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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

TWO men have been charged after €2.1m worth of cannabis was seized in Dublin on Friday. Around 105kg of herbal cannabis was seized following a joint operation by Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB). The men, both in their 30s, were arrested by An Garda Síochána and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug … [Read more...] about Pair charged after €2.1m with of cannabis seized in Dublin