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Political Editor Belfast Telegraph. Post-lockdown mother still on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Mad about Roy Keane.

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Fired twice for challenging injustice, banned from the WWII frontline because she was a woman, Martha Gellhorn was the finest war correspondent of her generation. She covered Dachau, Vietnam & much more - and she never sold out. She's my #IWD heroine. ➡️
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Lauren Price would have been put in care at 3 days old had her grandparents not taken her in. She grew up with a dream. The young Welsh boxer drove a taxi by night & trained in the day. She’s just won gold in Tokyo. Another incredible backstory of a warrior woman.
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No parent should ever have to bury a child. It goes against the natural order. Hearts all over this city are breaking for Fiona Donohoe as she deals with hearing the worst news about her beloved boy Noah.
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'Kill All Taigs' is a genocidal message, a call to ethnically cleanse half the population. 'Kill All Jews/Muslims' wouldn't be acceptable in Birmingham. There must be similar zero tolerance for those calling for Catholics to be murdered in Belfast in 2022.
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Golden carriages, a controversial crown with South African diamonds, a king with a £2 billion personal fortune who is exempt from inheritance tax. It's 2023. Nobody with a progressive bone in their body could be comfortable with this obscene lavishness.
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Lyra McKee's mother has died just weeks before the 1st anniversary of her daughter's murder. Joan's heart was broken & it couldn't be fixed. Two people were effectively killed by one shot that night in Derry. Shame on those who brought death & destruction into this family's life.
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'Kill All Taigs' on a 'children's' bonfire in Belfast. That's not family fun, it's a hate crime. Was there nobody in the community to show leadership & remove it? Shameful.
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It’s strange that a woman whose only ‘crime’ is to love a prince be & independent-minded is more hated & hounded than a man who was friends with a paedophile & sex trafficker. Disturbing double standards are evident over Prince Andrew & Meghan Markle.
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I posted a pic of my 10-yr-old daughter jumping with joy on receiving an 'A' in her transfer test yesterday. A sick account then trolled me, threatening to rape her & do other vile things to her. I made a statement to PSNI today & hope perpetrator will be identified & prosecuted.
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Hanging effigies of 3 women politicians on a bonfire. Crowds gather to celebrate & cheer as Naomi Long, Michelle O’Neill & Mary Lou McDonald burn. It’s like something from the Middle Ages, not a civilised, modern-day democracy.
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My youngest daughter started school in speech therapy & really struggled. She has overcome so many educational challenges since. Today, Sorcha got an 'A' in the transfer test. My heart is bursting with pride.
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Forget about all the politics, this is the most poignant image of the day. As the people of Derry applaud her father's cortege, John Hume's daughter Aine acknowledges their love.
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4 years
'Kill All Jews/Muslims' wouldn't be acceptable in Britain. 'Kill All Taigs' shouldn't be here. Let's not be shy about saying what it means - it's calling for almost half the population to be slaughtered. No more collective blind eyes can be turned.
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She had a baby 8 months ago, she returned to tennis 3 months ago. Her country is at war. Elina Svitolina has just beaten the top seed to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. She is an absolute inspiration to girls in Ukraine & all over the world #Wimbledon 🇺🇦
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2 years
Eight-year-old Andrew Dodds died just after Christmas 1998. The family handled their loss with tremendous dignity. How anyone could abuse a mother about her son's death is beyond me. It's sick, vile & depraved and Twitter needs to act to stop such hatred.
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He was no craic, he lacked charisma, & he was the most unlikely rocker joining Bono on stage. But this shy, awkward man had incredible courage. David Trimble couldn't go out without a bodyguard. DUP supporters sang about burning him to death, but he never for one second wavered.
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My daughter Sorcha began primary school in speech & language therapy. For years, she could read only picture books. She finishes P6, having read over 5 million words this year - a record for her school. I'm bursting with pride that she's overcome so many obstacles to get there.
