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Cairns

[kairnz]

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Australia.



Cairns

/ kænz, kɛənz /

noun

  1. a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)

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Gail Cairns, from Belfast, started experiencing sight loss, headaches, and eye pain in July 2025, but waited four days before getting her eyes checked.

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The service has been running since 2018, with more than 90% of practices providing the service, including Sam Baird's in Dundonald where Mrs Cairns went.

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Mrs Cairns had annual eye tests because of a family history of glaucoma but wants to encourage anyone with sudden changes in their eyes to act quickly.

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Cairns had taken a picture of about £180,000 in cash on the floor at his home and the cocaine was likely to be of 90% purity, Judge Bindloss said.

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The court heard Cairns had been jailed for eight years in 2004 for dealing drugs, which included the use of the old quarry, and another 10 years in 2010 for supplying cocaine.

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