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3 years

Friend got a taxi to work today. Driver broke down over latest lockdown. Yesterday worked 14 hrs for £15. Last week made £70. He’s 5 months in mortgage arrears. Kids go to school w/ bread & beetroot sandwiches. Has sold car, tv & most furniture. Kids sit on deck chairs at home.

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After Shane MacGowan’s cortège passes by, hundreds of people remain on Westland Row/Lincoln Place in Dublin for an impromptu rendition of Fairytale of New York.

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A kiss after making history. Robyn Peoples (left) and Sharni Edwards become the first couple to have a same sex marriage ceremony in Northern Ireland following a landmark change to the region’s wedding laws.

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Sharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples - the first couple who will have a same sex marriage ceremony in Northern Ireland - share a kiss at the Lyra McKee mural in Belfast.

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4 years

So granda has officially entered the social bubble!

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3 years

Belfast graffiti - 01.01.2021

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A growing carpet of floral tributes at a mural to the late Queen on Belfast’s Shankill Road. @PA

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4 years

Cracking @PA pictures showing the scale of the PPE manufacturing operation now ongoing in the transformed main hall of the Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt - the premises is being temporarily used by local company @BlocBlinds to make face shields.

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3 years

Hugs (including from 🐰) and virtual hairdressing attempts. They felt some of the analysis was a bit wide of the mark though... #SundayPolitics @bbctheview

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2 years

We said a final farewell to the best of men yesterday, our dad. I'm wearied by goodbyes so today I'm focusing on some hellos. And this one's perhaps my favourite - Granda George emerging from lockdown isolation. ❤️

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4 years

So granda has officially entered the social bubble!

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5 years

A new mural of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has been painted in Belfast city centre.

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7 years

Crowds sing "I wish I was back home in Derry" at candle lit vigil for Martin McGuinness in west Belfast. Vid by @Razorpix @PA

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Sinn Fein mayor of Belfast Tina Black breaks off @PA interview twice to seek clarity from party colleagues when asked to articulate SF rationale for attending Armistice commemoration at Cenotaph but not Remembrance Sunday.

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2 years

Ukrainians living in Northern Ireland lead a march through Belfast city centre calling for an end to the war.

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2 years

Sons of Ulster flute band play ‘Abide With Me’ as hundreds of people gather at a mural of the Queen on the Shankill Road in Belfast to pay tribute to the late monarch. @PA

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7 years

Fair play to the Danes. Free beer for all arriving Ireland fans at arrival gate at Copenhagen airport. @PA #DENvIRE

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6 years

BREAKING- Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are to leave Ulster Rugby, @PA understands. Joint statement from Ulster Rugby and IRFU is expected Saturday, though potentially Monday.

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5 years

The search for the owner of Hamish the canine commuter goes on. No leads for @IrishRail yet.

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6 years

WATCH THIS. Grieving Wendy Crawley steps up at Bangor #wedeservebetter rally to reveal how terminally ill daughter Angela, who died in June, was forced to sit on chair in A&E for 24 hrs. Asks if £9m paid to MLAs since Stormont collapse might’ve been better spent on hospital beds.

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5 years

Not that media were counting (we were!) but @simoncoveney 10 min press conference after latest Stormont talks was ten times longer than 60 second appearance of SoS Bradley. He took six media questions - she took none (again).

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6 years

Flanked by @trevorbirney an emotional @Barry_TheDetail tells media outside police station: “this is an attack on the press, everybody should realise. It’s us today...tomorrow it could be you.” Says Loughinisland families did not get justice today. @PA

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3 years

Greeting ⁦ @RobinSwannMoH ⁩ ⁦ahead of the start of the BIC summit in Fermanagh ⁦ @moneillsf ⁩ jokes: “I don’t think you’re getting invited to a Van Morrison concert any time soon.” She then added: “I don’t think any of us will be getting invited to be fair.”

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3 years

Within hours of being declared DUP leader, @J_Donaldson_MP delivers on his first major policy pledge - the door of party HQ has been varnished.

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5 months

Crowds on Westland Row sing Dirty Old Town as they await Shane MacGowan funeral procession. @PA

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1 year

And @POTUS delivers the line they all hoped he would… “Mayo for Sam!” 🟢🔴 🇺🇸 🇮🇪

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7 years

Pride flag raised at Stormont House for first time at @JBrokenshire request. He expresses hope for intro of gay marriage in NI in future.

