A PRODUCTION chronicling thirty years of Europe’s largest community festival, Féile an Phobail, is pulling on its Santa jumper and matching hat as Brassneck’s A Christmas Station Once Again parks its sleigh for one week only at the Balmoral Hotel. The play, which resurrects the heady days of summers past, when the sound of TripleFM/Féile […]
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Weapon confiscated from local teen
Police have confiscated a weapon from a teenager as part of a crackdown on organised fights in the west of the city. The 16-year-old was found to be in possession of a baton after fleeing from officers on Saturday night in the Stewartstown Road area. Appealing to parents a police spokesperson said: “Where are your […]
Calls grow for PIP and Universal Credit to be scrapped
A PROTEST calling for controversial PIP and Universal Credit schemes to be scrapped is taking place outside the Capita Assessment Centre in Belfast this weekend. The protest comes in the wake of heightened public scrutiny surrounding the introduction of PIP and Universal Credit. Urging residents to join in the protest People Before Profit Colin Representative […]
New report on Gerard Gibson murder launched as campaigners appeal for witnesses
OVER 100 people gathered in the Glen Community Centre in Lenadoon last night for the launch of the special report into the circumstances of the death of Gerard Gibson (16). Gerard was shot and killed on July 11, 1972 in Carrigart by the British Army, not far from the community centre. The original investigation by […]
Cultúrlann launch for book
THE Cultíúrlann is set to welcome Presbyterian Minister the Reverend David Latimer who will launch his book A Leap of Faith which details his relationship and firm friendship with Martin McGuinness. Launching next Thursday, the book recounts how in spring 2006, David Latimer’s church, First Derry Presbyterian, was paint-bombed yet again. David went public about […]
New report on murder of Gerard (16)
THE FAMILY of a murdered Lenadoon teen and victims’ group Relatives for Justice have united to produce a special report into the circumstances of the boy’s shooting and the family’s long campaign for accountability. Gerard Gibson (16) was shot dead by the British army on July 11, 1972. An initial finding by the RUC that he […]
