Rebecca Black
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Journalist with @PA Ireland based in Belfast. You can contact me at rebecca.black @pa .media.
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Incredibly touching scenes outside St Anne’s Cathedral following Lyra McKee’s funeral as Irish President Michael D Higgins hugs her partner Sara
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PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton received a petition signed by 280,000 people urging that files relating to death of Noah Donohoe are not redacted under the Public Interest Immunity process. He said no decisions have been made and pledged to help them get justice.
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Jamie Dornan said he got emotional at the finale of Derry Girls earlier this year, saying
@LisaMMcGee
captured the nuanced complications of being from this part of the world incredibly
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Alan McBride, whose wife Sharon was killed in the Shankill Bomb was in Greysteel tonight for the first time to show solidarity with the families of the eight killed in the UFF shootings at the Rising Sun bar 25 years ago tonight
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Powerful words from Irish President Michael D Higgins on the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, says those responsible speak for no one in Ireland
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She’ll not be amused at me posting this picture but I love it and I’m proud to be the daughter of a nurse particularly in these dark times. She worked fearlessly through the Troubles even cycling past gun battles to deliver babies at home
#InternationalNursesDay
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Sinn Fein President Mary-Lou McDonald says there will be no return to direct rule if the Stormont Assembly collapses, but instead a joint arrangement between the Irish and British state.
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Enormous crowd gathering at Parliament Buildings for a silent demonstration against a planned liberalisation of Northern Ireland’s abortion laws
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Prominent Conservative and Brexiteer Jacob Rees Mogg arriving at the Tullyglass Hotel in Ballymena earlier to address a DUP dinner. Political donor Arron Banks was also among the guests at the event.
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Twenty years on, former Holy Cross school girl Alice-Lee Bunting says she is still haunted by memories of walking a gauntlet as a five year old starting P1. Her son Darraigh will start primary school in September and she is relieved he won’t face what she did in 2001
@PA
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Jamie Dornan lost his mum Lorna to pancreatic cancer when he just 16. He said she was very glamorous and she would have loved the aspects of his job he hates, like going to movie premieres in LA. He said he hopes in some way she knows about his life. I hope she does too.
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Poignant scenes as wreaths are laid at the site of Frizzell’s Fish Shop on the Shankill road ahead of the 30th anniversary of the IRA bomb that killed nine people.
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Early celebrations at the Merchant Hotel among same-sex couples and campaigners of the Love Equality campaign ahead of the law changing at midnight following Westminster legislation which will require government to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland.
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Labour leader
@Keir_Starmer
has arrived at Parliament Buildings at Stormont for meetings with the Northern Ireland parties
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Clapping in east Belfast and the sound of ships on Belfast Lough blasting their horns
#clapforkeyworkers
👏 👏
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Took the opportunity earlier to ask Conor Murphy to publicly state murdered south Armagh man Paul Quinn was not a criminal as
@BreegeQuinn
has been asking for him to do. He did not.
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DUP MP Sammy Wilson told me he "didn't have a mask on, should have had it on and am offering no excuse" re the train pic, he added: "it is sad that we have now become like east Germany under the Stasi where members of the public think it is acceptable to act as snoops".
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Loved this moment at the Derry Girls premiere when Saoirse-Monica Jackson took a minute out of our interview to hug her granny. There was a lot of emotion at the Omniplex for the premiere of the final series of Lisa McGee’s hit drama.
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The Duchess of Cambridge is a braver lady than me! However little Sophie the corn snake at the Ark Open Farm in Newtownards, Co Down seemed to be a charmer 🐍
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#911Remembered
in Belfast. A minute silence was observed at
@NIFRSOFFICIAL
stations across Northern Ireland, including here at Knock Station to remember all those that lost their lives, especially the 343 Firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Laughed at a little too hard at this thinking back to how dire I was at times tables
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Only those of a certain vintage will remember these from primary school PE classes
Kids these days have no idea what “PE” meant for us back in the day.... 🧐
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Lyra’s Walk set off from Writer’s Square in Belfast this morning ahead of a three day trek to Derry/Londonderry
@LyrasWalk
#lyraswalk
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Such a special moment, Tim Wheeler of Ash dedicates a performance of Shining Light at the Guildhall in Derry to Lyra McKee. She was killed in the city by dissidents four years ago.
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A chink of light in a dark day has been the outpouring of disgust at the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. Stunning turn out at a vigil at Belfast City Hall in her memory.
