Mark Devenport
@markdevenport
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Keeping an eye on Stormont & more. Ex BBC NI Political Editor, Ireland Correspondent & United Nations Correspondent DMs Open markddevenport on threads
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Joined February 2010
Woman backed by JK Rowling subjected to 'witch hunt' - tribunal
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Sara Morrison, who worked for Belfast Film Festival, believes that people cannot change their biological sex.
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Now on iPlayer, this is the brilliant film by Allison Miller and Darragh MacIntyre referred to in this article: It's Robert Nairac's story but it's also ex-IRA prisoner Martin McAllister's story. Both are compelling, and the cinematography is painterly. https://t.co/ssXWV8Ky9i
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The search for missing British army Captain Nairac by a former enemy - nearly 50 years on.
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Doing this on Thursday 13 November with @BBCGarethG Be good to see you ! https://t.co/TokA7z7ip9
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Tickets are now available for Book launch. An evening with Stephen Walker and Gareth Gordon. at St Patrick Centre, on Thursday 13th November 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure...
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BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resign over criticism of Donald Trump documentary edit
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Trump says he will file legal action by Friday, seeking $1bn, if the BBC does not apologise and "appropriately compensate" him.
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DUP will not be represented at Irish presidential inauguration
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Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says the DUP should send an alternative representative to Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
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Everyday Ethics - digital resurrection, the veneration of relics & St Oliver Plunkett 400 years on.
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Oliver Plunkett, Relics, Sudan, Digital Resurrection
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Digital resurrection, the veneration of relics & St. Oliver Plunkett 400 years on. Privileged to sit in for Audrey Carville on @bbcradioulster Sunday Sequence. Listen back @BBCSounds
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Oliver Plunkett, relics, Sudan and gigital resurrection.
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Also on the programme @ArchbishopEamon on St Oliver Plunkett, an examination of the phenomenon of Digital Resurrection & an explanation of the forces driving the horrific developments in the Sudan civil war. Sunday Sequence on @bbcradioulster & @BBCSounds
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A spritz you can drink before noon and no one will look at you funny
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The @bbcradioulster Sunday Sequence team wanted to discuss the veneration of religious relics, so I am trying to work out why they thought I was a suitable host to chair the item… #radiorelic ? On air tomorrow at 8 am
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Had a wonderful evening in Antrim talking about David Trimble. Great audience and fantastic questions. Chaired brilliantly by @markdevenport Next stop Magheramorne Estate with Lady Trimble on Thu 6 Nov. Tickets https://t.co/DpFdCxxBLM and https://t.co/Z6cA6P9PZu
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Using technology to improve people’s lives - a @QUBelfast podcast in which I found out about VR addressing trauma, creating new musical instruments & the application of Edge AI https://t.co/2IzvTWbLBo via @YouTube
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Explored the use of technology to improve people's lives in this Research to Reality roundtable discussion with academics from Queen's University, Belfast. W...
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What is the hidden impact of #Cancer on patients and their #Caregivers? From financial inequalities for survivors to the need to transform supportive care, our researchers are working to expose the challenges faced and find solutions to improve the lives of those diagnosed and
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In conversation with academics who work with people diagnosed with cancer & carers. Hosting this roundtable for @QUBelfast opened my eyes to issues like the financial difficulties experienced by cancer survivors. https://t.co/fcyb2yAscL via @YouTube
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A thought provoking conversation with a panel of experts who work with people diagnosed with cancer, their families and carers. Hosting this Research to Real...
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Sat beside @markdevenport for years at the Beeb and we are back together on Thursday night. Chatting about David Trimble’s life and legacy in Antrim. At the Old Courthouse Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets from https://t.co/DpFdCxx3We Or from https://t.co/UIp0fIgh4h
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News outlets will be able to broadcast sentencing remarks by judges in plans being taken forward by @Justice_NI. Read about the plans to allow journalists to record and broadcast some court proceedings here: https://t.co/fFJM7Zfg9N
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Quiz question - what links the current US government shutdown to the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh?
SCOOP: Timothy Mellon, a billionaire and major financial backer of Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/0QVy19PvK0
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A snifter of County Down whiskey and a barrel of Belfast craic with Tim, Michael & Damon from the Give My Head Podcast https://t.co/b1fE78DENj via @YouTube
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Acclaimed Ballymena author Stephen Walker launches his powerful new biography, David Trimble: Peacemaker, at Antrim’s Old Courthouse Theatre on 30 October — offering fresh insights into one of Northern Ireland’s most pivotal political figures. More below.
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Award-winning author Stephen Walker will launch his new biography David Trimble: Peacemaker at Antrim’s Old Courthouse Theatre on Thursday 30 October. The book, praised by critics and political...
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Hope the historic Belfast Assembly Rooms will be put to good use https://t.co/NFvJzUbimM
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The historic building dates back to 1769 but had fallen into disuse in the last two decades.
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Summary of Bloody Sunday judgment here https://t.co/psoR8OFpzx
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