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Sam Storey: ‘There’s a million kids out there with that same dream - it would be a sin to take that away’
Sam Storey has some magic memories of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles but, with boxing’s place at the next Games – also in LA – under serious threat, the Murcia-based Belfast man believes there is a bigger picture to consider…
A twist to the Nativity play, the children have exited the stage - and the building
CHILDREN are letting their imaginations - and themselves - run a little wild in a twist to the performance of the tale of the birth of Jesus.
Seconds Out: Coach McKenna happy to keep it in the Family after career comes full circle
IT was with no shortage of pride that Damien McKenna watched one of his Holy Family fighters climb through the ropes at Belgrade’s Stark Arena yesterday, with another to come at the weekend.
Legendary coach Bobby McAllister can't wait to be back on the beat at Kronk ABC
WHEN amateur clubs reopen at the start of next month, a legendary figure from Belfast’s illustrious boxing past will return to try and shape a part of the city’s fight future.
Holy Family icon tours Down and Connor parishes
AN ICON of the Holy Family which has been created for the World Meeting of Families event in Ireland - which Pope Francis is due to attend - is touring parishes across Down and Connor this week.
'I wouldn’t even have cared if I’d been knocked out in the first round, I just wanted the chance to prove myself': Connor Kearney furious over U22 exit
LEAD TRAINING twice a day, six days a week, morning runs before work, another few miles after hours, all for the dream of pulling on that famous green vest and fighting for Ireland.
Seconds Out: Talented James McGivern is hoping for a bigger and better 2017
THERE wasn’t much to celebrate for Irish boxing in 2016 and one man who wasn’t sorry to see the clock approach midnight on New Year's Eve was James McGivern.
Co Tyrone primary school bans conkers over 'nut allergy' fears for pupils
FOR generations of children conkers were synonymous with playground fun in the new school year. Headteachers' fears about the risk of injury when striking chestnuts together on strings have done much to curtail the game in recent times. But now another health and safety concern is threatening the future of the pupils' pasttime – nut allergies.
Life begins at 80 for Holy Family boxing legend Gerry Storey
SECONDS OUT: Even at 80, Gerry Storey remains a man in demand.
Funeral for tragic schoolgirl (12) who died of heart condition
A FUNERAL in Belfast heard yesterday how a schoolgirl who died from a heart condition had been "bursting with life and affection".