Covid-19: NI hospitality frustrated at bank holiday closures
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image captionSome businesses closed their outdoors areas days after lockdown restrictions eased
Hospitality owners who had to close their businesses due to the weather just days after reopening have said they are frustrated at the enforcement of Stormont guidelines.
Restaurants, bars and pubs reopened for outdoor service on Friday.
However, adverse weather on Monday s bank holiday meant some businesses could not open outdoor areas.
Stormont has said the regulations are the same as those applied last year when the first lockdown ended.
The Department of Health said the general rule of thumb was that outdoor premises should not be more than 50% enclosed.
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Record price of €5,200 recorded at All-Star Texel in-lamb ewe sale
Records were broken at the All-Star Texel in-lamb ewe sale on Saturday last at Blessington Mart, which saw a top price of €5,200 paid out for a twin-bearing ewe and an overall sale clearance rate of 90%.
Lot 61, bred by Anthony Donnelly, was bought by Brian Connelly, from Tuam in Co. Galway, for the record-smashing price – of €5,200.
This record-breaking in-lamb ewe is a daughter of Garngour Bladerunner and out of a Knock Ursus ewe. She was sold scanned carrying twins and is due to lamb in February. Donnelly also sold two more full sisters of this ewe for €3,000 and €1,600 respectively.
Stephen Clements Day launched asking people to participate in random acts of kindness
It will take place on December 17, the radio presenter s birthday
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Stephen and his long-term on-air partner Cate Conway
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People in Northern Ireland are being asked to participate in randoms acts of kindness as part of Stephen Clements Day.