Bout ye, Liam.Byline: By VICTORIA MCMAHON Alex Maskey Alex Maskey (born January 8 1952) is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor.[] He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting Councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area squared up to each other at the weekend as they relived their younger days in the ring. The Schlinder's List star sparred with the MLA MLA abbr. Modern Language Association MLA n abbr (BRIT POL) (= Member of the Legislative Assembly) → miembro de la asamblea legislativa MLA (Brit at a fundraising event for Belfast's Lyric Theatre Lyric Theatre may refer to:
The two, both amateur boxing champs in their teens, met regularly on the boxing circuit in the 60s. Sinn Fein MLA Maskey said: "I never fought him but we boxed at the same time and the same boxing fraternity. "He was a nice, decent fella, gentle but I wouldn't like to have been on the end of his left hook." The Hollywood big hitter will be flying back to the US with a special memento - the former Belfast Lord Mayor presented him with a 1966 boxing programme featuring both their fights. Mr Maskey said: "I enjoyed talking to him about the boxing circuit and individuals we both knew. "There were no blows exchanged just talking about old times. He doesn't seem to have changed one iota." CAPTION(S): PUT 'EM UP: Liam Neeson and Alex Maskey at the Lyric on Saturday; BACKSTAGE: Liam with Wizard of Oz cast at the Lyric; SUPPORT: Artist Neil Shawcross with musician Neil Martin and singer Brian Kennedy at the Lyric reception; STAR BOOKING: Liam Neeson with his mum Kitty, centre, Peggy McCann and playwright Marie Jones; CELEB ce·leb n. Informal A celebrity. LINE-UP: Liam with Paul and Jeannie Rankin, Jimmy Nesbitt and Lyric chairman Mark Carruthers |
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