Red Arrows Fly Over Belfast To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VJ Day
August 15, 2020 No Responses

Red Arrows Fly Over Belfast To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VJ Day

The British Red Arrows flew over some of Belfast’s famous landmarks as Northern Ireland marked the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. The spectacular flypast of the Titanic building and the Harland and Wolff cranes came after several memorial events took...
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The Political Conventions That Will Be Mostly Politics and Little On-site Partying
August 14, 2020 No Responses

The Political Conventions That Will Be Mostly Politics and Little On-site Partying

Commentary By Brad Balfour Yes, it’s less than three months until the election day. And the conventions are about to happen — sort of. In this age of the pandemic, what would have been two whiz bang weeks of thousands...
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A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly
August 14, 2020 No Responses

A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly

The Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has ruled out using teacher grade predictions to replace disputed A-level results. Peter Weir defended the mathematical model used to standardize the results as the SDLP made a bid to recall the Stormont Assembly to....
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First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19
August 14, 2020 No Responses

First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19

A person aged under 40 has died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, its Department of Health has confirmed. It was the first death to be confirmed by the Department for four days and brings the toll to 558, with the...
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One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers
August 13, 2020 No Responses

One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers

Over one third of A-level students in the North receive grades lower than the mark they received from their teachers. Statistical modelling was applied to come up with the final results, resulting in 37% of pupils across the province receiving...
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Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting
August 12, 2020 No Responses

Donnelly Facing Criticism For Missing Coronavirus Committee Meeting

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been criticized for not attending a special committee on the Government’s response to Covid-19. Mr Donnelly was invited to attend the committee tomorrow but said it was “short notice” and that he would appear...
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Outbreak at Co Kildare Hospital Being Handled Says SIPTU
August 12, 2020 No Responses

Outbreak at Co Kildare Hospital Being Handled Says SIPTU

A suspected Covid-19 outbreak at a Co Kildare hospital is being tackled, workers union Siptu has said. Staff at Naas General Hospital were said to be affected by the disease, with it being reported that a member of the hospital’s...
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Co Down Village Pays Final Farewell To Brian Black
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Co Down Village Pays Final Farewell To Brian Black

A Co Down village has bid a final farewell to a former television presenter. Brian Black, 77, died last week after his car entered the water at the harbor in Strangford. Local people intervened to rescue him, but he was...
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Social Distancing Standards Falling Says Acting CMO
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Social Distancing Standards Falling Says Acting CMO

People are mixing closer together on Ireland’s streets, the acting chief medical officer has warned. Dr Ronan Glynn raised alarm at declining physical distancing standards as he urged a renewed national effort to defeat the pandemic. No new Covid-19 related....
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Cod And Monkfish Under Threat From Climate Change Says Study
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Cod And Monkfish Under Threat From Climate Change Says Study

Popular dishes such as cod and chips could be under threat and disappear from menus due to climate change, a study has warned. Atlantic waters off the south coast of Ireland, through to the English Channel and southern North Sea...
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