Just a #CoalTit taking a moment out of its busy day to check what the human’s doing.
In the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #passerine #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide @RSPB
#northernireland
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One of several #mistlethrush on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie today.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #thrush #spring #wwt #CountyDown #northernireland @wwtworldwide @RSPB
[13:46] Brexit rules risk leaving 'gaps on shelves' in NI by July
New post-Brexit labelling rules could see "gaps on shelves" in Northern Ireland by July, a British parliamentary committee has heard.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0312/1501672-brexit-northern-ireland/
#post_Brexit #NorthernIreland #July #British
A beautifully clear day ends with a clear view of #Venus and #Mercury over #Belfast from my kitchen window.
#astronomy #astrophotography #planet #solarsystem #northernireland #ShotOnCanon @astrophotography
Surprise visitor in my living room this morning - a tiny (4mm long) 2-Spot #ladybird.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrates #insect #beetle #belfast #northernireland #spring @insects-and-invertebrates-BBCWildlife
Some #spring #daffodils in front of the soon-to-be-demolished Kilbroney House, Cregagh.
Large patch of #frogspawn from above and below the water in a #pond at #WWTCastleEspie 
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #amphibian #frog #commonfrog #spawn #eggs #freshwater #shotoniphone #wwt #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide #pondlife
Thales missile factory in Belfast to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine.
The deal is worth up to £1.6bn and will involve recruiting 200 additional staff. Thales is a French-owned company and one of Europe's biggest arms manufacturers.
The order is for lightweight multirole missiles (LMMs) which Ukrainian forces are already using.
BBC NewsBelfast: Thales missile factory to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to UkraineThe deal is worth up to £1.6bn and will involve recruiting 200 additional staff.
When the Buzzard flies, everyone looks up.
It was soaring at several hundred feet but this #redshank was taking no chances.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #wadingbirds #wwt #WWTCastleEspie #CountyDown #NorthernIreland @wwtworldwide
[15:45] New National Football Centre site secured by IFA
Irish FA technical director Aaron Hughes believes a National Football Centre can be a game-changer for Northern Ireland's international fortunes after plans to build the new facility near Ballymena were unveiled on Wednesday.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2025/0226/1499069-ifa-reveal-location-for-new-national-football-centre/
#Irish #AaronHughes #NationalFootballCentre #NorthernIreland's #Ballymena #Wednesday
[17:35] Investigation criticises NAMA's sale of assets in NI
A Commission of Investigation appointed to examine the sale of assets in Northern Ireland by the State's National Assets Management Agency found the strategy "was appropriate in the circumstances", but has raised issues regarding the agency's handling of conflicts of interest.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0225/1498889-project-eagle/
#CommissionofInvestigation #NorthernIreland #State #NationalAssetsManagementAgency
[08:07] Stormont DUP deputy first minister will travel to US for St Patrick’s Day amid Sinn Féin Trump boycott
Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly has confirmed she will travel to Washington, DC next month for St Patrick’s Day.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/stormont-dup-deputy-first-minister-will-travel-to-us-for-st-patricks-day-amid-sinn-fein-trump-boycott/a2001853331.html
#NorthernIreland’s #first #EmmaLittle_Pengelly #Washington #DC #nextmonth #StPatrick’s
Irish Independent · Stormont DUP deputy first minister will travel to US for St Patrick’s Day amid Sinn Féin Trump boycott
[22:37] Over €26m in supports provided by Ireland Funds in 2024
The Ireland Funds, a global philanthropic network, has announced that last year it provided over 1,250 grants to more 330 organisations across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and around the world, with a total donation amount of over €26 million.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0224/1498693-ireland-funds/
#TheIrelandFunds #lastyear #1,250 #330 #theRepublicofIreland #NorthernIreland #over€26million
#melanistic or just #dirty?
This #Blackheadedgull was at @RSPB #Belfast #windowonwildlife at the weekend.
[15:17] Sinn Fein senator rules out Michelle O’Neill bid for Irish presidency
A bid by Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill for the Irish presidency in November has been effectively ruled out by a Sinn Fein senator.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/sinn-fein-senator-rules-out-michelle-oneill-bid-for-irish-presidency/a1705706157.html
#NorthernIreland #First #MichelleO’Neill #Irish #November #SinnFein
Irish Independent · Sinn Fein senator rules out Michelle O’Neill bid for Irish presidency
[11:12] SF won't travel to White House over Trump's policies
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill have confirmed they will not travel to the White House to meet US President Donald Trump next month.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0221/1498036-sinn-fein-us/
#SinnFéin #MaryLouMcDonald #NorthernIreland #First #MichelleO'Neill #theWhiteHouse #US #DonaldTrump #nextmonth