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Workers at Harland and Wolff celebrating the buyer news by updating the banner at their nine week demonstration at the historic Belfast shipyard
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Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy has urged unionists to “grow up” in the row over new proposals to transform policing in south Armagh
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A number of victims groups have turned out at Belfast High Court in a show of solidarity with the Glenanne gang families as they prepare to hear the outcome of an appeal
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Wore a mouth mask to do the grocery shopping and got stared at like I had leprosy 😂 wish more would get into the habit of wearing them in crowded places and keep potential infection spread as low as possible
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Strong words from Ulster Unionist MLA Steve Aiken, blasting the DUP has having been a “disaster for Northern Ireland” and urging DUP members to reflect
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After a fabulous five years at the Belfast Telegraph, I've just finished my final shift. Sad to say goodbye to my wonderful colleagues but excited for adventures ahead with Press Association Ireland
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Crowds gathering in Omagh for a rally against paramilitaries following the shooting of DCI John Caldwell at a sports centre in the town last Wednesday
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Remarkable scenes in Shore Road area of north Belfast. People out everywhere searching for missing teenager Noah Donohoe. A whole community young and old coming together trying to find Noah. Update being issued by police in the next half an hour.
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Representatives of more than 50 Irish language groups gathered at Culturlann in west Belfast to launch a letter urging Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to immediately move Irish language legislation at Westminster
@dreamdearg
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Noel Trimble played the last post earlier at Enniskillen Castle on the bugle which sounded the charge of the 36th Ulster Division at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The bugle is kept at the Inniskillings Museum
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The distinctive sight and sound of a Spitfire across the skies of east Belfast today. It’s in Second World Ward Polish No 303 Squadron markings to celebrate friendship between Northern Ireland and Poland
@WWIIPolesNI
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Cheers for all the speakers at the anti Protocol rally in Crossgar Orange Hall this evening
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Think I've finally found an aspect of coronavirus restrictions that I like - at an MoT test you now immediately leave the car, so no mortifying moments of trying to identify the rear fog light or such like 😂
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Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney were questioned by police six months after they were arrested over alleged theft of docs from Police Ombudsman office. Solicitor Niall Murphy says police attempted get a new bail condition barring them from talking about case.
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DUP MLA Mervyn Storey leads his party’s Assembly team in a prayer and moment of silence for Christopher Stalford, who died suddenly at the weekend.
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Crowds of veterans have gathered at Narrow Water, Co Down where 40 years ago today a double bombing killed 18 soldiers
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Spinning trees, Bring Me Sunshine, a celebrity garden designer and the King and Queen in Newtownabbey this afternoon for the official opening of the Coronation Garden at Hazelbank Park this afternoon 👑
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Huge turn out at Belfast Coroner’s Court today in support of Fiona Donohoe as a preliminary hearing ahead of an inquest into the death of her 14 year old son Noah in 2020 was heard
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Up at 5am on my birthday to run and swim in Bangor, starting my 37th year as I mean to go on 🏃♀️🏊♀️
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The family of missing Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian have released two doves in memory of her and her mother Pat who died in 2015 on the 16th anniversary of her disappearance
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After 16 years of agony for Lisa Dorrian’s family, somebody somewhere can finally stop the suffering and give them the information to find her and let them lay her to rest. Surely it’s not much to ask?
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There was applause at Belfast Coroner’s Court from the family of Belfast teenager Leo Norney as a coroner found he was “entirely innocent” and was deliberately shot dead by a soldier in September 1975.
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Royal Irish were very proud to receive their colours today in Belfast for the first time
#Colours18
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A little bit of east Belfast brought to my parents house in Ards
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Crowds have gathered on Botanic Avenue in Belfast ahead of the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Royal couple are meeting inspirational young people at the Empire Music Hall.
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Just a few hours until the new episode of
#GameofThrones
- I tried my best a few weeks ago to get some hints from
@liamcunningham1
about the final season but I got nothing!! Still, much more enjoyable to watch it all unfold as the episodes go on rather than hearing spoilers! 🤐
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The row over the Taoiseach’s comments on Irish unity is an interesting look at how political British and Irish Ministers can be when it comes to Northern Ireland. h/t to
@AmandaFBelfast
for pressing Steve Baker on his badge during this exchange.
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Ulster Unionist leader
@BeattieDoug
has blasted “another manufactured crisis” warning people will suffer. He told media at Stormont if we have no First Minister tomorrow the NI Protocol will still be there.
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Whether it's the fines being raised or the idea of
@StephenNolan
chasing them across the car park, there are definitely more people wearing masks in the supermarket this weekend 😷
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Natalie McNally’s three brothers attended a vigil in her memory at Stormont this afternoon. Ms McNally, who was pregnant, was murdered at her home in Lurgan in December.
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DUP leader
@J_Donaldson_MP
urged unity at tonight’s Anti-Protocol Rally in Ballymoney, saying the message that must go out is one of unity against the protocol.
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Five year old Daithi Mac Gabhann from Belfast who inspired a major change in Northern Ireland’s organ donation laws to help others like him on waiting lists. He has been on a waiting list for a new heart for most of his young life.
