TRANS fats were produced historically when vegetable, olive or sunflower oil etc had a chemical called hydrogen added to them to make them solid at room temperature (as they are liquids) so the final product could be packaged as a margarine, for instance.
SINCE its inception in May 2024, most victims’ groups and relatives of people who were killed during the conflict have refused to deal with the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
AT the time of writing this week’s column Keir Starmer is still the Leader of the British Labour Party and Prime Minister. On Monday he delivered a ‘Save Keir Starmer’ speech which may or may not work for him. Can he survive the voices of opposition within Labour? That is a matter for his party.
England has lurched to the far right. Scotland and Wales have voted for self-determination. So begins a new phase as Britain’s last colony walks onwards to independence.
AS the long evenings begin to stretch across the skyline of West Belfast, there is a real sense that the festive fever fun has officially begun. From the lighting of the ancient Bealtaine fire festival on the Hill of Uisneach to the rolling beauty of the Belfast Hills alive with the famous Féile na gCloigini Gorma (the Festival of Bluebells) our communities are once again embracing the spirit of spring, culture and togetherness.
A brand-new episode of Electric Ireland ‘GAA Minor Moments’ podcast this week deatured Antrim's very own, the legendary Elaine Dowds, as she had a look back into her remarkable career.
I THINK those who erected the Bobby Sands statue in Belfast should have applied for planning permission. Why they didn’t is anybody’s guess. Perhaps they were concerned about it being knocked back by City Hall, although I can’t see that having happened.
