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News Letter
18 Jan, 2018
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WEATHER ALERT: More snow and ice on the way for Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued another weather warning for snow and ice across for Northern Ireland.
Latest News
Referendum on Irish language act ‘should be held this summer’

A referendum on an Irish language act should be held this summer, three former Belfast Agreement negotiators have said.

Sinn Fein MP distances herself from ‘offensive’ autism remarks

A Sinn Fein MP has moved to disassociate herself from a controversial article which compared the DUP to autistic people.

Fresh Northern Ireland powersharing talks ‘must lead to deal in weeks’

A fresh round of talks to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland must find a solution in "weeks rather than months", leaders have been warned.

Companies need to lead on tackling plastics

More supermarkets should emulate Iceland and remove plastic packaging from their products.

Sport Update
BOXING: Marco McCullough, Conrad Cummings and Tyrone McKenna ready for Belfast showdowns

Three All-Ireland domestic dust-ups have been confirmed for the undercard of Carl Frampton’s much-anticipated April 21 showdown against Nonito Donaire in Belfast.

IRISH LEAGUE: Games rescheduled following NI friendly announcement

The Northern Ireland Football League have announced that all Danske Bank Premiership fixtures scheduled for Saturday 24 March will now be played on Friday 23 March (kick-off 7.45pm).

Northern Ireland: Friendly with South Korea a good test for players, says Michael O’Neill

Northern Ireland will face South Korea at Windsor Park in a friendly in March.

And finally...
BBC celebrates Sir Kenneth Branagh’s career with special one-off screening

As part of city-wide celebrations to mark Sir Kenneth being made a Freeman of Belfast, BBC Northern Ireland is delving into the archive for a one-off special screening.

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