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Sophie McLaughlin

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sophie McLaughlin

    Man dies after crash in Co Antrim (opens the original)

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    A man has died after a motorbike crash in Co Antrim on Wednesday. The PSNI has named the man as Philip McMeekan, 52 years old, from the Comber area. Police say he was involved in a single-vehicle collision in the Carrickfergus area on September 30. Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “At approximately 7.25pm, we received a report of a single vehicle collision on the Shore Road, Carrickergus involving a Triumph Rocket motor

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sophie McLaughlin

    Details of Drumcree proposal called "not acceptable" by Carla Lockhart revealed (opens the original)

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    The details of a proposal which would end the Drumcree and Garvaghy Road standoff have been revealed. On Wednesday, the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition met with Northern Ireland Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant at Hillsborough Castle. After the talks, Breandán Mac Cionnaith said the residents would accept a document setting out a resolution to the Drumcree parading dispute if the Orange Order also did so. On Thursday, The Nolan Show revealed details of what was reporte

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sophie McLaughlin

    Castle Espie issues statement on operational changes amid 'difficult decisions' (opens the original)

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    A popular Co Down outdoor space and visitor centre is set to implement operational changes later this month. WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre in Comber allows families to experience the wonder of wetlands on the picturesque shores of Strangford Lough. Taking to social media, the charity said it is set to make changes to what it offers on the site due to pressures caused by the cost-of-living crisis. From the end of October, WWT Castle Espie will transfer its collection birds to other Wildfowl & W

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Sophie McLaughlin

    Review: Blue Lights returns, holding the mirror up to Belfast more so than ever (opens the original)

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    I’m happy to give myself the title of one of Blue Light's first fans, having watched the first-ever episode at a private screening in 2023, and I have been hooked ever since. So when the newest series begins to get teased, you know I’ll be counting down the days until it’s back on my screen. As the third and fourth series were commissioned together, Blue Lights 3 ended with its first real cliffhanger feeling as creators Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn had the freedom to develop storylines over tw

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Sophie McLaughlin

    Blue Lights series 3 ending explained ahead of Belfast cop drama's return (opens the original)

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    Blue Lights is back on our screens, and our Blackthorn cops are set to face their "toughest shift yet". The multi-award-winning Belfast cop drama returns to BBC One on Tuesday, September 29, at 9 pm and is already on BBC iPlayer for anyone wanting to binge it early. Picking up where things left off, Blue Lights series 4 will see our response cops face "the greatest threat they have ever encountered". A plot description reads: "Three years into their jobs as response officers, Constables Grace El

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