Tributes to ‘gentle giant’ rugby player, 22, who died in road crash

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Subscribe              Jan 24, 2021           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Tributes to 'gentle giant' rugby player, 22, who died in road crash           Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old rugby player who died following a car crash in Co Antrim on Friday morning.                 Questioning me about Sinn Féin's link to the IRA is misogynistic, Michelle O'Neill claims   Michelle O'Neill has claimed that it is misogynistic to suggest that Sinn Féin is not a normal political party and is instead still an offshoot of the IRA.           Sam McBride: Shackled to Brexit, Arlene Foster can't admit that it has been disastrous for Union – but Irish Sea border is radically reshaping NI   Just three weeks into 2021, it is becoming increasingly evident that the most significant constitutional event this year will not be the centenary commemorations marking Northern Ireland's founding, but the far-reaching implications of the Irish Sea border.           Ben Lowry: It is only because Northern Ireland is so cowed by grievance mongering that army help in a pandemic is in doubt   The hullabaloo over the army helping with Northern Ireland's Covid response reflects the multiple challenges that are being mounted against this country's place in the UK.           Funeral for much-admired lawyer David Brewster 'would seen town at a standstill in normal times'   In normal circumstances the death of lawyer and loyal order stalwart David Brewster would have brought his hometown to a standstill.           'Time has come for trade union to hit reset button over its political positions'   The controversy engulfing Unison over military medics working in Covid wards shows that the time has come for the union to hit the "reset button" on its political stances.           Ben Lowry: Lockdown sceptics have been undermined by crazy theories, but more sensible criticisms of the restrictions haven't gone away   Lockdown scepticism has a low stock at the moment.           Lord Empey: The Irish Sea border is outrageous, and the DUP leader still fails to accept her role in it   Writing in the News Letter last Saturday, the DUP leader Arlene Foster tried to explain away her party's role in the creation of the Irish Sea border.           The prison terms given to the people smugglers who killed Vietnamese migrants are far too lenient   The inadequate sentences given to the people smugglers whose greed led to the death of 39 migrants yesterday is a reminder that light jail terms is not just a Northern Ireland problem.                           View more news

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