Saints sign kicker Charlie Smyth ⚜️

Former Gaelic football goalkeeper joins Saints from International Player Pathway program

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Volunteers in County Tyrone have raised concerns after spending weeks removing a river blockage they said was 'half the size of a football pitch'.
✍️ Niall McCracken
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Concrete used in the building of a column in the defective Victoria Square apartments in Belfast was under-strength by as much as 75%, according to a structural report.

Chris Buckler has been given exclusive access to the building and to that engineers report.

Thanks for all of your incredible support with our nights in Belfast (April 5) and Cork (April 13) with Neil Reynolds - NFL fans, see you there!! 🏈🔥

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Listen back to the #bbcgmu interview on #bbcsounds Chris Buckler Joel Taggart

Billy from our service spoke to Chris from Good Morning Ulster about our #IfItsOkay campaign. He spoke honestly about experiences of shame he has felt around his own mental illness & the importance of our campaign to help end shame & discrimination. Listen back here>> tinyurl.com/2hr3yjt8

#OperationKenova - Listen back to Shauna Moreland’s interview on #bbcgmu #bbcsounds ⁦Chris Buckler⁩ ⁦Joel Taggart⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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An extraordinary example of the chilling effect of a dangerous new Stormont law: The Department of Justice can't say if journalists are committing a crime (with up to six months in jail) if we say Jimmy Saville was a paedophile: ➡️bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…
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Jimmy Savile was a paedophile

But does a new law allow me to say that?

New post, free to read: rozenberg.substack.com/p/jimmy-savile…

A woman abused by Jimmy Savile has said new laws in Northern Ireland offer a potential 'protection' for sexual offenders and risk silencing survivors.

✍️ Chris Buckler reports:
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Charles Hurst parent company Lookers has confirmed that around 100 staff in NI could face redundancy after Lookers was taken private by its new owner Global Auto Holdings.

More coming up on BBC Radio Ulster before 9am.

Publication day! 🥳 And delighted to discuss my novel #TheWildernessWay on #GoodMorningUlster BBC Radio Ulster with Chris Buckler bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… (listen from 54:26 in)

Listen back to the interview on Good Morning Ulster BBC Sounds Chris Buckler Joel Taggart

The first 40 mins of this features a discussion on #Casement following the IFA letter to #GAWA fans. I’m on with ⁦Cllr. Ron McDowell⁩ and NI legend Gerry Armstrong all moderated by ⁦Chris Buckler⁩ ⁦Antrim GAA⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

It was a pleasure to discuss gambling on BBC Radio Ulster 'TalkBack' with Tim Cairns and Joseph McCall (belfastmedia.com/local-man-jose…). Thanks to Chris Buckler for facilitating this.
Listen again (1hr 4mins 24secs):
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Coming up on ⁦BBC Newsline⁩ 📺 at 6:30pm ⁦Chris Buckler⁩ speaks to people in Crossmaglen about the prospect of a united Ireland & their frustrations with the Stormont stalemate. Thanks to ⁦Crossmaglen Rangers⁩ & ⁦Úna Walsh⁩ for having us. ⁦BBC News NI⁩

.⁦BBC News NI⁩ #GMU 📻 is in Athlone today.
⁦Chris Buckler⁩ will be speaking to ⁦Sinn Féin⁩ Fein TD Matt Carthy later.
He’s also been hearing views from historian ⁦Úna Walsh⁩ and ⁦Crossmaglen Rangers⁩ on the prospect of a united ireland.

The Irish government is committed to spending €1bn on cross-border projects by 2030 - but why is Dublin investing so much in Northern Ireland? Micheál Martin says it's not a trojan horse for a united Ireland. writes Chris Buckler and Lesley-Anne McKeown. bbc.in/3QOknjl

Jon Boutcher is to be next Police Service NI Chief Constable following interviews yesterday.