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Only tears of joy for Danes in Eurovision By David Roy

IRISH Eurovision contender Ryan Dolan went to Sweden singing Only Love Survives - but sadly the Strabane man failed to find a place in the heart of voters.

The 27-year-old Co Tyrone crooner placed dead last in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final in Malmo on Saturday night, having secured just five votes from the other 25 participating nations.

The debacle may even be indicative of an impending schism in Anglo-Irish relations: the UK, usually one of Ireland's most re-liable allies in Eurovision, gifted Mr Dolan just one point.

Irish voters had more faith in Bonnie Tyler's UK entry, Believe In Me, awarding the 61-year-old Welsh vocal powerhouse seven points that helped her to finish in 19th place.

Mr Dolan's other votes came two a piece

Owner 'devastated' as fire guts stately home

THE owner of a Co Down stately home gutted in a fire at the weekend was due back in Northern Ireland last night to survey the damage.

Speaking to The Irish News on her way to an airport in France yesterday, Marion

McGuinness: 'So what?' remark by minister unfortunate.. By David Roy

DEPUTY First Minister Martin McGuinness has criticised the Sinn Fein education minister's "unfortunate choice of words" during a televised debate on the shared future initiative.

John O'Dowd has been severely criticised for his

Cardiff police talks did not cover parades or flags unrest

TALKS between paramilitaries, politicians, community representatives and the police did not cover parades or flags, according to a source who attended weekend talks in Cardiff.

The talks on policing public

Plans to transform harbour take another step forwardBy Sarah Ogle

PLANS to transform Belfast Harbour into a European renewables hub have taken another step forward with the arrival in the port of the Pacific Orca offshore installation vessel.

The harbour has become a

A sparkling Knight outBy Maeve Connolly

SLEB Safari has to hand it to the Daily Mail, that newspaper really can make a story out of nothing.

Allow Sleb Safari to offer you by way of example a story about Keira Knightley going outdoors with her wedding ring on.

IN THE NEWS

Cavan duo Dunne and Keating raid Orchardmen By Paddy Heaney at Kingspan Breffni Park

JAMIE Clarke must have struggled to contain his envy when he looked at the opposite end of Kingspan Breffni Park yesterday afternoon.

How Armagh's star forward would have relished the

Residents groups criticise parades talks in Cardiff By Connla Young

REPRESENTATIVES of some nationalist residents groups at parade flashpoints have criticised a PSNI initiative to reduce tensions ahead of the main marching season.

Martin Luther King's son to meet John Hume

THE son of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King is to meet John Hume in Derry today.

Runner who died in mountain race 'stalwart' of sport

THE man who collapsed and died during a race in the Mourne Mountains has been described as a

The great Leonardo

THERE IS always a certain amount of hysteria surrounding summer blockbusters but Baz

Jolie praised after mastectomy move

ANGELINA Jolie has been praised by campaigners for helping raise awareness of breast cancer after

Paisley questions
Robinson's 'Jeremiah' comparison

IAN Paisley has offered succour to those denounced by Peter Robinson as "Jeremiahs" for

Judges get ready for media awards

COMPETITION: Leading figures from across Britain and Ireland's media, public relations and business industries gathered in Belfast this week to begin the

Mary's bug is catching bug is catching

While many think they know the story of Typhoid Mary - the Tyrone immigrant, Mary Mallon, who

Patient involved in ambulance crash dies

APATIENT who was being taken to hospital in an ambulance which collided with a car on the Westlink