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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Seanin Graham
When her alarm goes off at 5.30am, Emma Ruddy wakes to sunlight peeking through the curtains in her Qatar apartment. The Co Down-born teacher looks out on to the blue waters of Lusail marina from her bedroom window; directly below is an infinity pool. “It’s an early start but when you pull the blind open and see that view, it’s an instant mood booster,” she says, beaming.
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2 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Seanin Graham
The UK government has moved to challenge a court finding that its failure to hold a public inquiry into the sectarian murder of GAA official Seán Brown was unlawful. Northern Secretary Hilary Benn said in a statement on Wednesday that he has sought leave to appeal the judgment to the UK’s supreme court. The ruling was made in a challenge brought by Mr Brown’s 87-year-old widow, Bridie Brown.
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2 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Seanin Graham
The Taoiseach has called on Belfast rap group Kneecap to “urgently clarify” alleged comments attributed to band members around support for Hamas and Hizbullah, and the killing of Conservative MPs. Micheál Martin was commenting after a video emerged of the group at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Seanin Graham
At the foot of Belfast City Hall’s sweeping marble staircase, Colin Flinn stopped to reflect as a book of condolence is opened for Pope Francis. Councillors queued to sign the book at lunchtime on Wednesday, and Mr Flinn (79),from a Presbyterian background, said he felt he should do the same. “It’s because of the tremendous person Francis was. What a great example to the world, to politicians, to everyone. And so humble. I don’t think we’ll ever see his like again,” he said.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Seanin Graham
In his lifetime, public health specialist Gabriel Scally has observed life expectancy rates on either side of the Border flip. People in the Republic are now living longer than those in Northern Ireland. “It used to be the other way round,” Scally says. “The switch has been amazing. It came together about 20 years ago, but since around 2012 or so, the Republic’s just shot away.”Today, a child born in 2021 in the South can expect to live for 82.4 years compared to 80.4 years in Northern Ireland.
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