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DÚLRA: GAA and nature are a match made in Heaven

TIM McCann is spearheading an amazing project that's going to grow and grow – literally.

HEALTHWISE: High chance of problems with a low-carb diet

WHAT is this low-carb, high-protein diet we keep hearing about?

WE SAY: Counting the cost of the Glider

TRANSLINK has a big Glider problem that it needs to sort out as a matter of urgency. To be more precise, Translink has a big West Belfast Glider problem that it needs to sort out as a matter of urgency if it wants to stop a success story turning into a failure.

SQUINTER: Annual defence of the Orange Order just doesn’t add up

IT’S unanimous. The Portrush loyalist parade on the Saturday of the British Open was a huge success. The bands cut a colourful spectacle, the music was first-class and locals, tourists and curious golf aficianados alike all enjoyed the evening tremendously.

GERRY ADAMS: Parnell's words of wisdom echo through the years

IT was Charles Stewart Parnell who said: “No man has the right to say to his country, ‘Thus far shalt thou go and no further.’” This was in the 19th century. He also declared: “Let no one set a boundary to the march of a nation.”

EYE ON THE PAST: Ormeau residents call for Orangemen to be re-routed in future

We look at the stories that were making the headlines in the Andersonstown News this week back in 1984

FÉILE 25: A weekend of events for all the family

THE sound of laughter, thousands of happy faces and a fantastic display of global culture and diversity. This is what Féile’s Carnival Parade, Party in the Park and Teddy Bears Picnic are all about.

ANDREE MURPHY: The banality of evil and the lure of money unite to condemn a people

HANNAH Arendt spent every day at the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the miner’s son and travelling salesman who was architect of the 'Final Solution'. Her observations on the cold, mundane nature of evil became a touchstone for a generation.

JUDE COLLINS: Our lives are lived in the watchful eye of intrusive cameras

DO the names Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot mean anything to you? Maybe not. But they will if I say they were that couple caught on camera at a Coldplay concert as they were hugging each other. And when they realised the TV camera was showing a giant close-up of them, they quickly parted and looked very guilty. They were married, but not to each other, so a bad moment for both.

MÁLA POIST: The reasons GPs are taking collective action

DEAR Editor,

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Anatomy of a BBCNI Gaza report reveals pre-existing conditions

IT was a short piece. 25 seconds short. But it was long enough to illustrate how tight a grip those responsible for the BBC’s pro-Israel reporting have on the Corporation.

MINDFUL MOMENT: Jim Doty was the candle that lit the darkness

In memory of Dr. James R. Doty.

SQUINTER: Fill in the boney form and get climbing

EDUCATOR and columnist Chris Donnelly has set a hare running with his suggestion that a Bonfire Commission might be a good way of sorting out the annual madness that descends on Our Wee Country from May to July. (Puts index finger to ear, inclines head, nods.) Sorry, the annual madness which descends on Our Wee Country from New Year to July.

EYE ON THE PAST: Homes to be demolished as British Army plans to carve up Moyard

We look at the stories that were making the headlines in the Andersonstown New this weaken 1984

DÚLRA: Aaron’s bee orchid find is a dream come true

THIS may well be one of the prettiest flowers you will ever see. But it’s not just pretty – it’s momentous. Because this flower could potentially change the lives of people in West Belfast for generations to come.

NIFL Premiership: Reds boost playoff hopes with comeback win at Carrick

NIFL Premiership: Magilton excited for Cup final build-up as Reds return to league action

Gaelic Games: Rossa fend off Ballycastle rally to claim opening win

Gaelic Games: Carryduff win cross-city clash at Sarsfield's

TUV want Casement renamed after a British royal – and Andytown doesn't rule it out

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: David Trimble’s Catholic problem was well hidden

SQUINTER: Loyalist Human Resources departments thrive

WE SAY: Irish language signage victory was inevitable

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