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West Belfast brothers embark on Belfast to Benidorm journey in memory of late friend Fra

TWO West Belfast brothers have embarked on a 2,000 mile journey in a charity drive in memory of a family friend.

JUDE COLLINS: Irish bigotry is painful to admit – but let's not pretend it doesn't exist

HELEN McEntee, the South’s Justice Minister, chanced her arm last week. She said that 80 per cent of immigrants presenting themselves for registration in Dublin had arrived there via the North, even though there were no reliable figures to support her claim.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: British history project a key part of the legacy cover-up

IN the dying hours of the inquest into the killing of Paul Thompson, the legal representatives of the Northern Ireland Office and the Secretary of State worked to the last minute to prevent Eugene Thompson, Paul’s only surviving relative, from getting a 'gist' of withheld papers which may have been relevant to the murder.

Bluebells blooming as Féile na gCloigíni Gorma returns over next eight days

UNDER bright blue skies, the eighth annual Féile na gCloigíni Gorma was launched today amid music and poetry.

THE WEEK IN VIEW: That policeman looks strangely familiar

WHAT have the Romans ever done for us? You probably know the rest of the famous scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian sketch, so I don’t propose to go over the People’s Front of Judea, roads, aquaducts, sanitation, wine and the rest of it. (Yes, since you wondered, I just watched the scene again; partly to recall the details and partly because god knows I need a laugh at the moment.)

Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Twinbrook's very own football club

A TWINBROOK football club is inviting the public to come along to a photographic and visual exhibition to mark their 50th anniversary.

HEALTHWISE: When is a Brazil nut not a Brazil nut?

DESPITE its name, the Brazil nut is technically a seed rather than a nut. That’s nuts, isn’t it? And to complicate things even more, the seeds do come from the Brazil nut tree. We’ll keep calling them nuts, however, just to keep things uncomplicated.

DÚLRA: The winds of change sweep through Belfast

EVERY morning Dúlra danders around the outside of the house to scatter some seeds for the birds. The dunnock especially keeps an eye out – as soon as Dúlra steps back indoors, this shy bird quietly emerges from the hedges to gobble up some of the energy-rich food.

CINEMA AND STREAMING: Just when you thought the apes had gone

CinemaKingdom of the Planet of the ApesWhen the curtain closed on the most recent offering in the Planet of the Apes franchise, which starred the absolutely brilliant Andy Serkis, we didn’t think we'd be monkeying around with any more post-apocalyptic armies of militant chimps any time soon.

MOTORING: MOT shake-up hasn’t been properly thought through

INFRASTRUCTURE Minister, John O’Dowd has announced the introduction of one-year temporary exemption certificates (TECs) for some private cars. TECs will apply to private cars first registered between 1 June 2019 and 31 May 2020 or between 1 June 2017 and 31 May 2018, which have a valid MOT certificate issued by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).

Regeneration of Mount Eagles Square complete after £25,000 investment

GERRY ADAMS: Down through the ages similarities have endured in prison life

Gaels Against Genocide hold positive meeting with GAA President

Ardoyne pensioner's garden 'like a builder's yard' two months on from storm

Quantity of 'deadly' drugs found in Falls Park

West Belfast brothers embark on Belfast to Benidorm journey in memory of late friend Fra

JUDE COLLINS: Irish bigotry is painful to admit – but let's not pretend it doesn't exist

ANDREÉ MURPHY: British history project a key part of the legacy cover-up

Bluebells blooming as Féile na gCloigíni Gorma returns over next eight days

THE WEEK IN VIEW: That policeman looks strangely familiar

Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Twinbrook's very own football club

HEALTHWISE: When is a Brazil nut not a Brazil nut?

DÚLRA: The winds of change sweep through Belfast

CINEMA AND STREAMING: Just when you thought the apes had gone

MOTORING: MOT shake-up hasn’t been properly thought through

Soccer: Reds return to Cup final with Larne victory

Boxing: Wonderful Walker enjoys Beech party to land first title

Boxing: Farrell overcomes Kerr in title thriller

Gaelic Games: St Gall's see off Tír na nÓg in hurling opener

MINDFULNESS MOMENT: Unveiling the ancient origins of Easter

GERRY ADAMS: UN rep was right to censure Irish government 'zero' response to Gaza genocide

DÚLRA: How childhood spawned a love of spring

HEALTHWISE: Enjoy your Easter pleasures

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