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Congratulations to this pupil on having read 5,027,419 words in Accelerated Reader this year!! What an amazing achievement at such a young age. Take a bow young lady- the most words read by a pupil in St. Michael’s. 👏☀️🌟 @stmichaelspsb @AccReader @LiamRenlearn @siobhan63503339
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“I am not snubbing anyone & I am not part of it because I don’t agree with it. They keep referring to me as the President of the Republic of Ireland – I am the President of Ireland" - Michael D Higgins on why he won't attend an NI centenary service.
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3 years
14 years ago, Paul Quinn was beaten to death by an IRA gang wielding iron bars & nail-studded cudgels. Every bone below his neck was broken. Nobody has been convicted. On his anniversary, those who rightly demand justice from others should help deliver it for Breege & Stephen.
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"They hammered & they hammered & they bate her about," the men in the Orange hall sing about a strangled woman. Nobody is seen to intervene, reprimand them, or ask them to leave. That's the most damning & depressing part of this whole horrible episode.
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3 years
No sympathy for Matt Hancock but focus on his wife leaves me uncomfortable. Media obsessing over her still wearing her wedding ring. This woman's world has fallen apart in public. She has 3 young kids to think about. She's trying to get through the day, not make symbolic gestures
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Paul Quinn's murder was more savage than any gangland killing. A dozen IRA men battered him with iron bars & nail-studded cudgels. Ever bone below his neck was broken. At first, Paul's voice was loud & strong begging for mercy: "Stop, f*** please stop!" Eventually, it faded away.
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I knew Aideen from UTV. She lit up every room she was in. I did the same journalism course as her sister Fiona. Aideen's mum taught me at primary school. She's now lost all 4 children. What tragedy to befall one family. It puts everything into perspective.
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2 years
The Union is under threat like never before. A @lucidtalk poll shows 57% of 18-24-yr-olds want Irish unity with just 35% opting to stay in the UK. Among those aged 25-44, it’s 48% to 42%. The writing is on the wall, although some are too blind to see it.
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2 years
Sitting tonight thinking of this man. Once polls closed, Christopher Stalford would have been on the phone with all the craic & chat of the day. And he'd be nervous as a kitten ahead of tomorrow's count. #AE22 just isn't the same without him.
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David Holden is the first former soldier in 23 years to be convicted of a Troubles crime while on duty in NI. Some witch hunt. He shot an unarmed man walking to a football match in the back. His conviction isn't a conspiracy, it's justice.
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This night 2 yrs ago, I'd my last conversation with Lyra. Hours later, she was dead. Every day, I miss her wit, curiosity & compassion. It's brilliant she's lighting up buildings, but I'd do anything to have her back lighting up our lives again. ❤️ u kid.
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Joe Clarke, one of the hooded men, died today. He told me of the torture inflicted upon him in 1971. He was referred to by a number not his name. Every time he fell from the search position, he was beaten until he got up. He was forced to urinate & defecate in a boiler suit (1/3)
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Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the IRA's Abercorn bomb. Rosaleen McNern & her sister Jennifer were shopping for a wedding dress. They stopped for a coffee & suffered life-changing injuries. Two other young women, Janet Bereen (21) and Ann Owens (22), were killed. Never again
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17 years ago today, the IRA murdered Robert McCartney. A gang armed with bottles, sticks & a knife followed him from a bar. He didn't throw a single punch. Despite his sisters' courageous campaign, nobody was convicted. Like so many families, it's been a case of justice denied.
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I'm making an exception to the rule that it's not in any way important what women politicians wear. Theresa May has arrived to vote on Boris Johnson's future in a ballgown & sequinned heels. Please, please let us see some pics.
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2 years
A shocking Police Ombudsman's report. Eight members of the South Belfast UDA, all RUC informers, linked to 27 murders & attempted murders right up until 1998. There must be accountability & answers from the state for so horrifically failing its own citizens.
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45 yrs ago today, 10 men were murdered at Kingsmill. They are not just statistics. Reggie Chapman was a top-class footballer for Newry Town who didn’t have a sectarian bone in his body. His brother Walter loved the craic & would party from Fri night to Mon morning.
