Restrictions on where Northern Ireland Fishing Boats Can Land Catch Has Created a Hard Border
8th January 2021
Greencastle on County Donegal s Inishowen peninsula
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The BBC has reported that fishermen in the north-west are saying that Post-Brexit restrictions on where Northern Ireland boats can land their catch in the Republic of Ireland have created a hard border on the island ,
A new Irish government rule came into effect on 31 December 2020 meaning that Northern Ireland registered vessels can now land only at two Irish ports – Killybegs, the largest fishing port in the country located on the south coast of the County Donegal or at Castletownbere on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. This has created serious problems for crews in the north-west.
Derry-based journalist appointed BBC Northern Ireland s new political editor
Enda McClafferty to take on role in the new year
Enda McClafferty is BBC Northern Ireland s new political editor.
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A Derry-based journalist has been appointed BBC s Northern Ireland new political editor.
Enda McClafferty, who has worked for the BBC for more than 20 years, will take up the role in the new year.
The Donegal man was a regular presenter on Radio Foyle before becoming a political correspondent in 2016.
In the role of political editor, he will be replacing Mark Devenport who recently left the BBC through a voluntary redundancy process.
Covid-19: Ambulance queues at all NI emergency departments
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image captionSome patients were being treated in ambulances outside Antrim Area Hospital
Ambulances queued outside all NI hospital emergency departments on Tuesday as they struggled with covid pressures, the ambulance service said.
Doctors treated patients in ambulances outside Antrim Area Hospital due to the hospital operating beyond capacity.
At 17:00 GMT on Tuesday, 17 ambulances were queued outside, although this had dropped to four by 20:45.
By 22:30 the ambulance service said it was not experiencing any major problems.
Amid the pressure, politicians were urged to urgently rethink loosening covid rules over Christmas.
Northern Health Trust operations director Wendy Magowan said it was the first time she had witnessed such a situation at Antrim Hospital.