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AS the old cliché goes: it takes you to lose a final to win one, and Ardoyne's hurlers did just that as they claimed the Antrim Junior B Hurling Championship at the expense of Loch Mór Dál gCais at a sodden Musgrave Park on Saturday.

BELFAST City Council's Dog Warden Service is investigating a vicious dog attack on the Glen Road after a young mother was bitten numerous times and requiring medical treatment.

GERRY ADAMS: Listening is key as vital conversations on unity continue

EFFORTS by the British government and the unionist parties to stymie the conversation on future constitutional change have actually brought a greater focus on the growing momentum around the upcoming unity referendum. The criticism of An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar by the British Secretary of State and a range of unionist voices for daring to suggest that a united Ireland will happen in his lifetime is the latest example of unionist and Tory efforts to delegitimise the goal of Irish unity.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: It's vital that Ireland calls the racists out

THERE she was beaming with excitement and happiness, in a line-up with other little girls as the medals for gymnastics were being handed out. When the Gymnastics Ireland official walked right past her and gave her medal to the next girl in the row the little girl’s beaming smile turned to visible confusion, then it was utterly heartbreaking to see her begin to realise that she was being deliberately overlooked, because she is black.

JUDE COLLINS: The Irish identity compass would appear to be broken

NEW words and phrases enter the vocabulary of any living language. Sometimes they’re a little confusing. I’m still not 100 per cent clear on ‘gaslighting’. Sometimes they’re rude and vivid, like ‘clusterf**k’. Sometimes they’re empty clichés, like ‘going forward’. And sometimes they’re weapons, like ‘Northern Irish’.

DÚLRA: Swift action by Irish language community

THE under-threat swift has found a friend in the Irish language.

Falls community to benefit from St Comgall's transformation

THE remarkable story of the transformation of a derelict former primary school into a community hub in West Belfast has been told at a special talk to mark Good Relations Week.

MINDFUL MOMENT: So much to be made from the toolbox of education

AS September continues the air is filled with the scent of sharpened pencils and the promise of new beginnings after the schools have reopened their doors and night classes beckon. For many, this time of year evokes memories of fresh notebooks and the excitement of learning.

'Meet the Neighbours’ event in Ardoyne brings out hundreds

HUNDREDS of local residents were in the grounds of the Everton Centre on the Ardoyne Road last Saturday afternoon for a cross-community ‘Meet The Neighbours’ family fun day.

MÁLA POIST: If you have mental ill-health take the first step and talk to someone

IN 2018 it was reported that for every 100,000 15-24-year-olds in the north of Ireland, 17.8 of them took their own life. This is a damning statistic that many of us have unfortunately become quite familiar with. This rate increases when you begin to examine subsections of society such as LGBTQIA+ people and ethnic minorities. For me, I am personaly familiar with this. As we approach World Mental Health Month (October), I’ve decided to talk about my story. How at the age of 21-years-old, I attempted to take my own life. After years of heightened depression, anxiety and the refusal that anything was wrong.

Antrim IHC: Sarsfield's power into the final after extra-time win over Tír na nÓg

IT took extra-time to settle an absorbing Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final under the Dunsilly lights on Friday, but it was Sarsfield's who found the reserves to get past Tír na nóg to move into the decider.

Male cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car on Stewartstown Road

A WEST Belfast road has re-opened following a collision between a car and a cyslist on Friday morning.

Gaelic Games: Ardoyne singing in the rain as they claim Junior B hurling title

Health fears after dramatic increase in young people vaping

Dog wardens investigating after young mum savagely bitten by dog on Glen Road

Get kitted out at pop-up clothes shop at Kilwee Care Home

SQUINTER: SF grip on policing is displayed in some very strange ways

GERRY ADAMS: Listening is key as vital conversations on unity continue

ANDREÉ MURPHY: It's vital that Ireland calls the racists out

JUDE COLLINS: The Irish identity compass would appear to be broken

DÚLRA: Swift action by Irish language community

Falls community to benefit from St Comgall's transformation

MINDFUL MOMENT: So much to be made from the toolbox of education

'Meet the Neighbours’ event in Ardoyne brings out hundreds

MÁLA POIST: If you have mental ill-health take the first step and talk to someone

Antrim IHC: Sarsfield's power into the final after extra-time win over Tír na nÓg

Male cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car on Stewartstown Road

Soccer: Three second half goals see Ireland defeat Gibraltar

Mixed reaction as Brendan Rodgers confirmed as new Celtic manager

Athletics: Belfast Irish Milers Meet announces 2024 date

Gaelic Games: Antrim advance into Tailteann Cup semi-finals

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Legacy plans lay dynamite under victims' hopes

GERRY ADAMS: At St Comgall's, Eileen's shining vision becomes a reality

DÚLRA: A new way to learn about the birds and the bees

JUDE COLLINS: Efforts to create a single conflict narrative won't succeed

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