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www.gov.uk Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone: 15 October 2026 The King has been pleased to appoint Mr William James Baxter QPM DL as His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone. Interesting piece that relitigates the naming of this state as ‘Ireland’ - something that you might imagine would have been more contentious (à la north Macedonia), when the state of Ireland is not coextensive with the country ‘Ireland’ muse.jhu.edu/article/1001422View quoted post on X
www.irishtimes.com New rules for Irish citizenship: How will they work? Refugee and migrant support groups not impressed with changes 
www.irishtimes.com Heather Humphreys: I don’t regret running for president. I do regret the sectarian undercurrent it... If some people can’t get their heads around a picnic in Drum with a few accordion bands, then what chance do we stand when it comes to bigger, thornier questions? 
