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Jim McCann – A Master Balladeer
Liam Nolan pays tribute to a master balladeer forever remembered for his beautiful rendition of ‘Grace’ and who sadly left us too soon, in March 2015.
“He enriched my life, I will never forget him” – Ralph McTell
“One of the last great balladeers” – Phil Coulter
“Where in God’s name are you taking me?” my eldest sister Norma said, looking out at the unfamiliar area we were driving through.
“Hold your horses, Norm, we’re nearly there,” I said.
I knew we weren’t far from The Embankment, Mick McCarthy’s iconic live music venue on the Blessington Road. The Embankment was then a place of entertainment, of chicken-in-the rough and whatever-you’re-havin’-yourself when it came to liquid libations.
From killer gunmen to a fake cancer bride: 600 people locked up in Merseyside in 2020
Murderers, evil rapists, gangland thugs and bent cops were all jailed last year
Updated
L-R Clement Martin, Toni Standen and Lee Abbott
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Andrea McCabe jailed for four years and husband
Alan McCabe for three years and six months after police found a gun and ammunition at their home,
Anthony Berry
Anthony Berry jailed for six years for robbery, attempted robbery, assaulting a police officer, affray and criminal damage. He poured boiling water on police trying to end a siege at his home.
Antuanne Elson
Antuanne Elson jailed for 32 months for possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He walked into a bar in Radcliffe and threatened the landlord.
Aqeel Ahmed
Aqeel Ahmed jailed for four years for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving. He mowed down a man at a petrol station then attacked him with a crowbar.