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Journalist @rtenews , Ireland’s public service broadcaster | Ex BBC News in NI | Audio producer l @jschofieldtrust fellow l email: una.kelly @rte .ie
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A beginner’s guide to the Good Friday Agreement. A quick synopsis of a complex history in a couple of minutes. Filmed and edited by
@eleanormmannion
#GFA25
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Ten red candles at the chapel at Creeslough representing each of the deceased. They’ll remain lit for the next 7 days. Local community, emergency responders, Taoiseach, Tanaiste, SF’s Mary Lou McDonald + Michelle O’Neill gathered here for mass this evening
@rtenews
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Rachael Ferguson is the first
@allianceparty
councillor in the north west for 38 years. She got on the ballot by tweeting
@naomi_long
complaining about lack of female representation - so Naomi Long asked her to stand
@BBCNewsNI
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Two of the sons of Martina Martin, who died at Creeslough, are attending the vigil at Na Dúnaibh (Downings).Hugh Kelly, who also died, was from here. The person who is critically ill in hospital is from here. Many people here rushed to the scene on Friday to help
@rtenews
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Hundreds of people gathering at the GAA club at Na Dúnaibh (Downings) for a vigil to remember the ten people who died following an explosion at Creeslough. Na Dúnaibh is a village 15 mins drive away from Creeslough
@rtenews
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A long road to get here but
@UlsterUni
graduate entry medical school finally opens in Derry today.
@LouiseDubras
@SMcLaughlinmla
, and medical student Aoife O’Donnell on
@morningireland
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People in Creeslough and the surrounding areas were exceptionally generous and kind to journalists over the past ten days, even when they are going through something unimaginably difficult. Photo below is Sheephaven Bay one morning - always a beautiful place
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Music session on the street for Shane MacGowan after his funeral cortège passed Westland Row in Dublin. Fans sang Fairytale of New York and Dirty Old Town
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At the redeveloped Clery’s
@morningireland
with historian Caitlin White. An archive exhibition opens here tomorrow telling the story of Dublin’s iconic meeting place. The restored clock starts ticking again at noon today
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“We were told the women of Ulster should be wearing skirts, not trousers. Needless to say many of us continued to wear trousers after that remark”
Monica McWilliams on the climate for women in NI politics in ‘98. Now, a record number of women are running in
#AE22
@morningireland
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Wow -
@allianceparty
have A SECOND councillor now in Derry & Strabane. Haven’t had any here for decades. Philip McKinney elected in the Waterside. Party leader Naomi Long here to congratulate him
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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Families and legal reps assembled on steps of Garden of Remembrance. Cheers for justice, truth, the coroner, the legal teams and late journalist Charlie Bird
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I was very lucky today to interview
@Nigelrefowens
and some of the young people he spoke to at
@limavadyhigh
. It was a remarkable message about the importance of accepting yourself and speaking up about your worries 1/2
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In 2017, the SDLP lost the Foyle seat by 169 votes to Sinn Féin’s Elisha McCallion. Tonight they took it back by 17,110 votes
@BBCRadioFoyle
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Frances Black sings Raglan Road over the coffin as it leaves house
#martinmcguinness
@BBCRadioFoyle
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The picket line at Altnagelvin hospital this morning. Nurses have been telling me about the anxiety they felt in reaching a decision to strike but they felt had to make a stand for fairness and patient safety. We’ll be back live on
@StephenNolan
and
@BBCRadioFoyle
News at One
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Eamonn McCann
@eamonderry
says he’s about to take a seat for
@pb4p
People Before Profit on Derry and Strabane Council in the Moor DEA
@BBCNewsNI
#Le19
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Coming up on
@morningireland
Chapters bookshop on Parnell St in Dublin re-opens. New co-owner Michael Finucane has been busy ahead of opening the doors at 10am
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Shane MacGowan’s funeral procession leaving Ringsend in Dublin
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Noisy support on the picket line outside Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. Nurses say patient safety is their no1 concern but they feel they had to take a stand. Widespread disruption to health services across NI today. Hear more
@BBCRadioFoyle
@BBCWorldatOne
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#Derry
City flag at half mast as guard of honour for Ryan McBride passed by this evening
@BBCRadioFoyle
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About 100 people queuing for the re-opening of Primark in Derry this morning. A taxi driver told me some people were here at 5am. The shop doesn’t open until 10am
@bbcradiofoyle
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He’s officially in - Eamonn McCann
@eamonderry
takes a seat in the Moor DEA on Derry and Strabane Council
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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The story developing in Derry -
@SDLPlive
seem to be reversing their downward spiral. First two councillors elected here are Mary Durkan in Foyleside with 1231 first pref votes and Angela Dobbins in Ballyarnett with 1392 first pref votes
@BBCNewsNI
#LE19
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“For the kids that are dreaming to be something from the area I come from”
@BarryKeoghan
dedicated his BAFTA to them - I’ve been speaking to teachers and pupils at Barry’s old school. Coming up
@RTENewsAtOne
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Labour leader Ivana Bacik and Labour Senator Marie Sherlock in RDS say a No-No result would be due to a “lacklustre government campaign”.
