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News
Woman dies in Fermanagh road crash
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman has died following a road traffic collision in Fermanagh, police have confirmed.
Larkin hits back at political critics
ATTORNEY General John Larkin last night delivered a robust response to his political critics, telling them that he is not “peering anxiously” to see if he has pleased them.
Big screen set to show three days of Jubilee
BELFAST will be celebrating all three days of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on the city’s ‘big screen’ thanks to a council rethink.
All creatures great and small attract the crowds
THE buzz around the Balmoral Show continued yesterday with distinguished political guests – including Peter Robinson, Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Mike Nesbitt – all attracting their own levels of excitement from showgoers.
Pillow perfectionist is a breakfast radio star
A BELFAST hotel employee who turns down beds for a living says she couldn’t turn down the chance to share her skills with the nation.
Sport
CLARKE BOWS OUT
JUSTIN Rose piled on the agony for Darren Clarke with a 6&4 drubbing at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain yesterday.
Henry wants to impress on big stage at Twickers
Chris Henry has been singled out as one of Ulster’s potential match winners at Twickenham today.
AFOA LOOKS TO SHINE
Ulster might not be preparing for today’s Heineken Cup final if a phone call had not been made to New Zealand in November.
McLaughlin is ‘Best’ thing to happen to us says Rory
In three years Ulster have climbed from the wilderness of Europe to their first appearance in the final in 13 years.
COURT’S A PROP ON FINAL MISSION
Prop Tom Court returns to Twickenham for the first time since Ireland’s scrum capitulation in the Six Nations against England on St Patrick’s Day.
Video
Thousands descend on city for Balmoral Show video
FOR what could be the last time, country came to town yesterday with the start of the three-day Balmoral Show.
Lifestyle
Belfast actress scoops role in primetime crime drama
BELFAST actress Seanin Brennan will star in new primetime BBC drama The Fall - a psychologically-gripping series about a serial killer - opposite X-Files icon Gillian Anderson.
Fertility and illness explored in evocative new dance sequence
DANCER Suzannah Creight has used her experiences of being diagnosed with cancer while pregnant to create a moving, evocative new dance piece called Plants & Hopes.
Ulster’s real need for foster carers
A unique event is set to take place in Northern Ireland next week in a bid to highlight what has been described as an “urgent” need for people to come forward to foster some of the most vulnerable and neglected children who cannot stay with their birth families.
Drum Beat: The Pride and Protestant Boys draw crowds
SOME very large events took place last week, with almost 100 bands on parade between just two alone, the processions of Pride of Knockmore Lisburn and East Belfast Protestant Boys each attracting almost 50 bands.
‘Monty’ victors of bands battle
THE pipe band season got under way on Saturday as the bands returned to Newtownards after an absence of almost 50 years.
Community
MAURICE NEILL: Upholding our right to accountability
THE concept of Freedom of Information, the citizen’s right to know what goes on in government at all levels, has been around for decades and goes to the very heart of the concept of democratic accountability.
Family unit benefits most from marriage
ALEX Kane (May 14) refers to public opinion and the personal views of various politicians as if these should be the yardstick for whether to legisate for gay marriage.
Time for Sinn Fein to sit in Commons
SINN Fein are now well established in the political life of Northern Ireland and playing their full part in the life of the Northern Ireland Assembly and local councils, as well as taking their seats in the Dail, the parliament of the Irish Republic.
God’s word not up for debate
I WOULD like to comment on Ms Kennerley’s letter of May 10 concerning some of the problems within the churches.
Macmillan wants your stories
MACMILLAN Cancer Support wants to hear from any of your readers who have received a Macmillan grant to help them cover the costs of heating their home.
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