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'Northern Ireland is being left behind on assisted dying'

Polling suggests there is some public support for a bill and while the majority of MPs from Northern Ireland plan to vote against it at Westminster, assisted dying is not yet on the political agenda at Stormont.

We’ve always had assisted dying – it used to be ‘the code’

There is always a lot of whispering in the hospital corridor outside a room in which someone is dying. Yet when it comes to the forthcoming debate on assisted dying, much still remains unsaid.

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UK Presents Bill To Allow 'Assisted Dying': What It Means And How Is It Different From Euthanasia

Assisted death is legal in at least 11 states across the US along with a handful of other countries like Canada and Belgium. Let us understand what it really means and why it is controversial.

Two Northern Ireland men die in Donegal crash

Two men have died and three other people have been injured in a two-car crash in County Donegal, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It happened on the N15 road at Liscooley near Castlefinn at about 22:00 local time on Friday.

Assisted dying kills society’s most vulnerable

On Friday, the Assisted Dying Bill will be voted on after just five hours of debate and without any impact assessment. MPs will be limited to two or three minutes to make their case. This is no way to settle one of the great moral dilemmas of our age.

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All Northern Ireland schools to get a defibrillator

Education Minister Paul Givan is expected to spend more than £700,000 on the move.

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London urged to restrict gambling advertising in Northern Ireland

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

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TUV MP Jim Allister rejects government assurances that Windsor Framework will not stop smoking ban applying to Northern Ireland

A minister has insisted that Government plans to create a "smoke-free generation" will apply in Northern Ireland, amid ...

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Paris 2024: Medals and Memories - Athletes from Northern Ireland reflect on their path to Olympic success in new film

Swimmers Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan, rowers Rebecca Shorten, Hannah Scott and Philip Doyle and gymnast Rhys McClenaghan ...

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Snowfall causes travel disruption in parts of Northern Ireland

Freezing temperatures and snowfall has led to travel disruption in some parts of Northern Ireland. Translink has warned of ...

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'Starts as a thriller, ends as a tragedy': 'Say Nothing' depicts the Troubles in Northern Ireland

The new HULU show 'Say Nothing' is based on Patrick Raden Keefe's non-fiction book 'Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and ...

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The Nolan Show - Does Northern Ireland need a new flag? Calls for more ‘inclusive’ flag for Commonwealth games athletes. - BBC Sounds

Does Northern Ireland need a new flag? Calls for more ‘inclusive’ flag for Commonwealth games athletes.

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Snow and ice warnings issued across Northern Ireland

Weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for Northern Ireland and began at 18:00 GMT on Tuesday and set to end at ...

‘Say Nothing’ relives the 30-year war in Northern Ireland

“Say Nothing,” a new limited series on FX, follows the decades of violence in Northern Ireland through the eyes of the ...

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William charmed by Northern Ireland’s own prince of the silver screen

The heir to the throne was charmed by Northern Ireland’s very own prince of the silver screen during a visit to the region.

Northern Ireland trade union calls for action to address growing fuel poverty crisis for pensioners

A trade union is calling on Stormont to restore pensioners' "warmth, dignity, and fairness" amid a grrowing fuel poverty ...

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