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Suzanne Breen
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257 children were killed in NI during our 30-year conflict: 3,000 have died in 3 weeks as bombs rain down on Gaza. They are human beings, not ‘human animals’. Yet world leaders, who hail our peace, shamefully won’t support a ceasefire to save their lives.
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4 years
A plain wicker coffin, a simple service in keeping with the spirit of our times.The public told to light a candle, not fill the streets. It was a funeral fitting a true man of the people A clear display by those who loved John Hume that they don’t just talk equality, they live it
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4 years
Jennifer & Rosaleen McNern weren't fighting "Britain's dirty war in Ireland". They were 2 young sisters shopping for a wedding dress for Rosaleen when they called into the Abercorn restaurant. Shame on a SF politician for insulting innocent victims. They never learn.
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Sectarianism met misogyny in an Orange hall, & it far surpassed the worst stereotype critics may have held of those gathered. A group of loyalists decided a fitting way to celebrate NI's centenary was to glorify the strangulation of a young Catholic woman.
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How many zero-hours contract workers could afford to self-isolate for 2 weeks or more? With no sick pay, they may not have the option to stop working even if they fear they have coronavirus. Our gig economy could pose a huge risk to public health.
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It's 3 years since the kindest, sweetest, most extraordinary person I knew was murdered by morons in a Derry street. In one hour in one day, Lyra McKee brought more love & joy into people's lives than the men marching today with their pathetic posturing could ever imagine.
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Suzanne Breen
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RIP Irish citizen & courageous conservationist Rory Young shot dead with 2 journalists in an ambush while filming a documentary on poaching in Burkina Faso.
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Those whose ancestors boarded coffin ships should stand foursquare behind suffering Palestinians. This year, Joe Biden spoke proudly of his Irish ancestors - then supported Israel as it slaughtered 20,000 people in Gaza. He's utterly failed the oppressed.
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He paid £12m he didn't earn, to a woman he says he never met, over sexual abuse he insists didn't happen. The Epstein files have opened it all up again. The Royal Family would have dumped Prince Andrew a long time ago had it an ounce of integrity.
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It's very, very simple. A 50% plus one vote is enough in any future border poll. No ifs, no buts, no maybes. If a majority is adequate to maintain the Union, then it’s enough to end it. To change the rules now would be just 2023-style gerrymandering.
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Hundreds slaughtered in an air strike on a hospital. Food, electricity, & water denied in Gaza. Human beings on the brink of dehydrating to death. Never fall into easy stereotypes about what constitutes a terrorist leader. They can wear suits & ties, & hold high political office.
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DUP councillor Paul Hamill regularly retweeted anti-vaccine material. He said his risk of dying from Covid was 0.0036%. He was wrong. He was buried on Friday. Two little girls lost a dad who adored them. We must learn from his tragically needless death.
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This is my daughter Sorcha who seriously struggled with language & was in reading recovery. At the start, it was a battle to get her to pick up a book but she persevered. I've lost count of how many million words she's read this year. #ProudMummy
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Amazing reading from this year 6 pupil. Congratulations on becoming a word millionaire in Accelerated Reader. 🎄👏 @AnneKennedyArm1 @stmichaelspsb @AccReader @LiamRenlearn @SuzyJourno
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The name of murdered PSNI officer Ronan Kerr shamefully placed on the Bogside bonfire. A repulsive, hateful act by mindless morons.
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This is SF's Dominic Cummings' moment. It's the politically powerful breaking the rules they themselves have made & expect ordinary folk to follow. Equality is meant to be a central tenet of republicanism. But it seems that, even in death, some are more equal than others.
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Twitter took some time to remove the horrendous tweets & account. I hope they will help identify the perpetrator. The PSNI response has been exceptional. Thanks to everybody who has been in contact about these threats. Your support is hugely appreciated.
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BREAKING: The Irish national anthem will be played for the first time at Windsor Park tonight. History will be made as Amhrán na bhFiann is played before the UEFA Women’s Nations League clash between Ireland & NI.
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This night 5 years ago, I’d my last conversation with Lyra. Hours later, she was dead. The kindest, sweetest, most extraordinary person I knew was murdered by morons on a Derry street. Her precious life snuffed out for nothing. There’s not a day I don't miss her.❤️u kid.
