0 Comments Lord Alderdice selling up prior to leaving Northern Ireland for England BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Former Alliance leader John Alderdice has spoken about why he is leaving Northern Ireland, saying he feels it is now time to move on. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/lord-alderdice-selling-up-prior-to-leaving-northern-ireland-for-england-36742883.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36742880.ece/eeef4/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-03-26_new_39597897_I3.JPG Email Former Alliance leader John Alderdice has spoken about why he is leaving Northern Ireland, saying he feels it is now time to move on. Lord Alderdice (62) and his wife Joan have placed their stately Victorian home in east Belfast on the market as they prepare to move to England. He explained his decision as being down to both work and the fact that most of his family are now based across the water. The former Assembly Speaker said: "Joan and I have decided to sell our … [Read more...] about Lord Alderdice selling up prior to leaving Northern Ireland for England
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Brexit more important than keeping Northern Ireland within UK- poll finds
0 Comments Brexit more important than keeping Northern Ireland within UK- poll finds BelfastTelegraph.co.uk More voters in Great Britain rate leaving the EU as a priority ahead of maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a poll has suggested. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/brexit-more-important-than-keeping-northern-ireland-within-uk-poll-finds-36744636.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36744637.ece/9db89/AUTOCROP/h342/2017-12-08_new_36864308_I1.JPG Email More voters in Great Britain rate leaving the EU as a priority ahead of maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a poll has suggested. More than a third of those polled (36%) said exiting the European Union was a higher priority than keeping Northern Ireland within the UK. Of those surveyed, 29% said retaining Northern Ireland within the UK was more important than Brexit. Around 22% said neither was important, while the remainder said they did not know … [Read more...] about Brexit more important than keeping Northern Ireland within UK- poll finds
Northern Ireland estate agents join Rory McIlroy and Liam Neeson on Irish rich list
0 Comments Northern Ireland estate agents join Rory McIlroy and Liam Neeson on Irish rich list BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Two Co Antrim brothers are the highest newcomers to the Sunday Times Rich List. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-estate-agents-join-rory-mcilroy-and-liam-neeson-on-irish-rich-list-36742804.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/article36742801.ece/9331c/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-03-26_bus_39595168_I1.JPG Email Two Co Antrim brothers are the highest newcomers to the Sunday Times Rich List. Among the usual array of stars of stage, screen and the sporting world are the little-known siblings Michael (44) and Kenny (42) Bruce from Larne. Their online company Purplebricks has turned the tables on the estate agency business in the same manner as taxi tech firm Uber and the accommodation website Airbnb have in their respective spheres, by offering householders a flat rate to sell their homes, potentially … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland estate agents join Rory McIlroy and Liam Neeson on Irish rich list
March 1988, two shocking weeks in Northern Ireland Troubles
0 Comments March 1988, two shocking weeks in Northern Ireland Troubles - Gibraltar, Milltown massacre and Corporals' murders BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The west Belfast man who sipped his cooling pint in the July sunshine outside the Pier Head Hotel in Mullaghmore suddenly swung the conversation away from Lord Mountbatten to those frenzied 14 days in March 1988. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/archive/march-1988-two-shocking-weeks-in-northern-ireland-troubles-gibraltar-milltown-massacre-and-corporals-murders-36673380.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36673738.ece/2f306/AUTOCROP/h342/he_fune-_Read-Only_.jpg Email The west Belfast man who sipped his cooling pint in the July sunshine outside the Pier Head Hotel in Mullaghmore suddenly swung the conversation away from Lord Mountbatten to those frenzied 14 days in March 1988. He'd been talking about the IRA murders of Prince Philip's uncle and his companions only yards away in the beautiful Co Sligo seaside … [Read more...] about March 1988, two shocking weeks in Northern Ireland Troubles
Wartime Northern Ireland tourism poster up for auction in US
0 Comments Wartime Northern Ireland tourism poster up for auction in US BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A rare travel poster advertising Northern Ireland as a wartime tourist destination is set to fetch between £850 and £1,300 at auction in America. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/archive/wartime-northern-ireland-tourism-poster-up-for-auction-in-us-36619763.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36619762.ece/3b24d/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-02-20_new_38691756_I1.JPG Email A rare travel poster advertising Northern Ireland as a wartime tourist destination is set to fetch between £850 and £1,300 at auction in America. The advert features Lurig Mountain near Cushendall on the Co Antrim coast. It was produced for the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) Railway by English artist, Eric Hesketh Hubbard in 1944. Now, 74 years later, the framed poster is to go under the hammer at the Swann Auction Galleries in New York next Thursday, March 1. Artist … [Read more...] about Wartime Northern Ireland tourism poster up for auction in US