OUR pubs have been shuttered for over six weeks just now. Many people are coming up with ideas such as see-through snugs, Perspex segregation, bolted tables and chairs, no standing at the bar, coin-operated toilets etc to facilitate reopening. The list of suggestions is endless. I’ve no idea when they will reopen but surely after […]
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Cara’s songs of solace strike a chord with bereaved
Dancing in the sky dedicated to Peter Craig (RIP). He is sorely missed by his mother, children, sisters, nieces & nephews ??. He’s forever in all our hearts. Until we meet again ? xx pic.twitter.com/tHRnqZjpFQ — CaraMcCannMusic (@CaraMcCannMusic) May 12, 2020 A LOCAL singer is helping the bereaved with the grieving process by performing songs […]
American student on lockdown life in Belfast
WEEK seven of lockdown. Many of us have adjusted to remote working from the kitchen table; home schooling from that same table while our healthcare and frontline staff continue to help loved ones and ensure we have provisions day and daily during the Coronavirus pandemic. But what if we don’t have the luxury of being […]
Ahead of her 100th Birthday Ethel beats Covid
A NORTH Belfast woman is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday just weeks after contracting Covid-19. Margaret Sinclair, who is known by her middle name Ethel, reaches her centenary milestone on Wednesday (May 13). Born and bred locally, Ethel grew up in Silvio Street, off the Crumlin Road, but has been living in Bradley Manor […]
VIDEO REPORT: Bishop Noel Treanor marks annual Blessing of Graves
THE annual blessing of graves took place privately on Sunday as Bishop Noel Treanor visited both Milltown and the City Cemetery. A different approach was adopted for ‘Cemetery Sunday’ due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as Bishop Treanor, assisted by administrator of St Peter’s Cathedral and Milltown Cemetery Fr Martin Graham, celebrated a Ceremony of Prayers for […]
WATCH: Covid rules cops told to ‘f**k off to Falls Road’ when they challenge VE street party
A video circulating on social media shows PSNI officers being abused as they try to break-up a VE party in a loyalist area of Belfast on Friday. Among the taunts shouted at the cops who say they are in the area to impose Covid-19 restrictions “to prevent people getting sick”, were: “Fuck away off round […]
Lives remembered: Brigid was an ‘amazing mummy’ and a proud Sailortown woman
BRIGID Hamill (née Harris) died peacefully at Brooklands Care Home on April 29 after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, aged 83 years old. Born and reared in Little York Street in Sailortown, Brigid was “very proud” to be from the area. She spent her working life as a stitcher and also helped out in St Michael […]
Seven days on and still waiting… employer unable to apply for Coronavirus test for key worker
The West Belfast employer of a key worker has been waiting a full week to apply for a Coronavirus test for their member of staff, after the worker’s partner tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday. Both the employee and partner have been following strict government guidelines and have been self-isolating since May 2. However, the […]
