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Viral Northern Ireland pub returns with touching Christmas advert about grief

The co-owner of a Northern Ireland pub which went viral for its Christmas advert last year is back with a new one encouraging people to “cherish” their loved ones. Charlie’s Bar in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, returned on Friday with the advert ...

03 Dec 2024 at 13:45

Local News

Visit Causeway Coast and Glens shortlisted for coveted NI Social Media Awards 2024

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's Destination Marketing team, Visit Causeway Coast and Glens, have been nominated for two awards in the prestigious NI Social Media Awards 2024. The team have been shortlisted for ‘Best Use of Social ...

11 Sept 2024 at 09:30

Northern Ireland

Police braced for planned unrest by ‘hateful and divisive’ groups

Police remain braced for planned unrest by “hateful and divisive groups” as they monitor reports of at least 30 possible gatherings and threats against immigration law specialists. A list of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies has been ...

07 Aug 2024 at 07:40

Northern Ireland

Co Tyrone man detained in Dubai arrives home in ‘Christmas miracle’

A Co Tyrone man detained in Dubai over an online review he posted has arrived home in what he described as a “Christmas miracle”. Craig Ballentine, 33, from Cookstown, was arrested in October when he landed in Abu Dhabi for a short ...

20 Dec 2024 at 15:59

National News

Electric Picnic line-up to be announced on Friday

The Electric Picnic lineup will be revealed on Friday, the festival organisers have revealed. A post across the Electric Picnic social media accounts arrived today, after concerns of the delay in announcing the lineup were voiced ...

22 Apr 2024 at 13:52

Arts & Entertainment

Facebook unveils new major update

Facebook has unveiled a new look to the home page within its mobile app, as the platform moves towards becoming more of a “discovery engine” than just a social network. A major update to the app on Android and iOS sees a new ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:01

Arts & Entertainment

Twitter users told to be wary of scam messages

Twitter has warned users to be aware of scammers posing as Twitter employees in order to try and get hold of log-in details and other personal information. It comes after a number of verified users on the platform, ...

19 May 2022 at 15:28

Northern Ireland

Coroner seeking Noah Donohoe Instagram messages to send Meta court order

A coroner investigating the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe is to send a court order to Meta in a bid to access private messages in the late teenager’s Instagram account. Noah, 14, was found dead in a ...

23 May 2025 at 16:50

National News

TikTok staff in China can access EU user data, company reveals

TikTok has told its users in the UK and EU that some of its staff in China are able to access data around their accounts. In an update to its privacy policy, the social media giant’s head of privacy in ...

03 Nov 2022 at 15:53

Arts & Entertainment

Piers Morgan apologises to Ed Sheeran following 'abusive nonsense'

Piers Morgan has apologised to Ed Sheeran after his Twitter account was hacked and posted abusive messages referring to the singer last month. The former Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter, who has ...

09 Jan 2023 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Police chief ‘concerned’ at numbers failing vetting over social media activity

Northern Ireland’s chief constable has expressed concern at the number of applicants failing vetting because of social media usage. Jon Boutcher was speaking amid a significant Police Service of ...

06 Feb 2025 at 15:55

Arts & Entertainment

BeReal: How does the social media app work and why is it becoming so popular?

A new wave of social media apps are becoming increasingly popular among young people who want to get back to interacting with friends over creating content for the world to see. At the centre ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:34

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