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6 days ago | belfastmedia.com | Gerry Adams

I DIDN'T think Easter is almost upon us. It has crept up on me. For Irish republicans Easter holds a special significance. It is synonymous with the 1916 Easter Rising and the heroism over a century ago of those who rose up against the British Empire and declared for a Republic. It is also a time when we remember all of those women and men – over countless generations – who gave their lives in pursuit of Irish sovereignty and independence. In the course of my activism I have travelled widely.

1 week ago | belfastmedia.com | David Mohan

AS the evenings get longer, midweek games are set to commence in the Antrim leagues with football taking charge on Wednesday. There have been some impressive starts to the season and none less than Aldergrove who are one of four teams with a perfect record after three games in Division One. The Crumlin outfit's record will be tested to the full this evening when they take on county champions Cargin in Toome - another of the unbeaten sides - as somebody's 0 will have to go.

1 week ago | belfastmedia.com | David Mohan

Lidl National Football League Division Four final Antrim 2-7 Fermanagh 0-11 ANTRIM secured the Division Four League title as a late goal from Aoibhinn Monaghan helped them get over the line against Fermanagh at Clones on Sunday. The Saffrons went into this game off the back of eight wins including a semi-final victory over Leitrim which sealed promotion, but there was a trophy to win and Antrim again found a way.

1 week ago | belfastmedia.com | Anthony Neeson

WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has called for the scrapping of the two-child limit on child support. The benefit cap was brought in by the Conservative government in 2017 and restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in a household. This week marks eight years since the introduction of the two-child limit. New research shows that scrapping the measure is a more cost effective way of reducing child poverty.

1 week ago | belfastmedia.com | David Mohan

Small moments all add up in a game and Antrim manager Andy McEntee felt the breaks didn't quite go his team's way on Saturday as they fell to Armagh at Corrigan Park. The Saffrons gave all they had in an effort to topple the All-Ireland champions, but ultimately fell short with 11 points the difference in the end.