Jessica Mercer Reporter
  • Galway
  • Galway Beo

Jess is a news reporter for Galway Beo. A Belfast girl born and bred, Jess studied journalism at university in Scotland and for the past two and a half years has worked as a reporter for Gloucestershire Live in south-west England.

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Watch as Belfast man hikes up Mourne Mountains to show how much litter is dumped

Andrew Kenny, 33 made the video after discovering the extent of the issue over the lockdown period

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19 reasons Belfast is one of the worst places to live

All the reasons you should stay well away from our city...

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almost 4 years ago
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Council welcomes £600m investment in new Kilroot energy park

The investment would include a range of renewable energy technologies and electricity generation solutions

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almost 4 years ago
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PSNI investigating reports men approached dog owners offering to buy their pet

Two males with southern accents in a white transit van were seen driving about and appeared to be taking an interest ...

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almost 4 years ago
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Belfast tree poisonings "most bizarre thing I've ever seen" says councillor

The incidents happened in the past week and the matter is being investigated by the PSNI

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almost 4 years ago
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Ormeau Road re-opening project could happen all across Belfast says councillor

Gary McKeown, SDLP Councillor for Botanic, says that response so for for the proposed plan to re-open restaurants and...

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almost 4 years ago
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Co Tyrone dad runs 80 miles around Lough Neagh for cancer charity

When he finally reached the finish line, Fergal said he got a chippy in and a few cans of Guinness to celebrate

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almost 4 years ago
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Racist graffiti in Belfast being investigated by PSNI

It's the second such incident in the city in the last two weeks

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almost 4 years ago
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Meet the teenager from Lisburn dealing with her dyslexia by making art

Nicole Harris is 15 and lives the Lambeg area of Lisburn, where she creates her art while under lockdown at her famil...

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almost 4 years ago
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Belfast councillor condemns littering in South Belfast park

The litter was found around the playing fields in Cherryvale, with several parts of the area affected

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almost 4 years ago
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New campaign launches in Northern Ireland to prevent second surge of COVID-19

The campaign been launched to raise awareness of COVID-19 symptoms and the importance of testing in controlling the s...

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almost 4 years ago
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Translink workers gather to protest in Belfast against "false allegations"

This afternoon saw Translink employees protest outside the Union Offices on Antrim Road.

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