In the winter of 1952, aged 14 and just after I had
started at the AbbeyGrammar School, I developed an enormous carbuncle on
my jaw and ended up in DaisyHillHospital
for six weeks.
Easter in Glen saw a series of lectures, concerts and commemorative events to celebrate the life of James Byrne, fiddler extraordinaire, who left us 6 months ago for a better place. These snaps show some traditional singers and their audience!
Robinson begins talks over parade disputeThe North's first minister, Peter Robinson, is trying to start talks between both sides in a long-running dispute over an Orange parade through the Catholic part of Portadown, Co Armagh.