Cafés and restaurants to open outdoors from April 30 as Executive agrees lockdown relaxations
Close contacts of confirmed Covid cases to be asked to take test
Former PSNI chief constable George Hamilton believes Kevin McGuigan was killed with the 'knowledge and concurrence' of senior republicans
NHS staff wrongly given priority over Fermanagh man with rare genetic disorder, High Court is told
Orange Order ‘hopeful' of holding parades on July 12
BBC coverage of death of Duke of Edinburgh breaks UK TV complaints record
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NHS staff wrongly given priority over Fermanagh man with rare genetic disorder, High Court is told
Lives are at risk amid alleged discrimination in Northern Ireland's vaccination programme, the High Court has heard.
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Close contacts of confirmed Covid cases to be asked to take test
CLOSE contacts of confirmed Covid cases will be asked to take a test within 48 hours of being identified – whether or not they have symptoms – health minister Robin Swann has said.
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Orange Order ‘hopeful' of holding parades on July 12
Grand secretary Mervyn Gibson said he believes there will be parades on the streets of Northern Ireland this year.
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Cafés and restaurants to open outdoors from April 30 as Executive agrees lockdown relaxations
The PA news agency understands the Stormont Executive has agreed the following lockdown relaxations in Northern Ireland.
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Republic's health bosses ‘expect and hope' Johnson & Johnson jab to be available soon
The European Medicines will rule on the safety of the jab next week, after its use was paused amid concerns over rare instances of blood clotting.
News
Former PSNI chief constable George Hamilton believes Kevin McGuigan was killed with the 'knowledge and concurrence' of senior republicans
Former PSNI chief constable George Hamilton has claimed that Kevin McGuigan was killed with the "knowledge and concurrence" of senior republicans.
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NHS staff wrongly given priority over Fermanagh man with rare genetic disorder, High Court is told
Lives are at risk amid alleged discrimination in Northern Ireland's vaccination programme, the High Court has heard.
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Close contacts of confirmed Covid cases to be asked to take test
CLOSE contacts of confirmed Covid cases will be asked to take a test within 48 hours of being identified – whether or not they have symptoms – health minister Robin Swann has said.
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Orange Order ‘hopeful' of holding parades on July 12
Grand secretary Mervyn Gibson said he believes there will be parades on the streets of Northern Ireland this year.
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Watchdog upholds complaint over ‘transphobic' comment about JK Rowling
The comment by a panellist about the author was unfair and was not challenged by the presenter, Ireland’s broadcasting watchdog ruled.
Business
Cafés and restaurants to open outdoors from April 30 as Executive agrees lockdown relaxations
The PA news agency understands the Stormont Executive has agreed the following lockdown relaxations in Northern Ireland.
Topics
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase soars in US market debut
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Low numeracy levels costing workers an average £1,500 a year
HAVING low numeracy levels is costing the average Northern Ireland worker more than £1,500 a year and impacting their ability to keep their jobs, a new report claims.
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Funding announcement expected for expansion of Project Stratum broadband project
AN announcement on the expansion of a project to link 76,000 premises to full-fibre broadband in the north is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
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Lakeland Dairies reports revenue growth and uplift in profits
FARMER-owned processing co-operative Lakeland Dairies boosted revenues to almost £1 billion in 2020 after making “strong progress” across all its key operations.
Sport
Tokyo Games could still be cancelled, admits senior Japanese government member
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said.
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Glory Days: Lisnaskea Emmetts in for the Kille with All-Ireland glory
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Movement required to see U20 and minor action: Down chairman Jack Devaney
DOWN chief Jack Devaney hopes the Irish Government can give the GAA the green light for the minor and U20 inter-county grades to resume.
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Martin O'Neill in Queen's University webinar discussion over 'The Ban'
FORMER Celtic and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill will take part in a special Queen's University GAA webinar discussion this evening on the lifting of the GAA's ban on foreign sports 50 years ago.
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Historic win for NI women's football team will 'inspire future generations'
TRAILBLAZERS for young women, the Northern Ireland female football team has been basking in the glory of an historic win that will "inspire future generations".
Opinion
Health service reform urgently needed
HEALTH minister Robin Swann has set out in the starkest terms the scale of the task that lies ahead for our health and social care service as it looks to a post-pandemic future.
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Tom Collins: Boot camp lessons for Boris's busted Britain
I am a strong believer in the Law of Unintended Consequences.
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Newton Emerson: Time for churches to break the deadlock on school segregation
One of the most extraordinary political moments of the Covid epidemic in Northern Ireland was when the churches ignored Stormont's plea to make church buildings available as classrooms.
