Feb 28, 2021

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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.


	Woman who suffered horrific injuries in IRA fun run bomb elated at new victims’ facility

	A woman whose life has been blighted by IRA terrorism has gone from the depths of despair to a sense of elation at being able to directly interact with some kindred spirits after years of isolation.

Sam McBride: After darkness, light: Reasons for real hope as Northern Ireland vaccine rollout accelerates – but first expect political rows

For exactly one year, Northern Ireland has been battling coronavirus. And for almost as long, orange and green politics has infected Stormont’s response to the virus.

Ben Lowry: Unionists have fully turned against the Irish Sea border because since January they have seen the scale of the disaster

There is a simple reason why unionism has turned against the Irish Sea border.

UTV’s Jane Loughrey: A rioter hit me with a brick then offered to buy me a gravy chip!

As she hangs up her microphone and autocue after 30 years at UTV, Jane Loughrey talks to HELEN MCGURK about the stories which made her laugh and cry.

Unionist ministers tolerated an Irish Sea border

A letter from Samuel Morrison:

The bible informs every dimension of human life, including the decent treatment of animals

A letter by Dr James Hardy:

A nice fee for an unsatisfactory report into IRA funeral at Roselawn

A letter from Davy Wight:

Unionist ministers have tolerated and staffed a border in the Irish Sea

A letter from Samuel Morrison:

I have witnessed the selfless courage of clerics in this pandemic

A letter from Dr Paul McCormack:



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