Marie Sherlock: “This government went out and completely failed to sell their referendum”. She said ministers were missing in action
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Coming up after 8
@BBCRadioFoyle
- a Donegal woman’s experience of cross border cancer care and why she feels co-operation in healthcare across the border is vital after
#brexit
. Thanks to
@siobhanpatten
for sharing her story with me
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.
@dcsdcouncil
building lit up red tonight in memory of
@derrycityfc
's Ryan McBride and anniversary of Buncrana pier tragedy
@BBCRadioFoyle
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3rd year nursing student Tonya Webb volunteered to cut her university experience short and start working on the wards to tackle coronavirus. Her interview next on
@BBCRadioFoyle
@UlsterUniNurse
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Derry and Strabane update:
✅Allan Bresland DUP elected in Sperrin
❎Sinn Féin’s Kevin Campbell loses his seat in the Moor
This means Sinn Fein has now lost 5 sitting councillors in Derry & Strabane, including two former mayors
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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Coming up on
@morningireland
, it’s 100 years since James Joyce’s Ulysses was published. We’re at the Martello Tower in Sandycove, the setting for the opening of the novel
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Solidarity to all my former colleagues and friends at BBC Radio Foyle. The station's connection to local audiences in the north west is unparalleled. It's what public service broadcasting is all about.
1/ Our colleagues at
@BBCRadioFoyle
have shown enormous humility and professionalism today in reporting the story that large parts of the station's output may be cut as part of £2.3m savings plans. Politicians from across the divide have been united in condemning the proposals.
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Caoimhin Cassidy-Crossan: The Boy In The Burning Car.
Been working on this podcast for a while. Episode 1 will be on
@bbcradioulster
@BBCRadioFoyle
12pm today. Episodes 1&2 will soon be available to listen to anytime on
@BBCSounds
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At Dublin airport for
@morningireland
. From today, the advice against non-essential international travel is no longer in place
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Migrants’ rights experts are concerned 1000s of EU citizens in NI risk losing their right to live here. Deadline to apply to post-Brexit settlement scheme is tonight. Listen
@morningireland
report in link ⬇️
@MigrantCentreNI
@rtenews
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Flares and flags as activists gather in Guildhall Square, Derry. Hear more on
@BBCRadioFoyle
tomorrow morning
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Smiles all round - an election win is a good birthday present for
@MarkHDurkan
@FoyleSDLP
@BBCRadioFoyle
#AE17
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Lovely morning for an outside broadcast
@morningireland
live from the Guildhall in
#Derry
this morning ahead of
#AE22
next week
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Coming up on
@morningireland
- looking ahead to the St Patrick’s Day parade. John C Reilly is the international guest of honour,
@Kelly64kg
and
@keane_ellen
are the grand marshals
#Lafeilepadraig
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T-75 mins until Primark opens in Derry after lockdown and they’re queuing around the streets. One brave mother volunteered to take her daughter and 12 other teenagers, they arrived at 5am. They tell me they need the cheap PJs.
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12pm tomorrow, get your radios/
@BBCSounds
on! Produced and presented this doc on crime fiction and met lots of sound ppl in the process
@NOALIBISBOOKS
@ClaireAllan
@adrianmckinty
@AnnCleeves
@inkstainsclaire
@BrianMcGilloway
@ColinBateman
@simonmaltman
@NOIRELANDFest
Following a huge renaissance in crime fiction emerging from Northern Ireland, we meet the writers and readers who love the genre, and enjoy being part of a thriving community of creators and fans alike. Featuring
@ClaireAllan
and Lucy Caldwell (
@beingvarious
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Coming up on
@drivetimerte
- I’ve been speaking to the family of Emily Hand, the 8 year old girl believed to have been abducted by Hamas. Her Dublin-born father Tom will meet the Taoiseach this evening. Other relatives of hostages held a press conference in Dublin today
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The Durkan Dynasty -
@SDLPlive
candidate Mary Durkan, niece of Mark Durkan and sister of MLA Mark H Durkan, is elected in Foyleside for Derry City and Strabane
@BBCNewsNI
#LE19
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On the picket line outside St Vincent’s Hospital. I’ve been speaking to medical scientists striking over long-standing pay + development issues. HSE warns of significant disruption + delays in hospitals. Coming up 8.20am
@morningireland
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People gathering for a service of remembrance at the chapel in Creeslough now
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Morning from Muff! Legally speaking, this stream right here is still due to become the EU’s westernmost frontier in 14 days - but seems
#Brextension
has thrown a spanner in the works. I’ll be speaking to people running businesses here
@BBCRadioFoyle
after 8am
@BorderIrish
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'Peace on this island is tangled, drowning, in the net of Brexit.'
