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Significant Drop In Number Of Bombings In The North In 2021

Northern Ireland saw a significant drop in the number of bombings recorded in 2021, according to the latest security statistics. Fewer shootings and punishment-style attacks were also recorded by police, however there was one more punishment-style shooting in 2021 than...

January 7, 2022 No Responses

Donaldson Set For Make-Or-Break Meetings With Truss Next Week

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is set to have a crunch meeting with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss next week over the Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes as several months of talks between the UK Government and EU over the post-Brexit...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Did everybody have a nice New Year’s Eve party? As I know it was quieter than normal because most of my friends stayed at home to celebrate the arrival of 2022. I have to tell yea this,...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

Despite Progress Over 100 Peace Wall Barriers Still Exist In The North

More than 100 peace wall barriers remain across the North over two decades after the signing of the Belfast Agreement, a leading fund has said. The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) revealed there has been significant progress with barriers in...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

Passenger Numbers For Ryanair Fall 7% Amid Omicron Restrictions

Budget airline Ryanair has seen the number of passengers flown drop by seven per cent between November and December as travel restrictions were imposed across Europe amid the spread of the Omicron variant. The Irish carrier said the number of...

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Liverpool v Arsenal Carabao Cup Tie Postponed By EFL

Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg tie against Arsenal has been postponed due to rising Covid cases within Jurgen Klopp’s squad. Since the club initially asked on Tuesday evening for the match to be rearranged there have been more positive...

January 5, 2022 No Responses

No Plans For New Restrictions Despite Record Case Numbers In Ireland

The Government is not expecting health officials to recommend fresh Covid-19 restrictions despite record case numbers in recent days. Speaking before a meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, senior ministers told reporters they did not anticipate that the Nation...