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The Twelfth is a very traditional & significant part of life here, but please let's not pretend it's NI's Mardi Gras. It's not a great day out for everyone. The tale of halcyon days when droves of Catholics watched Orange demonstrations is pure fiction.
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With Sinn Fein on 19% to Fine Gael's 20% in Sunday Times poll, there's a strong case for RTE allowing Mary Lou to take her place with Micheál & Leo in the Prime Time leaders' debate. Hard to justify excluding her if the gap stays so narrow. #GE2020
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History made today as Dáithí's Law passes at Westminster. Fantastic to see our politicians united in this joyful pic with the MacGabhanns. More of this please!
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Graeme McDowell says he's a role model. With his hand out for Saudi blood money, he's certainly not. He's giving credibility to a murderous, repressive regime which is anti-women, criminalises gay people, & is slaughtering civilians in Yemen. #LIVGolf
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Suzanne Breen
3 years
Had a solicitor in London, Edinburgh or Cardiff been killed in such circumstances, there would have been a public inquiry long ago. But NI remains a place apart. The state can murder its own citizens, & get away with it. #PatFinucane
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Important win for myself, Sunday Life & media freedom in Dublin High Court today when a Sinn Fein organiser's defamation action was dismissed. Fearless, accurate & impartial journalism matters now as much as ever.
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My youngest daughter Sorcha sits the transfer test this morning. She has so far overcome countless challenges in her education, but my heart is in my mouth about how she'll cope today. Job interviews, court cases, giving birth - nothing has ever made me this nervous!
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Damning Police Ombudsman report into 19 loyalist murders including Greysteel massacre finds "collusive behaviour" by RUC. Totally vindicates bereaved who have been asking questions for 3 decades. It is accountability, not an amnesty, that is desperately needed from the state.
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Let's be clear for all types of learners: the UVF & UDA chiefs who met Simon Hoare may have also worn some type of 'community group' cloak for legal reasons. But everybody in the room knew they were loyalist paramilitary leaders - that's the very reason they were there.
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Let me say it again for slow learners: there was no meeting with UVF or UDA. There was meetings with grassroots loyalist community groups, which are perfectly legitimate constituted organisations.
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Suzanne Breen
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Tyrone man John Hurson has joined an 'international freedom flotilla' to break Israel's blockade & bring aid to Gaza. He sets sail on Monday. "I know the risks involved, but I couldn't sit back & do nothing while people in Gaza suffer & starve," he says.
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Left in a wheelchair after a loyalist gun attack on his home, Paul Gallagher is graduating tomorrow with a PhD from QUB. After the 1994, shooting he was a "lost soul" & never thought the future would hold anything so wonderful in store for him.
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The pro-life DUP didn't live up to its name. You'd expect a party which insisted rape victims give birth would do everything to prevent deaths in a pandemic. You'd be wrong. It put profit before people. The right to serve pints trumped protecting the NHS.
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Joan Connolly's injuries were so horrific it took 3 attempts by her husband to identify her in the morgue. Half her face was blown away but, when he looked closely, Denis saw the red hair his wife was so proud of. They'd 8 kids. Hoping the Ballymurphy families finally see justice
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The stench of hypocrisy surrounding the slaughter in Gaza is overpowering. President Biden preached peace in NI & spoke of the “empty chairs” left by the Troubles yet accepts the massacre of Palestinian civilians We can't stand idly by & allow this carnage
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A forlorn Ian Paisley revealed his fears in the HoC that the Tories are an English nationalist party which doesn't give a jot for unionists here. The political penny is finally dropping for the DUP. This is Conservative con-artistry for slow learners.
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The idea of Tony Blair as a man of peace is a sick joke. He bombed Iraq back into the Stone Age. He has the blood of half a million people on his hands. He should be sitting in the dock of The Hague, not pontificating about the GFA at Queen's tomorrow.
