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SACRED Heart Boys Primary School in North Belfast presented Peter Pan as their very last show before they amalgamate to become St Columban’s Primary School.

MOTORING: Clear your mind of those motoring myths

THERE are many myths that surround the rules and regulations of driving on our roads. Many are instigated by misinformed social media posts, others from well meaning but poorly informed friends, relatives, and or armchair experts who simply repeat that which they have read or heard without checking its authenticity. One such myth is in relation to speed cameras – and it could land us in trouble with the authorities.

HEALTHWISE: Make versatile, healthy couscous a part of your diet

COUSCOUS is an African dish of steamed and rolled semolina which has become a popular food in Ireland and the UK over the past five to 10 years. This is a good thing as its versatility with regards to nutrition cannot be underestimated.

Gaelic Games: Antrim and Sligo finish level in Tailteann thriller

A BARNBURNER of a game at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Sunday between Antrim and Sligo ended in a draw, but the outcome was more beneficial who topped Group Two of the Tailteann Cup on scoring difference.

Boxing: Walsh through to Sunday's box-off final with win over Cuba's Cuellar

Aidan Walsh will fight for a place in the Paris Olympics on Sunday as he boxed clever to score a unanimous verdict over Cuba’s Jorge Cuellar in Saturday's box-off semi-final at the 2nd World Olympic Qualifier in Bangkok.

A view from the New Lodge flats – film sold-out ahead of Belfast premiere

A DOCUDRAMA about the lives of residents in the New Lodge flats is set to open the fifth Docs Ireland film festival in June. Fresh from winning the prestigious main Dox:Award at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen – one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe – Alessandra Celesia’s film The Flats follows four people from the New Lodge in North Belfast as they revisit the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in. Emotionally taut, haunting in its authenticity and bursting with characteristically dark Belfast humour, The Flats invites the audience into both the past and the present of the tumultuous world of the New Lodge flats. The premiere takes place on Tuesday 18th June at 7pm in Cineworld, Odyssey Arena, and it is already sold-out. The film is largely based around resident Joe McNally and his counselling sessions with befriending counsellor Rita Overend. Through their discussions the narrative of the film takes shape. Joe is suffering trauma from the Troubles which is being exacerbated by the drug dealing that he witnesses from his flat’s balcony. Through the re-enactment of past incidents in their lives, Joe and other residents in the flats, try to confront the trauma in their lives and escape the mental scars from their past. Rita said the groundbreaking film would never have been made if it hadn’t have been for Alessandra. “Alessandra Celesia is the filmmaker, producer and director and she is Italian, married to a guy from North Belfast and she lives in France,” said Rita, as we met at Oisín House, one of the flats featured in the film. “She has a lot of connections and comes backwards and forwards to see her in-laws so she knows North Belfast quite well.

Jake takes a satirical turn with new novel

IRISH language author Jake Mac Siacais launched his second novel at the weekend in front of a large gathering including friends, family and the local Irish language community.

SQUINTER: View of Gaza out a narrow window

IT’S the decapitated Israeli kids from October 7th that still get Squinter the most as the slaughter in Gaza continues, with the latest scenes of Biblical devastation and suffering being played out in a ‘safe zone’ tent town in Rafah.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Hell on Earth in Gaza awaits the judgment of posterity

THE Nazis gassed their prisoners before they incinerated them. In Rafah the refugee women and children in shacks and tents were not even afforded that. One has to assume the difference is that Israeli drone operators either have the sound turned off or they enjoy the sounds of Palestinian screams.

GERRY ADAMS: Despite the naysayers, Irish unity makes economic sense

A REPORT by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has caught the headlines with the claim that Irish unity could cost the South up to €20 billion annually. The analysis was quickly challenged by other economists and last week those with different opinions had their opportunity to address the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.

JUDE COLLINS: Why should Israel stop when it faces no consequences?

A MAN called Tim Montgomerie was on the BBC’s Question Time last week. If you were to slice Tim, you’d find the word ‘Conservative’ running through him to his innermost core.

WE SAY: No winners in row over Stormont budget

AS the Westminster election campaign gets into full swing, it is the budget of the devolved Executive which has become the first field on which the parties are doing battle.

Lord Mayor joins Cliftonville pupils on litter pick

Boxing: Walsh qualifies for Paris as Ireland secure a 10-strong team

GALLERY: Sacred Heart Boys PS perform Peter Pan

Midsummer magic on the banks of the Lagan

MOTORING: Clear your mind of those motoring myths

HEALTHWISE: Make versatile, healthy couscous a part of your diet

Gaelic Games: Antrim and Sligo finish level in Tailteann thriller

Boxing: Walsh through to Sunday's box-off final with win over Cuba's Cuellar

A view from the New Lodge flats – film sold-out ahead of Belfast premiere

Jake takes a satirical turn with new novel

SQUINTER: View of Gaza out a narrow window

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Hell on Earth in Gaza awaits the judgment of posterity

GERRY ADAMS: Despite the naysayers, Irish unity makes economic sense

JUDE COLLINS: Why should Israel stop when it faces no consequences?

WE SAY: No winners in row over Stormont budget

Gallery: Hannahstown a hive of fun and energy

Boxing: Quinn to fight for Commonwealth honours on the June 28 'Belfast Brawl'

Gaelic Games: Vital fixtures for clubs as hurling heads towards the split

Gaelic Games: Gleeson to take time before deciding his future with Antrim

THE WEEK IN VIEW: Lies, damned lies and stupidity

SQUINTER: Live and dangerous! Not any more as GB News pull the plug

DÚLRA: We’re going raven bonkers in the city centre

HEALTHWISE: Spread it around: Margarine gets the nod over butter

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