A financial bid for Harland and Wolff shipyard has been accepted following a nine-week occupation by its staff. The site has been bought for a total of £6 million by InfraStrata, a London-based energy firm. The yard went into administration in August following the collapse of its Norwegian parent company. InfraStrata said it will retain […]
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Lámh Dhearg and Portglenone get ready for part three
BOTH Lámh Dhearg and Portglenone will be hoping it’s third time lucky in Ballymena this evening (throw-in 8pm) as they meet once again to see who will advance into Sunday’s Antrim Senior Football Championship final. Thursday’s replay at Queen’s Arena was another night of high drama as Conall Delargy kicked an equaliser deep into stoppage […]
Dept says sports facility to go ahead
THE PERMANENT Secretary at the Department of Education has told protesting Glassmullin residents that he is “keen” that the plans to build De La Salle College’s new sports development “proceeds to the site as quickly as possible”. Derek Baker held a meeting with Friends of Glassmullin Open Green (FOGOG) representatives on September 4 and said […]
Arder: give our young affordable leisure rates
WITH the new Brooke Leisure Centre just weeks from opening its doors and work well underway at Andersonstown, Sinn Féin Councillor Arder Carson is proposing that the city’s young people be offered concessionary rates as a means of boosting their mental and physical health. Councillor Carson’s ambitious proposal on funding for the young was made […]
From Educating Rita to Shirley Valentine
15,000 words of script could seem daunting to many a seasoned actor but West Belfast actress Tara Lynne O’Neill is sharing each and every one with pathos, poignancy and hilarity as she continues her storming Shirley Valentine at the Lyric Theatre. The Derry Girls actress was approached to play one of Willy Russell’s most iconic […]
St Gabriel’s still taking the strain after 60+ years
FOUNDED in 1955, St Gabriel’s Weightlifting Club in Ardoyne continues to go from strength to strength – quite literally. The club was started by Tommy McAfee, an ex-army physical training instructor from the Second World War who had an interest in weights. Unique in name, the club still carries the title St Gabriel’s which is […]
