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Cheer up amid the pestilential ruins of Christmas. I have just been comparing Boris Johnsons brutal first year in No 10 with Margaret Thatchers daunting first 12 months - 1979-1980.

Four years of brinkmanship at Northern Irelands Brexit border Listen | Print By Joe STENSON (AFP)     Dec 19, 2020 in Business As the UK braces for the end of the Brexit transition period, the Northern Irish town of Warrenpoint reflects on four years at the heart of Britains turbulent departure from the EU. A port hub humming with ferries and freight, Warrenpoint sits on the Irish border and was the site of the deadliest atta...

Keats, Liszt and Peter the Great were her customers - the incredible story of Donaghadee landlady Grace Neill "I believe there are spirits here and I think of them as Grace" Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll...

Irish-UK border town braces for Brexit Source: AFP Published: 2020/12/20 18:48:39 As the UK braces for the end of the Brexit transition period, the Northern Irish town of Warrenpoint reflects on four years at the heart of Britains turbulent departure from the EU. A port hub humming with ferries and freight, Warrenpoint sits on the Irish border and was the site of the deadliest attack on British troops during "The Troubles." Since the 2016 vote to leave the EU, all those elements became shu...

Sunday, 20 Dec 2020 11:43 AM MYT A freight lorry passes through the border town of Warrenpoint, sitting beside Carlingford lough, with Northern Ireland on one side and the Irish Republic on the other, on December 15, 2020. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. WARRENPOINT (United Kingdom), Dec 20 — As the UK braces for the end of the Brexit transition period, the Northern Irish town of Warrenpoint reflects on four years at the heart of ...

Share Mark Kelly, the head of Warrenpoint’s chamber of commerce, poses for a portrait in the yard of the Kelly builders supply firm in the border town, which sits beside Carlingford lough, with Northern Ireland on one side and the Irish Republic on the other, on December 15. AFP Four years of brinkmanship at N Ireland’s Brexit border Sun, 20 December 2020 As the UK braces for the end of the Brexit transition period, the Northern Irish town of Warrenpoint reflects on four years at the heart ...

Noel Mussen was at centre of Burren community life 19 December, 2020 01:00 NOEL Mussen was at the centre of community life in Burren, Co Down. His sound judgment, wonderful humour and an unselfish willingness to share his talents for the betterment of everyone made him a hugely popular figure. Noel always led by example, whether as chairman of St Mary’s Youth Club for many years or being instrumental in forming a Burren chapter of the St Vincent de Paul charity. His awarene...

The Public Prosecution Service has been criticised after it decided not to challenge the sentences handed down to seven dissident republicans snared in a major MI5 sting. UUP MLA Doug Beattie had called for a review of the sentences in a prosecution the PSNI described as "one of the most significant terrorism cases in recent times". The men were jailed last month, but several could walk free in three years. Mr Beattie claimed the sentences showed the justice system here was "incredibly lenient ...

Alleged homophobia Less than 24 hours after apologising for that tweet, Mr Stanley was forced to defend himself against alleged homophobia in a tweet posted on the day Mr Varadkar became Fine Gael leader in 2017. In that message Mr Stanley wrote “yippee 4 d tory. it’s Leo. U can do what u like in bed but don’t look 4 a pay rise the next morning”. Regarding the Kilmichael tweet, Mr Stanley said in the Dáil that it was insensitive and caused upset and anger “and for th...

“I accept that my tweet regarding the ambushes at Kilmichael and Narrow Water was insensitive, and it caused hurt and anger. Words can do that. And my words did. and for that I am truly sorry.” Having thus dismissed his post about the killing of 18 members of the British Army outside Warrenpoint in August 1979, Mr Stanley moved on to another tweet he posted in 2017 on the day that Leo Varadkar was elected as leader of Fine Gael. “The impending election as Taoiseach of someone who is gay w...