year-old Micky Russell, his wife and sister-in-law around 3pm on Saturday afternoon in the Russell […]