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7 years

Uniformed PSNI officers and gardai take part in @belfastpride for the first time. @PA #BelfastPride

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3 years

Nurse Joanna Sloan, 28, from Dundrum, Co Down becomes the first person in Northern Ireland to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. @PA

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4 years

. @PA has been granted behind-the-scenes access at Stormont to spend time with @DUPleader and @moneillsf as they work together on the response to the coronavirus emergency. Here are just some of the images captured this week by @Razorpix

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8 years

With Parc des Princes otherwise empty, this is the NI end 25 mins after final whistle...having lost! #GAWA #NIR

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4 years

Great pic by @lawlessbrian as @MaryLouMcDonald meets a fan at the strike by Community Employment scheme supervisors at the Custom House in Dublin.

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3 years

EXCLUSIVE - Northern Ireland’s DUP Agriculture minister @gordonlyons1 has told @PA he has ordered his officials to halt construction of permanent inspection facilities at NI ports for post-Brexit regulatory checks on agri-food goods arriving from Great Britain.

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3 years

My 5 year old: “Is cheeses a bad word?” Me: “Err, no.” 5 yr old: “Are you sure daddy? Am I allowed to say cheeses?” Me: “Yes, of course you are. Why would cheeses be a bad word?” 5 yr old: “Okay daddy. So it’s okay to say CHEESES CHRIST?” 🙄🤦🧀

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5 years

Arrested journalists @Barry_TheDetail and @trevorbirney welcome judges’ indication they will quash police search warrants used when their homes and offices were raided over Loughinislsnd documentary. Mr McCaffrey tells @PA it has sent a message that “journalism isn’t a crime”.

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BREAKING - @trevorbirney and Barry McCaffrey say they have been told by the PSNI that criminal investigation into them has been DROPPED. @PA

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4 years

A lucky coincidence means Sharni and Robyn will become history makers next week. They booked the venue a year ago for a civil partnership ceremony on what will be the sixth anniversary of their relationship. The law then changed, so they're getting married instead!

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4 years

Kevin Winters of @KRWLaw says all at the firm are praying that Niall Murphy's "well known battling qualities" will see him through his fight with coronavirus. Mr Winters told @PA the high-profile Belfast solicitor is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

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2 years

Updated mural on Hill Street in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

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4 years

Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD joins @DUPleader and NIO minister Robin Walker for Remembrance Sunday in Enniskillen.

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5 years

Lyra McKee’s partner Sara Canning in the front row of a parade of thousands about to march through Belfast city centre demanding same sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

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3 years

A senior DUP member, backed by a number of others in the party, has engaged senior legal counsel ahead of a potential series of high court challenges against the NI Protocol in both Belfast and London, @PA understands.

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4 years

The (almost) never ending queue outside Ikea in Belfast as the flat pack lockdown is lifted. @PA video by @Razorpix

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6 years

Expectation collided with reality this morning when my wife tried to recreate @KensingtonRoyal photo shoot...

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6 years

What a sight! @Riverdance courtesy of the “Dancing Grannies” at Belfast Maritime Festival.

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3 years

Six lorries just off a ferry from GB are met by @UKBorder officers and @daera_ni inspectors at new regulatory checking facilities at Belfast Port on the first full day of Irish Sea trade under the terms of the NI Protocol.

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There is no ‘Irish Sea Border’. As we have seen today, the important preparations the Govt and businesses have taken to prepare for the end of the Transition Period are keeping goods flowing freely around the country, including between GB and NI.

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5 years

. @IrishRail staff are still looking for the owner of Hamish - the intrepid hound who took the 0846 from Sallins, Co Kildare to Dublin Heuston this morning. Staff member Ted Maher, who also volunteers at an animal sanctuary, is giving him a home for the night. @PA

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5 years

Harland and Wolff workers meet with Sinn Fein leaders and thank them for their support.

