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A DUP councillor has quit the party just months into his political career, days after being hospitalised with a heart condition which he puts down to stress caused by internal party spats.
A DUP councillor has quit the party just months into his political career, days after being hospitalised with a heart condition which he puts down to stress caused by internal party spats.
An emergency alert has been triggered on Northern Ireland’s electricity grid, sending it into an amber warning at teatime today.
Not since Gerry Kelly blew up the Old Bailey in London half a century ago has he caused so much damage. But whereas that explosion killed one man and injured more than 200 others, this time the damage is confined to himself and his party. In 1973, Kelly tried to blow up a court; this time, he tried to use a court to punish a critic — but the court ended up punishing him.
Not since Gerry Kelly blew up the Old Bailey in London half a century ago has he caused so much damage. But whereas that explosion killed one man and injured more than 200 others, this time the damage is confined to himself and his party. In 1973, Kelly tried to blow up a court; this time, he tried to use a court to punish a critic — but the court ended up punishing him.