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TWELVE people were injured after a flight from Qatar to Ireland encountered severe disturbance. Six passengers and six cabin crew were hurt when Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha to Dublin experienced the adverse conditions over Turkey. A statement from Dublin Airport sad eight people were taken to hospital after emergency services met the plane on arrival at Dublin at … [Read more...] about Twelve injured after turbulence on Qatar Airways flight to Ireland

LOCAL politicians have condemned another security alert at a Belfast sports ground used by a GAA club. At lunchtime on Sunday, the PSNI confirmed it was at the scene of a security alert at playing fields in the Church Road area of Castlereagh. "The playing fields have been closed while searches are carried out," added a police statement. "Road users are being asked to avoid the … [Read more...] about Politicians condemn yet another security alert at Belfast sports ground used by GAA club

TELEVISION presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are reportedly set to divorce after 14 years of marriage. The couple, who previously co-hosted the Friday edition of popular daytime magazine show This Morning, have been together for more than 25 years. Their split was announced in a brief statement from a representative on Saturday, which read: "Ruth Langsford and Eamonn … [Read more...] about Popular TV presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford to divorce

A THIRD person has died on Northern Ireland’s roads this weekend following a single-vehicle collision on Saturday night. A man in his 60s died in a collision in Co. Armagh on Friday evening before 17-year-old Jack Morrow passed away following a collision in Co. Down in the early hours of Saturday. In the latest incident, a man died in a collision in the Ballyrobert Road area of … [Read more...] about Third person dies on Northern Ireland’s roads this weekend

A NEW sitcom filmed and set in Northern Ireland has been commissioned by the BBC. Funboys, which has been developed from a 2023 BBC iPlayer short comedy film, is described as being 'weird, wonderful, charming, and always funny', Story writer Simon Mayhew-Archer also bizarrely promises there will be 'a decent amount of live pig action'. 'High hopes' Made by Mayhay Studios, … [Read more...] about BBC commission ‘weird, wonderful, charming’ sitcom set in Northern Ireland