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An Irish soccer fan attending the Euro 2016 tournament has died in Nice.

The 24-year-old Northern Ireland supporter fell 8-metres from a promenade on to a stony beach below and later died from his injuries. A local official later confirmed the man been climbing a sea-front railing shortly before his death.

A police spokesman at the city added that the incident took place yesterday.

"Many fans were out on the promenade, and were drinking heavily when the man fell from the promenade.

"The victim was taken to Nice hospital but has since died," the spokesman said. 

The identity of the young man has not yet been released.

About 10,000 fans from Northern Ireland are in France for the competition. 

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With Game of Thrones and Star Wars both filming here last year, it seems that Ireland is becoming even more popular when it comes to films and TV shows.

And now The Disney Channel wants a piece of the action. The network is currently filming a new musical TV show in Northern Ireland in hopes it will become as popular as High School Musical.

The show titled The Lodge is set in Montalto Estate in County Down but it's also setting its sights on Castlewellan and Tollymore Forest.

David Levine, director of programming for the Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland said: “Northern Ireland has a great production pool and up until now it has been mostly known for swords and dragons.

“Disney Channel is bringing songs and dancing – we have a great, talented cast who can not only act but sing and dance and we have original songs.”

“We’re investing quite a bit, and you have production, post-production, builders, sets and filming in multiple locations here.”

The Lodge will film in Co Down until this summer, with it set to air on Disney in September. 

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We all love a good feel-good Christmas film, but this magical movie comes with a difference. 

A Belfast-based youth film festival charity, Cinemagic, presented the world premiere of A Christmas Star today in the Odyssey Cinema, Belfast to 2400 movie-goers. 

Film fans and industry supporters alike came together to support the young cast and crew of the movie, bringing the magic of Christmas to the city.

Oscar-winning writer, Julian Fellowes, who launched the project a year and a half ago said that she is very happy with the outcome of the film.

“I am proud to be associated with the fantastic work that Cinemagic does. We are told on every side that it’s time to lower barriers and cross frontiers and this is exactly what Cinemagic is doing. Young people, from every type of background and culture, are being encouraged to explore the world of film for themselves, first hand.

"We want them to break through the glass ceilings and walls that surround them, and see for themselves what it’s really like. Whether or not they continue to live or work in the Arts, there can surely be no better preparation for seeking and finding the right life.”

The film's young lead actress, Erin Galway-Kendrick, is a newcomer to the industry but that didn't stop her working alongside some of the industry's professionals such as Bronagh Waugh from Hollyoaks and The Fall and Richard Clements from A Belfast Story

The cast were also lucky enough to have Pierce Brosnan, Suranne Jones, Kylie Minogue and Dermot O'Leary feature in the film, as well as having it narrated by Liam Neeson. 

The 40+ crew aged 18-25 were all mentored by top industry professionals throughout their time filming, making the experience invaluable for them all. 

Cinemagic and Signature Entertainment bring A Christmas Star to cinemas in Ireland and the UK on November 13 but if you can't wait that long to see the magic, here's the trailer:

 

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As she continues her career as an in-demand human rights lawyer, Amal and George Clooney are en route to Ireland.

The pair married in a glitzy €10m celebration in Venice last September, but Amal certainly shows no signs of reining in her in professional commitments.

And while she is now a stable on the red-carpet circuit, when she arrives in Belfast next month, it will be strictly for business.

Amal will meet some of the 14 men who claim they were tortured by the British Army in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.

She has already worked on some prominent legal cases, notably with clients including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Greek government, the former Ukrainian prime minister, and the former president of the Maldives.

Mrs Clooney was brought on to the case by Belfast-based solicitors Kevin R Winters and Co, a firm which specialises in human rights.

Hollywood heart-throb George has often spoken of his own links to Ireland: his great, great grandfather, Nicholas Clooney, was from Kilkenny.

He told the Irish Independent earlier this year that he was “embarrassed” that, despite his roots, he’d never had the chance to visit Ireland properly. “I’ve been talking about going there for years,” he added. “And Bono has been trying to get me to do a bike ride around Ireland with him.

“I’m definitely going to make a visit this summer. Amal has been several times, so she can show me around.”

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