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Tunney the hero as Rasharkin pip Sarsfields 1FC Group 1 St. Mary’s Rasharkin 2-17 Sarsfield’s 1-17 A splendid display of goalkeeping from Rasharkin’s Liam Tunney and a rather fortuitous goal from his own half by Conor McKeever saw St. Mary’s…

🧙‍♂️ Tá beatha go fóill sa tsean-mhadadh

Creating headlines for a change rather than writing them 😂

What a night at Dreen 🔵🟡

DUP councillor cornered by Burke family over education body’s transgender guidance A DUP councillor has been targeted by members of the controversial evangelical Burke family over an Education Authority document issuing guidance to assist schools in Northern Ireland in dealing with ...

⛪ Police are conducting enquiries into the incident during which the Burkes entered the foyer of Mr Storey's church in Ballymoney.

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Liquidation proceedings, civil action and a dramatic return to social media for its former CEO: what's next for the legacy of the FBA Brand Builder?

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#ni #news #fba #business #brandbuilder

Five hours and four buses: What it’s like accessing healthcare in rural NI if you can’t drive It’s a grey morning in Roslea. Low-lying cloud weeps drizzle on the Co Fermanagh village.

🚌 This story has rumbled on for almost three years - surgery was first removed in Dec 2022.

This story is from May 2023:

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Nesbitt orders Trust to halt consultation on emergency surgery at SWAH after concerns raised by Patient Client Council The Department of Health (DoH) has ordered a health trust in Northern Ireland to pause a consultation on the permanent removal of emergency surgery from a Co Fermanagh hospital after concerns were rai...

🏥 In a July 11 letter seen by the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk, the PCC outlined a number of concerns around the consultation.

The Trust has not yet confirmed whether Mr Nesbitt's advice will be followed. A board meeting is scheduled for this afternoon.

Controversial Ballymena ‘brand builder’ Darren Campbell quits after months of controversy The BelTel · Episode

🎙️ For context, here's the podcast we did on the Bel Tel earlier this year:

Liquidators say controversial ‘brand builder’ businessman’s claim of bankruptcy is false Liquidators for a controversial Northern Irish ‘brand building’ business that went bust in March this year have said they are “unaware” of any bankruptcy proceedings involving its former CEO.

📉 Liquidators for a controversial NI 'brand builder' have said they are not aware of any bankruptcy proceedings involving Mr Campbell.

The ex-CEO of the FBA Brand Builder teased a return on social media, claiming he had 'gone bankrupt'.

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Laptop in the garden at dusk. Belfast Telegraph website on screen and phone to the left of laptop on a glass outdoor table.

💻 Sunday shift al fresco as the sun goes down. Heatwave set to come to an abrupt end tomorrow...

Kneecap effigies and Irish language signage appear on controversial Village bonfire Effigies of Irish rap trio Kneecap and an Irish language slogan urging people to “kill your local Kneecap” have appeared on a controversial bonfire in south Belfast.

🔥 Though grammatically incorrect, the message roughly translates as “Kill your local Kneecap”.

Eleventh Night bonfires across NI will be lit within the next few hours.

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Belfast abortion advice clinic ‘targeting vulnerable women from warzones’, report claims A Belfast advice clinic has been “targeting vulnerable women coming from warzones” with anti-abortion rhetoric, a report has claimed.

Excellent piece by @ismiseliam.bsky.social in today's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk on Stanton, a rogue anti-abortion 'clinic' targeting migrants & refugees with “emotionally manipulative” tactics including telling service users they were “killing” or “murdering” their child. With global far-right ..[1/2]

🔴 | NEW: The Western Trust has now postponed its planned consultation event on Tuesday following a risk assessment

It follows a surge in demand that resulted in the opening of a waiting list for the meeting.

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Kneecap poster with sectarian slogans attached to Eleventh Night bonfire in Co Tyrone A poster featuring Irish rap trio Kneecap along with a number of sectarian slogans has been attached to an Eleventh Night bonfire in Co Tyrone.

🔴| NEW: Poster featuring rap trio Kneecap alongside a number of slogans has appeared on a Co Tyrone bonfire.

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‘The last throw of the dice’: Consultation event on SWAH surgery move sells out after campaigner’s viral voice note Members of the public wanting to attend a consultation meeting on plans to permanently remove emergency general surgery (EGS) from a Co Fermanagh hospital will have to join a waiting list.

🏥 "We will not stop until we get this back. If we have to block roads, we’ll block roads."

📲 Campaigner's viral voice note
⛔ Consultation sold out
💪 Meeting vows to fight move
📝 Trust adds second consultation

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It's been on site as far back as 2016. I understand the current landowner bought the land the following year. NIEA said they've been aware of the asbestos since May 16 this year. This is the first year the bonfire has been on the site - it had previously been constructed in a nearby space.

Loose asbestos found at five different locations on Village bonfire site as police confirm they won’t intervene Further loose asbestos has been discovered at five different locations on the site of a controversial Eleventh Night bonfire in south Belfast, NIEA has confirmed.

🔴 | NEW: NIEA confirms loose asbestos found at five different locations on Village bonfire site. Material has now been removed.

