News Letter Front 12-05-11
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PRIME Minister David Cameron will make his frst ofcial visit to the Irish Republic next week – coinciding with the Queen’s historic state visit. The Conservative leader will meet taoiseach Enda Kenny at Dublin’s Government Buildings on Wednesday. The trip coincides with the Queen’s visit – the frst by a reigning British monarch to the Republic. Mr Kenny said: “I am very happy to have had the support o our riend Mr Cameron, and indeed his government, which was one o the frst to oer bilateral loan arrangements or Ireland.” See page 14 Cameron to visit Republic NEWS Letter columnist John Connery has been highly commended in a prestigious awards ceremony or his writings on living with cancer. The 54-year-old, rom Scarva in Co Armagh, won recognition or his popular weekly column, Living with the Big C, at the Regional Press Awards in London yesterday. John approached the News Letter in February 2010 with the idea o writing a column to “inspire and comort other readers who may be on the same journey and who eel scared and helpless”. See page 5 Cancer writer commended Alliance eclipse UUP in executive THE Ulster Unionists will have ewer seats in the executive than the Alliance Party ater David McClarty last night declined oers to re-join the party which deselected him. The East Londonderry MLA — re- elected with an increased mandate ater the local UUP constituency association chairman described him as a “spent orce” — last night delivered a resh blow to Tom Elliott’s leadership. The independent MLA said that he had received “lots o phone calls; phone calls that were not orthcoming prior to my election on Thursday”. Mr McClarty’s decision ollowed a day o speculation about Mr Elliott’s position and the news that an extraordinary UUP executive meeting will be held in Dungannon on Saturday. There has been widespread controversy ater Mr Elliott responded to republican hecklers at the assembly election count at the weekend by calling them “the scum o Sinn Fein”. Last night Mr Elliott oered a qualifed apology or his remarks, but was insistent he was not withdrawing them, just oering clarifcation. “I the broad nationalist community was oended by my comments I apologise to them,” he said. “I was not reerring to them, only to those who have perpetrated violence. BY SAM McBRIDE Political Correspondent [email protected] First Minister Peter Robinson gets into the swing of things at the rst day of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society annual show at Balmoral yesterday PICTURE: Paul Faith/PA Balmoral: Day 1 The pride of Northern Ireland Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk Price: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Thursday, May 12, 2011 Lennon hit by fan as title race goes to the wire – SPORT Turn to page 7 REPORT, RESULTS AND PICTURES – PAGES 8, 9, 10 & 11 NIO pledge over counts THE Northern Ireland Ofce yesterday pledged to help speed up the counting process or uture elections. All parties united to condemn last week’s assembly count, which wasn’t completed until some 48 hours ater polling. NIO minister Hugo Swire said yesterday he would work “to help speed up” the process. See page 6 David McClarty
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PRIME Minister DavidCameron will make hisfrst ofcial visit to theIrish Republic next week– coinciding with the Queen’shistoric state visit.
The Conservative leader willmeet taoiseach Enda Kennyat Dublin’s GovernmentBuildings on Wednesday.
The trip coincides with theQueen’s visit – the frst by areigning British monarch tothe Republic.
Mr Kenny said: “I am veryhappy to have had the supporto our riend Mr Cameron, andindeed his government, which was one o the frst to oerbilateral loan arrangementsor Ireland.”
See page 14
Cameron tovisit Republic
NEWS Letter columnistJohn Connery has beenhighly commended in aprestigious awards ceremonyor his writings on living withcancer.
The 54-year-old, romScarva in Co Armagh, wonrecognition or his popular weekly column, Living withthe Big C, at the RegionalPress Awards in Londonyesterday.
John approached the NewsLetter in February 2010 withthe idea o writing a column
to “inspire and comort otherreaders who may be on thesame journey and who eelscared and helpless”.
See page 5
Cancer writer
commended
Alliance eclipse
UUP in executiveTHE Ulster Unionists will haveewer seats in the executive than the
Alliance Party ater David McClartylast night declined oers to re-jointhe party which deselected him.
The East Londonderry MLA — re-elected with an increased mandateater the local UUP constituencyassociation chairman described
him as a “spent orce” — last nightdelivered a resh blow to Tom Elliott’sleadership.
The independent MLA said thathe had received “lots o phone calls;phone calls that were not orthcomingprior to my election on Thursday”.
Mr McClarty’s decision olloweda day o speculation about MrElliott’s position and the news thatan extraordinary UUP executivemeeting will be held in Dungannonon Saturday. There has been
widespread controversy ater Mr
Elliott responded to republicanhecklers at the assembly electioncount at the weekend by calling them“the scum o Sinn Fein”.
Last night Mr Elliott oered aqualifed apology or his remarks, but
was insistent he was not withdrawing
them, just oering clarifcation.“I the broad nationalist community was oended by my comments Iapologise to them,” he said. “I wasnot reerring to them, only to those
who have perpetrated violence.
BY SAM McBRIDE
Political Correspondent
First Minister Peter Robinson gets into the swing of things at the rst day of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society annual show at Balmoral yesterdayPICTURE: Paul Faith/PA
Balmoral: Day 1
The pride of Northern IrelandSince 1737
www.newsletter.co.ukPrice: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Thursday, May 12, 2011
Lennon hit by fan as title race goes to the wire – SPORT
Turn to page 7
REPORT, RESULTS
AND PICTURES –
PAGES 8, 9, 10 & 11
NIO pledgeover countsTHE Northern Ireland Ofceyesterday pledged to helpspeed up the counting processor uture elections.
All parties united to
condemn last week’sassembly count, which wasn’tcompleted until some 48 hoursater polling. NIO ministerHugo Swire said yesterdayhe would work “to help speedup” the process.
See page 6David McClarty
