Primark opening hugely encouraging

THE OPENING of the Primark store in Belfast at the weekend can only be seen as hugely encouraging for businesses in the area.

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Valuable work of charities in helping homeless

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Seriously injured victims deserve better

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Keeping death off our roads

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Ian Paisley in no position to lecture others

Cold-blooded killer of Jim Donegan must be apprehended

06 Dec, 2018

The murder of Jim Donegan as he waited to collect his son from school was a crime of the utmost ruthlessness, the type of chilling deed which was all too familiar during the Troubles and which we hoped never to see again.

Deep concern over alcohol related deaths

06 Dec, 2018

The new figures showing that deaths due to alcohol abuse across Northern Ireland have jumped by 40 per cent in a period of less than two decades are hugely alarming.

James McClean sets strong example over rough sleepers

05 Dec, 2018

The issue of homelessness always need to be treated as a priority by the authorities, particularly at this time of year as temperatures dip below zero.

Horrific murder in west Belfast

05 Dec, 2018

The fatal shooting on a busy street close to a number of large schools in west Belfast yesterday afternoon was a particularly chilling crime.

High time for action on climate change

04 Dec, 2018

There is overwhelming evidence to support the assertion yesterday from the revered naturalist Sir David Attenborough that climate change represents humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years.

Emotional triumph for St Enda's

04 Dec, 2018

Most organisations who endured the level of tragedy inflicted on St Enda's GAC of Glengormley down the years would have long since gone out of existence.

Spotlight on DUP over Stormont talks

03 Dec, 2018

When former taoiseach Bertie Ahern suggested at the weekend that the main Stormont parties should start talks early in the new year with a view to restoring our power-sharing structures, it is likely that almost everyone on both sides of our divided society will have agreed with him.

Focus must be on the Brexit deal on offer

01 Dec, 2018

With just eleven days left for Theresa May to persuade sufficient numbers of MPs to back her EU withdrawal plan, the consensus seems to be that she faces an uphill battle.

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