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A peace agreement nearly a quarter-century ago helped transform Northern Ireland after decades of bitter conflict. But new issues are reawakening old feuds.

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Barney and Blossom McGlinchey were separated after contracting COVID – but doctors reunited them for their final moments, passing minutes apart.

Updated: 2 Feb 2021, 11:21 A COVID-STRICKEN couple died holding hands just six minutes apart as their family said the husband "waited" for his wife. Barney, 81, and Blossom McGlinchey, 78, died at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 20. 3 Barney, 81, and Blossom McGlinchey, 78, died just six minutes apart Barney was diagnosed with the bug on December 31, while Blossom caught it two days later. Their family described them as being "healthy and active pensioners" before they fell ill. They were both taken to hospital on January 7, and were placed in different wards. Daugh...