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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Apr 29, 2023             Ben Lowry Editor It is the first of two consecutive bank holiday weekends and while the weather is cloudy across NI and set to be so in the coming days, it is markedly milder, on the brink of May. Quite good conditions perhaps for the Belfast marathon tomorrow I hope it will be nice for the coronation. Here are the events in NI   After some relatively good news on road racing in recent weeks, sadly the Ulster Grand Prix has been cancelled for fourth consecutive year Our 25th anniversary essay today is by Mark Durkan who reflects on David Trimble's mercurial approach back then and other essays this week were by David Campbell and by Dermot Nesbitt and by Jim Allister and by Claire Sugden and by Canon Ian Ellis Coming essays include from Bertie Ahern, Graham Gudgin, Brid Rodgers and Billy Hutchinson If you scroll down this letter from Jeff Dudgeon, you will see a full range of links to the Gerry Adams compensation saga, and the uproar in high political and legal circles since the Supreme Court ruling in his favour, something the News Letter has followed closely Meanwhile, Patrick Speight, who worked for the BBC, feels the recent documentary on Rev Ian Paisley was not hard enough on him Here is my view that the lopsided coverage of the strikes never mentions lavish public sector pensions   -- Ben Lowry Editor              Letter: Time to quash wayward Adams ruling   Read more +     Ben Lowry: We do not hear any of the arguments against strikes, such as generous public sector pensions   Read more +           Belfast Agreement @25: We were surprised by David's resolve for the deal, then struck by his resilience - Mark Durkan                     Read more +     Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. Your first month free . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £94.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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