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BoyleSports To Sponsor Summer Festival Of Racing At Down Royal

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Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, BoyleSports, will sponsor the highly anticipated Summer Festival of Racing at Down Royal Racecourse following the signing of a new 3-year contract. One of the most colourful dates in the racing calendar, this partnership gives BoyleSports exclusive naming rights to two celebrated races at the Summer Festival as well as title sponsorship and […]

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AbbeyAutoline Launches 50k In May Challenge To Mark 50th Year In Business

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AbbeyAutoline, Northern Ireland’s leading insurance broker, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the launch of its companywide challenge to walk, run, bike or hike 50km in May in aid of AWARE NI. To mark Mental Health Awareness month, AbbeyAutoline is inviting staff across all branch/office locations to participate in the ’50k in May’ challenge. Participants

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32nd Annual Fair Employment Monitoring Report Published

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Speaking today on the publication of the 32nd Fair Employment Monitoring Report, Geraldine McGahey, Chief Commissioner, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland said: “The Fair Employment legislation paved the way for the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement by bearing down on discrimination and inequality and making significant inroads into what was seen previously as an impossible barrier to political

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Asda Shore Road Superstar Shines For Over 30 Years!

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Asda Shore Road Grocery colleague, Les Kerr is celebrating 30 years of service at the store. 57-year-old Les is well known for ‘always having a smile on his face’ and being a ‘listening ear’ for his colleagues and customers. Les began his career as a cleaner when he was just 27 years old, he said:

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Experience Pays Off For Portadown-Headquartered The Deluxe Group As It Secures $40m US Themed Entertainment Export Sales

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The Deluxe Group, which considers itself one of Northern Ireland’s best-kept secrets, has catapulted the province onto the worldwide stage for first-class ‘experience’ products and interior fit-out projects for the themed entertainment sector as it secures over $40m of export contracts with top US clients. The company, which has been operating for more than 50

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Women More Likely To Suffer From Imposter Syndrome In Their Lives

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A study of 4,000 adults found 53 per cent of women have experienced this feeling of unfounded self-doubt, incompetence and being underqualified. Comparatively the majority of men admit they only ever feel like an imposter in the workplace (63 per cent) and over half (54 per cent) say they have never felt it at all.

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1 In 10 Pet-Owning Tenants Are Currently ‘Hiding’ An Animal From A Landlord

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A study of 1,000 adults, who have ever rented and owned a pet at the same time, found 10 per cent are living with a furry friend despite it being banned as part of their rental agreement A further 25 per cent have done so in the past, resulting in tenants feeling anxious (52 per

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Brace For Belfast! ForSight Officially Opens Fourth Store In Northern Ireland.

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ForSight, Northern Ireland’s latest chain of charity shops, is today delighted to announce the arrival of our fourth store in Belfast, which opened on Saturday 1st April, and is packed with rails of pre-loved and exclusive Vintage gems. ForSight Belfast is the organisation’s first new store opening in 2023, following the opening of its stores in

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Prioritising Wellness On Holiday: Millions Of Travellers Plan To Continue Fitness Routines

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A poll of 2,000 adults who travel found seven in 10 focus on their well-being when abroad – with walking (61 per cent), reading a book (50 per cent) and exercising (33 per cent) high on the list of holiday activities. And while 24 per cent simply maintain their usual good habits while away from

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A Fifth Of Adults Wrongly Believe Alzheimer’s And Dementia Are The Same

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A poll of 2,000 people has revealed the biggest misconceptions about dementia, with 17 per cent believing that if a family member develops the condition, it means they will too. Other confusions include it being inevitable with age, only affecting older adults and that prevention is possible. Just over a third (34 per cent) always

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UK Homes Add An Extra £514 Million Pounds To Their Energy Bills Each Year – By Leaving Electrical Items Plugged In Or On Standby

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A study of 2,000 adults found most households (86 per cent) are guilty of leaving an average of eight items on standby at any one time – with TVs, microwaves and washing machines being among the biggest offenders. This is costing an extra £20 a year, or £513,766,000 across all UK households,  which generates more

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Appointment Of Five Health And Social Care Trust Non-Executive Chairs

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The Chairs will play key leadership roles at a time of considerable challenge and opportunity for the health service in Northern Ireland. Mr Ciaran Mulgrew has been appointed as Chair of Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). Mrs Michele Larmour has been appointed as Chair of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust (NIAST).  Both

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Sasha McKnight Awarded Fellowship Of The Chartered Institute Of Public Relations

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Local public relations expert, Sasha McKnight, has received the highest industry accolade after being named as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). ASG & Partners’ Director of Public Relations has been awarded a CIPR Fellowship for her outstanding contributions to the field of public relations over the past 27 years. Sasha was

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President Joseph R. Biden Makes Key Address At Ulster University

