A WEST Belfast man subjected to a catalogue of abuse at the hands of a former St Paul’s curate saw his tormentor sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Daniel John Curran appeared at Downpatrick Crown Court on Wednesday, February 29, after admitting to indecently assaulting two boys while they stayed with him at a cottage in Tyrella, County Down in the late-80s and early-90s.
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Willowbank take derby spoils
Willowbank v Glendowan is a fixture both teams look forward to at the start of the Belfast and East Antrim League calendar as both teams are situated in West Belfast and it’s a fierce rivalry. Glendowan were to start off the better side dominating possession and creating numerous chances as well.
Barrier to reopen 24 years afer murder
A North Belfast interface barrier that has been in place for over 20 years is to open for the first time next week. The barrier at Newington Street was put in place soon after the death of Terry McDaid in 1988. The father-of-two was shot dead in May of that year by loyalist gunmen as he sat with his mother, father, wife and two daughters.
Why the Shinners are go on a quid pro quo
Did you suck your breath in when you heard it? I did. The headline was ‘Sinn Féin set to support Belfast Diamond Jubilee events’. Queen Elizabeth II, aka Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, will have been on the English throne sixty years this year, so there’ll be, we’re told, celebrations. Including “a big Sunday lunch”, the planting of commemorative trees and (shudder) “a tea dance to be held in the Ulster Hall”.
Joanne’s story
Joanne’s story
JOANNE, a mother of three children, has been on the housing waiting list for over two years since her marriage broke up. She works part-time and lives in rented accommodation with the Housing Executive paying a portion of her rent through housing benefit.
Our Tommy faces fight of his life
A YOUNG West Belfast boxer is facing the fight of his life as he battles to recover from a vicious assault in time for this summer’s Olympics. Lenadoon lad Tommy McCarthy was left hospitalised after he was caught up in a melée at a city centre nightclub.
