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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Lyndsey Telford |Faye Kidd
Petrol bombs, projectiles and fireworks were thrown at police on Tuesday night, in a second night of serious disorder in Ballymena, County Antrim. Police fired baton rounds and used a water cannon to disperse protesters, who set at least one car on fire and smashed the windows of several houses, with officers also bringing riot dogs to the scene.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Lyndsey Telford |Faye Kidd
A second night of serious disorder has broken out in Ballymena, County Antrim, with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks being thrown at police. Police have fired baton rounds and deployed water cannon. Officers have also brought riot dogs on to the scene. Crowds gathered in the Clonavon Terrace area, which is also where violent disorder, described as "racist thuggery", broke out on Monday night. Police have asked members of public to avoid the area.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Clodagh Rice |Adam Mandeville |Faye Kidd
The economy minister has launched a plan to almost double the size of the tourism industry sector in Northern Ireland over the next 10 years. One of the 17 objectives in the plan is to press for a solution to the introduction of the UK government's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. The "ambitious but achievable" plan from Conor Murphy includes a target to generate more than £2bn from overnight visitors by 2035.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
msn.com | Faye Kidd
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Faye Kidd
Jill Crawford lost her dad Derek to dementia in 2019 [Handout]A proposed law to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life will be voted on by MPs on 29 November. Polling suggests there is some public support for a bill and while the majority of MPs from Northern Ireland plan to vote against it at Westminster, assisted dying is not yet on the political agenda at Stormont.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
aol.com | Faye Kidd
September 27, 2024 at 9:19 AMA pair of white-tailed eagles in County Fermanagh have become the first to breed in Northern Ireland in more than 150 years. The birds are four years old and were released on the shores of Lough Derg, County Tipperary in 2020. White-tailed eagles were reintroduced to Ireland by the Golden Eagle Trust (GET) and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) between 2007 and 2011.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
lucianne.com | Faye Kidd
Original ArticlePosted By: konocti95, 9/13/2024 6:36:52 PMA new statue designed to commemorate Elizabeth II - the UK's longest-serving monarch - has received a mixed reception. The bronze sculpture, created by north Belfast artist Anto Brennan, was unveiled in Antrim Castle Gardens on Friday. Since then, the statue of the late queen, Prince Philip and two corgis has attracted some criticism on social media and commentary from visitors to the County Antrim gardens.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Faye Kidd
Faye Kidd - BBC News NISeptember 10, 2024 at 7:08 PM·4 min readA new statue designed to commemorate Elizabeth II - the UK's longest-serving monarch - has received a mixed reception. The bronze sculpture, created by north Belfast artist Anto Brennan, was unveiled in Antrim Castle Gardens on Saturday. Since then, the statue of the late queen, Prince Philip and two corgis has attracted some criticism on social media and commentary from visitors to the County Antrim gardens.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
aol.com | Elaine Mitchell |Faye Kidd
August 7, 2024 at 11:03 AMA healthcare worker says she no longer feels safe in Northern Ireland after her home was attacked. Lanie said she had moved to Ballyclare five months ago to take up a job helping others, and thought the County Antrim village was peaceful. But she came home from work on Wednesday to find a brick had been thrown through her front window and her car's windscreen smashed. "I did not expect this to happen here in my area. I told my parents I was safe.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Elaine Mitchell |Faye Kidd
Elaine Mitchell & Faye Kidd - BBC News NIAugust 7, 2024 at 12:59 PM·2 min readA healthcare worker says she no longer feels safe in Northern Ireland after her home was attacked. Lanie said she had moved to Ballyclare five months ago to take up a job helping others, and thought the County Antrim village was peaceful. But she came home from work on Wednesday to find a brick had been thrown through her front window and her car's windscreen smashed. "I did not expect this to happen here in my area.
