Journalist BBC News NI
Newry, Northern Ireland
Joined March 2009
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BBC News - A picture of violence: The 24 women killed in four years
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The newly-renamed Eavan Boland Library at Trinity College Dublin will be the first building on Trinity’s campus to be named after a woman. It took 432 years. 432!
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So while I was waiting on the case being heard, this is a small snapshop of what was before the magistrate this morning: A man charged with slashing a woman across the forehead with a bottle aggravated by domestic abuse. A man charged with assault and coercive control of his ex partner. A man accused of raping his ex partner, he was on bail for assaulting the same woman at the time of this alleged offence.
Nathan Simpson (21) has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother Rachelle Simpson in east Belfast on Friday, September 13. Ms Simpson is the third woman to be murdered in NI in the past four weeks @BelTel
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Decisions on the redevelopment of the A5, Northern Ireland's deadliest road, are pending - so what has happened and what's to come?
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House for sale🏡
A repost would be much appreciated 👍
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Legend lady in red 🩷
There she is! The quiet woman, lady in red, legend Margaret O'Hare, the woman behind BBC GAA coverage for decades. Congrats to the whole team @BBCSPORTNI. Wonderful recognition, we are all delighted for you.
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Hi all, like many, my heart is sore watching the images of children suffering in Gaza.
So, I’m running a prize draw to raise funds for @UNICEF and would really appreciate it if you could support it.
*Click link to see the list of prizes kindly donated.
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Welcoming our first guest writer: @clairegdickson from @QRTheScoop
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@MMBelfast @HeyGirlsUK #menstruationmatters #periodpoverty
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Aaaaand we’re back, having moved operations to breezy @substack
You can read the first of our new-look, weekly newsletters here: bit.ly/3Q9QnOr
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🛑TIME HAS STOPPED🛑
Women’s Aid Federation NI now no longer receives core funding from the Department of Health.
We are now the only Women's Aid Federation in the UK not to receive funding from local government.
#SAVEOURFUNDING – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
ALT TIME HAS STOPPED. Every 16 minutes the PSNI are called to a domestic abuse incident. Every other month a woman in an abusive relationship is murdered. And still we are waiting for government funding to meet the demand. #SAVEOURFUNDING
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Former @TyroneGAALive manager & all round Dungannon legend Art McRory has passed away.
Some brilliant footage of him in 1986 during a game against Down as he paces the sideline and even makes it on the pitch.
Full video on @BBCArchive’s Rewind website bbcrewind.co.uk/asset/5e4aa0…
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At @dfatirl to interview @SaraONeillArt and @WomensAidNI Sarah Mason, about their partnership, and to launch the raffle to win Éadach silk that’s been on the Oscars Champagne carpet. Get your tickets, from She Sells Sanctuary, here: shesellssanctuary.bigcartel.… Good luck!
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Commentary over the past week has suggested toxic behaviour of figures within the GAA is often “swept under the carpet”.
We want to know if this is true in your experience and have you been affected by it?
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“The GAA knew about all of this, 100pc, and the county boards of Fermanagh and Derry knew — because we told them…there are incidents that took place at GAA events. It was a well-known fact.” independent.ie/irish-news/if…
In an insight to the turmoil and conflict going on within the Derry camp this week, Brolly also notes action planned by the 1998 Derry Ulster champions when it looked like Gallagher was going to be on the sideline today.