Catherine Moore

Saranac Lake

Publisher at Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Publisher at Lake Placid News

Publisher of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News

Articles

Charli XCX: Meet the Apple Girls from star's Belsonic gig

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Catherine Moore

Image source, Anna LawtherImage caption, Friends Maisie (left) and Anna performed the Apple Dance at Charli XCX in BelfastThousands of fans who attended Charli XCX's Belsonic gig on Wednesday night will have been waking up to watch clips of her performance back on their phones. But two fans have been replaying their own performances again and again.
Belfast: Anti-racism rally held after days of violence

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Darran Marshall |Catherine Moore

Image caption, Unison's Nathalie Donnelly, who works with migrant workers, said they were terrifiedDarran Marshall and Catherine MooreDemonstrators gathered in Belfast city centre to show support for Northern Ireland's migrant community following a week of disorder. People in the crowd held signs with slogans such as "racists go home", "refugees are welcome" and "diversity makes us stronger".
Paris 2024: NI Olympians donate money to boost local sport

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Catherine Moore

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Olympic swimmer Daniel Wiffin during a homecoming event in DublinNorthern Ireland's six medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympics have given a boost to up-and-coming sports stars with funding for new equipment. They have each selected a club or organisation to benefit from a share of the Department for Communities' £100,000 Olympic Medallist Fund.
Gerry Adams: Politicians respond to former Sinn Féin leader's libel victory

4 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Catherine Moore

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Gerry Adams outside the High Court in Dublin on FridayPoliticians have been reacting to Gerry Adams' libel victory over the BBC. A court found Mr Adams was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 and an accompanying online article, in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson. Mr Adams, 76, denies any involvement.
Samantha Cookes: 'I was scared con-artist would abduct my child'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Catherine Moore

Image source, BBC/Alleycats TVImage caption, Lynn McDonald was scammed by con-artist Samantha CookesA serial con-artist who posed as a child therapist and scammed families out of money for a fake trip to Lapland left people terrified, one of her victims has said. Samantha Cookes used multiple identities - including a nanny, an arts teacher and a surrogate mother - to con families in the UK and Ireland between 2011 and 2024.
Delays to seafront project 'holding back city's potential'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mike McBride |Catherine Moore

Delays to a multi-million pound seafront redevelopment project in Bangor are holding back the potential of the city, local people have said. Plans to overhaul the Queen's Parade area of the city in County Down have been discussed for decades, but in 2019 the initiative gained renewed momentum when Bangor Marine was appointed by the Department for Communities (DfC) and Ards and North Down District Council to lead the project.
Rory McIlroy's hometown is buzzing with his Holywood ending

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Catherine Moore |Abigail Taylor

Image source, EPAImage caption, McIlroy and his caddie Harry Diamond are both from the County Down townCatherine Moore & Abigail TaylorThe town in County Down has always been proud of local boy Rory McIlroy but it has reached a whole new level after his dramatic win on Sunday. He finally joined a select club of just six golfers to achieve the career Grand Slam with victory in the Masters. The boy from Holywood received his Hollywood ending, and the town is buzzing.
Tears flow as Connswater closes for final time

Mar 21, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Simpson |Catherine Moore

Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has closed after more than 40 years in business. Footfall has been in decline in recent years with only 20 commercial tenants left in the 52-unit centre. On the final day of business, tears flowed as staff and customers said their farewells. Sheelagh Gray, who has worked in the Boots store for 26 years, said people were "grieving" the loss of the centre. "It feels like a death," she told BBC News NI as she prepared to leave the store.
Tears flow as Connswater closes for final time

Mar 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Mark Simpson |Catherine Moore

Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has closed after more than 40 years in business. Footfall has been in decline in recent years with only 20 commercial tenants left in the 52-unit centre. On the final day of business, tears flowed as staff and customers said their farewells. Sheelagh Gray, who has worked in the Boots store for 26 years, said people were "grieving" the loss of the centre. Advertisement"It feels like a death," she told BBC News NI as she prepared to leave the store.
Trump celebrates Irish in America ahead of taoiseach's visit

Mar 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Catherine Moore

US President Donald Trump has hailed the impact of the Irish in America days ahead of Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin's visit to the White House to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday declaring March "Irish-American Heritage Month". March has been designated Irish-American Heritage Month every year since 1991, first by a law passed by Congress, and since 1997 by presidential proclamation.