Northern Ireland Digest

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Carmel Heaney, Irish diplomat who countered US support for republican paramilitaries, dies at 102

Carmel Heaney, who served as Ireland's Consul General in Boston during the Troubles and faced harassment for opposing paramilitary fundraising, has died aged 102.

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Fivemiletown woman, 86, to exhibit paintings in two local libraries during September

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Sit-down paddleboards open up the sea at Tyrella beach for people with disabilities

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Derry shirt-making heritage project concludes with quilt collection and oral history events

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Ballymoney writer Alan Millar launches new Ulster-Scots poetry collection on Saint Columba’s lost isle

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Family Donates £8,000 to Omagh Down Syndrome Group in Memory of Brother

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Art Is Good For You exhibition opens at Bangor Library

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Digital Archive Revives 1970s Armagh Through Late Photographer's Lens

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Portaferry Sea Shanty Festival to Return in Summer 2026

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Belfast's oldest camera club marks 120 years with photobook

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Housing Executive Spends £1.4m on Bonfire Protections and Clean-Up

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Bangor home owner faces £800 bill to board windows ahead of Eleventh Night bonfire

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Surprise Party Marks 90th Birthday for Strathfoyle Resident Lena Tracey

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£128,000 arts project to regenerate Larne and Carrickfergus town spaces

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Big Summer Read Launched to Boost Children’s Literacy Over Holidays

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Northern Ireland's Children's Literature Scene Marks Milestone with Conference and Guide

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Environmental Reports Published for Major Newtownards Housing Scheme

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Outdoor drug disposal bin approved for Belfast's Ormeau Park

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Family Activities Expanded for Second Newry Goes Nashville Festival

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Premature bonfire lighting in east Belfast draws fire service response and community criticism

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Louis MacNeice celebration event at Antrim Library