Fianna Fail and SDLP close to announcing further ‘partnership’ BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Political parties Fianna Fail and the SDLP are poised to announce a closer partnership later this week. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/fianna-fail-and-sdlp-close-to-announcing-further-partnership-37739435.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37739433.ece/b1b2a/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_a67a623c-941a-43d3-b9a5-47a1078338fc_1 Email Political parties Fianna Fail and the SDLP are poised to announce a closer partnership later this week. Talks of an ultimately one all-island party, which will be called Fianna Fail, have been on the horizon since Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin announced his intention to move the party into the North in 2014. The plan for the partnership was agreed at a private meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party on Tuesday evening, and it is understood senior SDLP figures will be briefed in … [Read more...] about Fianna Fail and SDLP close to announcing further ‘partnership’
Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M22 north bound reduced to single lane due to weather
Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M22 north bound reduced to single lane due to weather BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37391119.ece/ccafd/AUTOCROP/h342/road%20closed.jpg Email Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below. Belfast Telegraph Digital … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M22 north bound reduced to single lane due to weather
Ant and Dec, Richard Madden and Strictly among winners at NTA Awards
Ant and Dec, Richard Madden and Strictly among winners at NTA Awards BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly won the prize for TV entertainment presenter at tonight’s National Television Awards. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/ant-and-dec-richard-madden-and-strictly-among-winners-at-nta-awards-37739493.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article37739487.ece/d5ce3/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_1e0ce6f8-8cda-41b1-9a38-b213ab111e37_1 Email Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly won the prize for TV entertainment presenter at tonight’s National Television Awards. This was despite McPartlin taking a break following his arrest for drink driving in March last year. Richard Madden scored two gongs – one for new drama and one for drama performance – for his part in BBC One’s Bodyguard. Elsewhere, Danny Dyer was handed the award for serial drama performance for his portrayal of Albert … [Read more...] about Ant and Dec, Richard Madden and Strictly among winners at NTA Awards
Irish Premiership: Linfield extend winning run as O’Connor double sinks Newry
22 Jan From the section Irish Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46966041 Read more about sharing. A Michael O'Connor double gave Linfield a 2-0 away victory over Newry City and doubled their lead at the top of the Irish Premiership table to six points.The striker scored from close range in each half to extend the Blues' winning run to eight consecutive matches.The home side missed an opportunity to equalise early in the second half when goalkeeper Gareth Deane, deputising for the injured Roy Carroll, saved Dale Montgomery's penalty.It was a sixth loss in a row for Newry.The second-from-bottom side were dogged throughout at the Showgrounds but are without a win in eight games and remain eight points behind 10th-placed Dungannon Swifts. Deane's penalty save means David Healy's men, who have played a … [Read more...] about Irish Premiership: Linfield extend winning run as O’Connor double sinks Newry
Enron at Birmingham’s Old Rep makes for very enjoyable theatre
ENRON was directed at The Old Rep by James Lees whose trademark abundant use of physical theatre is something I have found rewarding in his previous work. Lees opens his production with an energetic kaleidoscopic showcasing life in the 80s and 90s era of the dot com boom where everything was seemingly paved in gold, greed was good and God lived in Wall Street. Mobile phones are the size of house bricks and glued to yuppie ears, hedonistic lifestyles abound and ‘Friends’ is the TV show everyone watches. This prelude lands us nicely into 1985 and the world of energy supply – two large gas companies are merging to form the infamous Enron Corporation based in Houston Texas. The Chair and wheeler-dealer Kelly Lay is played with a fine intensity by Leah Rogers. Lay takes advantage of the deregulation laws by turning the company into both an energy supplier and trader; she then forms the Enron Finance Company which can place bets on future energy prices. It is … [Read more...] about Enron at Birmingham’s Old Rep makes for very enjoyable theatre