JakeWood
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Digital Journalist at BBC News NI - Got a story? Get in touch [email protected] https://t.co/m3XlgxD0aJ
Joined April 2022
RT @BBCNewsNI: The BBC has said it did not edit the Irish language out of CMAT's new single debut on BBC Radio 1.
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The first 45 seconds of the song are in Irish, but did not feature in the first broadcast on the BBC.
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RT @JournoClaire: Police are at the scene of a shooting incident within the Drummeer Road area of Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh. Two people….
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RT @BBCNewsNI: A fire at a 5G mast in west Belfast on Monday night is being treated as deliberate, the PSNI has said. .
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Police said "some damage was caused to electronics in a nearby building".
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RT @BBCNewsNI: A statue of anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann McCracken on the front lawn of Belfast City Hall has been damaged in a suspecte….
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The Irish language section of the plaques at the base of the statue was left partially torn on Friday.
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A spokesperson for Palestine GAA said the club was €38,000 (£33,000) out of pocket as it had paid for flights as part of a visa requirement to prove travel had been booked.
A group of players and mentors from a Palestinian GAA club based in the West Bank have announced with "a very heavy heart" that a planned trip to Ireland for a summer tour cannot proceed due to visa issues.
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RT @DarranMarshall: .@GAA_Palestine says the trip to Ireland “can no longer proceed”. It says that even if Visas were issued at this stage….
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RT @BBCNewsNI: The Public Prosecution Service has said there is "no legal basis" to refer the sentence imposed on a GP who had more than 20….
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After considering the case, the PPS have been "unable to identify any legal error" in the sentencing.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: Police are engaging in "proactive patrolling" at the locations of 5G masts after a spate of arson attacks in the last three….
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Police say they are increasing security at 5G masts following after six attacks in the last three weeks, mostly in west Belfast.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: Andy Tyrie, a former leader of loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), has died. .
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One of the most prominent figures in loyalism, Andy Tyrie later backed the Good Friday Agreement which brought the Troubles to an end.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: Former Antrim camogie All-Star Jane Adams urges the Camogie Association to change the rule on skorts. .
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The Camogie Association is facing pressure to relax the rule on skorts being mandatory for players.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: In light of the "fragile and threatened" state of the Mourne landscape, the National Trust says it will not lease the land i….
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The National Trust told stakeholders to consider alternative projects with less environmental impact.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: Doctors in Distress, a charity set up to help doctors and healthcare professionals with their mental health in Great Britain….
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Doctors In Distress was set up in 2019 by the brother of a consultant cardiologist who took his own life.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and Irish President Michael D Higgins are among those travelling to Rome for the….
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The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and the Irish president are among those gathering in Rome.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: A man from County Wicklow spent three weeks travelling 300 miles up and down to Cork after doing "the stupidest thing" - for….
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A County Wicklow man spent three weeks making a 300-mile round trip to try to find his missing car.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: BBC building in 'lockdown' after protesters break in.
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Police attended the scene as up to 20 protesters make their way into a BBC building in Belfast.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: "He holds a special place in the hearts of Irish people": Leaders from Northern Ireland and the Republic join outpouring of….
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Leaders across the island pay tribute and express condolences following the death of Pope Francis.
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RT @BBCNewsNI: Tropical parakeets have ruffled feathers after setting up a new home in a Belfast park. 🦜 .Full story: .
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