IN NEWS
Irish community mourns the loss of MH17 flight victim
Second-generation Irishman Liam Sweeney was one of the passengers on board the flight which was shot down as it passed through Ukrainian air-space last Thursday.
At the Tyneside Irish Centre, where Liam was a well-known member, shocked staff and fellow members have paid tribute to him.
Abuse enquiry is under threat, warns Robinson
Disagreements over budgets at Stormont are putting the state inquiry into historical institutional abuse in the North of Ireland in jeopardy, First Minister Peter Robinson has warned.
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