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President Biden was introduced by Ulster University student Gabrielle Feenan, who described her experience of growing up in the time after the Good Friday agreement. “My experience of growing up in Northern Ireland has been nothing but positive. From my school days, through university to my entrepreneurial ventures the support and encouragement I have received can

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ITV Commissions Second Series Of Bafta-Nominated Comedy The Dry For ITVX

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ITV has today announced the commission of a second season of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX, which will be produced by Element Pictures (part of Fremantle), in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Award-winning playwright and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach

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Two Of Cuba’s Greatest Exports Of The Cuban Guitar Tradition Unite To Present ‘The Bridge’

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Eduardo Martin, the Grammy nominated and multiple life-time achievement award-winning Cuban guitarist and composer, joins forces with fellow award-winning, London based Cuban musician, Ahmed Dickinson – a guitarist described as a ‘true pioneer’ by Classic FM – to present ‘The Bridge’. Launching an expansive tour of the UK and Ireland, Martin and Dickinson perform the

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Murals Commissioned Depicting Life In East Belfast

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Two murals, covering three storeys of the City East building at the gateway to East Belfast, on Newtownards Road, are to be created by cross-community groups with direction from local artist Dee Craig. The project — Connecting Communities Through Art — is the brainchild of East Belfast Enterprise, a charity and social enterprise focused on

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ITV Commissions Series Six Of The Acclaimed Drama Unforgotten, Starring Sinéad Keenan And Sanjeev Bhaskar, Written And Created By Chris Lang And Produced By Mainstreet Pictures

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ITV has commissioned a sixth series of the successful drama Unforgotten, created and written by award-winning screenwriter Chris Lang and produced by Mainstreet Pictures, following overwhelming audience appreciation. Unforgotten, which first aired in 2015, received widespread critical acclaim and gained a dedicated following on ITV1 and ITVX.  Series five, which concluded tonight on ITV1 (Monday 3

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Banbridge Hits The High Notes As Buskfest 2023 Returns

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Banging tunes, big songs and great live entertainment returns to the bustling streets of Banbridge this June when the well-established Busking Festival – BuskFest – returns to the County Down town. A big festival highlight and showcase for Banbridge, the hugely popular competitive event attracts thousands of visitors, lifting spirits in a town famous for great

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Inaugural NI Food And Drink Conference Launches

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Bookings are now open for the first Northern Ireland Food and Drink Conference. Open to anyone from the sectors connected to food and drink, from farming and food manufacturing to cold storage, distribution, packaging and retail, the new conference will be a valuable forum for discussion on the challenges facing the sector, and a networking

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Local Cloud Technology Company Recognised As Oracle Netsuite Expert

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Holywood-based cloud technology company 3EN has been awarded the expertise in enterprise resource planning (ERP) stamp by Oracle NetSuite, the world’s number one cloud business software suite. 3EN received this recognition based on the number of certified members of staff in Oracle NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. The recently achieved status recognises and rewards

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Britvic Northern Ireland Saddles Up as Down Royal’s Exclusive Soft Drinks Partner

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Down Royal Racecourse has announced soft drinks brand, Britvic is set to return to Down Royal as its exclusive soft drinks partner. The renewed partnership will see Britvic Northern Ireland become the racecourse’s exclusive soft drinks partner throughout the 2023 racing calendar, with its iconic mixer brand Club Mixers the official sponsor of the May

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NI Tech Companies On Trade Mission To North America

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Six Northern Ireland tech companies are visiting North America this week to explore new partnership opportunities to help them grow their exports. Datactics, Regtick, Niice, Instil, Ocula Technologies and Audit Comply are visiting Atlanta, Georgia and Toronto on the five day Invest Northern Ireland trade mission. Andrea Haughian, Executive Vice President, Head of Americas for

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Advice Issued To Consumers As Energy Price Changes Come Into Effect

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The Consumer Council has issued advice for local consumers as energy price changes begin to come into effect. Electric Ireland, Power NI, Budget Energy and firmus energy have recently announced changes to their tariffs. Customers of all but one supplier will see their standard tariffs change from 1 April 2023, with the majority of bills

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Hop Onboard Translink’s Easter Train For An Egg-Citing Family Day Out

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Translink has announced the return of its eggs-tra special Easter Train for 2023 which is set to be a cracking day out, connecting friends and family along the way. Travelling from Belfast Lanyon Place to Portrush on Monday 10 April and again on Tuesday 11 April, the Easter train is a firm family favourite, filled

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RTS NI Announce Winners Of 2023 Northern Ireland Student Television Awards

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The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) Student Television Awards winners were announced tonight (29 March 2023) in the Black Box, Belfast at an awards ceremony hosted by UTV journalist Sarah McKinley with the Joe McKinney Memorial Keynote Speech delivered by leading industry professional Jannine Waddell, MD of Waddell Media. In partnership with Northern Ireland Screen, these awards encourage, nurture and reward