@fergalkeane47
delivering inaugural John Hume civil rights in the Guildhall,
#Derry
this afternoon
#CivilRights50
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New podcast series now on BBC Sounds, listen and subscribe via the link below. Episodes 1& 2 available now, episode 3 to follow soon. Massive thanks to the contributors, and
@MMCITMMCK
+
@conorcollmckay
for helping get it over the line
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This is inside the Martello Tower - set up to look as described in the opening of Ulysses
@morningireland
#Ulysses100
@jamesjoycetower
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Some nice news - radio doc I made with
@conorcollmckay
and
@endamcclafferty
nominated for
@CelticMediaFest
. Looking forward to seeing the highlands...
RADIO DOCUMENTARY 1/2:
’68: The Day the Troubles Started
@BBCRadioFoyle
// A Half Century of the Hennessys
@BBCRadioWales
// CiorramACH
@BBCRnG
// Doc On One: In Shame, Love, In Shame
@RTEdoconone
// Frances – Ceum air cheum
@BBCRnG
#RadioDoc
#Nominees
#CelticMedia
#1of2
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Thieves rammed a Boss shop on Grafton Street in the early hours of this morning and made off with an unkown quantity of clothing. Extensive damage was caused to the front of the building and gardaí are searching for those responsible for the criminal damage and burglary
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Such sad news to hear. Anita Robinson was a warm and witty lady, and it was always a joy to have a chat with her in the Radio Foyle kitchen or newsroom.
Sad sad news today.
Tributes have been paid to one of Derry's best known writers and broadcasters, Anita Robinson, who's died after a short illness. She was 76.
Anita often sent me texts after presenting programmes. Always teaching and always smiling.
Rest in Peace, Anita.
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Third and final episode at 12pm today 👇
A young man’s body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Police say he wasn’t dead when the fire started, and think he wasn’t alone in the car. Who was he? How did this happen?
The final episode of Boy in a Burning Car is on
@bcbradioulster
today at 12:03pm
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At the end of this week, it’s well worth listening to this interview Pat Hume gave to
@Elaine_McGee10
two years ago. Pat talks about how she and John Hume met, their life together and why the hard times were worth it
In 2018, the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement,
@Elaine_McGee10
spoke with Pat Hume on her life with John and her thoughts on modern politics.
Listen again on
@bbcsounds
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Goodbye for now Foyle Arena. I feel like we need some time apart. Tune into
@BBCRadioFoyle
Breakfast Show on Monday for analysis. Congratulations to all the cllrs and thanks to
@dcsdcouncil
staff for looking after us
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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‘Memories are attached to the songs and they’re deep in our being’. Meet the group in
#Derry
using music to tackle loneliness and help people live well with dementia. Coming up after 8
@BBCRadioFoyle
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On air now
@bbcradioulster
@bbcradiofoyle
: documentary I made with
@endamcclafferty
+
@conorcollmckay
BBC Radio Foyle - '68, The Day The Troubles Started
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Families jumped to feet, cheered and hugged each other. Followed by sound of crying echoing around room. Round of applause for jury at the conclusion
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Ulster University’s new Belfast campus. President Biden expected to deliver keynote speech here later. All roads around the area blocked off, so it’s a quiet enough morning here so far
@morningireland
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President Biden’s (expected) itinerary in Belfast today:
- talk with UK PM Rishi Sunak
- open Ulster Uni new campus, deliver speech (expected to focus on NI economy)
- will not have formal meeting with NI political parties but may have some engagement
- leave around 2pm
@rtenews
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Christopher Jackson
@sinnfeinireland
elected in Waterside in Derry & Strabane. Two more councillors to go in Waterside
#Le19
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Foyle Arena team still standing at end of marathon 9 hour broadcast
@BBCRadioFoyle
over and out
#AE17
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.