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Initial reports that the very senior PSNI officer shot multiple times in Omagh tonight at football coaching session is critical but stable. Unbelievable that this is happening in the town that 25 years ago experienced the deadliest single incident act of violence in the Troubles
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A six-year-old boy who needs a new heart asks for the DUP’s help on Valentine’s Day to pass a law that could save his life. Saying no was always going to make for a very uncomfortable afternoon for a party never shy about stressing its pro-life credentials
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The combined Alliance/Green vote of 22% almost matches SF's 23% & is more than double SDLP's 10% Just a few years ago, we wondered if Naomi Long's party could break through the magic 10% barrier. Soon it'll be aiming to smash 20% one. Remarkable rise of the 'Other' NI parties.
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Suzanne Breen
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When the kids wake you at 7am because they see snow & just won't wait until daylight. And you're absolutely wrecked, but it's worth every magical minute.
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Suzanne Breen
1 year
Another farce plays out at NIO HQ in Belfast. Excluding the leader of the largest political party here from talks was an act of inane absurdity by the British govt. So much for honouring the inclusive spirit of the GFA as its 25th anniversary approaches.
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Suzanne Breen
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My mum hasn't had visitors inside her care home since March so the kids brought some Christmas sparkle to her. She never complains, but the elderly have paid a massive price for our failure to get to grips with Covid.
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Suzanne Breen
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Thanks everybody for all the messages of support from right across the political spectrum on Craig Dempster's vile tweet after I challenged 'KAT' on a bonfire. Much appreciated.
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Suzanne Breen
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Going to miss this man in elected pols so much. Principled, passionate & never afraid to swim against the tide, Eamonn McCann was a vital voice in Stormont, & then @dcsdcouncil . Gutted he's stepping down on health grounds, but it won't stop him raging against the powerful.
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Suzanne Breen
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Passenger urges Aer Lingus to take action as Sammy Wilson again fails to wear mask properly on Lon-Belf flight. "If he lit up a cigarette, he'd be put off," she says. Crew made 3 announcements asking for masks to be worn properly.
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Suzanne Breen
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In one fell swoop, the EU's spectacularly selfish & stupid action undermines all its previous claims of concern about avoiding a hard border & protecting the spirit of the GFA. Hard for it to preach from the moral high ground on this again.
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A single mother & her 3 kids have been forced out of an east Belfast estate for being Catholic. She was told the UVF & UDA didn't want her in Cregagh weeks after she'd furnished her home. Entire family - including 1-year-old daughter - placed under threat.
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Suzanne Breen
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‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ doesn’t apply to Freddie Scappaticci. Ex-British Army GOC in NI, General Sir John Wilsey, called him their “golden egg”. Scap was a state serial killer & the shame is that this vile man died without being brought to justice for his murderous deeds.
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Suzanne Breen
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Red hands have been painted on Junior McDaid House, Saoradh HQ, in Derry on the 2nd anniversary of Lyra McKee's murder.
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
EXCLUSIVE: 7 in 10 nationalists agree with Michelle O’Neill that there was 'no alternative' to the IRA campaign. A @lucidtalk poll finds 69% believe 'violent resistance to British rule during the Troubles' was the only option - just 25% disagree.
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Suzanne Breen
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Rachael Blackmore has taken a wrecking ball, not just a hammer, to every glass ceiling for women jockeys in one month. What a role model for our daughters, turning dreams into achievements so magnificently.
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12-yr-old @KateNicholl arrived in Belfast with her anti-apartheid mum, having fled Zimbabwe. They'd just £50 with them & relied on a single parent charity's help. I hear the extraordinary story of the young woman who will be our new Lord Mayor.
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Suzanne Breen
7 months
Tonight was just a taster of what's to come. The battle between Alliance & the DUP for the Westminster seat in Lagan Valley next year will be ferocious. Eastwood versus Donaldson (or Little-Pengelly) will be a red hot contest.
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“Our job is to stand for election and do a job… if you don’t want to do the job get out the way” The Alliance Party’s Sorcha Eastwood says the DUP’s boycott of Stormont needs to come to an end #bbcqt
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Suzanne Breen
8 months
Annette McGavigan was 14, wearing her school uniform & holding an ice-cream when shot dead by the British Army. Victims like her don't matter to the Tories. The Irish govt must challenge the iniquitous Legacy Act in the European Court of Human Rights.
