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ACCLAIMED Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins was among mourners who joined Longley’s family at Saturday’s service in All Souls Church in Belfast.
The renowned poet died in hospital at the age of 85 on January 22.
A representative of Taoiseach Micheal Martin also attended the funeral, as did SDLP leader and family friend Claire Hanna.
Longley won a number of awards, including the TS Eliot Prize, the Feltrinelli International Prize and the Whitbread Poetry Prize.
He was made a CBE in 2010 and was awarded the freedom of Belfast.
Among his best-known work is the 1994 poem Ceasefire, inspired by the then-ceasefires in his native Northern Ireland and the search for peace and reconciliation.
Longley met Queen Camilla when she visited Hillsborough Castle in Co Down last year for a poetry event.
Reverend Chris Hudson from All Souls Church said Longley had managed to enter people’s consciousness.
He said: “That is a noble place for the poet to be.
“The poet touches the soul of people. Preachers and politicians can make speeches or sermons that use thousands of words to touch our imagination, but the poet can manage with few yet go straight to the heart, such as Michael.”
President Higgins led the tributes to Longley after his death was announced last month, saying he would “be recognised as one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced, and it has long been my belief that his work is of the level that would be befitting of a Nobel Prize for Literature”.
Roisin McDonough, the chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, said Longley had been a “towering figure” of Northern Ireland arts for 60 years.
She added: “He was one of our truly great poets, one of the most respected and influential of his generation, his name spoken alongside Heaney, Carson and Mahon, all of whom are sadly now no longer with us.
“We have lost a guide, a friend, an inspiration, but his poetry will last – and it will be cherished by generations to come.”
Longley is survived by his wife, Edna, and children Rebecca, Daniel and Sarah.
Church’s plan to fork out £100million in slavery reparations might not be legal, think tank claims
A CHURCH of England plan to pay £100million slavery reparations is legally dubious, a think tank report claims.
The controversial Project Spire proposal is said to go beyond the Church Commissioners’ lawful powers and charitable purpose.
It is “poorly justified and historically uninformed” and will divert money intended for struggling parish churches, the Policy Exchange report argues
One of the authors, the Rev Prof Nigel Biggar, said: “The British were among the first peoples in the history of the world to abolish both the slave trade and slavery.
“They went on to do penance for slavery by spending resources of money, ships, and lives in suppressing slavery worldwide for a century-and-a-half.”
He said the question of which past wrongs to right needed a carefully considered answer — but added: “Yet, nowhere have the Church Commissioners felt it necessary to give one.
“This represents a serious failure of due diligence on the part of Church Commissioners.”
The report warns of pressure on others, such as the Government and Royal Family, to follow suit.
CEO of the Commissioners Gareth Mostyn said the report mischaracterised the project.
Adding: “It is entirely right that we learn from our history and respond appropriately to these shameful findings, and we are now in discussion with the Charity Commission about the establishment of a new fund for healing, repair, and justice, and are exploring such authorisations as may be required.”
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Ethan Rafferty takes advantage of new gaelic football rules to help Armagh seal statement win over Tyrone in Division 1
GOALKEEPER Ethan Rafferty scored five points as rampant Armagh saw off Tyrone at the Athletic Grounds last night.
The Grange clubman helped the All-Ireland SFC champions claim a seven-point win over the Red Hands — showcasing what stoppers can do under the new rules.
He even scored a brace of two-pointers for Kieran McGeeney’s troops under the lights — despite not being picked to start until late on.
After losing their NFL Division 1 opener against Galway last weekend, Armagh were a transformed team.
And it was quite the time for them to do it as they played in front of 14,336 jubilant fans — likely still on a high from their Sam Maguire success last year.
With a strong wind in their favour during the opening half, the Orchard romped to a 1-14 to 0-3 lead against a stunned Tyrone side, with Andrew Murnin scoring their goal.
The Red Hands were comfortable winners over league champions Derry in their first game.
But they were outplayed and outclassed by an Armagh side who attacked relentlessly from the first whistle.
And the late inclusion of Rafferty proved a masterstroke — with the goalkeeper looking like he is tailor-made to play under the new rules.
With the wind at the Orchard’s backs in the opening spell, their intent to go for two-pointers was obvious.
Rafferty scored 0-4 of Armagh’s first-half total from two long-range scores.
