How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more
Wreckage of plane that nosedived into a Scottish mountain while carrying 20 passengers 78 years ago is discovered by hikers – and it even features graffiti from a visitor in 1972 Pamela Aitken, 39, and her friend Kathryn Gaffney, 53, found a plane wreckage They were walking on Irish Law mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland, … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘tells Irish PM Micheal Martin that Britain will NOT send coronavirus vaccines to Ireland until people in the UK have had the jab’ Micheal Martin said PM had told him UK not in position to send jabs to Ireland Mr Martin said Mr Johnson’s first priority is to vaccinate people living in UK … Read more
Holy rap! Hilarious moment Irish priest accidentally blares out grime track during online mass service Father Pat accidentally played grime music during his online Wednesday Mass Rapper Black the Ripper was blasted around the church in Burtonport, Donegal Residents and Father Pat took the technical mishap well and made jokes about it By Lydia Catling … Read more
Pregnant Laura Whitmore displays her growing bump in a cosy cream jumper on Ireland’s Late Late Show… after confirming she’s having a baby girl By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 20:44 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 20:49 GMT, 5 March 2021 She’s set to welcome a baby girl with husband Iain Stirling later this … Read more
The EU has accused the UK of ‘violating’ the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol and threatened Downing Street with legal action in an increasingly bitter row over post-Brexit border checks. The UK Government yesterday announced it had unilaterally decided to extend a grace period that has been limiting the amount of red tape on … Read more
A furious row has erupted in Europe after Britain unilaterally delayed checks on food going to Northern Ireland. The European Commission accused the UK of breaching international law and violating the Brexit agreement by deciding to continue Irish Sea border grace periods until October. The Irish Government also branded the intervention extending the soft-touch regulatory regime … Read more
Unflappable Colin Pidgeon calmly responds as his cat delivers a live pigeon into his home while he addresses Northern Irish politicians via Zoom Colin Pidgeon interrupted by pigeon while on call to Northern Ireland Assembly The researcher was providing evidence to the Assembly’s Finance Committee He was forced to stop after catching a pigeon his cat had … Read more
Sammy Cotter has been running his grocery wholesalers for a quarter of a century. But now he’s living day to day. ‘I’ve got £7,000 worth of goods sitting in Manchester,’ he tells me. ‘It was supposed to be delivered on December 21. But I’m still waiting.’ At first glance, his warehouse in Quarry Heights, Newtownards, … Read more
UK wins Irish backing for delay to Brexit port checks as Simon Coveney says he is open to extension of grace period Foreign affairs minister is open to ‘modest’ extensions of the grace period The Northern Ireland Protocol has led to delays at port and threats to staff Michael Gove wants two years before certain … Read more