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Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’ Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’

With Michelle O’Neill in her home village of Clonoe, Co Tyrone: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’

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The story of the passion and drive behind the creation of Voice of America and its reporting in the 1940s was an important one to tell so I’m thrilled my programme ‘The Start of Voice of America’ was a BBC Radio 4 pick of the week #VOA

BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Freya McClements Freya McClements presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.

Pick of the Week from the green of Portrush this evening, with @freyamcc.bsky.social teeing us off at 1815, including @josephinemcdermott.bsky.social @laurenlaverne.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Freya McClements Freya McClements presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.

It was an absolute treat to listen to even more radio than usual this week, all for Pick of the Week on BBC Radio 4. Find out how I got on at 6.15pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

‘We’re now in the golden years of Portrush’: Why golf’s Open has the town smiling all over again The world’s oldest golfing tournament is bringing a feel-good factor as well as 270,000 spectators from across the globe

‘We’re now in the golden years of Portrush’: Why golf’s Open has the town smiling all over again

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‘It is more fun to be involved’: Open golf score records down to two local women Alison Algeo and Sammy Barry are chief recorder and chief scorer at the Portrush tournament

‘It is more fun to be involved’: Open golf score records down to two local women

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Rathlin Island’s puffins: We have quite a lot of people who arrive and say, ‘So, where exactly are the penguins?’ The island, with its rare golden hare, corncrakes and large seabird colonies, sustains a tourism economy

Rathlin Island’s puffins: We have quite a lot of people who arrive and say, ‘So, where exactly are the penguins?’

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We’re thrilled to announce @valmcdermid.bsky.social is the new chair of the Gordon Burn Prize!

Val will be joined by @beardedgenius.bsky.social , @freyamcc.bsky.social ‬ Andrew McMillan + Jude Rogers.

Publishers - deadline for submissions is 1 Aug
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Nóra Quoirin's family reflect on what would have been her 21st birthday: ‘My universe is still filled with her’ Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin was discovered dead in the jungle nine days after she went missing from a resort in Malaysia in August 2019. For her family she remains a cherished inspiration

Meabh Quoirin on life after her daughter’s death in the jungle: ‘Nóra was meant to be here by our sides’

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University Challenge Irish finalist: ‘There’s always a Shakespeare question, so I read his complete works’ Quiz show is ‘one of the rare places that knowledge without purpose is celebrated’, says Oscar Despard

Best of luck to Oscar and the rest of the Christ’s College Cambridge team in tomorrow night’s final!

University Challenge Irish finalist: ‘There’s always a Shakespeare question, so I read his complete works’

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US tariffs: For distillery north of the Border, the picture is further complicated by Brexit ‘You add tariffs on anything coming from the US whiskey industry, then that is a major issue,’ says Wild Atlantic Distillery cofounder

US tariffs: For distillery north of the Border, the picture is further complicated by Brexit

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‘Management aren’t open to it’: Why remote working rates are lower in Northern Ireland Economist warns the lack of work-from-home opportunities in the North could affect recruitment and retention of staff

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‘Nell McCafferty belonged to the Bogside’: Derry mural commemorates late journalist and campaigner The gable mural is being unveiled to mark International Women’s Day

‘Nell McCafferty belonged to the Bogside’: Derry mural commemorates late journalist and campaigner

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Man due to marry week after Omagh bombing tried to save life of one of youngest victims Omagh Bombing Inquiry chair praises bravery and heroism of Garry McGillion in his efforts to save the life of his 20-month-old niece Breda Devine

Man due to marry week after Omagh bombing tried to save life of one of youngest victims

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Six in 10 adults in North had a childhood trauma in ‘major public health challenge’ Four or more adverse childhood experiences – a threshold more likely to lead to poorer health and educational outcomes – reported by 17.6% of people surveyed

Six in 10 adults in North had a childhood trauma in ‘major public health challenge’
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Omagh bomb: Public inquiry begins hearings in Co Tyrone Bereaved families and survivors gather at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

Omagh bomb: Public inquiry begins hearing

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Michael Longley: ‘Most men don’t like intelligent women. I just hang on their every word’ The poet met his wife, Edna, as a student at Trinity College Dublin. She has been the constant in a life that Longley reflects on in his new selected poems

Michael Longley: ‘Most men don’t like intelligent women. I just hang on their every word’. Published last July to mark his 85th birthday and the publication of Ash Keys, his Selected Poems, this is a brilliant interview by my colleague Freya McClements

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Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85 Longley, from Belfast, received several awards for his 13 collections, including the Feltrinelli Prize

Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85. RIP. He was a great poet and a kind and generous man. I was very grateful for his permission to quote his beautiful
poem The Linen Industry in full in Dirty Linen. Thinking of his wife Edna and his three children

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The Irish Times best books of 2024: Anne Enright, John Boyne, Joseph O’Connor, Mia Levitin and more reveal their favourites

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Congratulations Etain! 👏