A personal message from News Letter editor Ben Lowry
View email online | | | | | | | | | | | Mar 19, 2022 | | | | | | | | Tomorrow is the spring equinox, after which the darkness of somewhere so far north as Northern Ireland begins to be replaced by increasingly long days. And this morning has been a glorious prelude to that, with barely a cloud in the sky (anywhere in Britain or Ireland, according to the weather satellite). We need some cheer because there is so much difficult news. The sudden sackings of P&O staff have dominated the headlines and generated much public sympathy https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/sacked-po-staff-voice-anger-at-larne-port-protest-3618240 Larne Port was already facing a challenge due to reasons such as an improved route to Great Britain via Holyhead, I write here https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ben-lowry-northern-ireland-needs-a-car-ferry-route-from-larne-to-the-scottish-coast-3618475
Meanwhile, various factors including the Ukraine tragedy have helped create a cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/northern-irelands-coronavirus-heroes-forced-to-choose-to-eat-or-heat-by-cost-of-living-crisis-and-low-pay-warns-trade-union-3616451 In politics, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is today addressing his DUP candidates https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/sinn-fein-will-push-for-border-poll-unless-dup-wins-in-may-election-says-jeffrey-donaldson-3618514 Across the Atlantic, Joe Biden made a gaffe reference to Irishness https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/national/joe-biden-tells-st-patricks-day-gathering-i-may-be-irish-but-im-not-stupid-3616627 Back home, I am pleased to report that the News Letter has prevailed in a libel case against it which we were determined to fight on principle, particularly given that our reporter Adam Kula was named in the writ, which would have a chilling effect on journalism if successful https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/national/landmark-libel-win-paper-trail-case-against-news-letter-collapses-with-plaintiffs-paying-towards-costs-3618537 On lighter topics, a Miss Northern Ireland has finished with a high placing in the Miss World competition, which is impressive, given that Northern Ireland makes up about one 5,000th of the global population https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/northern-ireland-school-teacher-anna-leitch-makes-history-at-miss-world-final-in-puerto-rico-3617835 Here is a story about Terry Woods, who treats every extra day as a gift. In 1998, at the age of 39, he was given a lung transplant but a warning from doctors that fewer than half survive beyond five years https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/record-lung-transplant-survivor-terry-woods-treated-every-extra-day-as-a-gift-3614913 And an American war veteran also tells of his gratitude at being alive, as he returns to see Northern Ireland 80 years after being stationed here https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/watch-former-us-soldier-and-tiktok-star-papa-jake-returns-to-northern-ireland-after-80-years-and-explains-why-hes-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world-3614601 In biking, Peter Hickman has received the prestigious Torrens Trophy in recognition of his Isle of Man TT treble in 2019 and milestone 136mph lap record at the Ulster Grand Prix https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/peter-hickman-receives-prestigious-torrens-trophy-after-2019-isle-of-man-tt-and-ulster-grand-prix-feats-3612875
Our big interview today is with the BBC presenter Declan Harvey https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/bbc-newslines-declan-harvey-i-dont-think-id-be-where-i-am-today-without-my-drama-school-training-3617764 From Farming Life, the cheapest and most expensive areas to fill up this week https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/fuel-prices-cheapest-and-most-expensive-areas-to-fill-up-this-week-plus-latest-average-red-diesel-price-3615655 And a rare opportunity: Good dairy farms of this type are scarce on the market in NI https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/a-rare-opportunity-good-dairy-farms-of-this-type-are-scarce-on-the-market-in-northern-ireland-3612866 Also, one of the oldest pedigree dairy herds in Northern Ireland is to be sold https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/one-of-the-oldest-pedigree-dairy-herds-in-northern-ireland-is-to-be-sold-3617584 As ever there is so much more in print and online, with our bumper News Letter and Farming Life in the shops until tomorrow --
Ben Lowry Editor | |
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