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28 Aug, 2018
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Declassified files: DUP started as ‘crypto-fascist splinter group’
NIO civil servants described the DUP as having started as a “crypto-fascist splinter group” which had evolved into a slick political machine where many senior figures partly backed devolution because they were ambitious and saw the potential for political careers at Stormont.
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Footballer Jamie Tomelty: My £100,000 gambling addiction cost me my Irish League career

Footballer Jamie Tomelty has opened up about the gambling addiction which he says ruined his career in the Irish League.
Police issue urgent appeal to find missing 14-year-old Calum McMordie

Police have issued an urgent appeal to locate 14-year-old Calum McMordie.
Sammy Haveron funeral: Football teammates form guard of honour

Teammates of an 11-year-old footballer who died after collapsing during a training session formed a guard of honour as his coffin was carried for his funeral today.
Legacy Scandal: ‘Most MPs are unaware how one-sided the approach to the past has become,’ says Danny Kinahan

In the latest essay in our series on the legacy imbalance, the former MP and army officer DANNY KINAHAN says that protecting the Roman Catholic community in was the original reason the UK’s armed forces were deployed in Northern Ireland and violent republicanism turned it into the mess it became (see links beneath the article to the rest of the series):
Sport Update
Classic TT: Dean Harrison triumphs in RST Superbike race

Dean Harrison made it back-to-back wins in the RST Superbike race with a commanding performance at the Classic TT on Monday.
Social media reacts to tragic death of former Manx Grand Prix champ Alan ‘Bud’ Jackson

Motorcycle racing fans and individuals involved in the sport have used social media to express their sadness at the tragic death of former Manx Grand Prix champion, Alan 'Bud' Jackson.
CRUSADERS: Champions’ character offers lasting Warrenpoint Town lesson beyond scoreline

The greatest lesson Warrenpoint Town may yet learn from the injury-time heartache of Saturday’s last-gasp defeat to Crusaders could come from the very character on show by the visitors that helped deliver the final blow.

And finally...
IN PICTURES: Thousands turn out for Royal Black Institution parades

Thousands of members of the Royal Black Institution have taken part in parades at six locations across Northern Ireland on the “last Saturday” in August.
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