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Living in Armagh, working in Belfast, forever Monaghan. Editor, Digital News @BBCNewsNI .

Joined June 2009
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The dream becomes a reality! 🥊 Katie Taylor is a three-time undisputed champion after victory over Flora Pili at Croke Park! The perfect ending to Taylor's glorious career. 👏 #BBCBoxing #TaylorPili
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UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION FOR THE THIRD TIME 👑 Katie Taylor decisions Flora Pili (100-90, 100-90, 98-91) to secure all the Super Lightweight marbles in her farewell fight 😮‍💨 #TaylorPili
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Rest in Peace, Dolly From 1990, Dolly Parton surprised locals at Páidí Ó Sé's pub in Ventry with a song. rte.ie/archives/2015/0929/73…
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🏐 It’s been a whirlwind week full of joy and sorrow. I travelled down to Croke Park on Sunday morning to do co-commentary with an empty feeling. Mayo distracted me for a few hours as they won the All-Ireland in Croke Park to end a 75-year wait to bring Sam Maguire on the train to Castlebar. On Monday we buried our dear friend and teammate Stephen Gollogly in St Joseph’s Cemetery in Carrickmacross. "Jinxy" was one of a kind. A warrior on the field but a brilliant footballer too. He was only 41, writes Conor McManus. Read the full piece: irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-…
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Pauline McKenna retweeted
Watched By MI5 - the story of secret, unlawful intrusion into @vincekearney's phone data. Tonight at 10.40pm on BBC One NI. @rte viewers can see it tonight at 11.05pm on RTE One.
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Most bricklayers would regard laying about 600 bricks in a full day as a solid shift. Chris Quinn, however, is aiming to nearly double that tally in just one hour. bbc.in/45x1Gbo
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Pauline McKenna retweeted
Kevin Keegan's star power was clear to see. The late @England, @LFC and @NUFC legend is given a hero's welcome by children at a Superkids event in Andersonstown Leisure Centre in 1981. #BBCFootball ⚽
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"He was a man of great integrity, humanity... He had a kind of infectious decency which lifted people up." James Naughtie reflects on the life and legacy of broadcaster Edward Stourton, who has died aged 68.
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Teenagers with special educational needs from St Paul's High School in County Armagh have taken their first step into the world of work. bbc.in/4evesws
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Parents of children at a special needs school in Belfast say being told there are no places for their children next year is "devastating". bbc.in/4b0OKxz
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"They were goaded and abused in a place where they were meant to be safe" - Central to those investigating what went on at Muckamore was hundreds of thousands of hours of CCTV footage. bbc.in/4a6dswd
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Pauline McKenna retweeted
. @GAA All Ireland SFC 2026 Round 2B @activ8energies @McAreeEng @MoffettAuto #shoecity #VFFoods @4seasonshotel Full Time in Clones @monaghangaa: 1-20 (23) (1-2-16) Up 9 @RoscommonGAA: 0-14 (14) (0-1-12)
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Huge cheer from the @louthgaa fans in Clones ☺️ @monaghangaa @MayoGAA
Matchday updates brought to you in association with @ViatelGroup GOAAAAL! James Maguire again!
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' I'll probably be first in bed tonight' Jordan Adams, one half of the FTD brothers, says he is ready for a lie in after completing 33 marathons in 33 days. Read more here: bbc.in/3S6g9HO
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This is so tough. Ciara Mageean is something else ❤️
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A bereaved father who helped bring home the bodies of almost 2,500 people who died abroad is making changes to "copper-fasten" the future of his family's charity. bbc.in/4doI6lr
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