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BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOLS IN NORTHERN IRELAND TO CLOSE FROM NEXT MONDAY
SCHOOLS across Norther Ireland are to close to pupils from next Monday, March 23, Stormont ministers have announced. Six new cases of the virus were … more
LOVE RAT DUP MP DAVID SIMPSON STANDS DOWN
LOVE cheat DUP MP David Simpson who had a torrid affair with a married woman is standing down. He first won the Upper Bann seat … more
SINN FEIN WON’T STAND CANDIDATES IN THREE WESTMINSTER SEATS
SINN Féin has said it will not run candidates in three Northern Ireland constituencies in next month’s general election. The party will not stand in … more
POLICE PROBE VOLLEY OF SHOTS FIRED OVER IRA KILLER’S COFFIN
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a video posted online showed a man firing a volley of shots over an open coffin of a dead … more
PICTURE SPECIAL: THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR BELFAST’S MASSIVE PRIDE FESTIVAL
THOUSANDS of people festooned in rainbow colours have turned out in Belfast for the annual Pride parade. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is marching in the pardewhich … more
SECTARIAN PAINT ATTACK ON NORTH BELFAST ORANGE HALL
POLICE are investigating a sectarian paint attack on an Orange hall in north Belfast. Inspector Natalie McNally said: “Police in north Belfast are appealing for … more
BREAKING NEWS….WILLIE FRAZER DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER HEALTH BATTLE
VICTIMS campaigner Willie Frazer has died in hospital. He was aged 58. Mr Frazer in recent years had been battling the ravages of cancer. But … more
SDLP CALLS FOR IAN PAISLEY TO BE SACKED OVER LUXURY MALDIVE TRIP
SDLP leader has called for North Antrim MP Ian Paisley to be sacked by the party after he received a free holiday at a luxury … more
AUDIT REVEALS ‘SIGNIFICANT FAILINGS’ IN SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND
AUDITORS have found “significant failings” in how a controversial multi-million pound fund to tackle social deprivation in Northern Ireland was set up. The Social Investment … more
RECALL PETITION FAILS TO UNSEAT IAN PAISLEY AS NORTH ANTRIM MP
THE DUP’S Ian Paisley has held on to his Westminster seat after a recall petition failed to get him ousted as MP for North Antrim. … more
