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News Letter
31 Mar, 2019
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Airey Neave murder anniversary: Colditz escaper feared by republican terrorists
He was a war hero and the first Allied prisoner to escape from the infamous Colditz castle, but Airey Neave would be surreptitiously killed by an enemy he predicted “would never dare face him”.
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Dublin government ‘stunned’ when British signed up to Irish border backstop

Dublin could not believe the UK agreed to sign up to the Irish border backstop, it has been claimed.

Sam McBride: Forsaken by the Tory right, the DUP could now back the softest of Brexits

Unless the EU moved its position, this week’s splintering of the DUP-ERG alliance was always likely – and perhaps inevitable – as the final Brexit decisions loomed.

Warning of widespread frost across NI tonight

The Northern Ireland Met Office is warning motorists of a widespread frost tonight (Saturday).

Detached home on a spacious mature site

This delightful detached home in Coleraine is in excellent decorative order throughout.

Sport Update
Carl Phillips chalks up four-timer at opening round of Ulster Superbike Championship

There was no stopping Carl Phillips as the Lisburn man made the perfect return to the Ulster Superbike Championship at Bishopscourt with a terrific four-timer.

We have put all our eggs in the Irish Cup basket says Rory Hale

Rory Hale concedes that Crusaders have put all their eggs into the Irish Cup basket.

TENNENTS IRISH CUP: Ballinamallard United keeper John Connolly is delighted to be in Cup final

Ballinamallard United keeper John Connolly was elated after his side made it through to the final of the Tennents Irish Cup

And finally...
Reported 280 years ago (March 1739): Merchants who trade in America query Spain’s pledges

From the Belfast News Letter of March 20 1738. This is in fact equivalent to March 31 1739 in the modern calendar, because there was an 11-day time lag between the two calendars, and because the new year then began in late March, a few days after this edition.

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