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4 years

A judge has accused @moneillsf of deliberating ignoring the rule of law by delaying the victims pension. Justice McAlinden addressed court at outset of a legal challenge by IRA bomb victim Jennifer McNern. Told the lawyers his view was unlikely to change if case was heard in full

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3 years

No mean feat to field Qs on the NI Protocol while simultaneously levitating a chandelier @columeastwood

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6 years

In the first six weeks of 2018, elected representatives in NI have... - posed with Kingsmill loaf on head on Kingsmill anniversary - retweeted graphic sketch of same massacre - revealed drink drive conviction - called Taoiseach “nutcase” - removed car clamp with bolt cutters

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6 years

Outside Musgrave St police station, a tearful @Barry_TheDetail brands the arrests an “attack on the press” while @trevorbirney says it had been a “very difficult day”. @PA

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4 years

Prime camera spot secured. The Stormont equivalent of getting your towel on the holiday sun lounger first...just a great deal less rewarding. 🌞

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6 years

Senior members of Sinn Fein, SDLP, Ulster Unionists, Alliance and Greens join same sex marriage campaigners as they deliver Valentine’s Day cards to Stormont @Love_EqualityNI

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3 years

The Great Escape…from bedtime! Starring Martha Young. Aged 5. And a box. 📦

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2 years

There’s been a late addition to the Liz Truss victory mural in Belfast… @JulianSmithUK

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5 years

Something a bit fishy about the shape of the spectacular starling murmuration over Belfast’s Albert Bridge this evening. The birds appeared to be having a whale of a time! 🐋

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8 years

Lambeg drums play out as Prince of Wales arrives @OrangeOrder museum in Loughgall, Co Armagh.

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7 years

Belfast hailed "Europe's friendliest party town" in @thesundaytimes - changed times indeed...

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2 years

"They don’t want any more 348-page reports which condemn their police officers for colluding in multiple murders." Solicitor for bereaved families Niall Murphy @KRWLaw criticises UK Government legacy plans. which would prevent future Police Ombudsman probes into Troubles crimes.

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4 years

Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD lays a wreath at the war memorial in Enniskillen to mark Remembrance Sunday - he continues a tradition started by @EndaKennyTD in 2012 and maintained by @LeoVaradkar

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5 years

In June, Work and Pensions Secretary @AmberRuddHR described the suggestion of proroguing Parliament as “absolutely outrageous”, “extraordinary” and “ridiculous”. She was less forthcoming on the issue when asked by @PA on a visit to Belfast this morning.

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2 years

Sinn Fein President @MaryLouMcDonald congratulates the Queen on her platinum jubilee and praises her "lifetime of service". Also welcomes decision to plant a tree to mark jubilee on ground adjacent to Parliament Buildings, Stormont.

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3 years

UPDATE - Chief vet Dr Robert Huey tells MLAs when supermarket grace period ends, the number of agri-food certs needing processed in NI will be close to number currently processed by the EU as a whole. Says he's being asked to do that with 12 vets. "That’s not going to work.”

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3 years

Sinn Fein making clear today they aren’t taking @edwinpootsmla at his word to legislate on Irish language. SF insisting that nomination process for FM and dFM must be accompanied by commencement of legislative process for cultural aspects of NDNA. This below from a SF source:

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5 years

Loved this story today. Heart attack survivor Colly McBrien asked to meet the @NIAS999 paramedics who saved his life. The Armagh lorry driver, 50, hailed them his heroes as he presented them with awards - final award went to wife Majella who did vital CPR to keep him alive.

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4 years

BREAKING. @PA understands NI police chief @ChiefConPSNI has made an unreserved apology to journalists @trevorbirney and @Barry_TheDetail for raids on their homes/business in August 2018. Apology comes after Court of Appeal quashed warrants used to seize journalistic materials.

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4 years

Thousands of demonstrators have taken over Belfast city centre for a #BlackLivesMatter protest. Ongoing for two hours and counting. Crowds packed together in the centre with others socially distancing at the edges.

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3 years

Fair to say it was an afternoon of heightened domestic tensions...✂️✂️

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5 years

Here are the pictures of the Queen that are now hanging on the walls of Stormont House after @JulianSmithUK asked for images to be put back up after they were controversially removed.

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1 year

Young Daithi MacGabhann wishes reporters at Stormont a Happy Valentine’s Day before saying: “I want Daithi’s Law…NOW!”

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5 years

Irish language activists and anti-Brexit campaigners join Harland and Wolff shipyard workers to protest at @BorisJohnson visit at Stormont. Quite the scene as they all start singing “Save our shipyard” in Irish.

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Belfast City Hall illuminated in colours of Union flag to show solidarity with Manchester. @PA @belfastcc #Manchester #WeStandTogether

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BREAKING- Lyra McKee’s family ask people to follow example of their “gentle innocent soul” & let love overcome hatred. In statement to @PA they said:”Lyra’s answer would have been simple, the only way to overcome hatred and intolerance is with love, understanding and kindness.”