@SDLPlive
cllr Martin Reilly holds on to his seat in Waterside - pictured here with fellow Waterside SDLP cllr Sinead McLaughlin and party leader Colum Eastwood
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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“We were told practically every day we should be at home minding the children, or to shut up and sit down”
Things have improved for women in NI politics since ‘98, but what more needs to be done? With
@MonicaBelfast
@itseeefa
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Capel St in Dublin’s north inner city is traffic free from today. Coming up on
@morningireland
I’m here speaking to the council and a local trader about the changes
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The mural of the late
#Derry
City FC captain will be visible from the football pitch of the new Brandywell Stadium
@BBCRadioFoyle
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I produced a documentary about the start of the Troubles in N.Ireland in 1968 with
@endamcclafferty
and
@conorcollmckay
, click on the link to listen!
@BBCRadioFoyle
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Garda presence this morning near the entrance of RTÉ’s Donnybrook campus in Dublin 4. Gardai say a man’s body was discovered on the grounds of a premises on Stillorgan Road around 10.30pm last night. Gardai say foul play not suspected at this time
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Morning! We’re back again for the Derry and Strabane count - three more DEAs and 19 more councillors to go. On air from 10am
@bbcradioulster
and
@BBCNewsNI
@BBCRadioFoyle
for updates
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Delighted to make shortlist in
#IMRO17
@IMRORadioAwards
newcomer category! + 7 more nominations for the talented bunch
@BBCRadioFoyle
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#Derry
&
#Strabane
here’s the breakdown by party of your new council:
- SDLP 11
- Sinn Fein 11
- DUP 7
- UUP 2
- Alliance 2
- People Before Profit 2
- Independents 4
- Aontú 1
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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Thanks Audrey. The series is called '68 and we'll have more episodes all month plus a documentary and live broadcast on Friday. All available online as well as additional podcasts
@bbcnipress
@BBCRadioFoyle
@conorcollmckay
@endamcclafferty
@bbcradioulster
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In the National Opera House for
@morningireland
today -
@wexfordopera
is back with live performances for its 70th anniversary year
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‘Jackie was buried 50 years ago, but he hasn’t been laid to rest’
A raw day for many remembering loved ones, the impact on generations + the scars left on Derry. Listen to their memories + some astonishing archive audio gathered that Sunday + the day after
#BloodySunday50
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We’re in Belfast for
@morningireland
following yesterday’s whirlwind day in NI politics. Coming up shortly we’ll hear reaction from the people of Belfast. On air now
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I was really lucky to take part in the first
@JSchofieldTrust
masterclass - thanks to
@SkyLouHastings
@catherine5news
@RachelSkyNews
@SkyNewsHead
@AlexCrawfordSky
who took time to talk to us
Applications for next year’s scheme open 1st March!
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Martin McGuinness just now at solidarity rally in Bogside. Says 'Bogside republicans never retire'
@BBCRadioFoyle
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Count no.4 in East Derry and STILL no candidate has reached quota to be elected. Here’s the candidates in top 5 places at the moment
Maurice Bradley DUP 7221
Caoimhe Archibald SF 6945
Alan Robinson DUP 5223
Kathleen McGurk SF 4558
Claire Sugden Indpt 4169
@rtenews
@rtepolitics
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Close of play in Derry & Strabane at 10pm Friday: 21/40 councillors elected. ✅SDLP have 7 ✅Sinn Fein have 6 ✅DUP have 3 ✅ UUP have 1 ✅ Alliance have 1 ✅People Before Profit have 1✅Aontú have 1 ✅ and 1 Independent. Counting in remaining 3 DEAs from 8 tmr
@BBCNewsNI
#Le19
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News from Magherafelt: West Tyrone, East Derry and Fermanagh & South Tyrone all now suspended until 9am tomorrow morning. Waiting for word if Foyle will keep going for a while tonight. But it’s getting quiet here…
@rtenews
@rtepolitics
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Coming up on
@drivetimerte
- I’m at Dowth passage tomb in Co Meath as people gathered for winter solstice sunset. Sean Mulrooney (on the drum) says he comes to honour the rebirth of the sun from darkness into light, and it gives him a profound spiritual connection to the land
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Big thanks to
@JSchofieldTrust
for organising their first ever online masterclass with
@cward1e
on disinformation. Here's a link to some of her
@firstdraftnews
free training courses:
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1/2 Gardaí now confirm 7 people are dead following yesterday's explosion in Creeslough, Donegal. They say the operation is now a search and recovery operation. Letterkenny University Hospital stood down its major emergency standby protocol at around 10pm last night
@rtenews
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Derry City and Strabane update: Shaun Harkin from
@PeopleB_4Profit
is elected in Foyleside while Sinn Féin’s Caoimhe McKnight loses her seat in Ballyarnett
@BBCNewsNI
#le19
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