THE family of a Ballymurphy boy who is waiting on the gift of a new heart have said they are very “disappointed and angry” following a meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss delays implementing new organ donation laws in the North.
AN Irish language organisation in South Belfast has welcomed the news that the First Minister designate will be the guest of honour at their prestigious gala dinner in March.
Ainmníodh Béal Feirste mar Chathair Cheoil de chuid UNESCO i mí na Samhna 2021. Táimid mar chuid de líonra ina bhfuil 59 gCathair Chruthaitheachta ar fud an domhain, ina measc Glaschú, Valparaíso sa tSile, Xalapa i Meicsiceo agus Tongyeong sa Chóiré Theas.
SHE has become the pin-up girl – or, for some, boy – of Scotland’s culture wars. Isla Bryson’s picture has rarely been off the front pages of the nation’s tabloids since she was convicted of double rape last month.
A BELFAST councillor has called for the pedestrianisation of the city centre to be put on the agenda after a 26-year-old man died after being knocked down by a bus at the weekend.
THE family of a man who died after falling from a bonfire in Larne last year are to sue Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, a report into the tragedy suggests.
“OVER the last number of weeks the vast majority of people have been appalled by sectarian glorification of the Provisional IRA. An event such as this so-called commemoration for the ‘D Company’ of the IRA does nothing but offer legitimacy and encouragement for sectarianism and division in our community.”
FOLLOWING a year of payroll giving, Translink staff have donated £3,000 to the organisation’s nominated charity partner, Air Ambulance NI, through the Give as You Earn scheme.
THE majority of participants who took part in a public consultation on the redevelopment of Girdwood Community Hub would like to see a 25 metre swimming pool at the facility.
PAGE Turner (RTÉ ONE) is the latest effort to take a book-club meeting and translate it on to the TV screen. Compared to a real-life book-club, the television version is at one remove from reality; on the other hand TV allows you to sit on the sidelines and watch/listen, without the worry that you’ll be expected to come up with an insightful comment.
