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Eimear dies just days after her wedding
THE father of a young West Belfast cancer battler has urged people to “keep her memory alive” by signing the stem cell donor register after her passing. 25-year-old Eimear Gooder-man (née Smyth) passed peacefully in hospital on Saturday, June 27, just a week after her wedding to her husband Philip. Her father, Sean Smyth, had […]
Falls Park 3G pitch used only once a day
A LOCAL campaign group has called for a review into the usage and management of 3G pitch in the Falls Park following revelations that it is only being used around once per day. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to Belfast City Council by the #LoveFallsPark group revealed that the pitch had a recorded […]
Balmoral Master Chef provides boost for Guide Dogs NI
WITH entries for the Balmoral Hotel’s Master*Chef compet-ition drawing to a close on Friday, the competition to find Ireland’s next top chef could also have a positive lasting impact on the work of its charity partner, Guide Dogs NI. Through their efforts, Guide Dogs NI help change the way sight loss affects people’s lives by […]
A fascinating life re-lived through poetry collection
THE life of Tyrone poet, Frankie Quinn, has been a turbulent one. Like many people in our society, it has been irrevocably marked by our recent conflict, during which he suffered several personal tragedies, including the death of his eldest sibling, Patsy Quinn – a 16-year-old IRA volunteer who was killed in action in 1973. […]
Boris Johnson vows no hard border if he is next PM
BORIS Johnson says there will be a hard border in Ireland “under no circumstances” if he becomes the next Prime Minister. The frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race also said he would never accept a deal that sees the north taken out of the UK’s customs territory in any Brexit deal. Boris was speaking after […]
Meet Aaron Flanagan…
In 2014, Aaron Flanagan and his brother quit their ‘proper jobs’ to open Comic Book Guys, Northern Ireland’s largest independent comic book store and the first-ever authorised CGC dealer. The one-stop shop located on Great VIctoria Street has been serving Belfast’s thriving comic book scene through golden, silver age, bronze to modern comics, movie memorabilia, […]
