THERE probably has not been an Easter week quite like this one in modern Irish history. I have always liked Easter and although I have less connection now with the institution of the Catholic Church, Good Friday always is a special day for me. It is the one afternoon that I try to slip into […]
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OPINION – GERRY ADAMS: We reflect back at Eastertide only because we are focused on future
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Tóraithe ina gcumannaigh (mar dhea) ach an éagothromaíocht go smior sa sochaí ar fad
PODCHRAOLADH: Cliceáil ar an nasc thuas le héisteacht le Gráinne Mí ó shin, ní raibh iomrá cluinste ag go leor againn ar aipeanna mar Seesaw, Class Dojo ná Google Classroom. Fán am seo, áfach, tá múinteoirí agus daltaí araon go maith ar na bonnaí i réimse na cianfhoghlama. Mhínigh múinteoir amháin dom go raibh col […]
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COVID FIGHTBACK: First Citizen donates remainder of mayoral budget to Belfast food banks
Belfast Lord Mayor Danny Baker will donate the remainder of his mayoral budget to food banks across the city which are under increased pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I have taken the decision to donate my budget for the Mayor’s Day in May and the reminder of my term as mayor to food banks […]
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OPINION – Andrée Murphy: An Easter like no other, but there will be other days to remember
Click on audio file above to hear Andrée Murphy read this week’s column. AS this Coronavirus takes hold and the weather warms up it feels like a terrible thing that this will be an Easter like no other. But hold on. Actually? In some senses it will be a bit like most Easters were […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of expected ‘Surge’, hero staff move into Brooklands care home
AHEAD of this week’s anticipated surge in Covid-19 cases, care workers in West Belfast are preparing to move into nursing homes 24/7 to help protect elderly residents. The move comes as it was confirmed that there are cases of Covid-19 in 20 care homes across the North. Staff at Brooklands Nursing Home in Dunmurry are […]
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OPINION: Thoughts turn to Kenyan childhood as Coronavirus divides communities and Continents
IT is difficult to imagine even one clap of applause for the shut down. It has done what relationships gurus couldn’t try if they were asked to. It has definitely repaired many a family squabbles bringing tranquility I would imagine where there was no possibility for that. Businesses, places of worship, schools, restaurants and pubs […]
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