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Joined November 2011
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Dean McLaughlin retweeted
Completely overwhelmed by all the messages I have received since my statement.
As I continue my treatment and my recovery now know that I simply have to raise more awareness around mental health in the future
Best part of 6 weeks before the UK Championships starts and all being well I’ll be in a better place by then but for now it’s just one day at a time
Thanks again for all your support. It’s meant so so much to myself and my family
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
Pope Leo gave a special mention to St Ciaran's College today, when we attended St Peter's Square for the Angelus & Papal Blessing!
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
Rossnowlagh Beach Donegal showing the damage to the car that was caught out by the tide yesterday. Thankfully the occupants are safe.
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
There have been calls to introduce a ban on so-called "pimping websites".
This follows a report which found women were forced into prostitution, advertised online, drugged before "appointments" and moved through cities one day at a time.
Read more: bbc.in/4z5dpeq
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
James McClean 'struggling' with current Derry City situation
rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/102…
The Foyle Bridge has been opened on far windier days than this.
Disgraceful traffic delays this afternoon. 😡 #Derry
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
A longer read on BBC cuts:
-BBC not halfway to £500m goal
-More radical savings required
-BBC Sounds under threat?
-Bosses mulled axing CBBC
-1,200 of 2k layoffs confirmed
-Industrial action threat lingers
-Concern at charter talks urgency
deadline.com/2026/10/inside-…
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
Reaction to this breaking story from DUP Leader @GRobinsonDUP on @BBCTheView tonight.
With more from @SuzyJourno.
10.40 | BBC One NI
EXCLUSIVE: DUP MP Carla Lockhart quits as a party officer in a move which could lead to her leaving the party. She's been on a collision course with Gavin Robinson over Drumcree as she wants him to collapse the Executive now.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: DUP MP Carla Lockhart quits as a party officer in a move which could lead to her leaving the party. She's been on a collision course with Gavin Robinson over Drumcree as she wants him to collapse the Executive now.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
A street in Londonderry partially closed for more than a year due to safety concerns over one of the city's most historic buildings could reopen "within the next two weeks", a Stormont department has said.
bbc.in/4i8kyU8
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
US President Donald Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his defamation case against BBC by 11 December bbc.in/3U62LVH
The huge shipping containers on Derry's Pump St, described as an "eyesore", have now come down.
The former Convent of Mercy listed building was further damaged in Storm Amy in Oct 2025.
A @deptinfra spokesperson said council had approved the demolition and that the ...
... containers have been removed to facilitate this.
They added: "The demolition of the building should be complete within the next 2 weeks and once this work is complete the road will be reopened to traffic.”
@BBCNewsNI
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
Two brown bears rescued from unsuitable conditions in Dagestan, a republic of Russia, are settling into a forest home in Burnfoot, Co Donegal, following a five-year rescue effort rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/1021…
Great meeting the @UlsterUni journalism students in Coleraine today. Hopefully they got something out of the talk for themselves going forward. My thanks to @BurtonWill and @natasha_journo for having me. 📻📱📺🎥📰
Dean McLaughlin retweeted
The FM & dFM were at the Executive Office scrutiny committee today.
Here’s how the question session ended at 3pm.
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A teenage boy has been punched and beaten with metal pipes by a gang of youths in what police are treating as a sectarian attack.
bbc.in/4BoIADe
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Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be interviewed by police about alleged rape in Houses of Parliament bbc.in/4zQIS4d
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Legislation aimed at tackling the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland was passed on Tuesday by the House of Commons.
Read more here: bbc.in/4z3ezat