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We need an Anti-Poverty Strategy now, charities and campaigners tell Stormont

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Image of the audience in Stormont for launch of anti-poverty strategy group

Charities and campaigners came together at Stormont earlier this month (February 12, 2025) for the launch of an Anti-Poverty Strategy Group as Northern Ireland still remains without such a policy in place. READ MORE (Opens in a new window)

‘We need a grassroots movement to combat racism’ says speaker at conference in Belfast Castle

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A major conference aimed at examining the racist violence of 2024 in Belfast and further afield was held recently in Belfast Castle. READ MORE (Opens in a new window)

Traveller parents settle race discrimination case against Mid Ulster District Council

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Caroline Joyce and Noel Cawley have settled their race discrimination case against Mid Ulster District Council for £15,000. The case was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. READ MORE (Opens in a new window)

Film review – A tightly-knit family struggles with the terror of Brazil’s military rule in I’m Still Here

Image of the Paiva family in the film I'm Still Here

Director Walter Salles returns to the screen with his first drama feature since 2012. I’m Still Here tells the story of the Paiva family, whose middle-class life in Brazil is shattered when the father is arrested in the early 1970s during the period of military rule. – READ MORE (Opens in a new window)

Theatre review: Heartfelt, timeless, and thought-provoking – The Gap Year at The Lyric, Belfast

The Gap Year by writer Clare McMahon is a delightful, whimsical, and self-reflective journey featuring three women—Carol Moore as Kate, Marion O’Dwyer as Oonagh, and Libby Smyth as Roisin. These three sexagenarians embark on a mission to travel through every county in Ireland over the course of a year, each with her own personal reasons for doing so. READ MORE (Opens in a new window)

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Date February 17, 2025
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