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WOULDN’T it be something if you could condense the essence of Ireland into a single object so small you could keep it with you to admire and take inspiration from? It’s hard to imagine if that would even be possible, but that was the challenge facing acclaimed West Belfast-based artist Farhad O’Neill. And it wasn’t as if he could choose his own materials. Because this was as unique and unusual a commission as he had ever been asked to undertake. The story began 40 years ago just after Jake Mac Siacais was released from prison. He was spending time down south and before returning he d...

THE Whiterock Children’s Centre has expressed their shock and delight at being awarded funding from the Department of Health as part of the Mental Health Support Fund. The centre has been awarded £89,000 to employ a play therapist and introduce counselling to the centre. It is one of four West Belfast-based organisations to receive money from the fund with Falls Road based Suicide Awareness and Support Group set to receive £92,530 for a holistic Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programme, while Lenadoon Community Forum is receiving £88,850 to help increase capacity for self-referrals...