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The Spence family tragedy ten years on, Nevin’s rugby legacy and what might have been
The Spence family tragedy ten years on, Nevin’s rugby legacy and what might have been

It has been ten years since Ulster Rugby star Nevin Spence died in a farm accident along with his brother Graham and father Noel. Nevin was at the b…

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Covid-19, was the lockdown necessary and have we dropped our guard too soon?
Covid-19, was the lockdown necessary and have we dropped our guard too soon?

Covid-19 is still out there but we are no longer taking extraordinary measures to fight its spread. Are we right to relax our defences and if so, wer…

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Joe Brolly: In the GAA, we treat referees like s**t. It’s a toxic culture that must change
Joe Brolly: In the GAA, we treat referees like s**t. It’s a toxic culture that must change

Indiscipline in Gaelic games often makes the headlines and it's back on the news following an alleged assault on a referee at an underage football ma…

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Northern Ireland reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Northern Ireland reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

People throughout the UK are in mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. She visited Northern Ireland many times and is remembered with great fondness, espec…

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The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson
The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson

Was Boris Johnson a bungling buffoon propelled to high office by privilege or an astute political operator who became a very unconventional prime min…

3 years, 10 months ago

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UN Expert - ‘Climate change will lead to war’
UN Expert - ‘Climate change will lead to war’

Ciarán Dunbar speaks to Angus Lambkin, a UN specialist on conflict about our world’s wars today and about the huge and potentially deadly challenges …

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Sean Quinn, the €100,000 wedding cake, and the right to be forgotten
Sean Quinn, the €100,000 wedding cake, and the right to be forgotten

Sean Quinn was once Ireland’s richest man. Last November, members of the former billionaire’s family used a privacy law to erase from Google much of …

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Scottish Independence would be a ‘shock’ for Northern Ireland unionists
Scottish Independence would be a ‘shock’ for Northern Ireland unionists

The SNP’s leader Nicola Sturgeon wants another referendum on Scottish independence. If she succeeds, could she lead Scottish nationalists to victory…

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Princess Diana: The impact of her death and what she was really like
Princess Diana: The impact of her death and what she was really like

It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris. She was at the time, the most famous woman in the world, and many wo…

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Hazel Stewart: The mind of one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious female killers
Hazel Stewart: The mind of one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious female killers

Rural Castlerock, 1991; Embroiled in a sordid affair, Hazel Stewart and Colin Howell plot the double murder of their spouses, disguising them as suic…

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