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WE SAY – EDITORIAL: Someone will have to explain why Stormont followed heartless London lead on Covid-19

LAST week’s decision to reopen cemeteries was the right one, but – as with every other public space at present – activity will have to be closely monitored to ensure that safe practices are being observed. And though the cemetery move is to be cautiously welcomed, it is perhaps unfortunate that it came at a […]

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EDITORIAL: Trusting in Ourselves amidst jaw-dropping ineptitude of British Government

IT seems likely that when the British government finally gets round to counting people who have died at home or in care homes from Covid-19, the United Kingdom will be the second-hardest-hit country on the planet. If we haven’t already had enough evidence of the jawdropping ineptitude of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government, […]

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Dissident threat widens

REPORTS this week that Sinn Féin elected representatives have been informed that they may be targeted by the ‘New IRA’ with under-car bombs is another grim reminder of what ‘republican’ micro-groups have to offer. The news comes a week after MLAs Gerry Kelly and Michelle O’Neill were warned that their lives are in danger. That […]

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Get ready for changes

THE stunning victory scored by Sinn Féin in the weekend election has sent a shockwave through the southern political establishment – so much so that a sense of disbelief has descended on the mainstream Dublin media and the former two big parties to the extent that little of any note has been said or done […]

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Zambezi – we’re on our way

A 100km trek down Africa’s Zambezi River is set to be part of an epic fundraising initiative which staff from Start360 have signed up to. The Cathedral Quarter based charity provides services to young people and families requiring support, with staff working with clients aged eight to 80. Assistant manager with Start360, and St John […]

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A Disappointing Deal

THE deal announced at Stormont on Tuesday has performed its primary aim of keeping the political institutions in place, but even as we continue to peruse the lengthy document, it’s clear that it’s deeply unsatisfactory. The mathematics involved in the economics of ‘mitigating’ welfare reform measures which the British government have effectively been invited to […]

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