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Jedward rock the audience with belting Queen classic
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard to ignore them — 18-year-old Dublin twins
John and |Edward Grimes are the most talked about teenagers in town right
now.
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Inside News
Cowen slams child abuse
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has branded the Catholic Church cover-up of
hellish child rapes by paedo priests as “shocking and disturbing”.
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Ulster models’ roles as stand-ins for movie star Natalie
Sunday, 29 November 2009
It might look like her on screen — but it’s not nudity-shy Natalie Portman’s
flesh on display in her new movie.
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Our girl goes in search of scary goings-on with Ulster’s very own ghoul hunters
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Scare we are again — it’s Hallowe’en. It seems to have come
in frighteningly quick and this year I sought help to look for some spooks. I
spent an evening with Northern Ireland’s paranormal society, PSI, on the
hunt for “ghosties and ghoulies and long-leggit beasties and things that go
bump in the night”, as the famous old Scottish prayer describes them.
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Sunday Life reclaims the celebs with Ulster ties
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Van Morrison and Liam Neeson might be renowned for being as Northern Irish as
the Ulster Fry. But they are just part of a long list of A-listers with
family ties to Northern Ireland. It turns out the Province has been home to
them all, from millionaires to Hollywood stars, fashion icons to notorious
politicians.
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How recession has meant more mums giving birth in Ulster
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The Mid-Ulster town of Magherafelt has been experiencing a baby boom with the
highest number of births from across the province in recent years. Could it
be something in the water or is there something in the air? I went in search
of answers and headed along to the Parent/Toddler and Baby group at the
local leisure centre.
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Britain’s Got Talent stars shocked by vast crowds at Ballymena appearance
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Britain’s Got Talent stars Stavros Flatley had to console panic-stricken
children and their worried parents before a fraught public appearance at a
Co Antrim shopping centre last week.
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Shock as Kevin becomes counsellor Keira
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Meet the TRANSSEXUAL rape counsellor who saw vulnerable victims while wearing
HIGH HEELS, LEGGINGS and LIPSTICK. Burly Keira McCormack, 47 — who used to
be a quantity surveyor known as Kevin — was employed at the Nexus Institute
in Belfast from 2005 to May this year.
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We track down the estranged wife and kids of dentist as they build a new life in US
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The teenage stepdaughter of double-murder accused dentist Colin Howell has
told the world she HATES him. Katie Epp, 19, has also DISOWNED the
death-probe dentist by officially dumping his surname.
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Man who publicly denied the murder of Lisa Dorrian convicted of multiple motor offences
Sunday, 25 October 2009
A man who went public to deny involvement in the murder of Lisa Dorrian has
got himself into trouble with the police — again. Drug dealer Mark
Smyth has been banned from driving for five years and ordered to do 240
hours’ community service after being convicted of a drink-driving escapade.
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TV hunk Craig on why there will be no more stripping now he has kids
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Hunky telly presenter Craig Doyle has described how becoming a father has
changed his life — including how he acts in front of the camera. The
Dublin-born ITV sports presenter — once dubbed the ‘sexiest man on the
planet’ — was often pictured without his shirt during the seven years he
presented the Holiday show.
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After six months fighting Taliban in Helmand, brave squaddies meet families
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Signs on either side of the gates of Abercorn Barracks at Ballykinler declared
‘Job done — swift and bold’ yesterday as around 70 soldiers from The Rifles
2nd Battalion returned home after their tour in Afghanistan.
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Smoking debate sparks new row
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Smokers are being told to stub it out in their OWN homes before any visit by
council staff. The move by Moyle District Council is designed to protect
employees from exposure to second-hand smoke.
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A-okay Liam and the boys ready for action
Sunday, 25 October 2009
This is the first official picture released of the new and much-awaited Liam
Neeson action film ‘The A Team’ based on the iconic 1980s’ TV series. It is
a big-screen adaptation of the popular ITV series of the same name.
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Church elder stands by his child-abusing convict cousin
Sunday, 25 October 2009
A church elder acquitted of sex abuse charges has vowed to stand by his Sunday School teacher cousin who was convicted of abusing the same schoolgirl.
Neighbour relives the night she saw deranged killer Gorski attack helpless Shirley Finlay
Sunday, 25 October 2009
A traumatised mum who was one of the last people to see murdered Shirley
Finlay alive says she is still haunted by her screams. Roisin McMahon, who
has revealed that Shirley thought she was pregnant in the weeks before her
death, suffered horrific nightmares and was unable to sleep for months after
the brutal killing.
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Tragic Shirley’s ‘mum’ tells of her heartache as foster family braces itself for second funeral
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Shirley Finlay’s devastated foster family now face the ordeal of a second
graveside funeral service. The trauma of the last three years, since
24-year-old Shirley’s brutal killing, did not end for Mary and Jim Corry
with last week’s murder conviction of evil Polish meat worker Henryk Gorski.
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Our man’s swinging technique is put to test
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Playing conkers is the dullest, most exasperating and tedious form of
“entertainment” known to man. Painting a big old wall with white
emulsion and glaring at it for three weeks solid with John and Edward’s
ear-piercing din on repeat in the background sounds somewhat more appealing.
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Corrie star Antony on why he tries to avoid the limelight off set
Sunday, 18 October 2009
He's famous for playing one of the most popular characters in the UK’s
favourite soap — but Corrie star Antony Cotton claims he’s a shy guy in real
life. Antony, who plays larger than life character Sean Tully in Coronation
Street, is an almost constant presence on the small screen as the camp
knicker stitcher and barman.
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Loyalist boss Jackie McDonald urges PSNI to get tougher on break-ins in order to shut down vigilante paramilitary groups
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Police have been urged to improve poor crime detection rates so paramilitary
groups can go out of business. Loyalist leader Jackie McDonald last night
revealed the UDA is being inundated with requests from victims of crime to
investigate burglaries and break-ins.
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Records show Hollywood heartthrob Neeson was a star performer in track and field events
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Ulster actor Liam Neeson was certainly on the A-Team when it came to his
sporting achievements. Sunday Life was handed a copy of the Ballymena man’s
sports day records when he was at St Patrick’s Secondary School in the 1960s.
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