Real Life

10:03, 12 OCT 2025

Mallusk hub fighting food poverty across Northern Ireland as winter demand looms

Last year they provided 172 charitable projects across NI with 1.7 million meals

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Grieving family raise thousands in memory of four-year-old son who died in tragic holiday accident

Edward Massey passed away hours after arriving for a holiday on the Spanish island of Tenerife

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How hit TV show turned lockdown hobby into new business venture

There's been a huge boom in the classic game’s popularity all over the world recently, with Northern Ireland being no exception.

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'My cancer diagnosis was a shock - I hadn't felt any lumps or bumps'

“After my breast cancer diagnosis, all I wanted was to be alive to see my daughter make it to big school”

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Belfast mum's warning as son chokes on item that doesn't show on x-ray

"I ended up phoning an ambulance for him because he started to panic."

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'We try to live as normally as possible despite daughter’s severe allergies'

Little Cait was diagnosed with a number of severe allergies at just five and a half months old

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Inside Eurovision star Niamh Kavanagh's cosy Carrickfergus family home

She shares her stunning cosy home with her husband and two sons

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MLAs back Ladies with Letters call for public inquiry into Southern Health Trust cervical screening review

This week marks two years since 17,500 women received letters advising them that their smear tests were being reviewed.

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Teen sex abuse survivor's trauma 'too complex' to receive support amid call for increase funding for services

Nexus told her family that it was sorry, but funding was not available for its crisis de-escalation and stabilisation services

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'I work as a hospital cleaner and am now following my nursing dreams'

The mum-of-four has been able to return to education for the first time in 18 years alongside her work

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Co Armagh sisters in their 30s diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks apart

"We just both put the exhaustion down to having two small kids and working full time"

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'It's a miracle my son beat stage four cancer after I noticed these symptoms'

The child was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma brain tumour when he was just five-years-old

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'We ditched our careers to fulfil a childhood dream of owning a sweet shop'

The iconic traditional sweet shop is celebrating its 20th birthday this weekend

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Derry woman, 21, admits drugs charge linked to schoolgirl's death

Belfast Crown Court

Before she entered the dock, the defendant began sobbing

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'My shock diagnosis was a huge physical and mental challenge - it taught me some big life lessons'

"I learned to take each day at a time and not worry about the future. Life is for living."

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'Tourette's Syndrome isn't all about swearing', says Belfast dad on mission to raise awareness

Benjamin said he became inspired to speak more openly about the condition when he discovered his five-year-old son was showing signs of it

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'I'll never forget the terrifying moment sepsis left my life hanging in the balance'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Kai Barnes is very lucky to still be here after his harrowing ordeal

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Belfast man, 20, dies after suffering sudden arrhythmia attack in Spain

Will had been due to return home to Northern Ireland on Friday after living for a time in Barcelona

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Woman issues warning to UK passport holders after being turned away at airport

A travel blogger was forced to cancel her holiday plans after being alerted to a passport problem at the airport check-in and now she explained what you need to know about the rule

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Woman surprises dad during gruelling hike in adorable way leaving people in tears

Erin Wells travelled to Spain to surprise her father who had spent almost a month alone walking the Camino de Santiago and shared footage of their reunion on social media

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Belfast dad on son's open heart surgery at three-months-old

Dr Darragh Lydon’s son Owen, who is now 2, was admitted to hospital as a baby with a major congenital heart defect and multiple holes in his heart

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Mum opens up on miscarriage four days after breast cancer diagnosis age 33

"Hearing those words ‘no heartbeat’ was so painful. I was already trying to deal with a cancer diagnosis and now I was navigating the loss of my baby"

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Couple jump hand in hand off 180 foot scenic cliff after receiving tragic diagnosis and leaving chilling note

The couple decided to end their lives after the husband received a devastating health diagnosis and his wife didn't want to live without him

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'I was a teen mum and homeless - now I'm a bestselling author and lecturer'

"As a poor kid, other people's expectations for me were low and so getting a degree wasn't on my radar"

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