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NI Paper Review: Germany Jailing, Terrorist Snowman

NI paper review: Germany jailing and terrorist snowman By Niall Glynn BBC News NI



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26 October 2017



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The jailing of an IRA man in Germany, racist attacks on Syrian refugees in Belfast and a terrorist snowman all feature in the papers of Thursday.



The News Letter, Irish News, Belfast Telegraph and Daily Mirror all have a image of Belfast doctor Declan O'Neill on their front pages.



Over the weekend, Anne O'Neill, 51 was charged with murder of her son Mr O'Neill.



Mrs O'Neill was killed in her parents' residence in south Belfast's Finaghy area.



Three of the papers contain images of a smiling Mr O'Neill pictured with the woman he's accused of murdering.



The Irish News' lead story is a plea from a family that fled war-torn Syria four years ago to stop the racist attacks.



Nabeha Arnous and Feras her husband, have four daughters. They claim their house on Iris Street, off the Springfield Road, has been targeted by stone-throwing youths in the last eight months.



Mrs Arnous reports that youths came into the house on a few occasions to yell insults. On Friday night the house was attacked with stones. the house.



"I would like to ask you to not hurt anyone. She demands an immediate halt to the violence.



The headline of the News Letter is "Germany can imprison IRA men, so why wouldn't they?"



Doug Beattie, Ulster Unionist MLA was reacting to the four year sentence given to James Anthony Oliver Corry for a 1996 mortar attack at an UK military barracks.



Mr. Beattie said he was "staggered" by the "scandalous sentence" and was "astonished" at the severity of the sentence. However, he praised Germany for having at least persevered in seeking justice through the courts.



He said it should be an example to the British government, which, he said, should "stop being weak and be able to do the same".



Belfast Telegraph reveals the pace of the planning process.



The newspaper reports that an expert from Scotland was hired to fix "Belfast's planning issues".



Jim Mackinnon "has been parachuted into writing an in-depth review of the operations of the city council in response to complaints from developers who appear to be frustrated by the length of time it takes city hall process applications" the report states.



Christmas decorations are popping up in a variety of shops as winter draws near.



However, the posters displayed in a place used by groups of dissident republicans in Londonderry - and pictured in the Belfast Telegraph - have been branded "obscene" by an DUP MP.



A snowman with a rocket launcher and a message "wishing you a roaring Christmas" is displayed in the window of Junior McDaid House in the city of Dublin, where the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association is headquartered.



Gregory Campbell, DUP's Gregory Campbell tells the newspaper that the majority of people view Christmas as a family holiday and republicans are trying to make it synonymous with terrorists.



The Irish News and Daily Mirror both report that Hazel Stewart, a double murderer, has been ordered by High Court to return insurance funds she claimed after she killed her husband.



After an investigation by the National Crime Agency, the move will see her family's present house sold.



Rarely does a week go by without another auction showcasing Titanic memorabilia. But, very few auctions showcase the iceberg that led to the tragedy.



However, hundreds of photographs of the aftermath of the tragedy - including those of which show the iceberg part of a collection being auctioned at the Remarkable Rarities auction in Boston.



The pictures were taken by socialite Louis M Ogden who was aboard the RMS Carpathia at the time the tragedy unfolded.



The story is also featured in the Belfast Telegraph.



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According to the Belfast Telegraph, some of Northern Ireland's most famous landmarks are being rebuilt in a new collection of silk pocket squares.



It's a joint venture of tailor Christopher Suitor and artist Stephen Whalley.



Images include the Dark Hedges and the Harland and Wolff cranes as well as Portballintrae.



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