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Friday 18 June 2021
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# Pride
The incident happened at 9.30pm last night as a large group of people were socialising in the area.
Ebrahim Raisi is the front-runner in a field of just four candidates.
It is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr Day was created in 1983.
Electric Picnic is scheduled to take place in September.
Edwin Poots announced he is to quit as the party leader after only three weeks in the job, following a party revolt.
As Israel sees a change in leaders, Hannah McCarthy looks at the history of settlements and the controversy surrounding them.
Danielle McLaughlin was found dead in a popular holiday destination in Goa, India, in March 2017.
Ireland is in line with other rich countries such as Switzerland and New Zealand in the cost to care for two children.
Play was suspended late on Thursday evening after the opening round was marred by a 90-minute fog delay.
It’s been a hell of a few weeks in Northern Ireland politics. Here’s a quick catch-up.
There has been a recent string of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents in the city.
A video shared online claimed that because antibodies produced as a result of the vaccine are in the blood, they don’t protect against Covid infection. This is false.
The mother-of-two remains in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head on 23 May.
Michael Murray (50) admitted to detectives he was planning to have his own solicitor abducted.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has called on the WHO to review the report “as a matter of urgency”.
HIQA has advised NPHET on the measures needed to allow large gatherings to happen safely.
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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It comes after a very public diplomatic war over whether a ban on chilled meats being sent from GB to NI should commence, in line with the Protocol.
The trial continues in front of Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, and Judge Gerard Griffin and Judge David McHugh.
Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde has said Irishman Ronan Kelleher has impressed in their training camp this week.
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Thomas Muinzer says Northern Ireland waited a long time for a climate bill and now gets two.
US President Joe Biden called the ruling ‘a big win for the American people’.
‘Don’t travel unless you’re vaccinated’, why there hasn’t been a Delta surge here yet, and ‘buffer, not butter’ were discussed by NPHET members today.
A man was found dead at the scene and a woman also died at the scene despite resuscitation attempts.
74-year-old Stephen ‘Rossi’ Walsh was convicted on 21 October 2010 of two counts of indecent assault.
The Act will be reviewed for the first time since being updated in 2014.
The Criminal Assets Bureau is investigating the assets of people suspected to be involved in the sale and supply of drugs.
The US is investing $3.2 billion in the development of the pills.
Yes, a Brexit sausage row. Let us break it down for you with the help of Gráinne Ní Aodha and Dominic McGrath of BBC Radio Foyle.
Yussef Poulsen bagged the second-quickest goal in the tournament’s history at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.
The panel will be hosted by reporter Cónal Thomas and kicks off at 7pm.
‘Sophie: A Murder In West Cork’ will be a three-part documentary series, set for release on 30 June.
Barry Coughlan went missing on 1 May 2004.
ELECTRIC PICNIC ORGANISERS this week said they are “confident” that the festival can go ahead again this year, with dates set for September.
The three-day music and arts festival is scheduled to take place in Co Laois from 24 to 26 September – slightly later than usual. It has been pushed back by three weeks to capitalise on the number of people who will be vaccinated.
An event management plan for the festival submitted to Laois County Council outlines that the anticipated number of attendees is a “maximum of 70,000 people per day including guests and children”.
“Low-key entertainment” is planned for early entry ticket holders on 23 September, which is limited to 20,000 people.
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Thomas Muinzer says Northern Ireland waited a long time for a climate bill and now gets two.
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