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Suzanne Breen
1 year
Family of IRA murder victim Paul Quinn are praying for DCI John Caldwell. “For 15 years, John has rung on Paul’s anniversary to let us know he hasn’t forgotten us. Never once did he fail to phone. We are horrified he was shot," say Breege & Stephen Quinn.
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
We often turn the wrong people into heroes but Stephen Parker really was one. The 14-yr-old was blown to bits on Bloody Friday trying to clear customers from shops. His father could identify him in the morgue only by the box of trick matches in his pocket.
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
New Alliance MLA @KateNicholl has given birth to a baby girl whom she's named after her grandmother who fought against apartheid in South Africa. Kate says she & husband Fergal are "head-over-heels in love" with baby Étaín Evelyn.
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Suzanne Breen
1 year
Deeply disappointing that nobody from DUP HQ has bothered to contact journalist Patricia Devlin who says she has relevant information about the @WestBelfastUPRG account which targeted her with "serious & obscene" abuse. (1/2)
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
Award-winning Derry journalist @SusanMcKay15 has been appointed as Ireland’s next Press Ombudsman. She says she is "particularly proud to be the first woman to take up this role".
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
If the census results show more Catholics than Protestants in NI, the significance of that should not be downplayed. This is a state designed to give one religion a permanent majority. Unionist politicians will increasingly need to show a wisdom that has so often eluded them.
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Suzanne Breen
3 years
NI is a powderkeg, but saying 50% plus one isn't enough in a border poll is absurd. It's like changing the rules of the game 15 mins from the final whistle. If a majority is enough to maintain the Union, democracy dictates it's enough to end it.
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Suzanne Breen
11 months
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland is the most magnificent documentary ever made about us. Stories of love & loss, hatred & humanity, heat & light told in a stripped back, unsentimental fashion that keeps you utterly transfixed. Film-making at its finest
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
Ten years ago, loyalists attacked the home of pregnant Alliance councillor Christine Bower during the flag protest. The young mum & her husband Michael fled their home and left frontline politics. Today, she's back as her party's newest Belfast councillor
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Suzanne Breen
11 months
10 years ago, he won £10m in the Euromillions lottery. He reckoned his torturers “must have been sick as parrots” at his luck. Before he died, he said all he wanted was for the state to say sorry. There was no apology. The hooded men are still campaigning for justice. (3/3)
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
When loyalists warn of “dire consequences” & “lashing out” does that mean we're heading to ‘Yabba Dabba Doo, any Taig will do’? Imagine the fury if an umbrella group representing the New IRA, Continuity IRA & ONH penned such a letter to nationalist parties
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Suzanne Breen
3 years
DUP vetoing Covid restrictions just weeks ago looks even more shameful & imbecilic in light of severe post-C'mas lockdown announced. Stormont could write the 'How not to handle a pandemic' book. Previous Executives in the dock too for failing to protect the NHS.
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
The British government is commissioning an official history of the Troubles. It wasn't neutral, it was a protagonist in the conflict. Given its proposed amnesty denying victims truth & justice, London is ill-suited to any involvement in objectively recording our past.
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. @SuzyJourno reacts to reports in the #SundayTelegraph that the Government is planning to commission an official history of The Troubles. #SundayPolitics @MarkCarruthers7
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Suzanne Breen
1 year
The DUP needs to build a time machine & travel back to 2016 if it’s to escape the mess it’s in. It needs to clamber onto every Remain platform & tell the UK not to vote for Brexit which has been disastrous for the party & the constitutional status quo.
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Suzanne Breen
14 days
The Christian fish symbol that has never left Jeffrey Donaldson's lapel throughout his lengthy political career was still there as he appeared in Newry Courthouse charged with historical sex crimes.
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Suzanne Breen
2 years
Clever unionists would be killing nationalists with kindness & wooing the constitutionally unaligned. Instead, the DUP has driven socially liberal unionist voters into Alliance's arms & turned Catholics agnostic on the Union into Irish unity supporters.
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