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BBC News By Mark Simpson image copyrightMichael Cooper image captionDr David Marshall (left), Shauna Dunlop and Conor McKiernan have been involved in organising this years census Approximately 10% of people in Northern Ireland have yet to complete a Census form. People had been asked to complete their forms on or before Sunday 21 March 2021. Census Director, Dr David Marshall, said reminder letters has been issued to households which have not returned their Census information. Field staff wil...

by Tyler Durden Sunday, Apr 04, 2021 - 01:15 PM Social unrest broke out across Newtownabbey and Belfast, located in Northern Ireland, for the second night (Saturday night) amid rising post-Brexit tensions, reported Irish Times. A more immediate catalyst to the unrest over Easter weekend was last weeks decision by public prosecutors not to charge anyone with alleged breaches of COVID regulations at an IRA funeral sparked Unionist outrage.   Many blamed pro-British unionists for stoking ten...

Thirty petrol bombs were thrown at police and three cars hijacked and set alight.

Eight officers were injured after petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police.

Translink sets zero-emissions goals for next 25 years By Mark Simpson image captionAn Ulsterbus in the 1960s Translink is 25 years old and is promising to provide more environmentally-friendly buses and trains in the next quarter of a century. Chief executive Chris Conway also said he believes that with more people working from home, public transport use will increase. The company was formed in April 1996. It brought together Ulsterbus, Citybus and Northern Ireland Railways. Since then, the tra...

© PRESS AND JOURNAL Mintlaw Group Practice The Mintlaw Group Practice is ending its contract with NHS Grampian in the coming months due to a unique set of circumstances. The practice, which has a population of 8,457, is handing back the contract at the end of June. Mark Simpson, partnership manager for the North of Aberdeenshire, said: “Due to a unique set of circumstances, Mintlaw Group Practice, has taken the decision to hand their contract to provide Primary Care Services back to ourselve...

BBC News By Mark Simpson image copyrightChurch Leaders’ Group (Ireland) Protestant and Catholic church leaders have issued a joint St Patricks Day statement admitting they have not done enough in the past to heal divisions. They say they hope this years centenary of Northern Ireland will provide opportunities to create a better level of mutual understanding. In 1921, a parliament was established in Belfast following the partition of the island of Ireland. The leaders also reflected on the pa...

A-Y-N/iStock via Getty Images Plus In Dazed and Confused, one of the truly great works of art of the 1990s, the intellectual Cynthia puts forward the “every other decade theory”: “The 50s were boring. The 60s rocked. The 70s, my God, they obviously suck,” she says. “So maybe the 80s will be, like, radical.” Theywere! But by this theory, the 90s were not. As if! The 90s were da bomb—a decade of great music, spectacular TV, and artful language use. Just look at the following 15 bit...

It was a year ago this week that the impact of the pandemic reached Maine as Gov. Janet Mills issued her first executive orders.

Plans to celebrate NI's centenary include a concert, a special post-mark and a church service.