Ian Paisley has apologised after retweeting a message from right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins which said: "London has a higher murder rate than New York...and Ramadan's not yet begun."
The fire brigade were on strike, Alex Maskey became the first Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Belfast and the Queen visited Northern Ireland as part of her Jubilee celebrations.
Jordanstown's Andy Reid put an injury-blighted couple of seasons behind him as he bounced back with a debut victory in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 race at Donington Park.
Now that the dust has well and truly settled on Saturday's thrilling Irish Cup semi-finals, we take a look back at the reaction from some of the key protagonists.
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