And with Aidan Forker and Ross McQuillan also scoring from outside the arc, Armagh managed a whopping eight points from four two-pointers before the break.
It would have been more if it was not for Niall Morgan getting his hand to an effort from Murnin — which reduced the score to one point.
Tyrone were well off the pace in a first half dominated by the All-Ireland champions, back on home soil for the first time since lifting Sam last summer.
And Kieran McGeeney’s side delivered with a performance that was brimming with confidence, cohesion and a new-found understanding of the new rules which seemed to be lacking in Salthill last weekend.
Murnin’s goal came after 20 minutes. After Armagh claimed a Tyrone kickout, Oisín Conaty threaded a pass through to Rory Grugan who squared the ball across to Murnin — who flew in at the back post to palm it beyond Morgan.
Armagh led 1-5 to 0-1 at that point, with Tyrone taking 16 minutes to register their first point through Shea O’Hare.
Tyrone had plenty of the ball but were reluctant to shoot into the wind and looked dejected as they sloped off at half-time trailing by 14 points,
They were going to have to shoot the lights out to have any hope of making the second half competitive.
But Armagh quickly showed they were in no mood to allow them back into it.
Within nine second-half minutes, they had scored a further four points — more than Tyrone had managed in the entire opening period.
Darren McCurry at least got the scoreboard ticking over with a pair of two-point frees to get Tyrone into double figures.
Liam Gray, sub Eoin McElholm and a two-pointer from play from Michael McKernan soon reduced the deficit to a more respectable eight points with just under ten minutes to play.
But they could only cut the deficit to seven points by the end as Armagh managed the game well and stayed in control of it.
ARMAGH: E Rafferty 0-5, 2tp; T McCormack 0-1, B McCambridge, J Duffy; Connaire Mackin, A Forker 0-2, 1 tp, G McCabe; B Crealey, R McQuillan 0-3, 1 tp; O Conaty 0-1, R Grugan 0-1f, D McMullan 0-1; J Hall 0-1, A Murnin 1-4, C Turbitt 0-4, 1f. Subs: S Campbell for McQuillan 55 mins; C McConville for Grugan 65; J Og Burns for Mackin 68.
TYRONE: N Morgan; A Clarke, P Teague, N Devlin; F Burns, M McKernan 0-4, 2tp, S O’Hare 0-2; B Kennedy 0-1, L Gray 0-1; S O’Donnell 0-2, K McGeary 0-1, A Donaghy; D McCurry 0-6, 2f, 2tpf, M Donnelly, R Cassidy. Subs: C Kilpatrick for Donaghy h-t; E McElholm 0-1 for Cassidy h-t; R Brennan for Burns 46 mins; C Daly for Gray 47. C McShane for Donnelly 63.
REFEREE: J McQuillan (Cavan).
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RYANAIR has scrapped a flight route out of one of the UK’s leading airports after only a year
The budget airline has hit out at the Labour government after a “holiday tax” that will make travel more expensive for Brits.
Ryanair has halted all flights to and from Bournemouth Airport to Agadir in Morocco, which was a popular vacation destination.
The first flight to the sunny location took off in April 2024, giving the route only 10 months in the sky before it was brought crashing dow to land.
Agadir became the company’s 19th destination from Bournemouth during the 2023 season which saw the airport take on 30% more flights per week.
Ryanair has hit out at the Labour government’s implementation of AFD – Air Passenger Duty – will rise by 15 per cent on most flights from April 2026.
AFD is added to flights taking off from the UK and the cost is often passed down to customers.
According to a study by TaxPayers’ Alliance this means a family of four flying to Disneyland Florida will be taxed £408.
This will increase to £424 – or £106 per person – for ultra long-haul destinations like Australia.
For comparison, in 1994 when it was first introduced APD was just £5 for short flights and £10 for long trips.
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary claimed that Chancellor Rachel Reeves should put a halt on the levy, rather than “waffle on” about a Heathrow expansion, which he described as “a dead cat”.
Michael said: “Sadly to date, the Labour government has raised taxes while it rewarded train drivers and junior doctors, but damages economic activity and growth with this APD tax hike.”
The boss further suggested that scrapping AFD would mean 30million more passengers landing in the UK in the next five years.
Ryanair has recently announced seven extra routes from Stansted.