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One of loudest cheers at Belfast Climate Strike came when activist Ellie Crawford responded to @peterweirmla claim that calling pupils out of school was "irresponsible". "It's a bit strange when our attendance is being questioned, when Stormont hasn't been running in 2 years."

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4 years

A knockout picture from @niallcarsonpa today as @LeoVaradkar gave a press conference in a fitness studio in Co Kildare. @PAImages

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2 years

Just the 41 build stages then…

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3 years

Resigning FM @ArleneFosterUK scrolls on her phone as new DUP leader @edwinpootsmla is on his feet concluding his tribute to her.

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2 years

The two day mystery of the disappearing school coat, which coincidentally vanished moments after being denounced as "not cool", has been solved. Sophisticated interrogation techniques ("I'll give you a treat if you tell me.") revealed a 5-year-old's secret hiding compartment.🙄

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Breaking - First person to receive the Covid-19 vaccinate in NI will be given the jab at 8am on Tuesday morning next week, @PA understands. The recipient will be a vaccinator who will be involved in the vaccination roll-out. Will be done at the RVH vaccination centre in Belfast

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3 years

Outgoing Stormont First Minister @ArleneFosterUK sings Frank Sinatra's 'That's Life' at her last major engagement in the job. 🎤🎤

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2 years

Two individuals who say they were involved in the broadcasting and singing of the chant about Michaela McAreavey’s murder have issued a statement of apology through @PA

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4 years

So today I was shown a Stormont room opened for the first time since collapse. A cross between the land that time forgot and a preserved crime scene - newspapers lying about from the week it fell. This room and many others in Parliament Buildings won’t be empty for much longer.

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Victims and survivors of the Troubles gathered on a Co Down beach at sunrise on Good Friday morning to reflect on the legacy of Northern Ireland's historic peace accord 25 years on. @WAVETrauma 📷 @PA @Razorpix

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4 years

For the love of God can someone come and speak to us before I eat any more of these in the Assembly press office. #stormonttalks #waiting

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3 years

A Garda checkpoint close to the border in Co Monaghan as new powers came into force allowing gardai to fine NI travellers 100 euro if they enter RoI without reasonable excuse. Several motorists turned round and sent back over the border during the morning. @Razorpix @PAImages

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Extremely proud that the @PA Ireland team has been named the news agency’s Team Of The Year for 2023! Testament to their hard work and excellence across another hectic 12 months on the island. 💻 📸 🎥 🏆

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3 years

Chandelier repairs at Stormont. Short circuit in the building apparently 🙄 Only Fools and Horses…

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Door key dropped by jogger as she sprints by in city centre. Earphones in, can’t hear me shouting. Cue me running after a very fast woman brandishing a key (in work shoes & still shouting). Aided by traffic lights, sweaty pursuit ends in success. Key returned - dignity not. 🏃‍♀️🔑

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NI Agric Dept perm sec Denis McMahon has told MLAs that the number of regulatory doc checks currently required by NI Protocol - with grace periods still in effect - equates to 20% of all similar checks across entire EU. Says NI carrying out more checks than any EU member state.

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2 years

Igniting her interest in football remains a work in progress…⚽️

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4 years

Autumn presents the additional challenge of trying to keep track of a camouflaged dog 🐕

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DUP leader @edwinpootsmla leaves party HQ around three and a half hours after arriving. Declines to answer questions about his leadership.

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Martha, 4, is on the warpath against the “bad cold”. So far today she’s issued threats to “kick it”, “push it” and, my personal favourite, “sit on it”. After one of many vigorous hand washing sessions she declared - “It can’t get my family now!”. Out of the mouths of babes...

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7 years

Former US President Bill Clinton arrives at funeral of Martin McGuinness along with former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

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3 years

Journalists @trevorbirney and @Barry_TheDetail have settled their case w/ @PoliceServiceNI over their arrests for material that appeared in their Loughinisland massacre doc. @PA understands that the PSNI has agreed to pay £875,000 in damages and delete data it seized from them.

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2 years

A minute’s noise is held at the Belfast vigil for Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee. Crowd told it was to symbolise need for LGBT voices to be heard.

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4 years

Families vow to fight on and challenge decision in High Court through a judicial review. John Kelly, whose brother Michael was shot dead, said “we’ve been kicked in the teeth many times and we still have got our teeth left”.

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NI Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride tells @PA he shed a tear when told he was being knighted. Says he's "honoured & humbled" but insists he isn't about to disregard his late father's advice to him growing up in north Belfast. "Never forget the bowl you were baked in."