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Ben Lowry

Belfast

Editor of the News Letter, the world's oldest continuously published daily English language newspaper. All views expressed are my own

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  • 2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | Ben Lowry

    Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, like other brave public servants, did not dwell on the fact that terrorists tried to murder him. Pic Bernie BrownThis week I joined the mourners at the service for Sir Ken Bloomfield at St Anne’s CathedralThank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues.

  • 2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | Ben Lowry

    A burnt out car in front of houses which were attacked in the Larne Street area of the Ballymena this week. The violence is utterly outrageous. Photo by Jonathan Porter/Press Eye​The violence in Northern Ireland in recent days has been utterly atrocious. ​Not only does it leave huge physical damage in its wake, it puts life at risk. A key way to respond to such violence is hefty criminal justice penalties.

  • 2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | Ben Lowry

    President Donald Trump and the entrepreneur Elon Musk late last year. They have now fallen out spectactularly (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)​The bust-ups between Donald Trump and Elon Musk and within Reform UK are tragic. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | Ben Lowry

    Published 31st May 2025, 13:27 BSTNorthern Ireland has had easily its sunniest ever spring, after an exceptional spell of weather that smashed records. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...

  • 3 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | Ben Lowry

    A Wolf Tones concert at the West Belfast Festival. Young people across Ireland now chant Ooh ah up the Ra. Ireland has in fact become ever more anglophobic, as it become​s markedly less Catholic than it was​For years now there has been fevered talk of about a new Ireland. ​It has been a regular point of discussion on the BBC, particularly on BBC Radio Ulster Talkback and on the View.

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