You don’t get to be racist and Irish You don’t get to be proud of your heritage, plights and fights for freedom while kneeling on the neck of another! These are the first four lines of a new poem by the singer Imelda May. It is a powerful and moving poem which vividly […]
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OPINION – ELLY ODHIAMBO: Time to erect the statue of a real Blackman in Belfast
This is weird. Last week I went to Great Victoria Street in the centre of the city of Belfast with one mission. There is a man standing tall opposite the 19th century Belfast Academical Institution. Locals call this grand statue, the Blackman. A lot has been written about Henry Cooke, his confrontational intolerance of many faiths […]
TUAIRIM: Cad chuige a raibh na póilíní ag fíneáil agóideoirí in aghaidh an chiníocháis
Leanadh le léirsithe Black Lives Matter ar fud na Stát Aontaithe agus níos faide i gcéin an tseachtain seo. Tharla eachtra dhána i mBriostó Shasana a chuir idir iontas agus lúcháir ar chuid mhór daoine. Tharraing lucht agóide anuas dealbh de Edward Colston a raibh gnó trádála sclábhaithe aige san ochtú haois déag. Bhí an […]
Hate banner threatening GAA at Grove Playing Fields in North Belfast is removed by Council
A banner erected overnight at Grove Playing Fields with the slogan, ‘Anti British GAA Not Welcome’ has been removed by Belfast City Council. I’m going to leave this with the ones from my community who put this banner up #NoPlaceforHate pic.twitter.com/yEHrp2uChW — Cllr JJ Magee STAY AT HOME (@CllrJj) June 14, 2020 Cllr JJ Magee […]
Belfast’s road warrior: Brian Magee had to travel for his biggest nights but mixed it with the best at 168lbs and reached the pinnacle…
THE big nights have been a feature of boxing in Belfast over the last decade with indoor and outdoor arenas utilised to help the city earn the unofficial title as Europe’s capital of the sport, but for Brian Magee, it was a glorious career spent mostly on the road. Just eight of his 42 pro […]
VIDEO: Civil rights icon Rev Jesse Jackson sends message of hope to Belfast-Big Apple summit
Black civil rights icon the Rev Jesse Jackson has sent solidarity greetings to leaders of Belfast and New York who gathered yesterday — online — for the annual New York-New Belfast conference. The eleventh annual gathering took place virtually with deliberations across four hours of discussions and presentations being streamed on YouTube. With over 20,000 […]
Police say baton rounds were fired to incapacitate man in Waterworks who was threatening to kill himself
Police have said plastic bullet rounds were fired at a man in distress in the Waterworks on the Antrim Road early this morning when officers feared he was about to take his own life with a firearm. The Police Ombudsman has been called in to investigate the incident. In a statement just released, the police […]
WATCH – LOCAL BIZ SPOTLIGHT: Aquaforce are the go-to company for home building improvements
Newtownabbey-based Aquaforce are your ‘go-to’ expert contractors for all your home building and construction needs. With decades of experience, whether it’s damp proofing your home or choosing and planning your dream bathroom, the Aquaforce team are highly skilled in all aspects of bathroom installation. Aquaforce will take care from initial conception of bathroom design, plumbing, […]
