THE family of 20-year-old father-of-two Hugh McCabe, who was shot and killed as the pogroms of August 1969 erupted across Belfast, say they haven’t received justice 50 years on from his controversial death. Hugh McCabe was a soldier in the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars and was home on leave to spend time with his wife, […]
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Book of religious art rediscovered
A CLONARD parishioner has rediscovered a fascinating book of religious art that dates to the early 1930s. 85-year-old Fred Brady bought the dusty tome from a market in Kildare over 40-years ago, and it had lain forgotten in his attic for decades. Published in 1933 by the now seemingly defunct Catholic Picture Company of Ireland, […]
Hundreds of mourners turn out to pay their respects to Seamus Conlon
THERE were emotional scenes on Thursday as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to 70-year-old Seamus Conlon. A well-known and popular face in the Ballymurphy area, Mr Conlon died on Saturday after he and two other men were hit by a stolen car on the Whiterock Road. Mr Conlon was returning from a […]
Shock at sudden passing of Reds legend Breslin
THE local football community was plunged into mourning last night at the sudden passing of Cliftonville legend Tommy Breslin at the age of 58. The former Reds player and manager died while on a family holiday in Spain. Breslin famously guided Cliftonville to back-to-back Irish League titles in 2013 and 2014 and won eight trophies […]
You can spend an evening with Joby Fox
“I MIGHT even wear my slippers,” laughs West Belfast troubadour Joby Fox ahead of his ‘An Evening With..’ musical retrospect at the Cultúrlann, and a guest appearance as part of the line-up of West Belfast’s Greatest Hits in the Devenish. Back on home turf following a tour of Germany, the former bassist with Energy Orchard […]
32-year-old man charged over death of Seamus Conlon
A 32-year-old man has been charged with causing the death of a mourner at a funeral in West Belfast on Saturday afternoon. Seamus Conlon (70) died after being knocked down by a stolen car outside the City Cemetery. Two other men were injured after being struck by the vehicle on the Whiterock Road. Michael Loughran, […]
