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The importance of punctuation …
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Tartan Army heading to the stadium. The 28 year wait is almost over. #WorldCup 🏴
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So much ugliness and hatred and bile around, and then there's Ciara Mageean. The best of us.
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RT @PoliceServiceNI: The Police Service of Northern Ireland convened an engagement meeting this morning with key stakeholders from the loca…
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Who is behind the Belfast street violence❓
Here's senior police officer Ryan Henderson.
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Statement by family of Belfast knife attack:
“We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility.”
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Day 1 of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry.
A "monumental day" for the Finucane family.
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Pat Finucane Inquiry is being live-streamed here: youtube.com/watch?v=dYqtW1RU…
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After 37 years, as the public inquiry into my father’s murder begins, our family is more determined than ever to uncover the full truth about what happened.
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Man in court charged with attempted murder over Belfast attack.
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Finucane family have arrived at the start of the inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane in 1989 in Belfast.
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Exciting news as we look forward to welcoming World Cup champions, India @BCCI and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to Stormont, Belfast, where he is set to make his international debut 💥🏏
@cricketireland @belfastcc @_SportNI
A maiden #TeamIndia call-up at the age of 1️⃣5️⃣ 🌟
Congratulations to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on setting a remarkable record 👏
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The cheek of him tonight in Limavady Benevenagh Mountain @BBCSpringwatch @WeatherCee @barrabest @BBCMarkSimpson
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Jun 5
On comms yesterday, @Cricket_Mann was talking about the ageing process...
Wait for the @philtufnell punchline at the end 😂
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Everyone at Irish Rugby is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Ireland captain Fergus Slattery.
Our thoughts are with Fergus' family, friends and former team-mates at this sad time.
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The handover is very daunting moment and you feel huge pressure taking in such an important role in our wonderful City!
I handed over the chain and I wished Rois-Maire well and good luck!❤️
Other LM’s will agree it’s a nerve wracking night a little reassurance means a lot!
DUP’s Tracy Kelly hands over chain of office to new Belfast mayor Róis-Máire Donnelly from Sinn Féin.
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Very nice to see.
DUP’s Tracy Kelly hands over chain of office to new Belfast mayor Róis-Máire Donnelly from Sinn Féin.
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The council, most of the time, has relationships like this where people get along. What gets amplified is often not what it is like in the majority of cases.
DUP’s Tracy Kelly hands over chain of office to new Belfast mayor Róis-Máire Donnelly from Sinn Féin.
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