THE NI Attorney General has welcomed the appointment of another West Belfast man, Barra McGrory, as the new Director of Public Prosecutions, joining him in the top two legal positions in the North. John Larkin QC, who originally hails from Glenavy, but was educated at St Mary’s CBS on the Glen Road, currently holds the post of Attorney General, the Assembly’s chief legal advisor. On Monday, he appointed Andersonstown-based solicitor Barra McGrory QC to the role of the head of the PPS.
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Kids send out the right signal
PUPILS from St Oliver Plunkett Primary School on the Glen Road have been treated to a Belfast Giants game after collecting 600 mobile phones for a worthy cause.The pupils took part in the Phones4Change appeal, a major mobile phone recycling initiative rolled out across the North to help teachers equip their classrooms with state-of-the-art technology. […]
Man is cut from car after police chase on Glen Road
The driver of a stolen car had to be cut out of the vehicle when it crashed yesterday morning (Wednesday) on the Glen Road, just yards from a primary school.
CS spray used by police on Travellers’ site
THE Police Ombudsman’s office has confirmed it is investigating an incident at a Travellers’ site on the Glen Road in which PSNI officers used CS spray on a group of Travellers including a heavily pregnant woman and a six-month-old baby
Nuala back behind her old desk ahead of school centenary
AS St Teresa’s Primary School prepares to mark its centenary year, the Glen Road school is calling on the community and past pupils to take part in the celebrations.
A toast to brewery homes
THE FIRST new tenants are expected to move into new houses on the former Bass brewery site on the Glen Road at the start of 2012.
