THE First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM was in Belfast on Friday when he appealed for bridge-building across the Irish Sea despite the headwinds of Brexit. The Welsh premier made the appeal at the gala banquet of the Belfast International Homecoming in City Hall. He also said he was envious of the strong global […]
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McHawk-eyed gulls give Big Macs a miss
THERE’S something strange flying high above McDonald’s at Westwoods. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a hawk-shaped kite designed to scare away seagulls and other sky-borne nuisances. Graciously circling overhead like birds of prey on the hunt, two faux hawks are simply attached to a line and pole, which is mounted […]
Investors sought for Belfast Media Group
SINN Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is seeking an investor or buyer for his Belfast Media Group news organisation. The West Belfast-based group publishes the Andersonstown News, North Belfast News, South Belfast News and the Irish Echo in New York. Mr Ó Muilleoir said with the “decline in print media” and falling advertising revenue it […]
Ballymurphy Inquest: Mother tells of how her children narrowly avoided death during gunfire
A MOTHER has told the Ballymurphy Inquest how her two small children narrowly avoided death from British army gunfire. Tuesday was the last scheduled day of evidence in the inquest, which began in November last year to investigate the circumstances of eleven deaths over three days in August 1971. Anne-Marie Young’s statement was read out […]
Soldiers fail to give evidence for a second time as part of the Ballymurphy Massacre inquest
BELFAST Laganside Court will look at its options to encourage two former soldiers to testify as part of the Ballymurphy Massacre inquest after they failed to give evidence for a second time. On Monday, Counsel for the Coroner, Sean Doran QC, explained that neither M57 nor M171 was in court. Both had failed to appear […]
