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Liam Tunney | Journalist
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✍️ Journalist (Belfast Telegraph)
☘️ Gaeilgeoir
🇺🇦 Hurler (Rasharkin GAC)
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🇨🇦 The Irish rap trio have said they intend to take legal action against the Canadian MP, who took to X to announce the 'ban' in September.

📰| @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Kneecap announce legal action after Canadian government distances itself from MP’s ‘ban’ on rap trio
Belfast rap trio Kneecap have said they are to take legal action against a Canadian MP after his government distanced themselves from comments claiming the band were barred from entering the country.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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🔴 | NEW: More than 6,000 Airbus aircraft affected by software issue that caused emergency landing in the US.

✈️ easyJet has confirmed it is expecting 'some disruption'.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
NI airports could face travel disruption as recall ordered on more than 6,000 aircraft
Northern Ireland’s airports could be facing disruption after airplane provider Airbus issued an urgent recall notice that will affect thousands of planes.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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🏥 | Significant development on SWAH emergency surgery story following yesterday's Health Committee, which was held at the hospital.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Trust consultations over SWAH surgery closure were a ‘done deal’, Health Committee hears
Consultations held by a Northern Ireland health trust over the cessation of emergency general surgery (EGS) at a Co Fermanagh hospital were not genuine, Stormont’s Health Committee has been told.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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📉 Numbers are slightly down from June 2025 and have dropped by more than 40% since this time last year.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Number of asylum seekers in NI hotels drops again, new statistics show
The number of asylum seekers being accommodated in Northern Ireland hotels has fallen again, with the total for the whole region now lower than many council areas across the UK.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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⛔️ The PAC has rejected an appeal against a decision that rendered an AD plant unlawful in 2019.

It marks the end in the latest chapter of a saga that has run for more than a decade.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Planners order unlawful energy plant to be shut down and dismantled
A renewable energy plant in Northern Ireland deemed to have been operating unlawfully since 2019 must be dismantled, the Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) has ruled.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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👀 All the way to Belfast to be hosted by a Liverpool-supporting Mayor and interviewed by a Leeds supporter!

⚽️ Around 100 Man Utd fans are expected in the city this week to mark 20 years since George Best's death.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
‘He was my idol’: Manchester United fans make pilgrimage to Belfast for 20th anniversary of George Best’s death
Dozens of Manchester United fans have made the trip to Belfast to mark 20 years since the death of Northern Ireland superstar George Best.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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🧣"I always say 97 died but many more lives have ended prematurely as a consequence."

Queen's criminology professor Phil Scraton on the 'Hillsborough Law', conflict transition and his love for the Duncairn Arts Centre.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
'Troubles are troubles; war is war': Researcher on conflict, Belfast’s ‘easing up’ and Hillsborough
Phil Scraton paints a vivid picture of the moment the concept of institutional racism crystallised before his eyes.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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⬇️ The report has recommended some reform to the governance system to better prepare for future emergencies.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Covid pandemic revealed system of government at Stormont ‘not compatible’ with managing major crisis, inquiry finds
The coronavirus pandemic exposed how the system of government at Stormont "is not compatible” with managing a major crisis, the Covid Inquiry has found.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Any wonder the world is couped? TikTok won't let me report on the sale of Nazi memorabilia at auction in NI, but live stream a race riot or walk around sticking phones in immigrants' faces and you can fill your boots 🤷‍♂️
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November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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🏦 | The number of children in care in NI has risen by more than 45% in the last decade.

@voypic.bsky.social CEO Alicia Toal said "too many young people are being let down".

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Number of children in care in NI reaches record high with more than 100 in ‘inappropriate’ placements
New figures that reveal how more than 100 young people in care in Northern Ireland are without an appropriate placement for their needs are “alarming”, an MLA has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🏛️ Stormont's deferred legislation introducing free parking at hospitals is due to come into force in May 2026.

The pressures at the RVH are so vast the Belfast Trust is struggling to find a solution.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Trust halts Royal Victoria Hospital staff parking process over safety fears
A Northern Ireland health trust has paused a staff parking application process after it identified “significant risks” associated with the plans.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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🍵 This is a great wee spot in Coleraine - drop in if you're in the town!

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Meet the ‘tea wizard’ behind unique NI cafe bar: ‘I ask them to give me the first three words...’
With more than 40 speciality teas on the menu, Northern Ireland’s first tea bar offers such a wide selection that for some customers it can be impossible to choose.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📰 Delighted to pick up Regional Investigation of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards in London on Wednesday for my work on the FBA Brand Builder.

