Hundreds of people queued along Castle Street in the city centre today to access the first day back in business for Primark. But it wasn’t exactly business as usual. Masked assistants stood at the doors to admit queueing customers as others left the popular city centre store. There were also signs outside the store enforcing […]
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Boxing returns as ‘new normal’ takes shape
THE ‘new normal’ – a term that that has slipped into our everyday conversations is no less real than it has become almost tiresome. Whether it is transport, shopping, work or our downtime, it’s widely accepted that the old ways of doing things are gone and perhaps may never return as we once knew. That […]
WATCH: – GOING OUT ON A HIGH NOTE St Teresa’s Primary Seven pupils take a virtual bow
A little bit of ‘Wonka’ magic was sprinkled over the pupils from St Teresa’s Primary School this morning as their online performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, their final school show, went online. St Teresa’s Primary School Principal Terry Rodgers told the Andersonstown News how he and staff were determined to try and recreate […]
‘Team Ulster’ is a non-starter says Antrim hurling captain Conor McCann
ANTRIM senior hurling captain Conor McCann says he doesn’t envisage the county ever being involved with a ‘Team Ulster’ following recent debates as to the merits of the concept. The idea was first mooted by former Cork star Donal Óg Cusack on the Sunday Game back in 2013, but failed to gain much traction within […]
WATCH: All Stations Go! Lockdown blues to clear shortly for thirsty punters as Devenish prepares to reopen doors
BARS, restaurants and cafes are working behind the scenes to ensure their premises are ready for a July 3 reopening date after the Stormont Executive confirmed the sector can open for business on Monday. Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced that public houses and bars will be permitted to open for the purpose of selling food […]
It’s the property market, Jim, but not as we know it
From Monday 15 June, the housing market was open and allowed to operate as part of the relaxation of the Covid-19 guidelines — but government ministers were keen to point out that this isn’t a return to business as usual. Restrictions and new ways of working have been introduced, covering almost every element of the […]
Condemnation after man shot in ‘paramilitary-style assault’
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has condemned the shooting of a man in the Colin area on Tuesday night. The man, in his thirties, was shot in the leg in a “paramilitary-style assault” in Hazelwood Avenue in Poleglass around 10.30pm. The victim has been taken to hospital. The Sinn Féin MP: “I absolutely condemn the […]
Tragic Gavin’s family pledge to amend organ donor legislation
THE family of a West Belfast man who died while waiting for a heart transplant are to launch a campaign for new legislation to encourage organ donation. 37-year-old Gavin Casson passed away at his home in Poleglass on June 5, just six months after being placed on the heart transplant list. The father-of-one had battled […]
