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Ben Lowry

@BenLowry2

Editor of the News Letter, the world's oldest continuously published daily English language newspaper. All views expressed are my own

Belfast

Joined February 2012

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Ben Lowry
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Jul 10, 2023
We're the world's oldest daily, albeit English language. An older German paper has sadly ended its print edition to be just digital but I get little pleasure at our move towards oldest of all because their change reflects challenges for the industry 1/3
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Ben Lowry
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Jul 30, 2024
Incredible. The best in the world! The first Northern Ireland person to win an individual gold since Mary Peters
'I was so nervous, that’s the most nervous I’ve ever been for a race...but I heard my brother'
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Ben Lowry
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Aug 3, 2024
This is remarkable. Irish flags and UK flag flown side by side at protest against immigration in Belfast. I am not aware of anything like this since the onset of the Troubles
Union flags and Irish flags are flown side by side at anti immigrant protest in Belfast city centre
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Ben Lowry
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Mar 16, 2020
Interesting press conference. We are fortunate in the UK to live in a country with outstanding scientific leaders. How contemptible that their motives have been maligned and traduced by fools
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Apr 14, 2021
The speech by @CatharineHoey in the Lords yesterday: "The army and police stopped a civil war from breaking out in Northern Ireland, for which they get few thanks, just unending re-investigations"
Baroness Hoey: Protection for veterans should apply to those who served in Northern Ireland
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Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Feb 8, 2024
The latest evidence that Ireland is perhaps the unfriendliest country in Europe towards Israel (something I have been saying for years):
Ireland refuse to shake hands with Israel before basketball match following anti-Semitism row
From telegraph.co.uk
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Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Mar 27, 2022
Mum once said that I always remembered Mother's Day. I take consolation from that, given that I had more than the odd shortcoming as a son over the decades. This is the first such Mothering Sunday without her. To those who still have one, savour the miracle of a mum!!
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Jul 6, 2024
Why is the key fact not more reported? Unionists are taunted about an inevitable all Ireland yet pulled 3% ahead of nationalists. We had @conormurphysf on @BBCNewsNI lecture us early yesterday about how we must discuss constitutional change. No we mustn't
Sinn Fein won most seats but unionists pulled a decisive 3% ahead of nationalists in total vote...
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Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
May 31, 2022
To reiterate: I think Northern Ireland has in effect been denied a centenary (barely an institution with NI in its name dared even to say 'Happy 100th NI'). I also agree that @BBCnireland coverage of such a massive once in a century parade was lamentable:
newsletter.co.uk
BBC coverage of 125,000 strong NI Centenary Parade ‘disgraceful’
The BBC has been challenged on how a Northern Ireland centennial parade which attracted some 125,000 people to the streets of Belfast apparently only warranted only a few minutes of television...
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Oct 7, 2023
Wonderful from Germany
ian bremmer
@ianbremmer
Oct 7, 2023
brandenburg gate, berlin right now quite a statement from the german government
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Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Aug 3, 2024
And yet another athlete from Northern Ireland wins gold! Incredible from Rhys @McClenaghanRhys . What an Olympics
'Everybody at home see this as an example of find a dream that you love, chase it and enjoy that...
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Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Apr 2, 2020
A shameful collapse of collective responsibility on @bbctheview Will the other parties unite to condemn it? Or do we just have to accept that one party always gets special dispensation to do as it pleases?
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Mar 9, 2019
Instead of issuing grovelling apologies, our secretary of state should be on top of the shameful things that are happening in legacy to appease IRA terrorism and should be defending the overall record of state forces who prevented civil war. My column newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/b…
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Nov 16, 2018
Getting messages of support&concern(&in case of some idiots, glee)about News Letter,our wonderful title,est 1737. We're in good health&v profitable. JP,who own us,had debt diffs,which management say will be addressed by new deal. BNL will be world's oldest daily for while yet!