A local Belfast taxi driver tells me dozens of drivers like him have spent the last nine days, dressed in black suits, as designated drivers for US officials.
He said he gets to keep this 👇
#Biden #bidenbelfast #belfast @BBCNewsNI
Declan Harvey
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Declan Harvey
@NewsDeclan
BBC Journalist | 2x All-Ireland News Broadcaster of the Year #IMROAwards | @BBCNewsline | The State of Us podcast | Event host.
- A 23yr old woman is murdered by a random attacker in Ireland. And the country’s main Friday night chat show does this… capturing the mood of a nation. Extraordinary.
- I’m terrible with secrets...so, finally, here’s the big news. I’m very excited.Presenters @taramillstv and @NewsDeclan are the new faces and voices of @BBCNewsNI & @bbcradioulster's drive time radio news programme Evening Extra. Starting soon, Tara and Declan will present the programme together on the station on weekdays from 4pm-6pm.
- Bus drivers in Belfast stage “spontaneous” walk out in solidarity with driver of burned bus yesterday and others. @BBCNewsNI
The hijacking and burning of a bus in County Antrim on Sunday has been strongly condemned by politicians across Northern Ireland bbc.in/3ws2UCz - The voice of several generations signs off for the final time… Always so smooth, always so reassuring, always with a twinkle in his eye... We’ll miss him. #KiethBurnside
- A glorious detail from #DerryGirls: “Catholic gravy is all bisto”... “Protestants love soup”... “Catholics love JFK” 🤣🤣
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GIF- #LyraMcKee's funeral is planned for Wednesday afternoon in her native Belfast. Her partner Sara Canning has said "It's going to be a celebration of her life and if people would like to wear Hufflepuff, Harry Potter, or Marvel related items I know she would love it." @BBCNewsNI
- Officers investigating the murder of journalist #LyraMcKee in L/Derry say they've seen "a palpable change" in the attitudes of people in the Creggan area towards police. There's been "unprecedented co-operation" from locals. @BBCNewsNI @BBCNews
- I am so sorry to hear that Dr Éamon Phoenix has died. He was central to the Year '21 podcast - it couldn't have happened without his knowledge, engagement and humour. He was always generous with his time and kind in his manner. He was an unrivalled storyteller. #RIP
- It’s 00:00hrs. Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland. Sweeping reform of abortion law has also come into force. A seismic shift. A massive night.
- Sometimes work is just brilliant… if Max’s day was made, so definitely was ours! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Aspiring newsreader Max will be going through heart surgery for the third time in the new year - today Christmas came early when the nine-year-old got the chance to present @bbcnewsline (This is a correction of an earlier tweet which we have now deleted).
00:00 - A walk through #Brussels tonight is quiet but in one square hundreds have gathered. @BBCNewsbeat #brusselsattack
