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Our XI for the series opener! 🫡
Namibia Men have won the toss and decided to bowl first.
📺 Watch live on ICC.tv
#BackingGreen | #IREvNAM | #FailteSolar
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The FM & dFM were at the Executive Office scrutiny committee today.
Here’s how the question session ended at 3pm.
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BREAKING @bbcnewsni Jailed ex DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is being investigated by London police about an alleged rape of a woman inside the Houses of Parliament.
The former MP has been accused of raping the woman in Westminster in 2016, at the very heart of the political establishment.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c94g…
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Jeffrey Donaldson is to be interviewed by London police about an alleged rape of a woman, inside the Houses of Parliament, the BBC can reveal.
bbc.in/4z3FQcR
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Day spent in Bournville with @CadburyAthFC @tamworthfc The Pavilion probably the most beautiful clubhouse in football, for @TimesSport unseen thetimes.com/sport/football/…
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Acceptable or games gone.
Duncan Ferguson has his say 👀
🎙️ @Glentoran
#BOYLESportsPrem
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A little bit of breaking news about Book Week 2026… (19-25 October) #bookweekni @LibrariesNI @BBCnireland
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It was such fun to spend some time with Dame Mary Beard in Belfast for Book Week 2026 (19-25 October). A brilliant interview upcoming on Talkback with @williamcrawley #bookweekni @LibrariesNI @bbcradioulster
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Ulster Unionist leader @JonBurrowsMLA confirms he was the MLA using AirPods during yesterday’s Assembly sitting.
He apologised and said he was listening back to another debate at the time.
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DERBY DAY ⚔️🟨🟦
North Down bragging rights. A place in the semi-finals at stake.
The Seasiders face Ards tonight in the ToalsBet County Antrim Senior Shield Quarter-Final.
🏆 Quarter-Final
⚽ Ards v Bangor
🏟️ Clandeboye Park
⏰ 7:45pm KO
Tickets available online, with cash turnstiles also available on the night.
🎟️ > bangorfc.com/tickets.php
Derby night under the lights. Come on, Seasiders! 👊
#BangorFC #Seasiders #NorthDownDerby #CountyAntrimShield
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🎥James Nesbitt joins the cast of Northern Ireland sitcom Hopley Hall as filming begins
He will join Jamie-Lee O’Donnell in the brand-new six-part comedy for @BBCiPlayer, @BBCOne and @BBCnireland
bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/h…
ALT James Nesibtt and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell. They are standing in front of a large country house, holding a film clapperboard marked “Hopley Hall”.
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@BBCMarkSimpson An alternative way around Holywood. The amazing experience of being blindfolded and guided by the now grown up puppy that we raised for @guidedogs
Willa is a 🌟
@squinteratn @AntrimLens @gymforthesoul @AnnMarieCFoster @stephenblevins9
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Every time I ever spoke with Conor, he made me laugh and made me glad to see him. He was a charmer; he exuded joy. And though he was an award-winning broadcaster, Conor carried his success and his learning with signature self-deprecation. A one-off, and a blessing to us all.
Former BBC NI presenter Conor Bradford has passed away at the age of 72, it has been confirmed.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Conor, what an icon. Fantastic delivery, so much time for us younger ones and when entering the world of broadcasting, that means so much. Thoughts with his family and friends.
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Very sorry to learn this sad news. Conor was a distinguished journalist and effortless broadcaster. He was a forensic interviewer but always fair, and good company away from the microphone. Sending sincere sympathy to family, friends and former colleagues
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Ah no, this is so sad. What a gent he was to younger staff in the newsroom too. Always game for a laugh and made 5am starts on GMU much more enjoyable.
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It’s with sadness I share news from Conor Bradford’s family that Conor passed away yesterday. An interviewer with a unique style, a master of both TV and radio presentation and superb social company, he held the lunchtime radio slot together during some of the worst times.
