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This Feb. 10, 1929, file photo, shows Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the United States Treasury in Washington, D.C. The Mellons' family homestead in Northern Ireland is a centerpiece of the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh. The park tells the stories of migrants who left the area for a better life in the New World.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Boeing can forget about selling fighter jets to Canada as long as its trade complaint is ongoing against Quebec aerospace firm Bombardier. Trudeau's comments Monday, the toughest yet in the ongoing battle between Boeing and the Canadian government over the complaint against Bombardier, appear to jeopardize not only Boeing's current proposal to sell interim fighter jets to Canada but its hope to sell Canada additional aircraft in the future to replace the CF-18 fleet on a permanent basis.
Of all that was said and done in the immediate wake of Martin McGuinness's death on Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth's decision to sit down and write a private letter of condolence to his widow, Bernie, might take the cake. Some context: In 1979, the Irish Republican Army blew up the queen's cousin, Lord Mountbatten, who was really more like her favorite uncle.
The funding, from the Department of Justice, will be used for resurfacing the car park, additional lighting, picnic benches, new fencing around the site, signage and the removal of graffiti. This investment comes after a 'Designing Out Crime' report produced by ABC Council which looked at the overall environment of Hoy's Meadow, recommending how the area could be made safer and more welcoming for the community.
How the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles will be dealt with is being decided by "an inner circle" of the DUP, Sinn Fein and the UK government, it is claimed. SDLP Justice spokesman Alex Attwood has told the News Letter he is gravely concerned at what he sees as the lack of transparency.