DUP chairman: Situation now as serious as 1974 strike or Anglo-Irish crisis

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Subscribe              Apr 11, 2021           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           DUP chairman: Situation now as serious as 1974 strike or Anglo-Irish crisis           The DUP chairman says that the current crisis is on a par with the Ulster Workers' Council strike and the days of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.                 Sam McBride: On the streets and in Stormont, the next few months look bleak for Northern Ireland   Since the erection of the Irish Sea border at the start of January, there has been both implicit and explicit dismissal of unionist anger.           Lord Dodds: Prince Philip was a man of duty, humanity and service   A statement from Nigel Dodds:           Another night of violence despite calls for halting of protests after Prince Philip's death   Calls for the halting of loyalist demonstrations in the wake of Prince Philip's death fell on deaf ears last night as fresh trouble broke out across Northern Ireland.           Ben Lowry: His enduring marriage to the Queen was key to our understanding of Prince Philip   On the death of Prince Philip yesterday, we were reminded that not only was he weeks from his hundredth birthday but months from his 74th wedding anniversary with the Queen.           Man charged with petrol bomb offence   A 25-year-old man has been charged with possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances.           Lord Lieutenant: His Royal Highness was a visionary man, who visited Northern Ireland more than 50 times   A letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE:           Northern Ireland treasures its memories of the Duke of Edinburgh   News Letter editorial of Saturday April 10 2021:           Shock expressed as firefighters tackle blaze in Carrick   The Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has spoken of his shock at hearing news of this morning's fire at Abbey Upholsterers in Carrick.                 View more news

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