Having trouble seeing this email? View it as a web page instead.

News Letter
9 Oct, 2018
Twitter Twitter
Primark plan to demolish and rebuild Bank Buildings structures stone-by-stone
Conservation engineers could use lasers and cameras to record “each individual stone” before removing the upper floors of the fire-damaged Primark before rebuilding.
Latest News
Legacy Scandal: ‘Sentencing and bail policy for dissident terror is far too lenient,’ says Kyle Black

In the latest essay in our series, KYLE BLACK says that being soft on terrorism is not just a legacy issue but an ongoing one (see below the article for a link to the rest of the series):

Shot nine times, but Jemma McGrath beats adversity to win special Prince’s Trust award

A successful businesswoman who transformed her life after being shot nine times in Northern Ireland has won a special charity award for enterprise.

Former Royal Black leader Millar Farr rejected RUC promotion to help his mother

Millar Farr, the former sovereign grand master of the Royal Black Institution whose funeral was held today, cared so much for family that he once passed up a promotion to RUC chief inspector to help his mother.

Alex Kane: Legacy cannot be solved while the past is still before us

In March 2005, when secretary of state Paul Murphy announced that there would be a victims and survivors’ commissioner appointed, he told the House of Commons that the commissioner would play a pivotal role in promoting the interests of those who had suffered, because: “We need to consider carefully and collectively how best to deal sensitively with the needs and expectations of all sections of the community in dealing with the legacy of the past.”

Sport Update
Alistair Kirk bags Superbike double at St Angelo

Alistair Kirk notched a double at the penultimate round of the Ulster Superbike Championship at St Angelo in Enniskillen on Saturday.

NORTHERN IRELAND: Declan Dunne call-up leads to date change for Newry City tie with Portadown

Declan Dunne’s international selection has led to the postponement of the midweek BetMcLean League Cup third-round tie between Newry City AFC and Portadown.

Irish League: Michael O’Connor nets winner for Linfield at The Oval

GLENTORAN 0 LINFIELD 1Big Michael O’Connor hit the crucial winner in this disappointing Big Two clash at the Oval.

And finally...
Man, 63, wins discrimination case after being told he was too old for job as van driver

A 63-year-old Antrim man who was told he was too old to apply for a job as a store person/van driver has been awarded £3,000 by an industrial tribunal on grounds of age discrimination.

See all the day's news here