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Thank you Protestants Against Gaelic Language – you have inspired me

19.01.2025 20

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Brónagh Diamond

Want to lose the January blues? It helps to have an attitude of gratitude

11.01.2025 10

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Brónagh Diamond

Did ye see yer man’s gettin' a knighthood?

As much as we Irish like to say that we don’t care for the monarchy, I remember the day of the royal wedding when there wasn’t a sinner to be seen...

06.01.2025 7

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Brónagh Diamond

It isn’t slander if it’s true...

A school in Manchester recently faced scrutiny after a teacher confiscated a pupil’s phone, which wouldn’t be newsworthy if the evil genius who...

29.12.2024 7

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Brónagh Diamond

Christmas makes liars of us all

CHRISTMAS time is an emotional magnifying glass. If you are feeling good about your life then you will delight in some down-time, toasting with...

21.12.2024 7

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Brónagh Diamond

Prepared for peace, but not for storms

LAST week Storm Darragh left more carnage in his wake than my kids after a bag of Skittles, with winds as high as 68mph recorded in Derry. Given...

12.12.2024 3

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Brónagh Diamond

I believe any way you read a book is the right way: Audiobooks v printed books

FOR as long as I can remember, I have loved books. As a child I would read literally anything I could get my hands on - including some very...

08.12.2024 5

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Brónagh Diamond

Fowl play on the farm and false impressions on Facebook

A FEW feathers have been ruffled by news of the disgraced Free Presbyterian Co Down farmer sentenced for housing a cannabis-growing operation....

30.11.2024 4

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Brónagh Diamond

There’s no fear like the terror of the MOT

Despite knowing the date of my MOT appointment months in advance, I still ended up searching for somewhere to have a tyre changed before 10am last...

23.11.2024 2

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Brónagh Diamond

The shock of giving birth and finding Aftermirth

I was 24 when I gave birth to my first child – which to my mind was practically middle-aged, given that many of the friends I grew up with were...

17.11.2024 6

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Brónagh Diamond

Out of the darkness… comes the Don

WE ALL awoke on Wednesday morning to a new Don – or should I say the old Don again? Regardless of how you feel about the US election, there’s...

10.11.2024 10

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Brónagh Diamond

At Halloween, just smile and hand out the sweeties - the memories will last a lifetime

DID you know that you can save a fortune on Halloween decorations if you refuse to dust the cobwebs from your house all year round? As a kid,...

03.11.2024 2

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Brónagh Diamond

The reality of having OCD is not a cleaner house, it’s having a million lightbulb moments a day - Brónagh Diamond

THE north of Ireland has some of the highest rates of mental health problems in Europe. It probably won’t surprise you to read that I contribute...

20.10.2024 4

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Brónagh Diamond

Brónagh Diamond: Is church losing Mass appeal because it’s... just no craic?

NEW research is showing that the UK officially has more atheists than believers now and according to the 2022 census, around 69% of people in...

06.10.2024 6

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Brónagh Diamond

Sharing tears, laughter and biscuits at the Irish wake

THE newspaper you are reading right now features in some of my earliest memories. Throughout my childhood I was sent to the shop every morning to...

22.09.2024 4

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Brónagh Diamond

Scenes of solidarity in face of hate are food for the soul

It would appear that history was made in Belfast. Amidst the racist rioters, a Union flag and an Irish tricolour were flown together...

13.08.2024 3

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Brónagh Diamond

Please Sir Keir... I want some more

IN MY recent comedy tour, I dedicated a segment of the show to talking about when my third baby was due in April 2017. The Tories decided that...

03.08.2024 1

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Brónagh Diamond

Forget political drama - I cast my vote for stage and screen

NOW that the elections are all wrapped up, many young people are focusing on much awaited A-level results. It may sound dramatic juxtaposing these...

16.07.2024 3

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Brónagh Diamond