Unionist leaders unite to go to court over Irish Sea border

Feb 22, 2021

Good morning,

Welcome to your specially selected round-up of articles from the News Letter team.

Among the headlines today:

* Unionist leaders unite to legally challenge the Irish Sea border arguing that it breaches the Act of Union and the Belfast Agreement.

* Many British meat products coming into Northern Ireland are caught in Brexit red tape from today.

* NI gardeners and garden centres are currently facing an uphill battle against both Covid and Brexit.

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Enjoy your day.

Valerie Martin,

Head of Content

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	Unionist leaders unite to go to court over Irish Sea border, arguing it breaches the 1800 Act of Union and 1998 Belfast Agreement

	In a highly unusual act of unity, the leaders of unionism have united to legally challenge the Irish Sea border, arguing that it breaches the Act of Union and the Belfast Agreement.

Details of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral released

The funeral of Captain Sir Tom Moore will be held on Saturday, in what the family said would be a “small” service as they asked the public to stay at home.

SSE Arena to open as Covid-19 vaccination centre in April

The SSE Arena in Belfast will be used as a vaccination centre for Northern Ireland’s adult population.

Dry cleaners and laundries in plea to Executive for help to survive pandemic

Dry cleaners and laundry owners have issued a plea for Stormont support, warning that the industry is on its knees with many businesses set to go under.

Irish Sea border toughens from today as red tape hits many British meats

Another layer of Brexit red tape associated with the new Irish Sea border has come into effect, with health certificates on products such as British sausages and mince required from today.

Gardeners and garden centres in NI facing uphill battle

GRAEME COUSINS looks at the ongoing impact of Covid and Brexit on those helping Northern Ireland’s gardens grow

Man in critical condition after late night shooting

A man in his 20s remains in a critical condition after being shot in north Belfast last night.

LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus NI - Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines reduce the risk of hospital admission from Covid-19 by up to 85% and 94% respectively - SSE Arena to become vaccination centre from April

Researchers who examined the impact of vaccines on Covid-19 hospital admissions in Scotland have said both the Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines were shown to reduce the risk of hospital admission from coronavirus by up to 85% and 94%, respectively.

Deceased dairy businessman Dean Wright was ‘a young man who was passionate and inspirational’

The death of a Co Armagh dairy businessman has deprived his industry of a “passionate and proud” man who served as an inspiration to others.

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Dockers strikes comes to an end but barbers’ strike set to continue

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Enterprising road trip opens new business route for local foodie Neill

Freshly battered foods from one of the best known and oldest traditional fish and chip shops in Belfast’s Sandy Row are now being sold by many farm shops and family butchers here.

Proud Jordi Murphy delighted to lead Ulster to victory

Captain Jordi Murphy was pleased with the win against Glasgow Warriors especially as it was the first occasion he donned the skipper’s armband for Ulster.

gerrard ready for title dream

Steven Gerrard admits he is finally allowing himself to dream about Rangers being crowned champions.

Cathair Friel set for lengthy time out as Carrick Rangers suffer striker crisis

Niall Currie was left to bemoan his luck as his attacking options have been decimated inside a week.

Dan McFarland happy to take the positives from Glasgow victory

Dan McFarland wanted to concentrate on the positives after Friday night’s 19-13 away win against Glasgow at Scotstoun.

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