👏 Thanks to all sources, ex-clients, our news room and our legal team for their support on this story.

#MFA2025
Receiving the award from Lucrezia Millarini of ITV who hosted the awards
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Oul hands before social hurling vs during social hurling
Peaky Blinders 'No Fighting' scene Mel Gibson in Braveheart
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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🛤️ Came past one of these earlier - trying to explain to a seven-year-old what it meant was bad enough. Imagine how those on the receiving end of it feel.

The PSNI has been approached for comment.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
‘Completely unacceptable’: MLA hits out after racist graffiti scrawled on walls
Racist graffiti daubed on walls close to train tracks in Co Antrim is “completely unacceptable”, an MLA has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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⚕️ "Their potency and risk of fatal overdose cannot be overstated."

Another inquest has highlighted the increase in the Nitazene problem facing NI.

Jay Woolsey (33) died in August last year.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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‘Risk of fatal overdose’: Coroner issues warning as Nitazene deaths continue to increase in NI
A coroner has warned that the number of drug deaths in Northern Ireland linked to deadly Nitazene opioids is increasing, describing them as an “emerging threat”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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🚧 Light at the end of the tunnel as DfI 'optimistic' Kilrea Bridge can reopen before Christmas.

Packed house of business owners, residents and local reps in the town this afternoon.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Kilrea Bridge: Officials ‘optimistic’ of pre-Christmas opening as Minister declines invite to see structure
Officials have told a meeting of local business owners and community representatives that they hope to reopen Kilrea Bridge by the beginning of December.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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🏥 | Despite a prolonged procurement process, the Trust was left with interim arrangements for a three-month period on its life-saving medical gas system.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
NI’s largest health trust left without planned maintenance on life support system for three months
Northern Ireland’s largest health trust was left without planned maintenance services on its life support system for three months after a contractor appointed to take on the work was unable to fulfil ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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🔴| NEW: NI schools will see a rise in the price of school meals in January, with an almost 20% hike to costs.

It's among a number of sweeping cost-cutting measures announced by the Education Authority today.

How will it impact you?

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
School dinner prices to rise in NI as sweeping cuts announced in bid to raise £30m
The price of school dinners in Northern Ireland is to rise by almost a fifth as part of sweeping new cost-cutting measures announced by the Education Authority (EA).
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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💬 "I do not need to be told what this man said to the police. I spent three days in Musgrave with him. The PPS were not there."

Robust exchanges as a court ultimately heard this case cannot be expedited at this stage

📰| @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Lawyers clash as pregnant NI mum-of-two murder case cannot be fast-tracked to Crown Court
A case relating to a man charged with the murder of a pregnant mother-of-two and causing the destruction of her unborn child cannot be expedited to the Crown Court at this stage, a judge has heard.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🔴 | NEW: The NI Audit Office has raised concerns over a Stormont department's accounts for the second year running

🏦 The Dept said the outcome was "expected"

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Audit Office concerns over Executive department’s accounts for second year running
Auditors have disclaimed annual accounts provided by a Stormont department for the second year in a row.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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🔴 | NEW: Kilrea Bridge to remain closed for a futher three months

The Department said the length of the work was due to "difficult ground conditions".

"We fully appreciate the impact of the ongoing closure," added a spokesperson.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Historic NI bridge facing further closure of more than three months for repair work
An historic Northern Ireland bridge which was closed for repairs last month will remain closed for more than three months, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has confirmed.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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⛔ Belfast has consistently recorded the highest figures for immigration raids in the UK since 2018

That's according to a recent report compiled by the @migrantsrights.bsky.social

It found some 1,277 raids had been carried out in the BT3 area alone between Jan 2022 and Sept 2023.

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November 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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📉 A group civil action taken by dozens of the brand builder's former clients has taken a step forward.

Mr Campbell has announced the launch of a new venture - but says he has no income in the UK.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
NI ‘brand builder’ tells court he no longer has any income in UK as civil case moves forward
A controversial Northern Ireland ‘brand builder’ has said he no longer has any income or assets in the UK and does not intend to live there.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🏥 | Some 950 post mortems on NI infants have taken place in Liverpool since 2020.

Previously the service had been offered in Belfast.

The Health Minister has discussed cross-border co-operation with his ROI counterpart.

📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Infant death post mortems could be carried out in the Republic in future
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt is exploring the possibility of perinatal post mortem examinations being carried out on an all-island basis, his department has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM