Michael Fitzpatrick
Journalist at Freelance
Contributor at WildcatReport
Freelance journalist. i news, BBC, NYTs, Guardian, Fortune, Tgraph, FT and many more. Prof. journalism, Vienna. Back in the ha'penny place between the lights.
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1 day ago |
bbc.com | Michael Fitzpatrick
Thousands of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in BelfastMichael FitzpatrickBBCPashmina Kashif said it was getting harder to secure a venue large enough to accommodate an Eid celebration in Northern IrelandThousands of Muslims in Northern Ireland have gathered in south Belfast to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Organisers said about 4,000 people were expected to attend the event at a sports centre on Friday.
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4 days ago |
aol.com | Michael Fitzpatrick
Cordons are in place as police attend the sudden death on the Shore Road [BBC]Police are at the scene of a sudden death at a house in north Belfast. A cordon is in place at the front of the house on the Shore Road which is close to the junction with Donegall Park Avenue. Police tape has also been placed across the driveway and the front steps of the property. Enquiries are continuing.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Michael Fitzpatrick
The wind didn’t care. It would howl as it wished. Baltic-like icy blasts gunned tiny splinters of snow in our direction as we waited by the water. Removing gloves, we signed forms with hands tinted blue by the unseasonal spring winds. My scarf, last worn in November, when I attended a football match in Liverpool, did little to protect me from this ill wind that blew nobody any good.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Michael Fitzpatrick
Image caption, Some residents were seen taking items from their homes with many planning to leave due to the treat of more attacksA number of families whose homes were targeted in a sectarian-motivated attack in north Belfast plan to leave their properties after a further threat was issued, a local councillor has said.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Michael Fitzpatrick
A former teacher jailed over child sex offences transformed one of his victims from a confident child into one "crippled with anxiety", a court has heard. William Maher, 37, of Kings Brae in Belfast, was given a two-year sentence, with half to be served in prison and half out on licence, after admitting three charges of inciting two different children under the age of 13 into sexual activity. He also admitted three charges of sexual communication with a child against two children.
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