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Hannah Patterson

Reporter · GB

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By Hannah Patterson

    Motorcyclist who died following Co Antrim crash named by police (opens the original)

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    A man who died as a result of a collision in Co Antrim on Wednesday has been named by police. He was 52-year-old Philip McMeekan, from the Comber area. The single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle happened at around 7:25pm on the Shore Road in Carrickfergus. Emergency services attended the incident, but Mr McMeekan was pronounced dead at the scene. The Shore Road has reopened after being closed for a while. A PSNI spokesperson said: “At approximately 7.25pm, we received a report of a single

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By Hannah Patterson

    ‘What a wonder day’: Belfast boy Dáithí Mac Gabhann returns to school after life-saving heart transplant (opens the original)

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    Belfast boy Dáithí Mac Gabhann has officially returned to school after receiving his life-saving heart transplant. The nine-year-old, from Ballymurphy in west Belfast, was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and had been on the transplant waiting list since 2018. After moving to the ‘urgent’ list in February, Dáithí received his heart transplant in July, after waiting almost eight years. He has been described as possibly the world’s longest-waiting child for a transplant.

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Hannah Patterson

    TUV deputy leader shares Drumcree protest image that appears to have been altered with AI to exaggerate size of crowd (opens the original)

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    The deputy leader of the TUV has posted an image from a rally in support of the Drumcree Orangemen that appears to have been altered using AI. The image, which was posted on social media but has since been deleted, appears to exaggerate the size of the crowd at the protest in Portadown. Around 200 people gathered in a car park at the end of the Garvaghy Road on Tuesday night in support of the Orange Order amid the fallout from the Drumcree dispute. An image shared by TUV councillor Ron McDowell

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · By Hannah Patterson

    ‘A loving, compassionate, and tuned-in priest’ – Tributes as Co Antrim cleric dies following freak accident on pilgrimage (opens the original)

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    Co Antrim priest has been described as “loving, compassionate and tuned-in’ after he died following a ‘freak accident’ in which he suffered a serious spinal injury. After calls for prayers last week, it emerged on Monday night that Fr Aidan O’Kane had passed away. Originally from the Glens of Antrim, he was recovering from surgery after an accident while he was on a pilgrimage in Međugorje, Bosnia. A member of the Passionist Order, Fr O’Kane had already been recovering from a separa

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By Hannah Patterson

    Man arrested for Robert Lawlor murder in 2020 (opens the original)

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    A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the murder of Robert Lawlor in 2020. Mr Lawlor was shot dead outside a house in Etna Drive in north Belfast on 4 April six years ago. Police arrested the 41-year-old man in Liverpool on Wednesday. He has been charged with murder, and possession of a firearm or ammunition with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property. He is due before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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