NEWS that the United Kingdom now has the highest Covid death rate in Europe seems to have come as something of a suprise to those inclined to believe British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he said last week that the world was watching to see what lessons it could learn from the “apparent success” of […]
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EDITORIAL: Amidst No. 10 Lies and Deception, unionists should realise being on an island has advantages in a pandemic
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Lives remembered: Helen lost husband in bookies massacre but always thought of others
THE son of one of the victims of the Sean Graham bookmakers’ massacre has paid tribute to his mother following her death. Helen Duffin passed away at Arlington Nursing Home in South Belfast at the end of April, just two days after marking her 92nd birthday. Mrs Duffin was the campaigning widow of Jack Duffin, […]
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‘Mum had amazing staff around her when she took her last breath’
THE family of a West Belfast woman have commended staff at Brooklands Care Home in Dunmurry following the death of their mum. Brigid Hamill, 83, passed away peacefully at the home in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, April 29, after suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. With Brooklands closing its doors to the […]
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Pupils repurpose school uniforms for colourful NHS tribute
KIDS from a local primary school have repurposed their school shirts to create an artistic tribute to the NHS. While schools remain closed due to Covid-19, pupils from Christ the Redeemer put the white shirts of their uniforms to good use by using them as a blank canvass for colourful tributes to health and social […]
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OPINION – DR MICHAEL DONNELLY: Bad innings for Public Health Agency bosses at Stormont Health Committee
The Health Committee at Stormont met yesterday to deal with the Covid-19 crisis and to advise the Minister — and boy does he need advice, being tied to the approach of Boris Johnson’s government which has the worst number of deaths from the virus in Europe. Care homes deaths of our nearest and dearest relatives dominated yesterday’s discussion. How […]
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Lives remembered: Dorothy was a woman of great faith who was loved by all who knew her
Marie Toman pays tribute to her mother, Dorothy Ferguson, who passed away on April 6. MUM Dorothy Levey and dad Richard Ferguson married in 1952 and had 10 children: Michael, Hugh, Marie, Stephen, Richard, Paul, Dorothea, Linda, Peter and Jim. Dorothy spent every moment with us growing up – no matter where she went she […]
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