The airline will be operating new routes from London Stansted to Reggio Calabria in Italy, Clermont-Ferrand in France, Münster and Lübeck in Germany and Linz in Austria.
Flights to Reggio Calabria in Italy will launch on February 3, with the twice-weekly service operating every Sunday and Wednesday.
Flights take three hours, with one-way fares from just £14.99.
Despite this announcement, there are fears in the travel sector that rising flight costs could severely damage business.
Rachel Reeves introduced the tax increase because she claimed APD has not risen with inflation.
But the study suggests that by the time the hikes take effect, inflation will have gone up by roughly 111 per cent since the time the levy was introduced.
APD however will have increased by 200 per cent for short-haul flights in Europe and 920 per cent for long-haul trips.
The move is expected to deal a massive blow to the travel industry and has been criticised for targeting working people.
Advice for flying with Ryanair
- All Ryanair passengers can bring a small personal bag on board but this must fit under the seat in front of you, but it must be no bigger than 40cm x 20cm x 25cm
- Any over-sized cabin bags will be refused at the boarding gate and put in the hold for a fee
- Ryanair also charges passengers up to £55 check-in at the airport
- Anyone who loses their card at the airport will have to pay a £20 reissue fee
- Book to sit in the front five rows if you want to head off the plane first
- Extra legroom seats can be found in rows 1 A, B, C or 2 D, E, F as well as row 16 and 17 near the emergency exit
- The worst seat on Ryanair’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft is also 11A because of its lack of window.
Darwin Friend of TaxPayers’ Alliance told the Mail Online: “While the Prime Minister is able to swan off around the world without the need to pay APD from his own pocket.
“The taxpayers funding his travel have to work even harder to be able to afford an annual holiday.
“Ministers should immediately freeze this tax for an extended period to bring it more in line with inflation.”
The move to raise AFD was announced in Labour’s budget back in October.
The Chancellor told the Commons at the time: “Air passenger duty has not kept up with inflation in recent years so we are introducing an adjustment, meaning an increase of no more than £2 for an economy class short-haul flight.”
She continued: “But I am taking a different approach when it comes to private jets, increasing the rate of air passenger duty by a further 50 per cent.
“That is equivalent to £450 per passenger for a private jet to, say, California.”
Peter O’Mahony’s wife Jessica jokes ‘Caroline left John for Itoje’ as she posts pic of his mum beaming with England star
PETER O’MAHONY’s mum was all smiles in a photo with England star Maro Itoje.
The Ireland and England players mingled after Simon Easterby’s side’s 27-22 win at the Aviva Stadium.
While the action on the field was intense but the post-match festivities seemed jovial.
Peter O’Mahony‘s wife Jessica shared a cute pic of his mum Caroline alongside the Three Lions’ titanic captain Maro Itoje.
Alongside the pic, Jess joked: “Caroline has left John [Peter’s dad] for @maroitoje”.
She followed this up with a pic of Caroline, her husband John, and rugby star son, adding: “Didn’t work out so she’s back with John”.
Maro Itoje may have been smiling in the photo but he will have been left disappointed by his side’s second-half capitulation.
Leading 10-5 at half-time and looking confident, Steve Borthwick‘s side were put to the sword by the hosts in the second.
Tries from the powerful Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne, and Dan Sheehan propelled Ireland into a commanding lead going into the last ten minutes.
And while the visitors responded with a pair of late tries, they were made to settle for a losing bonus point.
Sheehan came on off the bench for his first appearance since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament just seven months ago.
Wearing a black knee brace, the 26-year-old showed that he had not lost a step when he darted over the line from a James Lowe pass with less than ten minutes.
The emotion on his face was indicative of how much the moment meant for a player whose return from injury defied traditional timetables.
On social media, fans praised him as being among the best in the world.
Dave sad: “For a guy just back from a long injury layoff and with precious little rugby before coming on today Dan Sheehan is just unbelievable.
“He has to be nailed on to start for the Lions, he is the best hooker in world rugby.”
Jim posted: “Simple as, 7 months out and doesn’t seem have lost one bit of skill”
Jack said: “Dan Sheehan is not human. That’s all”
Paddy declared: “Dan Sheehan is one of the premier ballers of my lifetime. Absolute player.”
Buff posted: “Dan Sheehan turned the Game when he came on. NO BREAD, NO WATER, JUST MEATTTT”