#daithislaw
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Families of the disappeared gathered at Stormont earlier for the annual All Souls Silent Walk. The wreath includes three white lilies to represent the remaining three who have still not been found - Columba McVeigh, Joe Lynskey and Robert Nairac
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Soldiers at Aldergrove Flying Station, Co Antrim have saluted
@captaintommoore
with a mural donated by Belfast Mural Arts for his 100th birthday as his amazing fundraising efforts reach £30m. Lieutenant Colonel Chris Wood described Captain Tom as a "true hero"
#CaptainTomMoore
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Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill leads her team of MLAs for some day one photo calls at Parliament Buildings
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Emma de Souza is back at Belfast High Court today after the Home Office launched an appeal against the 2017 ruling that she is Irish as per the Good Friday Agreement. She had been deemed British by HO when her US born husband Jake applied for a residence card.
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Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black has been re elected for Sinn Fein in the Court DEA
#BelfastLE23
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A lot of excitement at this gentleman’s arrival on red carpet
#JamieDornan
#belfastfilmfestival
#belfastmovie
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Steady queue to get into the Con Club for the last 20 minutes for a meeting about the Loyalist response to Brexit.
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Scenes earlier during an Easter Rising parade in the Creggan area.
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A reclaim the streets protest has taken place at Writer’s Square in Belfast with speakers from
@RosaWomen
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UUP leader Doug Beattie says as a bare minimum a new Stormont Speaker should be nominated on Friday to allow the Assembly to function in part.
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Strong words from
@RobinSwannMoH
this evening, telling anyone who believes Covid-19 is a hoax to "stay in the house, stay out of the road", adding anyone who believes the virus is a hoax is "deluded".
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Bikers who were riding in support of Soldier F leaving Stormont earlier
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Many decades after my grandfather worked at
@Harland_Wolff1
I donned the boiler suit and helmet today. My granddad Sammy helped build ships like the SS Canberra, while today I filmed a visit by Prince Charles - not sure I would have been much help at welding 🚢
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Pro choice campaigners starting to gather outside Belfast High Court ahead of Sarah Ewart’s legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws
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Loved seeing this after some of the nasty comments I’ve had in response to covering the campaign to save the shipyard
Harland and Wolff workers meet with Sinn Fein leaders and thank them for their support.
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The location for tonight’s DUP meeting, spectacular if a little spooky in the dark 🏰
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Clear message being sent from the gates of Harland and Wolff today as a rally in solidarity with the workers campaigning to save the historic shipyard takes place
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Wood gathered for a July 11 bonfire at Lismore Street in Belfast was removed earlier by city council contractors following agreement with the local community
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"I don't do Twitter"
@DUPleader
tells the NI Assembly, "I may post on Twitter, but I don't look at it, and I think I would advise members across this chamber that that's a very good thing to do"
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In her closing remarks
@CatharineHoey
challenged UUP leader
@BeattieDoug
to appear at an anti protocol rally. Councillor Jill Macauley represented the UUP at tonight's event at Crossgar Orange Hall, alongside DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and TUV leader Jim Allister.
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The Oval has gone to the top of my Northern Ireland stadium charts, such views and atmosphere!
#irishleague
⚽️ 🥅
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been meeting other parents of young children at St Joseph’s SureStart centre in Ballymena, Co Antrim
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Journalists out in force in a show of solidarity with Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey
#loughinisland
#NUJ
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A lone piper started the Armistice Day commemorations at 6am at Enniskillen Castle, Co Fermanagh
#Armistace100
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Anger at the gates of Harland and Wolff today as the historic shipyard faces closure. Workers are urging government to nationalise it
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SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has urged tactical voting this election to get Stormont working again. Says the fifth and final seat in some constituencies may be between the DUP and SDLP.
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For me one of the most heart breaking parts of legacy is just how many murders that are hardly remembered but by the victims family and loved ones. I lived close to this street for five years and walked down it many times without realising the heartbreak that had happened there.
#OnThisDay
in 1991 the IRA murdered Anthony Harrison, 21. Soldier visiting girlfriend to plan wedding when 2 murderers forced their way into E Belfast home & shot him x5 as he watched TV. From London he’d met fiancée while serving in NI
#OTD
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Orange Order Grand Secretary Mervyn Gibson has insisted the Drumcree dispute is not over. He has urged Secretary of State
@chhcalling
to intervene to find a resolution to the 25-year-old stand off. 🎥
@niallcarsonpa
@PA
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UUP MLA
@BeattieDoug
has confirmed he will run as as a candidate to succeed outgoing party leader Steve Aiken
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Dame Mary Peters at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast earlier. Kate’s dress is by Missoni for those interested
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I may be ready to concede I have an election leaflet hoarding problem … from the 90s to present day 🙈
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DUP leader Arlene Foster has hit out at Donald Tusk comments about no deal Brexiteers as “deliberately provocative”
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The state of Crumlin Road court house makes me sad. All that history crumbling away. Pity it couldn't be restored like
@CrumlinRoadGaol
or
@OPWKilmainham
were
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Queue to sign the book of condolence for Lyra McKee at Belfast City Hall in her home city
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Also at Tullyglass tonight Arron Banks said if Brexit gets delivered it will be because of the DUP
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