Barry Whyte

@BarryWhyte85

Chief Reporter for BMAI. Got a story anywhere in Ireland, get in touch Barry.Whyte@newstalk.com

Dublin via Donegal/Tyrone Joined November 2010

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Just walked around Dublin city centre this eve. I haven’t seen it this quiet since the Covid lockdowns.

Restaurants, bars & cafés virtually empty.

It certainly looks like many people have decided to avoid the capital ahead of tomorrow’s EPC summit & the major security op

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The narrowing of the gap between those who want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK and those who favour a united Ireland continues.

A six-point narrowing in less than three years.

A border poll within the next decade looks increasingly plausible.

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More results from the LucidTalk Autumn26 NI 'Tracker' poll (3,989 sample, NI rep. sample) as reported in the @BelTel today (9/11) - Q6: If there were a referendum (i.e. a ‘Border poll’) on the constitutional position of Northern Ireland today, - How would you vote?

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All commercial units in Seven Mills are now in the legal process and are no longer available.

Agreements are progressing for a crèche, convenience store, pharmacy and medical centre, with openings expected in Q1 2027 (let’s wait and see)

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I reported on this earlier this year.

New housing developments sold as utopias, with public transport, shops, schools and crèches on the doorstep.

The reality? Bus stops with no buses. Trains too packed to board. Shops, schools and crèches still not built. A lack of parking.
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Gardai now confirm that six teens have been hospitalised after being struck by a car in Dún Laoghaire. Some are critically injured.

3 boys & 3 girls were involved in the collision on Oliver Plunkett Road.

Gardaí have launched a major investigation & are appealing for witnesses

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Seven teenagers have been injured after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in Dún Laoghaire.

The collision happened on Oliver Plunkett Road at around 3pm.

The seven teenagers and the driver, a woman in her 40s, have all been taken to hospital with varying injuries.

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Seven teenagers have been injured after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in Dún Laoghaire.

The collision happened on Oliver Plunkett Road at around 3pm.

The seven teenagers and the driver, a woman in her 40s, have all been taken to hospital with varying injuries.