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conor macauley @TVconormac

RTÉ Northern correspondent. Hillwalker; Armagh man; Favours broad view from the high ground. Suim sa Ghaeilge

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RTÉ News: Harris says 'blueprint' for unified island to be published in November rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/061…

Fine Gael to develop 'blueprint' for unified island

Fine Gael is to develop a new blueprint for a unified island which it will publish at the party's Ard Fheis in November.

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RTÉ News: Ciara Mageean determined to 'fit as much living into the years I have left' after cancer diagnosis rte.ie/sport/athletics/2026/…

Mageean detemined to pack as much living into time left

Ciara Mageean says she is determined to "fit as much living into the years I have left" as she spoke about her stage four cancer diagnosis.

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RT @vincekearney: Donaldson denies meeting was to nip allegations in bud via @RTENews rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0612…

Jeffrey Donaldson resumes giving evidence in trial

Jeffrey Donaldson has resumed giving evidence in his trial on sex offence charges at Newry Crown Court.

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16 arrested as 12 officers injured in further NI disorder via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0611…

16 arrested as 12 officers injured in further NI disorder

Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made in the second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack.

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Bus set alight, fires spread to homes amid Belfast unrest via @RTENews rte.ie/news/2026/0610/157765…

Bus set alight, fires spread to homes amid Belfast unrest

Protestors set fire to a bus in Belfast while some residents had to be removed from their homes as flames spread to properties amid disorder across a number of areas in the city last night.

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Príosún saoil gearrtha ar iarpháirtí Natalie McNally as a dúnmharú
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Natalie McNally's ex-partner sentenced to life for murder via @RTENews rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0603…

Natalie McNally's partner sentenced to life for murder

A man who killed his partner at her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh, in December 2022 has been sentenced to 31 years in prison.

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Inis Bó Finne islander returns for her 100th birthday via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0601…

Inis Bó Finne islander returns for her 100th birthday

A woman who was born on Inis Bó Finne, a small island off the northwest coast returned there this afternoon as she celebrated her 100th birthday.

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Rescue operation on Carlingford Lough after boat sinks via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0602…

Rescue operation on Carlingford Lough after boat sinks

A rescue operation is continuing on Carlingford Lough after a fisherman was rescued off Greencastle.

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RT @vincekearney: Donaldson apologised to abuse complainant, court told via @RTENews rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0602…

Donaldson apologised to abuse complainant, court told

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is alleged to have apologised to one of the women he is accused of abusing during a meeting at a Christian centre in Co Antrim.

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Attempted murder probe after officer hit by car in Down via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0531…

Police fired at stolen PSNI car before officer struck

A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a PSNI officer was struck by a stolen police vehicle in Co Down.

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First search for 'Disappeared' Seamus Maguire to begin via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/052…

First search for 'Disappeared' Seamus Maguire under way

A search is under way in Co Antrim for the remains of Seamus Maguire, one of the so-called Disappeared.

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RT @vincekearney: Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson due to begin today via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/052…

Jury is sworn in for trial of Jeffrey Donaldson

The jury in the trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on sex offence charges has been sent home for the day.

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RT @vincekearney: Eleanor Donaldson unfit for criminal trial, judge rules via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0520…

Eleanor Donaldson unfit for criminal trial, judge rules

A judge has ruled that the wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is unfit to face a criminal trial on sexual offences charges due to the state of her mental health.

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Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson to begin next week via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/051…

Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson to begin next week

The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife on historical sexual offences is set to go ahead as scheduled next week, a court hearing has been told.

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Last week’s Troubles legacy ruling by the Supreme Court could have a long reach, defining post-Brexit human rights protections in NI. Next test is likely to be does ‘For Women Scotland’ apply in NI? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p…

Supreme court: How a Troubles ruling could impact court's definition of a woman

A recent Troubles ruling is likely to be significant in deciding whether an earlier Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman applies in NI in the way it does in the rest of the UK.

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Serious relationship breakdown at NI legacy body - review via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0511…

Serious relationship breakdown at NI legacy body - review

A serious breakdown in relationships at the top of Northern Ireland's legacy body is undermining its work, according to a British Government commissioned review.

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Was away at end of last week so only now looking at the Supreme Court legacy ruling with my Brexit head on. It’s a really significant judgement in limiting the reach of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework, the human rights bit of NI’s Brexit deal.
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Judge would be 'disappointed' if Donaldson trial delayed via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0505…

Judge would be 'disappointed' if Donaldson trial delayed

A judge in the case of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife on historical sexual offences has said he will be extremely disappointed if the trial does not begin as scheduled in three...

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'Landscape incinerated' after week of wildfires in NI via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0503…

'Landscape incinerated' after week of wildfires in NI

A week of fires in upland areas of Northern Ireland has left an "incinerated landscape" affecting wildlife and walkers, conservationists have said.

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