🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Will the Gardaí police the Shankill Road in a United Ireland? What are the strongest arguments for a #UnitedIreland? And what are the best for remaining part of the #UK? @sjamcbride.bsky.social & @fotoole.bsky.social debate #BorderPoll issues Watch on YouTube👇 youtu.be/86_mtnxYugU?...

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🚨 𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 I have decided to withdraw from the presidential election contest with immediate effect and return to the arms of my family

The speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has said he is worried that the current political climate in Great Britain could turn ugly and lead to civil unrest and someone getting hurt. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Almost 10% of adults in Ireland have had a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot within the last 12 months, new research shows. A further 12% of adults wouldn't rule out such a relationship in the future. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

#𝗕𝗕𝗖𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 Mark Carruthers sits down with former Government Chief Whip & former Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith Read more : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Listen now : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Former NI Secretary Julian Smith -on a #BorderPoll "I cannot in any world see a border poll with interest from Ireland, acceptance from the UK... I just don't see that happening at the current time so we're better focusing on making people's lives better” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Unforgivable.” Former Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has accused ex-Prime Minister David Cameron of treating the 2016 Brexit referendum as "some sort of Eton game". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A restaurant in #Portrush has said it is reviewing recent price increases following a social media backlash A chicken & bacon burger increased from £7.95 to £17.95 while a bowl of chilli chicken pasta that cost £14.95 earlier this month, rose to £27.95 #TheOpen #Golf www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#𝗕𝗕𝗖𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 Former UUP leader Doug Beattie talks to Mark Carruthers about his life in the army & politics. Listen now on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The former Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has said he was "beaten badly" by instructors for being Irish when he joined the Army at the age of 16. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What's next for NI after this week's Spending Review? www.bbc.com/news/article...

The sentence given to Winston Irvine was unduly lenient and should be extended, according to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). The PPS said it will now appeal the sentence. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Masonry thrown at police in Portadown in fourth night of NI disorder www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Our ethnic minority community plays an integral role in the life of our club, enriching us with their passion, culture, and commitment. We are stronger and better because of them.” A Portadown GAA club sends a message of solidarity to its ethnic minority members.

Ballymena violence 'pure racism' and must stop - O'Neill www.bbc.com/news/article...

The government is to make a financial contribution of £50m towards the redevelopment of Casement Park. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Casement spark? Mark Carruthers discusses the government's Spending Review and #CasementPark with John Campbell, Andrew Webb, Jodie Carson and Stephen McGeehan from Ulster GAA. Listen to the #BBCRedLines podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Unster, Londongrl, Aarmagh This is what ChatGPT created what I asked it to create a map of Ireland - with the Ulster counties identified. Can you spot any mistakes? Watch full report about AI potentials & challenges - on BBC The View www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Languages, including Irish, are "a gift of God to communicate and to make connections with people". That is according to the Reverend Kyle Paisley, the son of the late First Minister Ian Paisley. t.co/YavZuKNNgB

Michelle O'Neill has attended her first republican Easter commemoration in Northern Ireland since taking up office as first minister. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Priest appears in court charged with attempted child sex offence www.bbc.com/news/article...

L Priest appears in court charged with attempted child sex offence www.bbc.com/news/article...

More than 20 Stormont politicians have spoken to the BBC about the abuse, threats, and intimidation they receive. 🔘Death threats 🔘Rape threats 🔘Physical assaults 🔘Offices attacked 🔘Spat at on street 🔘Vile social media abuse Watch their personal testimony👇 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Death and rape threats among abuse suffered by politicians www.bbc.com/news/article...

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons needs to do more to show he is a minister for all sports, a senior member of Ulster #GAA has said. Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... Watch the full interview on #bbctheview BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

#BBCRedLines podcast The case for the Defence. Mark Carruthers asks Sam McBride, Mark Hennessey, Mary Kenny and Colum Eastwood how the moving global picture is influencing the question of constitutional change on the island of Ireland. Listen now 👇 t.co/pLxPDymtWz

A meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a long-delayed programme for government has been postponed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An Irish language "strike" is taking place for the first time in protest at cuts to cross-border language funding. More than 40 language organisations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will take part in the action on Wednesday. t.co/p0flnOY6ph

Shares in electric car maker Tesla have slumped more than 9% after EU and UK sales fell by almost half in January. www.bbc.com/news/article...

16,000 more birds to be culled after suspected avian flu in Tyrone www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sinn Fein senator rules out Michelle O’Neill bid for Irish presidency ereader.irishnews.com/2025/02/23/s...

Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has said his party's boycott of St Patrick's Day celebrations in the US "wasn't a decision that was taken lightly", but was "necessary". www.bbc.com/news/article...

🇮🇪💰🇺🇸 Ireland’s goods exports to the United States €72.6bn 🔺34% Ireland’s goods imports from United States €22.5bn 🔻2% Ireland’s good trade surplus with US: €50bn in 2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🇮🇪 ☘️ 🇺🇸 Green, White House, and Orange. Ireland's "diplomatic onslaught" of the United States this #StPatricksDay under a Trump presidency #BbCRedlines podcast t.co/yxjDjCW4V6

Irish Gov ministers will visit almost 40 locations worldwide for #StPatricksDay The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and eight ministers will visit the United States. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Harris warns of ‘significant challenges’ for Ireland if Trump places tariffs on EU www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

A year on from having a stroke, Feargal Logan’s life has changed but he counts himself very lucky www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...

About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one week on from Storm Éowyn. www.bbc.com/news/article...

There will be no prosecutions after "forged signatures" were allegedly used on nomination papers for a Sinn Féin election candidate. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Funding cuts by the all-Ireland Irish language agency Foras na Gaeilge represent "a total failure from both the northern and southern governments". www.bbc.com/news/article...

What might the second coming of Donald Trump mean for the economy in Northern Ireland, the Republic and the UK? Mark Carruthers chats to David McWilliams , Allie Renison, Paul Colgan & John Campbell www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Lidl cleared to push forward plans for first NI in-store pub www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Co Tyrone woman describes terrifying moment Storm Éowyn ripped roof from family home www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/co-tyro...

Tonight on #BBCTheView from Dublin Mark Carruthers speaks to reps from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael & Sinn Féin Economist David McWilliams - on a potential IMF bailout of the UK + implications for unity. Lucinda Creighton - on PFG deals & optics Analysis from Enda McClafferty 🔴BBC One NI | 10.40pm

Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has strong powers available to act if this evening's interview between Elon Musk and the head of the German far-right party AfD breaches EU law. www.rte.ie/news/europe/...

Rory Gallagher accuses #GAA president of sabotage over Naas intervention. In a statement to @BBCNewsNI, Mr Gallagher said Jarlath Burns' actions were "unprecedented" and "misguided" and threatened legal action if the remarks were not retracted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

John Bruton did not believe that Sinn Féin and the SDLP accurately represented the views of ordinary northern nationalists and wanted to carry out opinion polling to find out what they really wanted. #StatePapers www.rte.ie/news/2024/12...

The Irish government offered emergency accommodation to a Catholic priest who received death threats in 2003 after a loyalist protest outside a primary school in north Belfast. #StatePapers www.rte.ie/news/2024/12...