🔥Bonfire set to go ahead tomorrow night after PSNI earlier said they would not intervene.

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Further loose asbestos discovered at controversial Village bonfire site as police confirm they won’t intervene Further loose asbestos has been discovered at the south Belfast site of a controversial Eleventh Night bonfire, which now looks set to go ahead after police said they wouldn’t help remove the pyre.

🏛️ Members of the council's bonfire committee were briefed on the discovery on Thursday evening.

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Police investigating ‘migrant boat’ on loyalist bonfire in Moygashel as ‘hate incident’ The placing of an effigy of a migrant boat on a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone is being investigated as a “hate incident”, the PSNI has confirmed.

🔴 | Police have confirmed they are investigating 'hate incident' in relation to the effigy placed on the bonfire in Moygashel

🔥The pyre is due to be lit this evening (Thursday) around 10.30pm

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Police will not assist council in removing material from controversial Village bonfire site No assistance will be offered to Belfast City Council for the removal of material from a controversial south Belfast bonfire site, police have confirmed.

🔴 | LATEST: Police will not intervene to assist Belfast City Council in removing bonfire material from Village bonfire

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‘Likely to cause widespread or serious offence’: Kneecap banned from advertising gig on London tube A move to ban Irish rap trio Kneecap from advertising on the London tube has been branded “petty” by the band.

⛔️ "How petty can political policing and interference get..."

🚅 Irish rap trio Kneecap react after gig poster refused by London tube advertisers

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Loyalist band snubs £20k offer to postpone parade that clashes with Open A loyalist band whose annual parade clashes with the 153rd Open Golf Championship in Portrush was offered, and rejected, £20,000 to postpone its event.

⛳ Local band says 'no surrender' over clash with Open Golf Championship despite £20K offer

🥁 Portrush Sons of Ulster's annual parade is set to clash with the conclusion of Round 3 on July 19

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PSNI declares ‘major incident’ over removal of bonfire material in south Belfast The PSNI has declared a major incident over the removal of bonfire material at a site in south Belfast.

🔴 | BREAKING: PSNI declare major incident over bonfire removal as paramilitaries warn of "sustained" disorder

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Bizarre case torpedoed a NI political career set for the top, clogged up valuable court time and exposed nothing The smile on the face of Daithí McKay outside Laganside Courthouse told its own story.

👀 "With both his and Mr McKay's legal teams squeezed into a lift returning from lunch one afternoon, Mr Bryson quipped: “This looks like a conspiracy."

⚖️ A look back at a bizarre trial that cost plenty and revealed nothing.

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DUP group were instructed to ‘do everything possible’ to prevent Jamie Bryson’s Nama evidence in 2015 DUP members on a Stormont committee at the centre of the long-running Nama trial were instructed to “do everything possible” to prevent Jamie Bryson giving evidence relating to the NI Nama portfolio t...

🏦 A sworn affidavit from former DUP MLA Jim Wells - who was on the Nama trial witness list - has revealed details of the order.

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NI Environment Agency’s ‘days are numbered’ says campaigner as scathing report demands ‘significant improvement’ The NI Environment Agency’s “days are numbered”, an environmental campaigner has said after a scathing NI Audit Office report revealed several failings in its management of waste crime.

☣️ "As a regulator, they're failing to regulate," said James Orr of Friends of the Earth NI.

📝 The damning Audit Office report was published on Thursday.

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Nama trial accused to learn fate as judge prepares to deliver verdict in long-running case The three men accused of offences relating to misconduct in public office are to learn their fate this morning as a judge prepares to deliver his verdict in the long-running Nama trial.

🔴 | The long-running saga should be brought to an end this morning as the judge prepares to deliver his verdict.

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DJ Carey pleads guilty to 10 charges of deception Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has pleaded guilty to ten charges of deception.

Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has pleaded guilty to ten charges of deception.

Man appears in court charged with murder of pregnant woman Sarah Montgomery A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 27-year-old Sarah Montgomery in Co Down at the weekend.

🔴 | NEW: A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Sarah Montgomery in Donaghadee at the weekend.

The 28-year-old faces a further charge of child destruction in relation to Ms Montgomery's unborn baby.

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NI’s MPs vote as Labour’s welfare reform bill passes after concessions MPs at Westminster have voted in favour of the controversial Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

🗳️ NI MPs have voted after this evenings chaotic debate on Labour's welfare reform proposals.

✅ The bill passed with the PM having to offer concessions to quell a backbench rebellion.

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‘Nothing short of an insult’: Campaign group calls on Health Minister to intervene in surgery row The Minister for Health should intervene if an NI health trust opts to make permanent the temporary suspension of emergency general surgery at a Co Fermanagh hospital, a campaign group has said.

🏥 On Thursday the Trust will discuss a proposal to consult on the permanent removal of emergency surgery from SWAH.

📣 Campaign group SOAS has branded the move 'nothing short of an insult'.

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⚾ The lads making the most of the balmy Belfast evening with a wee puck about beside the Lagan.

That green area used to be home to the occasional full-scale game of cricket too before the Loft Lines development took over.