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Traffic has been slowed up in the city centre by an anti-Covid restrictions protest on the first day after the government lifted most of Ireland’s lockdown measures. Dublin City Council have warned travellers heading into town to expect delays on O’Connell Street as the protest makes its way from the …

A very happy birthday, Sophie! Queen’s Instagram account shares sweet snap of the Countess of Wessex with an adorable Guide Dog puppy as she turns 57 The Queen has wished the Countess of Wessex a ‘very happy birthday’ today  The Royal Family Instagram and Twitter accounts shared a picture of …

The Royal Mail has warned customers of continued delays today because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Postcodes across the country are affected by problems caused by staff shortages due to Covid and self-isolation rules, according to the postal service. It has revealed issues in a total of 90 postcode areas …

A man has shared his amazement online after a letter was delivered which he explained was like “seeing my life on an envelope”. Feargal Lynn, a musician from Co Antrim, was surprised when a small envelope was popped through his letterbox with ten lines of text on it, rather than …

@weefeargal/Twitter/Alamy A musician in Northern Ireland was left both shocked and impressed after Royal Mail delivered a letter addressed with his ‘life story’.  Feargal Lynn, from County Antrim, took to Twitter to offer a ‘hearty applause’ to the postal service after receiving his letter this month. It’s unclear who sent …

A Scots postie delivered £5 of his own money to a young boy after spotting birthday balloons at the youngster’s home. Harry Newman was delighted when he found the £5 note on his doorstep on Friday morning alongside a birthday message from his postman. The five-year-old, from Linlithgow, West Lothian, …

Royal Mail delays in the run-up to Christmas have eased but the company says it is still experiencing problems – and Coventry postcodes are among the areas affected. The company has said it is doing its best to deliver parcels throughout the UK but there are several areas in the …

Royal Mail customers in Leicestershire are being warned of delays to their post due to problems at sorting centres across the country, it has emerged. People living in LE postcodes in the city and most of the county are among those affected by a backlog at the postal service’s South …

A difficult 2021 saw the deaths of several icons Sarah Harding, Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones, and many Irish stars including Simon Young, and Des “Snitchy” Ferguson. Hollywood lost several entertainers: including legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, award-winning actress Helen McCrory, rapper DMX, actress and Saved by the Bell’s Dustin …

When seven-year-old Cora Kelly Bell wrote a surprise letter to her granny in Northern Ireland, she decided to set a special challenge for the postman. Cora, who lives in Stirling in Scotland, addressed her letter simply with ‘Anne, who takes photographs of Fair Head, Ballycastle, N Ireland’. Grandmother Anne Kelly …