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Price: 85p (IR 1.30 EURO) Saturday, May 5, 2012



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THE Ballymoney matriarch of the most
famous road racing family in Ulster
has opened her heart publicly for the
frst time about her famous boys.
May Dunlop has lost two sons Joey
and Robert as well as her son-in-law
Mervyn Robinson to road racing, but
said in the early days no one would
have believed that lives would be lost
in the sport.
She said that turning her back on
road racing would have meant turning
her back on her sons and added: I
wasnt prepared to do that. Im very
proud of them all.

See pages 6&7
BY STEPHEN DAVISON
newsdesk@newsletter.co.uk
PICTURE: Stephen Davison/Pacemaker
Joy, pride
and pain
of May
Dunlop
INSIDE
Agri-Food Strategy
Board is appointed
EIGHT people have been appointed
as members of the new Agri-Food
Strategy Board for a term of up to
three years which will take effect
from 3 May 2012.
The members are Declan
Billington, Owen Brennan, David
Dobbin, Jim Dobson, Trevor
Lockhart, Ian Marshall, Francis
Martin and John Thompson.
The Agri-Food Strategy Board
has been tasked by the DARD
(Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development) and
DETI (Department of Trade
and Enterprise) ministers with
developing a strategic plan for the
agri-food sector. It consists of an
independent chairperson, Mr Tony
ONeill and 12 members; eight
from industry and four senior
government representatives from
DARD, DETI and InvestNI.
Making the announcement
Agriculture and Rural
Development Minister Michelle
ONeill and Enterprise, Trade
and Investment Minister Arlene
Foster said: The eight people we
have appointed today will bring
a wealth of experience and key
skills across a wide range of areas.
They, together with the chair Tony
ONeill, will now commence work
on developing the existing Focus
on Food strategy into a longer term
vision for the sector, with industry-
determined goals and targets.
The agri-food sector has been
recognised as a priority in the
Programme for Government 2011-
2015 and in the Economic Strategy
as a sector with great potential
for further growth. The Agri-
Food Strategy Board therefore
has an important role to play in
ensuring that the potential of the
sector is maximised for the good
of our economy. We are calling on
everyone in the supply chain to
support the board in developing
a shared vision and plan for the
future.
Speaking on the appointment
of the members of the Agri-Food
Strategy Board (AFSB), Tony
ONeill, AFSB chairman and Moy
Park director, said: I welcome the
appointment of the eight industry
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to launch the
McLarnon Feeds/
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2012 with last
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owned by Philip
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from Lurgan. See
page 13 for more
details.
PICTURE: KEVIN
MCAULEY
PHOTOGRAPHY
MULTIMEDIA
Continued on page three
72 Pages
Joy, pride
and pain
of May
Dunlop
A MOTORCYCLIST was left
seriously ill in hospital last
night following a crash dur-
ing a practice session for
todays Tandragee 100 road
races.
The rider was named lo-
cally as Stephen McKeever
from Lisburn.
Mr McKeever crashed his
600cc Yamaha at the Cooley
Hill section of the circuit on
the approach to Joeys Dip
during practice for the senior
support class.
He was transferred to the
Royal Victoria Hospital in
Belfast under a PSNI escort.
The practice was stopped
early as a result.
Last night, clerk of the
course RJ Woolsey told the
News Letter: Practice was
then cancelled because the
sun was starting to go down
and we were running a bit
late. Its quite serious but
thats all we can say.
A spokesman for the Royal
Victoria Hospital said a mo-
torcyclist had been admitted
and was in a serious condi-
tion.
Racer left
seriously ill
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