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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Luke Sproule

    Drumcree dispute: More talks due to take place at Hillsborough (opens the original)

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    The Northern Ireland Secretary, Sir Chris Bryant, is planning further talks with community leaders on Wednesday over the the controversial Drumcree march. It comes after lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition issued a fresh legal bid to try to prevent the march from going ahead. Members of the Orange Order are still waiting to begin their permitted parade, which was due to take place on Sunday, and walk down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown. The residents' appeal will

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Luke Sproule

    Rathlin Island: I had no heating or electricity for more than two years - now I have a new home (opens the original)

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    For the past-two-and-a-half years, some basic home comforts have been hard to come by for Ruari Morgan. A fire in the backup generator of his old stone cottage on Rathlin Island left him without electricity, heating or hot water. Now he's enjoying the simple pleasures of being able to come home and put the kettle on or have a shower after he moved in to a new social home two weeks ago. The development of 10 social houses is the first on the island for more than a decade and it is hoped it will a

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Luke Sproule

    Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts verdict (opens the original)

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    Eleanor Donaldson has applied to appeal the verdict from her trial of the facts, which found she had done the acts in relation to all five charges she faced. Four of those charges were of aiding and abetting the offending committed by her husband Jeffrey Donaldson. The former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one count of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children. The Northern Ireland Courts Service confirmed on Thu

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Luke Sproule

    Coleraine hen's shed: How DIY classes for women are more than just practical (opens the original)

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    Learning how to put up a shelf or repair garden furniture might be practical, but one group of women taking DIY classes say it can be much more than just a means to an end. Men's sheds - spaces for men to get together and learn or develop their practical skills while enjoying a sense of community - have become increasingly common in recent years. But the organisers of a "hen's shed" have said they have been delighted at the uptake from women wanting to do the same. The women taking part in class

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Luke Sproule

    Chloe Mitchell: New trial date set for man accused of murder (opens the original)

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    A new trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering Chloe Mitchell in Ballymena. Brandon Rainey, formerly of James Street in the town, denies murdering the 21-year-old on 3 June 2023 and preventing the lawful burial of her remains. The judge set a new trial date for 3 November at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday. The court was told a Crown medical expert would have two more meetings with Rainey, 30, during September before completing her report. The judge said the report should be finish

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