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The people mobilising to resist extractive industries must be supported against the imposition of toxic mining in their communities.
The incident has now ended and residents have returned home
Goods moving between Northern Ireland and Republic not subject to customs checks
New DUP leader says delays in nominations were ‘absolutely not’ down to party divisions
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in people feeling suicidal in Northern Ireland, Stormont's mental health champion has warned. Professor Siobhan O'Neill said that losing loved ones to the virus and the impact of restrictions was causing people to feel hopeless. She was speaking after it emerged over 25,000 people called Northern Ireland's suicide prevention service Lifeline during 2019/20. A total of 25,638 people called the crisis line in the 12 months to last April, an increase of over 2,000 from 23,555 in 2018/19. In 2019/20, 5,255 calls were also made to Lifeline by third p...