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Sara Girvin

Belfast

Ireland Correspondent at BBC

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  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Sara Girvin

    Stewards brought in to protect 'groped' Molly Malone statue Sara GirvinBBC Ireland correspondentBBCA sign bearing the campaign name around the neck of the Molly Malone statue was quickly removed by a passer-byStewards have been stationed next to the Molly Malone statue in Dublin to discourage people from touching it. The practice is thought to have been started by a local tour guide, and the bronze has now become discoloured from years of touching.

  • Jun 23, 2024 | bbc.com | Sara Girvin

    'Older people are voting on our behalf and it's not fair'By Sara Girvin, BBC News BBCOrla wants the voting age to be loweredAs people across the UK prepare to cast their vote on 4 July, some political parties have said this general election should be the last where 16 and 17-year-olds are not eligible. Currently, the youngest someone can vote in a general election is 18.

  • Apr 29, 2024 | msn.com | Sara Girvin

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  • Apr 29, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sara Girvin

    More than 4,000 people in Northern Ireland died with Covid-19 during the first two years of the pandemic. As the UK Covid Inquiry starts hearing evidence in Belfast, many bereaved families want answers about how so many lost their lives and whether any of the deaths could have been prevented. Hearings begin on Tuesday and will run for three weeks. Members of Bereaved Families for Justice NI said they hoped lasting change will come from their testimony.

  • Feb 4, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sara Girvin

    The last week has seen massive political change in Northern Ireland. The return of devolved government, two years on from its collapse, and the first nationalist first minister in the shape of Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill. Politics students at Lagan College in Belfast have been watching it all unfold. It's Northern Ireland's first planned integrated school - set up in the 1980s specifically to educate Catholics and Protestants together. So what do the 17 and 18-year-olds make of the past week?

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30 May 25

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