“THE greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” That is how Lori Gatsi-Barnett begins her typical day. Lori has this amazing personality; she is a very good listener and that is one of her attributes that makes her your favourite TV personality. She presents Join Her at Northern Vision’s NvTv. […]
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Warm tributes pouring in for Lily Fitzsimons
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of republican stalwart and community legend Lily Fitzsimons. Born in North Belfast in 1937, she later moved to Turf Lodge where she served as a dedicated and lifelong community activist. Lily was among the women who broke the British Army’s Falls Curfew in 1970 and she became actively […]
Healthy food has never been this tasty
YOU could be forgiven for wondering why a new café has opened so close to one of the busiest gyms in West Belfast. After all, who wants a feed after healthy work-out? However, Kaff is a café with a difference. Located beneath GymCo in the grounds of the thriving Devenish Complex, Kaff offers a food […]
Can the shrew be tamed at the Lyric?
THERE was no need to ‘Brush up your Shakespeare’ at the Lyric Theatre’s dazzling and sharp adaptation of Kiss Me, Kate. Set both on and off stage during the production of a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, this production revolves around the tempestuous love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham/Petruchio and his […]
Renewed calls to open historic cemetery
THERE have been renewed calls this week for Belfast City Council to re-open the historic Clifton Street Cemetery to the public. The gates at the Henry Place site are locked to the public and can only be accessed by prior arrangement with Council officials. Local Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee seconded a motion brought by […]
Everyday sacrifices behind the music
THURSDAY afternoon at a kitchen table and West Belfast actress Antoinette Morelli is poring over old photographs of her showband legend father Tony. She’s also got stacks of postcards he sent home from wherever he was performing in the world. It’s that legendary Showband era that forms the basis of Keep Telling Me Lies, a […]
Council apologise after grave mistake
BELFAST City Council has had to apologise to a recently bereaved family after falsely informing them that a stranger was buried in their loved one’s grave. Last week, Council officials told the West Belfast family they could not bury their relative alongside her mother as there was an additional person interred in the burial plot. […]
The craic’s ninety but where’s the snow?
“WHEN you travel to a new place, you try to make the best of it and that is what I have done,” says Penina Kaumbuthu with a bookish strong smile. 25-year-old Penina was a bit emotional when she boarded that eight-hour long flight last year. “I did my research about where to study. I wanted […]
