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News Letter
13 Mar, 2019
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IRA victim’s brother to San Francisco mayor: ‘You were breathtakingly naive in honouring Martin McGuinness’
An open letter to the mayor of San Francisco (sent before Ms Breed apologised for the hurt caused by the wording in the honour to Martin McGuinness):
Latest News
Omagh bomb trio declared bankrupt in victims’ legal action

Three men have been declared bankrupt for failing to pay £1.6m to the victims of the 1998 Real IRA Omagh bombing.

DUP will not back May’s Brexit deal

The DUP has officially ruled out backing Theresa May’s Brexit deal, despite the prime minister securing what she described as “legally binding changes” from the EU last night.

Man says he found tooth while eating Cadbury’s Eclair

A local man has expressed disappointment at being denied Legal Aid in his attempts to take a case after claiming he coughed up someone’s tooth while eating a Cadbury’s Eclair sweet.

March 1739: the plague has gone from Ukraine

From the Belfast News Letter of March 2 1738, which is in fact March 13 1739 in the modern calendar (because the new year then did not change until late March, and so the early parts of March were considered part of the same year as preceding months including December):

Sport Update
Michael Dunlop set to join Isle of Man TT rivals on track at BSB tests

Michael Dunlop will ramp up his preparations for the forthcoming international road racing season with the Ballymoney man set to join a host of his rivals on track at the upcoming official Bennetts British Superbike tests.

Co Antrim Shield: David Cushley’s injury-time goal seals trophy thriller for Crusaders over Linfield

David Cushley grabbed a sensational injury-time winner to help Crusaders retain the Toals County Antrim Shield on a night of drama at Seaview.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill names his squad for start of EURO 2020 qualifying campaign and explains Oliver Norwood absence.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has named his squad on Tuesday for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Estonia and Belarus.

And finally...
Revitalised Portrush is ‘Open’ for business

A revitalise scheme, which will enhance the visual appearance of business properties, is helping to transform Portrush as the town gets ready for The 148th Open.

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