Recently added articles from Belfast Telegraph:
The habit of a lifetime ... we find out what a monk's life is like
Jun 15, 2009; ... In a picturesque setting in Co Down, a group of Catholic monkslive in a sprawling monastery. But what exactly do they do -- andwhy are 95% of their visitors Protestant? By Jamie McDowell Brother Thierry Marteaus (43) leads us through the reception ofHoly Cross Benedictine Monastery ...
The generation game ; DNA techniques are being used to trace family trees, among them the Lindsay families who settled in Northern Ireland. Gord Lindsay outlines the search for his roots
Jun 15, 2009; ... One of the fastest growing hobbies today is genealogy, as shownby the popularity of the television series, Who Do You Think YouAre? To supplement the paper trail needed to trace one's ancestry, Y-chromosome marker DNA testing is a useful tool in confirming maleancestry since the ...
Bradley's boys put end to Ulster pain
Jun 15, 2009; ... ALL those blighted dawns that Antrim have endured for the pastsix years in the Ulster Championship -- and for 57 years in totalagainst Donegal in particular -- were suddenly erased in spectacularfashion at Ballybofey yesterday when the Saffrons ascended a newpeak after a seemingly ...
Our misery at the check-in ; WRITEBACK
Jun 15, 2009 ... Sentiments expressed in Writeback letters on June 3 and June 6concerning the Belfast International Airport security staff aretotally accurate. Due to a combination of incompetence and downright ignorance bysome of the people, my wife and I almost missed our flight, as did anumber ...
McCann brothers key to more glory
Jun 15, 2009; ... THEY say that goals win games and that was definitely the case inMacCumhaill Park yesterday when history was made with an unfanciedAntrim defeating Donegal for the first time since 1952. I was one of those who thought that Donegal were 'penalty kicks'for the Ulster final but I have ...
HOW THEY RATED ; DONEGAL
Jun 15, 2009 ... PAUL DURCAN: Did little wrong and made good initial save in thebuild up to McCann's goal EAMON McGEE: Good all-round display andcouldn't be faulted for the way the game panned out NEIL McGEE: Had trouble coping at full-back and this wasunderstandable given his injuries of ...
HOW THEY RATED ; ANTRIM
Jun 15, 2009 ... SEAN McGREEVY: A great stop from Conall Dunne on nine minutes,but then picked up an injury and went off COLIN BRADY: An impressive display from the corner back, wholooked comfortable throughout ANDY McCLEAN: Faced with Michael Murphy, he never allowed theDonegal man a ...
McKernan is demanding final step-up
Jun 15, 2009; ... Down 2-17 Derry 1-15 DOWN progressed to an Ulster senior hurling decider againstAntrim at Casement Park yesterday, but at times it was much tooclose for comfort. Twice in the opening half they had to cope with adversity. Twentytwo minutes into the match they lost half ...
OH, PAPA! ; With Father's Day next Sunday, BT WOMAN on how to get the look of three very different celeb dads and their individual styles
Jun 15, 2009 ... Perhaps your dad favours Billy Ray Cyrus' country and westerninspired denim look? Or is he more like Will Smith, who likes amodern, tailored style? Or perhaps he reminds you of Guy ...
Donegal get teenage kicks
Jun 15, 2009; ... Donegal 0-14 Antrim 0-11 DONEGAL advanced to an Ulster semi-final meeting with Down bydoing just enough to defeat Antrim in MacCumhaill Park. Going into the game as strong favourites, Donegal were completelyon top in the opening quarter, hitting the first six points ....
Down embarrassed at their total domination
Jun 15, 2009; ... Down 3-14 Fermanagh 0-2 DOWN booked an Ulster minor hurling championship semi finalmeeting with Derry with the most comprehensive of victories atCasement Park yesterday. It was a story of near total Down domination in the openingquarter and Daniel Toner's goal after ...
Ryan is mighty to earn replay
Jun 15, 2009; ... WATERFORD and Limerick will do it again, after their MunsterSenior Hurling Championship semi-final at Semple Stadium endedlevel. Limerick's James Ryan drilled over the equalising point twominutes from the end to hand another chance to Justin McCarthy, theformer Decies ...
McGeeney's dream alive
Jun 15, 2009; ... KIERAN McGeeney's Kildare stormed to a comfortable victory over adisappointing Wexford outfit in the Leinster senior footballchampionship quarter-final clash at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow. Despite the comfortable victory on Saturday night, McGeeney iscalling for further ...
Like Diaz, I've a NO BABY RULE
Jun 15, 2009; ... Cameron Diaz (36) has admitted she is happy being childless.Here, Katrina Doran, from Belfast, who edits an online lifestylemagazine, tells Jane Hardy she knows where the film star is comingfrom ... I'm editor of Sugahfix.com, the online fashion and lifestylemagazine for women in ...
Has unionism reached its tipping point now?
Jun 15, 2009 ... If Unionism continues to be divided at the ballot box what willthe political landscape look like in 2011, and will we then haveGerry Kelly as the new First Minister, asks Alex Kane I'm not entirely sure why unionist division has emerged as the'big' story of the Euro election; when, ...
'They can't riot if they're not there' ; Project takes children away from interface areasWorking for good -- Mary Kelly
Jun 15, 2009 ... Mary Kelly lives in an interface area in north Belfast. Shewrites: I am originally from Ardoyne but I have lived for the past 30years on an interface at Glandore/Skegoneill, in North Belfast. When I was growing up in Ardoyne there were none of theinterfaces we have now. Of ...
Challenge laid down for men to tackle early health worries
Jun 15, 2009; ... MEN in Northern Ireland are risking their lives by ignoring earlyhealth warnings, the British Medical Association (BMA) warned today. To counter this, the BMA is working with the Men's Health Forumin Ireland to challenge men here to take charge of their health.This challenge has ...
Who's next for duck killer? ; WRITEBACK
Jun 15, 2009 ... I do hope that the driver who drove over a mother duck and herbrood of ducklings on the Belsize Road in Lisburn last Thursdaymorning, pays more attention to their driving 'skills' in future,who knows maybe a little child next? The mother duck died as I carried her to the side of ...
Joey deserves airport tribute ; WRITEBACK
Jun 15, 2009 ... Joe Dunlop was without doubt Northern Ireland's greatestsportsman and ambassador. His sportsmanship, charity work, kindness and professionalismwere known worldwide. He was a very unassuming man despite his many sporting triumphsand awards. He was loved and respected by all ...
How we need political lions to tackle that Anglo-Irish divide
Jun 15, 2009; ... Is there a lesson in Northern Ireland politics to be learnt fromthe British and Irish rugby team? It plays under a unified banner --the Scottish Thistle, the Welsh Prince of Wales Feathers, theEnglish Rose and the Irish Shamrock. The team has an illustrioushistory of unified glory going ...