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Good Friday Agreement denies right of self-determination
IN the letters column, Friday April 9, Paul Laughlin, Doire, argued that a border poll held under the Good Friday Agreement would constitute an exercise in self-determination by the people of Ireland. In this, however, he is wrong.
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Brian Feeney: Unionists have opposed every progressive move in the north to no avail
There’s one aspect of the chronically defective unionist leadership through the decades that you have to admit: consistency.
Magazine
Ethical concerns raised over human cells grown in monkey embryos
UK experts have called for public discussion and debate about the ethical and regulatory challenges on human-animal chimeras.
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Doughnut coffin creates memorable send-off for New Zealander
The doughnut was the latest creation by Ross Hall, who runs a business in Auckland called Dying Art which custom builds colourful coffins.
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Singer Birdy reveals she rescued abandoned duckling during lockdown
The Skinny Love star spent much of last year living with her parents.
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Sir David Attenborough enjoyed ‘completely different soundtrack' of lockdown
The broadcaster narrates a programme detailing how the natural world adapted to the global shutdown.
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Mick Jagger auctions online artwork in aid of grassroots music venues
He has joined forces with 3D artist Oliver Latta, known as Extraweg.
Life
Cafés and restaurants to open outdoors from April 30 as Executive agrees lockdown relaxations
The PA news agency understands the Stormont Executive has agreed the following lockdown relaxations in Northern Ireland.
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EU countries reopening to holidaymakers ‘will take some time', EU coronavirus chief warns
The head of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has thrown doubt on plans for summer holidays abroad.
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Today's TV Thursday 15 April
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Fr Martin Henry: What's so funny about faith?
Inspired by an old tradition known as 'the Easter laugh', Fr Martin Henry explores the theme of laughter in the Bible and Christian faith
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Fr Gerry McFlynn: Let him 'Easter' in us and give us a new way of life
Easter is more than a day, an event or a season, says Fr Gerry McFlynn, but rather it's a way of life
Arts
New to stream or buy on DVD/Blu-ray: Songbird, For The Sake of Vicious, Mare Of Easttown, Big Shot and more...
FILM OF THE WEEK SONGBIRD (Cert 15, 85 mins, STX International, Thriller/Sci-Fi/Romance/Action, available now on Amazon Prime Video, available from April 19 on BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services) Starring: KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Peter Stormare, Bradley Whitford, Demi Moore, Craig Robinson, Paul Walter Hauser.
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Carey Mulligan 'utterly fearless' in provocative thriller Promising Young Woman
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (15, 113 mins) Thriller/Romance.
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Period horror The Reckoning 'trundles along inelegantly like a hay wain with a wonky wheel'
THE RECKONING (15, 100 mins) Horror/Thriller/Romance.
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Arlene Foster urges ‘realism' on timeline for Irish language legislation
The First Minister said she was not resiling from enacting a cultural package but her department’s key focus was on the health and economic recovery.
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Taiko drumming: A force for good in Derry
VIBRANT and visceral, Taiko drumming is the Japanese art form taking Derry by storm and being increasingly used as a “force for good” according to one of its most passionate advocates, Fiona Umetsu.
Brexit
Permanent facilities for Brexit checks at NI ports will not be ready ‘until 2023'
Uncertainty over the number of inspections that will be required has led to the delay, a senior official told an Assembly committee.
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Frost to meet Sefcovic in Brussels for talks on Northern Ireland's Brexit deal
Significant differences remain between the UK and European Union over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Boris Johnson urged to convene urgent talks following riots
Shadow NI Secretary Louise Haigh said Boris Johnson could not be a “casual observer” on the disorder.
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Downward spiral will continue unless Northern Ireland Protocol resolved, Ian Paisley says
The DUP MP was speaking during a statement on recent disorder in Northern Ireland.
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Challenge to NI Protocol to be heard next month
A pan-unionist legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol will be heard next month, a High Court judge has confirmed.
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Time is running out for EU citizens living in NI to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by June 30. Here's everything you need to know
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Mascots, soaked pedestrians and Fido in the front seat - unusual driving offences that could result in penalty points
Most of us know the main driving offences, but what about the more unusual misdemeanours that can also result in penalty points?
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Did you know that switching mortgages is actually easy and could save you money?
For a relatively small amount of time invested by the customer, they can reap the benefits of saving money and potentially receiving money if cashback is applicable
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Making your best move
How the current pandemic has led to more and more people re-evaluating what they want from their home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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You are not immune - socially distance yourself and others from smishing
Despite a challenging 2020, we are being hit particularly hard by an increasingly sophisticated cyber crime pandemic.
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