SDLP Leader Claire Hanna has welcomed Taoiseach Micheál Martin's call for greater clarity on the circumstances that would trigger a referendum on Irish unity.
FOR 30 years, the Aisling Awards have celebrated the very best of Belfast — the generosity, resilience and indomitable spirit that continue to define a city full of ambition and opportunity.
Belfast’s Paddy Gallagher took on Dublin’s Paul Ryan in an middleweight contest in Croke Park on Saturday evening. The fight was a messy one, not one of clean shots nor slick footwork; the pair grappled throughout. The Belfast man did land the biggest punch of the bout in the fifth with a huge right hand. Ryan was lucky to make it back to his corner at the end of the round and unfortunately Gallagher couldn’t build upon this momentum and inflict further damage in the sixth. It didn’t seem to matter though as the judges awarded him the win.
Spórtlann na hÉireann is set to appoint an Archive Project Officer to shine new light on the history Irish language community in Belfast through its GaelStair project.