Journalist turned Comms Officer. Ex @BelTel @TheSundayLife. Formerly @utv. Even more formerly @QRadioOfficial. 🦋: https://teapawt.net/t.co/PNhqqmvVk2
Joined November 2010
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Delightful @Translink_NI service - over 40mins late on 1pm Derry-Belfast, understandable given weather. Less understandable, terminating at Lanyon to turn without telling anyone expecting to get out at Botanic/GC. Basically called a liar for flagging your on-board PA didn't work. – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
Where my journalism career began - and I ended up getting my first proper job before I even finished the course, juggling shifts at Q Radio with exams. Not bad going given that the @UlsterUni Journalism course back then was print-led! Check out how it looks now ⬇️ – at Broughshane, Northern Ireland
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TV, radio, digital, content creation, live production and plenty of opportunities to learn from the industry. Pass it on ⬇️
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These hydration breaks aren't doing enough to kill the #worldcupfinal atmosphere and tension...
Justin Bieber: "Say less." – at Broughshane, Northern Ireland
I remember the first time I bumped into Jim on a night out, being fascinated by how he held court and his old-school words of wisdom.
"Bring me a front page, I'll give you a job."
Nearly delivered the front page. Ended up on a boat. Long story.
Condolences to Lindy & family.
Brian Rowan pays tribute to his long-time friend, Sunday World journalist Jim McDowell, who has died
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Yesterday my wonderful friend Paul Conroy @reflextv died of a heart attack. After years taking pictures and reporting in some of the world’s most dangerous places, he was visiting family in Devon. All of us who knew and loved him are devastated. He was 61.
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Prominent representatives from the Normandy region of France have been hosted by @Mayor_MEA in Carrickfergus - as part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s plans to celebrate European Year of the Normans (Millenium 2027).
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Love this "never too late" message from my former classmate and birthday twin! 😁
‘It’s never too late to do something you love...’
Former journalist with NI roots Seán Feeny talks to @edwinmcfee about recording the album he carried in his head for years.
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On his last day as @BelTel editor, Eoin Brannigan reflects on five & a half remarkable years - which began from his home in Dublin amid lockdown, involved legal victories, and ultimately transformed the paper for the better with 16,500 paying subscribers.
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What a great thing to get to be a little part of, visiting St Patrick's College in Ballymena with Waterford actor Jamie Beamish as part of the Creative Communities on a Shared Island project by Mid & East Antrim Borough Council and Waterford City & County Council. – at Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Jamie Beamish has been speaking about the importance of showing young people they can have fulfilling careers in the arts, as he delivered a workshop to students in Mid and East Antrim.
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Yeesh. I mean, logic or a shred of familiarity with it suggests hockey's UK growth and popularity with women led to the rise of those "books", not the other way round. Getting a notion, being told you're wrong and cracking on anyway isn't journalism. 🙄
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Mayor of Mid and East Antrim @JacksonMinford has announced his chosen charities for his term of office. NI Chest Heart & Stroke (@nichstweet) and the NI’s Children’s Hospice (@nichildrenshosp) will now receive Council's fundraising and awareness support.
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ALT Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with (from left to right) Rosemary Kennedy from the Ballymena NI Hospice Support Group; Gavin Adams, Director of Income Generation at NI Chest Heart & Stroke; Kieran Buchanan, NI Hospice’s Community Relationship Manager for the area; and Muriel Barr from the Ballymena NI Hospice Support Group.
I recall Belfast traffic chaos being blamed on commuters not using public transport... £17.50 return for the privilege of standing crushed in a metal box for the guts of an hour while passengers breathed through their ears to allow the train doors to close. Wasn't even rush hour.
Next year would have marked 20 years in journalism for me, but after a media career that's taken me from radio to TV, print and digital, tonight I'm signing off on my final @BelTel shift and getting ready for a new chapter away from news. Don't think it's sunk in yet!
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The 35-year-old former @BelfastGiants player lost his hearing completely within the space of seven months and is now profoundly deaf - but doctors still don’t know what caused it.
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Asylum seekers' support includes £49.18 a week and basic temporary accommodation. How many are there in Ballymena? Zero. In fact, there are zero registered asylum seekers in the entire Mid and East Antrim local government area.
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A Facebook group has been urging people to post addresses they want targeted in Ballymena. One user pointed out addresses given of homes to protect were also openly identifying where often vulnerable elderly people lived alone.
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Alina Bohdan fled war in Ukraine. She has young children and is suffering from cancer. Last night she was huddled in fear reading the Bible to them as a baying racist mob swept down the street, seeking whom they might devour. What sickening insanity.
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