Dennis Hutchings funeral details announced: family appeal for no political messages

Oct 27, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Good morning

Leading the news today:

* The family of veteran Dennis Hutchings have appealed for there to be no political messaging as they lay him to rest.

* Northern Ireland suffered late heartache as Stefanie Enzinger’s stoppage-time equaliser denied them what would have been a famous Women’s World Cup qualifying win over Austria at Seaview on Tuesday night.

* The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools has defended what a trade union has termed ‘discrimination’ in the recruitment of teachers in Northern Ireland.

* Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today said Northern Ireland’s retail, hospitality and service sectors could now expect a significant post-pandemic boost.

And

* Jonny McCambridge: How I battled the great cold of 2021, without a word of complaint.
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, I have been given reason to believe that I may have contracted the Covid-19 virus.

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