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Investigation Finds That Northern Ireland Office Failed To Comply With Its Equality Scheme Commitments

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An investigation by the Equality Commission has found that the Northern Ireland Office failed to comply with its equality scheme commitments in relation to its handling of its equality assessment of the policies in the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (the Legacy Bill). The Commission’s report from the investigation was published today. In June 2022,

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1000th Community-Pharmacy Partnership Receives Funding To Reduce Health Inequalities

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BCPP supports communities and community pharmacists to work in partnership to address locally defined needs so that people make connections, listen to and understand each other better and work together to address the social determinants of health and health inequalities Speaking at the event, Department of Health’s Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Cathy Harrison said: “I am

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36 Local Community Groups Explore More Of Titanic Belfast

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Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Michelle Kelly joined 36 community groups from across Belfast yesterday, Sunday March 26, as they enjoyed a day out at Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic, as part of Local Community Day. Maritime Belfast Trust, the charity set up to preserve and promote Belfast’s maritime and industrial heritage, including the development of

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‘Keepers Of The Lough’ Returns To UTV With A New Series

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A new series of ‘Keepers of the Lough’ is coming to UTV. Set in Strangford Lough, the first series took the viewer on a beautiful voyage of discovery about this enchanting part of the Northern Irish countryside, learning about its people and its habitat. Renowned internationally for its sheer beauty with its marine and nature

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Trouw Unveils New Quality Suite As Part Of Ongoing Investment

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Belfast based animal nutrition specialist Trouw Nutrition Ireland has unveiled a new quality suite at the company’s Ship Street facility as part of its strategic investment programme. The suite houses a new state-of-the-art quality control laboratory as well as an external customer laboratory service, sample preparation area and a refurbished office and meeting space. As

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Belfast Film Charity Receives Prestigious LA Accolade At Screening Of New Film

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Cinemagic, a Belfast based film charity for young people, has received a special award from the City of Los Angeles following the screening of Abia, Cinemagic’s newest production that homes in on gender-based violence in the Middle East. Joan Burney Keatings, chief executive of Cinemagic, attended the event in the Consulate General of Mexico in

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NI Company Launches New Range Of ‘No Added Sugar’ Chocolate

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As more and more consumers look for healthier snacking options, a Northern Irish chocolate brand is leading the way with a range of decadent treats that offer consumers a ‘better-for-you’ option to reduce sugar without sacrificing taste. Passionate about helping people reduce their sugar intake, Free’ist Chocolate was founded in 2013 by Belfast businessman Gerard

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The Most Popular Names That Are Used In Song Titles

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A new study has revealed that John is the most common male name in song titles, and Mary is the most common female name. Research by music industry experts Music Industry How To analyzed 2,262,292 unique track titles from 1 million Spotify playlists to discover which first names appeared the most frequently. They then found

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Jet2holidays Expands Its Dedicated Golf Packages Offer To New Destination – The Algarve

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Jet2holidays has expanded its recently-launched golf packages to one of the most sought-after golfing destinations in Europe – the Algarve in Portugal – after the success of its Antalya golf packages which launched in November last year. The new golf packages from Jet2holidays to the Algarve give golfers the opportunity to enjoy a holiday with rounds of golf included at a selection of hotels with famous

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Electric Ireland Announces Second Tariff Change In 2023

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Electric Ireland will decrease its electricity tariff by 9.2% from 1 April 2023. This follows a 23.9% tariff increase on the 1 January 2023. This price reduction coincides with the UK Government’s announcement that the rate of EPG is reducing in Northern Ireland from 13.608p/kWh to 3.77p/kWh (excluding VAT) for electricity, meaning that consumer’s bills will

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NSPCC Call For A Ban On Physical Punishment Of Children In Northern Ireland, As Wales Marks One Year Anniversary Of Change In The Law

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  NSPCC calls for equal protection in Northern Ireland, as Wales marks one year since the ban on physical punishment of children there. The charity wants the Government to act now to remove the defence of ‘reasonable punishment’ and give parents the support they need to manage children’s behaviour effectively. There is public backing for reform,

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GDP Figures Show We’re Not Out Of The Woods Yet, Say Small Firms, With Growth-Focused Budget Needed

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Responding to Office for National Statistics figures showing that GDP rose by 0.3% in January 2023 compared with the previous month, but was flat in the three months to January, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “While January’s figures are a glimmer of hope, the flat growth over the previous three months

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Asda Dundonald Colleagues Score Fundraising ‘Goal’ For Children’s Cancer Charity

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Asda colleagues from the Dundonald store swapped the sanctuary of the shop floor for the frenzy of the football pitch in support of the Cancer Fund for Children. They were one of eight Asda stores which joined forces for a football tournament that raised £5,600 for the Cancer Fund for Children, a charity that helps

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