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23/08/2018
Tickets Sold Out For Next Year's Open Championship In Portrush
Tickets for next year's golf Open Championship at Royal Portrush have sold out.
The golf major will take place across four days from 14-17 July, returning to Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951.
Around 190,000 visitors are expected at the event, and will generate about £80 million for the NI economy.
Tickets are still available for the the practice days prior to the competition.
(CM)
The golf major will take place across four days from 14-17 July, returning to Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951.
Around 190,000 visitors are expected at the event, and will generate about £80 million for the NI economy.
Tickets are still available for the the practice days prior to the competition.
(CM)
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27 June 2016
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to arrive in Northern Ireland today, 27 June, for a two-day visit. They will meet with the First and deputy First Minister as well as the NI Secretary of State Theresa Villiers. On Tuesday, 28 June, the Royal couple will visit the Giant's Causeway and also travel to Bushmills in Co Antrim.
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28 July 2008
International Blind Golf Championships Set For Belfast
A surprising sport is coming to Northern Ireland - blind golfing. Belfast's Belvoir Park Golf Club will host the World Blind Golf Championships from 10 - 12 August. With one of the 'driving forces' behind the Championships being Comber's Jan Dinsdale - one of the top lady blind golfers in the world - the initiative is all the more appropriate.
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A surprising sport is coming to Northern Ireland - blind golfing. Belfast's Belvoir Park Golf Club will host the World Blind Golf Championships from 10 - 12 August. With one of the 'driving forces' behind the Championships being Comber's Jan Dinsdale - one of the top lady blind golfers in the world - the initiative is all the more appropriate.
28 July 2017
Public Consultation Launches To Redevelop Portrush Train Station
A public consultation has been launched to redevelop Portrush Train Station, Co Antrim. Translink plans to invest £5.5million in the new development. Work on the new station is expected to be completed in Spring 2019, subject to planning approval.
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05 March 2015
Public Urged To Stay Away From North Coast Cliff Edges
The public is being urged to stay away from dangerous cliff edges when visiting beaches on the north coast. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said the recent winter storms have dramatically changed the profile of beaches at Whiterocks, Portrush East and Portstewart creating high sand cliffs which are unstable.
Public Urged To Stay Away From North Coast Cliff Edges
The public is being urged to stay away from dangerous cliff edges when visiting beaches on the north coast. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said the recent winter storms have dramatically changed the profile of beaches at Whiterocks, Portrush East and Portstewart creating high sand cliffs which are unstable.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Gale, coastal severe gale, northwest winds ease from late afternoon. Scattered showers will fall as snow over the hills at first, becoming isolated from mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.Tonight:Showers, scattered in the evening, will clear by midnight leaving the night dry with clear spells. Cloud will spread east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
