THE 29th annual Aisling Awards took place at the Europa Hotel on Friday, November 29 with over 500 guests attending during the gala evening where awards were presented in several categories including sport, local business, arts and culture, environment, the Irish language, education and health and wellbeing.
I WANT to respectfully reach out to my unionist neighbours at this time of ongoing change on our island and continuous turbulence and conflict in parts of our world. We should count our blessings. Imperfect though it might be, we have peace and the ability to work out our difficulties peacefully.
PEOPLE need to fight back against the far-right, especially those online who are using the internet to influence young people, a talk in West Belfast has heard.
IN August 1993, Sinn Féin in Belfast marched for the first time to Belfast City Hall. It was a seminal moment, led by republican women, when the right to march, assemble and express republican opinion in Belfast was made visible as thousands remembered internment, and also gave expression to the growing momentum for a just peace.
A WEEK ago the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, stood up in the Dáil during a debate on – what else? – housing. He used the occasion to criticise Sinn Féin for receiving financial contributions from the US through its US fundraising arm, Friends of Sinn Fein. In all, Sinn Féin raised €366,000, the bulk of that said to come from builders and construction companies in the US. Simon took a seriously dim view of that.
KILWARLIN’S a pretty good spot to get your Christmas holly. More importantly, Kilwarlin’s a pretty good spot for Christmas holly with berries, which is the only kind of Christmas holly really.
EATING a diverse and balanced diet is very important for skin health. A diet that is rich in vitamins (A, B2, B3, B6, C, D and E) and minerals (zinc and selenium) is key for skin health.
THE Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have both discovered their potential World Cup opponents in next summer's tournament after the draw took place in Washington DC on Friday evening.
A DUP councillor has described an Alliance Party motion to remove the peace wall in Alexandra Park in North Belfast as "one of the most ridiculous motions brought before this Council".
