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Nurses from Ghana who had never seen snow before danced for joy in Belfast this week as wintry flakes fell. ❄️❄️
Adwoa Aninkore said: “I felt like a child. Inside, I had that childlike feeling of joy. I was excited because I have only seen snow on the TV" 🥹
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has claimed Irish unity is now within “touching distance” as she hailed the significance of her party assuming the role of Stormont first minister for the first time.
"We have a situation where people are dying in significant numbers, well above the average rate, for months on end. And nobody can explain why this is happening..."
"Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance."
Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield: “What the hell is wrong with IRA? It is the Irish Republican Army. It is the people who put us here and gave us some hope when we had no hope.”
Popular TV newscaster Aideen Kennedy has died shortly after announcing she had a terminal illness on social media and asking people to “keep an eye out” for her children.
A convenience store in Northern Ireland has confirmed it has “terminated” the employment of one of its staff in relation to a video which mocked the death of Michaela McAreavey.
"Congratulations to those who sang that vile song about Michaela McAreavey: you’ve successfully united the public and all politicians and commentators in utter revulsion against you."
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@3imear
Two dads from Londonderry have spoken of their pride at becoming the first gay couple in Northern Ireland to have a baby through surrogacy without leaving the country
“It is our country that faced terrorism, faced the Troubles... so we don't need lectures from others about the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement."
@DavidGHFrost
has hit back at US President
@JoeBiden
over his comments on the NI Protocol
According to Dame Arlene Foster, one could “be forgiven for thinking the visit was about them [Sinn Féin] and not marking the death of our sovereign and the first visit of her successor!”
Kevin Bell Trust marks return home of 1,000th body of an Irish person who died abroad... 'It's an honour and a privilege to do this work in memory of our son'
DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”.
🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually."
The Wolfe Tones track Celtic Symphony has re-entered Ireland’s music charts in the wake of controversy involving the Republic of Ireland’s women’s football team.
BBC Northern Ireland’s coverage of Sunday’s All-Ireland Gaelic football final proved a rival for RTÉ, attracting peak viewing figures of almost one million.
"Let’s cut to the chase. If you’ve always accepted that a majority is adequate to maintain the Union, you can’t now say that it’s not enough to end it. The rules of the game can’t be changed 15 minutes before the final whistle."
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@SuzyJourno
Former DUP Agriculture minister Edwin Poots is behind a decision allowing farmers to flout pollution laws, ex-Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey has said.
Two Co Armagh brothers who admitted intimidating a woman out of her home have been warned to “make arrangements” for their children and partners as it is “highly likely” they will be going to prison.
"To the people in Derry... I am daily impressed with how you encompass the spirit of compromise and resilience despite the indignities, ignorance and stupidity of your so-called leaders (in) Dublin, Stormont and Westminster."
-Siobhan McSweeney
#DerryGirls
🗣️ "My grandfather was the first Republican to stand in Ballymena so I feel like I've followed his legacy."
Another historic moment for Sinn Féin as
@BreanainnLyness
is elected as their first ever councillor in Ballymena 🗳️
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"Disturbing double standards are evident as Prince Andrew is front and centre of public events marking the Queen’s death, yet it is Meghan Markle who is subject to venom and vitriol"
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“As I prepare to take my leave of our shared home place, I find comfort in an old Greek proverb: ‘A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they will never sit’,” Seamus Mallon's autobiography ended.
Senior UVF figures have warned loyalists will “wreck the place” and “the streets will be in flames” if any Brexit deal between the UK and EU does not scrap the Irish Sea border.
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald says she has urged Dublin to begin preparations for a border poll and wants the UK Government to state its view on a "tipping point".
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has offered his to support to a Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) professor after Baroness Hoey and loyalist campaigner Jamie Bryson targeted the academic on Twitter for her views on the NI Protocol.
Sir Jeffrey claimed increasing food costs are "direct results of the NI Protocol” - quoting data which, it has now emerged, came from a private report commissioned by a DUP-led Stormont department
The Foreign Secretary will reportedly move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU.