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Tributes paid to Martin McGuinness after he passes away aged 66

Martin McGuinness has been hailed as a passionate republican who worked tirelessly for peace and reconciliation after he passed away in Derry surrounded by his family last night. Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams led the tributes to the 66-year-old politician who played a key role in the peace process and republican efforts to reach out […]

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Duncairn to learn from New York Irish arts experience

A PIONEERING project in Belfast that saw a Presbyterian minister transform his church into an Irish cultural centre after his congregation dwindled is to seek partnerships in New York to develop their cross community outreach. The Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts’ events manager, Ray Giffen, is to spend a month in New York from […]

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Sinn Féin accuse Brokenshire of ‘waffle’

SINN Féin have accused James Brokenshire of talking “waffle” after a meeting with the Secretary of State. Talks are being held at Stormont with parties in a bid to restore the power-sharing Executive. Sinn Féin leader in the North, Michelle O’Neill, said Mr Brokenshire was avoiding the issue of financial assistance to deal with inquests […]

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Squinter’s essential betting guide to Election ’17

ALL elections are about using your loaf, as my oul’ da used to say, but never was that more true than in Thursday’s poll. Circumstances are much changed from last May, when a kind of semi-normal boredom had set in, hitting turn-out and seriously lowering the excitement factor. Now Arlene’s serial balls-ups and her Project […]

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Trócaire targets humanitarian relief for up to one million people in 2017

TROCAIRE has today begun its largest annual fundraising campaign as it targets humanitarian relief for up to one million people with the help of its Lenten campaign. Schools, communities and parishes will come together over the next six weeks to pledge their support for the poorest people in the world. The annual campaign – which this […]

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Punter hits bet of a lifetime thanks to last minute goals

A local Whiterock punter hit Sean Graham bookmakers for over seven grand at the weekend with a cracking £40 bet and had the PG Facebook page cheering on his sweat on Sunday. The punter took four teams to win on the Saturday. Brighton (1/1) won 2-0 at Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday (11/8) scraped home winning […]

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