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Councillors clash over 'priority' Irish language over hardship poverty fund

COUNCILLORS clashed at Belfast City Council on Thursday evening after the TUV and DUP criticised money prioritised over Irish language over poverty in the city.

SQUINTER: Your guide to food, glorious food

“WE are what we eat.” Squinter thinks it was the 19th century German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach who said that. Others will tell you that the sentence is a loose translation of words spoken a bit earlier in the 19th century by the lawyer and culinary commentator Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, who remarked: “Dis-moi ce que tu manges et je te dirai ce que tu es.” (“Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you who you are.”) *Ignore the haters who allege that I looked these things up on Google.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: What are the odds of bookies coming under starter’s orders?

MY da Archie loved the horses and he loved a bet. He’d come home from work of an evening and after his dinner he’d settle into his seat with the Belfast Telegraph and lose himself in the tales of the turf.

EDITORIAL: A new dawn over Casement Park

ENOUGH’S enough. And not only is enough enough, enough’s enough of us having to say enough’s enough every couple of months.

DÚLRA: Incider information from the orchards of Antrim

THERE was something unusual – eerie even – in the air as Dúlra and Squinter dandered along the shores of Lough Neagh on New Year’s Eve. It was a perfect winter’s day, crisp and cloudless. But the fields facing the lough seemed to have rejected the tranquil mood.

HEALTHWISE: Creatine questions haven’t yet been answered

CREATINE is one of the most popular dietary supplements worldwide. It is relatively safe for most people, although it needs to be avoided by people with kidney conditions.

GERRY ADAMS: The US is currently doing what it has always done

SHOULD we be surprised by the decision of President Donald Trump to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores? Should we be shocked by his claim that the US will now administer Venezuela or that US oil companies will manage Venezuela’s huge oil reserves? And what of his threats against Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Greenland, Nigeria and others?

John Finucane praises students who fled Gaza and are now studying in the North

NORTH Belfast MP John Finucane has attended a reception in Westminster in honour of students who were evacuated from Gaza earlier this year to take up scholarships and pursue university education abroad, including a number now studying in the North.

Gaelic Games: Antrim succumb to strong Derry second half in McKenna Cup clash

Dr McKenna Cup, Round Twoat Owenbeg

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Can empire gongs have a place in devolved structures?

THE New Year’s honours from the British King always have an added frisson here. Who in our shared society with a contested view of the legitimacy of the King’s dominion over us will accept the 'honours'?

Just 55 dog fouling fines issued in Belfast over last five years

A TOTAL of 55 fines have been issued for dog fouling in Belfast over the last five years – at a cost of over £2,000, new figures reveal. Waste management provider LSS sent Belfast City Council an FOI request to find out how many fixed penalty notices were handed out. The data revealed that 55 fixed penalty notices were issued, with fines totalling to £2,330. The figures cover April 2020 to March 2025.

Councillors clash over 'priority' Irish language over hardship poverty fund

SQUINTER: Your guide to food, glorious food

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: What are the odds of bookies coming under starter’s orders?

EDITORIAL: A new dawn over Casement Park

DÚLRA: Incider information from the orchards of Antrim

HEALTHWISE: Creatine questions haven’t yet been answered

GERRY ADAMS: The US is currently doing what it has always done

John Finucane praises students who fled Gaza and are now studying in the North

Gaelic Games: Antrim succumb to strong Derry second half in McKenna Cup clash

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Can empire gongs have a place in devolved structures?

Just 55 dog fouling fines issued in Belfast over last five years

CELTIC STORIES: Phone Saint Martin in case of emergency

JUDE COLLINS: Brazen Trump is at least being honest

MINDFUL MOMENT: Troubles exhibition is both a mirror and a window

Gaelic Games: Antrim footballers return to action with Derry and Donegal on the horizon

Fruithill hosts successful speed chess tournament

Soccer: Cliftonville boss believes the Reds 'owe it' to their support to bounce back from derby defeat

Gaelic Games: Cushendall round off the year in style with Ulster Championship glory

Soccer: Crusaders claim Christmas derby bragging rights over Reds

PLATING UP: Sirloin steak with baby boiled potatoes and mange tout

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The 2025 Top Moments Awards (PART II)

SQUINTER: Review of the year

HEALTHWISE: Beware of pseudoscience at this time of year

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