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Portadown-based themed-interiors specialist, The Deluxe Group, launches a new mini Irish pub into the US leisure market The Deluxe Group's First Pub Óg delivery coincides with the launch of its new Orlando base and a $750,000 investment. Pictured is The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris during a recent visit and Colm O’Farrell, executive chairman, The Deluxe Group

NI themed-interiors firm launches a new mini pub into the US leisure market

Several US states are suing the company which owns Facebook and Instagram, Meta, claiming that the social media platforms harm children's mental health. Image by Adobe Photos.

US states sue Meta claiming social media harms kids' mental health

Joe Kennedy III chaired a special Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Panel discussion in Parliament Buildings with panel members Gerry Adams, Eileen Bell (pictured), Mark Durkan, Peter Robinson and Lady Daphne Trimble.

Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

US special envoy Joe Kennedy announces £3.8m investment by US company

Joe Kennedy III, the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, has announced that Florida-based insurance technology company Frontline is establishing an engineering development team in Northern Ireland in a £3.8m investment that will create 31 high-quality jobs.  Invest Northern Ireland is supporting Frontline’s investment, which will generate an additional £1.9m in annual salaries for the local economy. The announcement comes as Joe Kennedy III leads a delegation of senior US business and investment leaders on a four-day visit to Northern Ireland. Picture is Mel Chittock, Interim CEO, Invest Northern Ireland, Ivan Roche, chief technology officer, OpenData Belfast, Joe Kennedy III, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs and Kurt Bonigut, CIO, Frontline

Kennedy announces £3.8m investment by US company Frontline, creating jobs

Enjoy an overnight stay in The Merchant Hotel, Belfast

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FLORIDA: Towneplace Suites by Marriott Orlando, 3 Star, Kissimmee, RO, 14 nights from £1,549pps, £3,959 (2+1), £5,039 (2+2), from Belfast International, June 25, 2024. Visit tui.co.uk or visit your local TUI store/agent in Northern Ireland.

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The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August has come forward to claim the prize.

US winner claims £1.32 billion jackpot prize

The win is the third biggest in US history

Lottery player wins historic $1.58billion jackpot

Tourists sheltering from the rain during a summer downpour in Belfast

NI weather: Not to hot and not too cold - the people who love our climate

A man was found dead at Disney World Resort hotel

Man, 39 found dead at Disney World Resort after balcony incident

Watch as group of animals surround woman in a real life Snow White moment

Watch as woman has Snow White moment in a Florida park

Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello have been together for nine-years and married since 2015 - Credit: Getty

Sofia Vergara to divorce husband Joe Manganiello after seven years

Desantis Peaky Blinders: Cillian Murphy & BBC cast denounce ‘homophobic’ video shared by Republican candidate

Cillian Murphy & Peaky Blinders hit out at ‘homophobic’ video

Gary Quinn of Taquitos street food van in Belfast has won national acclaim for his tasty Mexican food. It has recently been ranked 'one of the UK’s most popular food vans that every food lover needs to visit' by UK food survey. The novel study by the Vansdirect vehicle organisation analysed the social followings of some of the highest-rated food vans across the UK, with the local spot taking the second spot on the list

Belfast food truck ranked second most popular UK food van to visit

Craig Morgan, head of Ireland for TUI (left) with Graham Keddie, Managing Director Belfast International Airport (far right) along with Michele Lagan and the Henderson family from Belfast as they prepared to jet off today on the first flight to Florida from Belfast International Airport as TUI announce they are doubling capacity from Belfast to Florida in Summer ’24.

TUI will operate eight departures direct to the US throughout June and July 2024

TRON Lightcycle at Walt Disney World (Steven Diaz, Photographer)

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Watch the terrifying moment childen were left in a car that caught fire

Car bursts into flames with children inside while mother shoplifts

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida (Photo by Todd Anderson/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

Disney dining plans return to Walt Disney World Florida

Martin Amis death: Distinguished novelist & son of celebrated author Sir Kingsley Amis, dies aged 73

Distinguished novelist Martin Amis has died aged 73

A green sea turtle swims amid the Florida Keys coral reef tract near John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.

