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REVIEW: The Tragedy of Richard III at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, is entertaining, energetic, and soulful

The Lyric Theatre’s The Tragedy of Richard III is an imaginative museum that conjures different interpretations of how Shakespeare can be presented. – Review by Conor Pelan (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Comment: Survivors and victims in Northern Ireland ‘will keep fighting. They won’t give up. It’s in their DNA’

At 5pm on Friday, October 18, the Northern Ireland Office quietly released a statement to Reuters confirming that they were planning to appeal the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal’s decision in the Dillon case. 5pm on a Friday is known as the ‘Friday News Dump’ – the perfect time to bury controversial news stories. – By Sara Duddy (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Commissioner for Older People warns of ‘disgraceful’ scam texts

The Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland has issued a stark warning of a rise in fraudulent text messages targeting older people, falsely claiming to be from the UK Government offering Winter Fuel Payments. – 'Disgraceful' text messages (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Journalist Mary O’Hara launches her new book on austerity at Queen’s University

The grandeur of the Senate Room at Queen’s University Belfast was in sharp contrast to the discussion last night on the grim effects of a deliberate policy of rampant economic cuts in the UK at the launch of journalist Mary O’Hara’s latest book, Austerity Bites 10 Years On. – Mary O'Hara book (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

REVIEW: Story of survival amidst the horrors of war in new film Blitz

This is a film about the blitz in London during 1940 when German bombs rained down on London and people tried to survive. As I sat watching it in the Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast I couldn’t help but be reminded of the Israeli missiles that are currently falling on the Palestinians trapped in Gaza and those living in Lebanon. – Blitz review (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Children’s voices in north Belfast are heard loud and clear

Around 60 children from six primary schools across north Belfast have embarked on a new project that aims to capture their experiences of growing up and learning in the north of the city. – Art project (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

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