Travel: Keys to Florida's island idyll

Immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to close its doors in September, just over a year since it was launched. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Huge Disney hotel announces closure after being open for just 1 year

British Airways launches money-saving sale with holidays to New York for just £352 per person

British Airways launch sale with holidays to New York for just £352

Tori Bowie as World Champion in 100m at 2017 World Athletics Championship

American ex-world champion sprinter Tori Bowie dies at 32

For those looking to head to Disney World Orlando next year can bag a bargain with this new offer

Disney World launches early booking offer with free park access

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). Credit: Getty Images

Taylor Swift Era’s Tour: Easter eggs for Speak Now Taylor’s Version

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). Credit: Getty Images

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Drake Bell missing: Nickelodeon star reported ‘endangered’ by police

Drake Bell: Nickelodeon star ‘is safe’ after police appeal for help
Police have issued an update after Nickelodeon star Drake Bell went missing.

WrestleMania will go Hollywood for one final time with Night 2 which airs on Sunday, April 2 - Credit: WWE

How to watch WWE WrestleMania 39 - full match card and UK start time

Florida aquarium to release orca after over 50 years in captivity

Screenshot of Hayley on competition

NI woman wins Florida holiday on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Michelangelo’s David statue

Art lesson featuring Michelangelo’s David statue dubbed 'pornographic'

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

How to win place on the plane on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke is an actor, singer and dancer. The 96 year old is most known for his roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The actor's career has spanned over 70 years.

Actor and star of Mary Poppins involved in car crash in Miami

Ant and Dec forced to apologise on Saturday Night Takeaway as Toni Collette swears live on ITV

Ant & Dec issue apology as Toni Collette swears on live TV

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy speaks to the media in a press conference prior to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida on Tuesday.

Rory McIlroy says LIV Golf has sparked PGA Tour innovation

UK based company Inmarsat have successfully achieved the ‘world’s first carbon neutral rocket launch’ after launching the 1-6 F2 satellite from Cape Canaveral.

UK firm achieves world’s first ‘carbon neutral rocket launch’

Boca Beach, Fort Myers, is open to visitors

Florida's popular resort Fort Myers open again to NI visitors after hurricane

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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts following his second shot for an eagle on the 8th hole during Day Two the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Friday. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed in mix at Dubai Desert Classic

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy pictured at a press conference prior to the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on Wednesday. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy 'didn't feel need' to acknowledge snubbed Patrick Reed

Tiger King’s Carole Baskin claims ‘dead’ husband Don Lewis is ‘alive’

The White House in Washington. Politics is deeply divided in America

Letters: US divisions taking hold in Britain

Matthew Macfadyen plays John Stonehouse in the series (Photo: ITV)

How to watch ITV drama Stonehouse and full cast including Keeley Hawes

Enjoy a break at Corick House Hotel, Co Tyrone

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Mike Pence and Donald Trump may both run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. There is a growing number of Republican Party politicians supporting moves to protect the environment by tackling the issue

Ian Ellis: The US must be part of the urgent response to the climate crisis

Enjoy a city break in Tampa, Florida

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Emma Huey, 14, from Ballymoney in Co Antrim swims with a dolphin during the Dreamflight visit to Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Emma’s ‘best day’ – a swim with dolphins

We enjoyed paddle boarding on Choctawhatchee Bay

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An old fashioned street trolley in Tampa's historic Ybor City.

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Human remains and personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie have been found at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park (Photo: Getty Images)

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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy keen to keep on bouncing back

Dustin Diamond in 2015 (Photo: Jeffrey Phelps/Getty Images)

The actor who played Screech in Saved by the Bell has died at 44

Michael Dunlop in action at Kirkistown last September.

Michael Dunlop entered for Daytona 200 in March