Arlene Foster: O'Neill apology for families' hurt does not go far enough

Clergy lacked understanding of funeral rules, claims O'Neill

Police meet Larne group over 2,000-pallet bonfire plans

Tributes to north Belfast mother who passed away a year after death of son (12)

Newton Emerson: Person looking most uncomfortable at republican shamelessness was Arlene Foster

His own man: Derry legend Tom McGuinness on football, family and finding his own way

Jake O'Kane: The search for Noah proved there's more that unites us than divides us

Gardening: Weird and wonderful butterflies and moths to spot this summer

Mary Kelly: Imagine my lack of surprise as MLAs flaunt social distancing rules

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Today's TV Saturday 4 July

Pat 'the Guy' Hughes: Farewell dear brother and friend, your songs and company made life more special

Edwina Stewart: Communist and civil rights activist from radical Protestant tradition

Dame Ingrid Allen: Neuropathology expert respected around the world

Northern Ireland underage ace Patrick Burns on lockdown, Notre Dame and being the best you can be

Applause on Sunday for health workers as NHS marks 72nd anniversary

Coronavirus

Rural children `more affected by lockdown isolation'

CHILDREN in rural areas of Northern Ireland "have felt particularly isolated" by the coronavirus pandemic and will need extra support in the coming months.

Topics

Face masks, smiles and selfies with pints as pubs reopen

STEPPING inside pubs reopening for the first time since March, it becomes instantly clear the experience will be rather different to what went before.
Clergy lacked understanding of funeral rules, claims O'Neill

MICHELLE O'Neill has insisted it was Church leaders who misunderstood rules around the number of mourners who could attend funerals when Bobby Storey's Requiem Mass was celebrated on Tuesday.
Arlene Foster: O'Neill apology for families' hurt does not go far enough

ARLENE Foster has said the credibility of Stormont messaging on Covid-19 has been "severely damaged" amid the political crisis over Michelle O'Neill's attendance at Bobby Storey's funeral. The First Minister said an apology yesterday "falls short" and she would be speaking...
Michelle O'Neill claims clergy had 'lack of understanding' on funeral size guidance

Michelle O'Neill has said a "lack of understanding on behalf of the clergy" led to confusion around the numbers allowed to attend Bobby Storey's funeral.

News

Rural children `more affected by lockdown isolation'

CHILDREN in rural areas of Northern Ireland "have felt particularly isolated" by the coronavirus pandemic and will need extra support in the coming months.

Topics

Schools will need to stagger start times, urges union

LARGE schools will need to stagger their opening times when pupils return after the summer, a union leader has said.
Controversial university offers to be banned

UNIVERSITIES are to be prevented from making controversial `conditional unconditional' offers.
Tree dating back more than 430 years and linked to Spanish Armada has fallen in Co Antrim

A TREE believed to date back more than 430 years has fallen in a Co Antrim graveyard.
Face masks, smiles and selfies with pints as pubs reopen

STEPPING inside pubs reopening for the first time since March, it becomes instantly clear the experience will be rather different to what went before.

Business

'People's Vote' is a chance to stand up for retailers and back our high streets

IN recent weeks we've clapped for the carers, for our incredible health service, and for all other essential workers in what was a powerful and emotional show of unity, bringing the nation and regions together.

Topics

BA subsidiary to resume London City link from Belfast

BRITISH Airways’ subsidiary BA CityFlyer will launch a new daily air service from London City to George Best Belfast City Airport from September.
C&C Group strengthens Irish links with Budweiser

DUBLIN-based drinks group C&C has strengthened its partnership with the Budweiser Brewing Group (BBG) by becoming the exclusive distributor of its complete beer brand portfolio across Ireland.
Top directors on short-list for IoD regional awards

MORE than 40 directors, drawn from multinational companies to modest SMEs, have made the short list in the 10th Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland Director of the Year Awards, which celebrate excellence across the public, third, and private sectors.
Finance provider records highest-ever level of funding for community, voluntary and social enterprise sector

A SOCIAL finance provider has recorded its highest ever level of funding for the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector in Northern Ireland.

Sport

Danske Bank Ulster Schools' Players of the Year

THE Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Footballer of the Year Iarlaith Donaghy found the past week very challenging and says his award announced on Thursday evening gave his whole family a huge lift.

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Hurling legend Paddy Braniff auctioning jerseys for Alzheimer's Society

GAA fans are being offered a unique chance to own a piece of Ulster hurling history.
Fermanagh star Ultan Kelm hasn't given up on Aussie Rules dream yet despite Covid-19 setback

FERMANAGH dynamo Ultan Kelm hasn’t given up on his Aussie Rules dream, but is fully focused on adding to his burgeoning reputation in the world of Gaelic football for the rest of 2020.
Lockdown Digest with Gearoid McKiernan and Eamon McGee: Anybody but Liverpool, Pope Francis and The Last Dance

Coming out of Lockdown Digest… Name: Eamon McGee County: Donegal Club: Gaoth Dobhair What was your lockdown routine: Open the zoo at 7.
Former international Damien Johnson joins NI coaching staff

New Northern Ireland soccer boss Ian Baraclough is wasting little time in enhancing his experienced backroom squad.

Opinion

Patrick Murphy: An early collapse of the new coalition will probably mark the end of Fianna Fail

Will the new coalition in Dublin survive as a sustainable model of government (as happens regularly in Germany) or will it turn out to be a failed political experiment (like Stormont more than once)? Our best chance of an answer lies in understanding the past, analysing the present and having a stab at predicting the future.

Topics

Newton Emerson: Person looking most uncomfortable at republican shamelessness was Arlene Foster

IRA leader Bobby Storey’s funeral unquestionably drove a coach and horses through coronavirus regulations and Stormont guidelines.
Hospitality reopens but the need for caution remains

The economic recovery took a big step forward yesterday with the reopening of Northern Ireland's hospitality sector.
Denis Bradley: Sinn Féin need to deliver for their loyal supporters who are among the poorest and most deprived

Scripture tells us to “let the dead bury their dead”.
Alex Kane: Michelle O'Neill has lost all authority to tell the rest of us what to do

Michelle O'Neill always knew the crowd would come: but she chose not to address the issue at a press conference on Monday.

Magazine

Michael Ball: The theatre industry feels ‘forgotten' in the pandemic

The industry has warned that it will be devastated by the lockdown.

Topics

The Beckhams celebrate 21 years of marriage

Snaps showed the couple together before they had children, together as a family, with their dogs and an array of different outfits over the years.
National Security Council to look at Huawei 5G conditions, minister confirms

Reports suggested Boris Johnson will reconsider Huawei's involvement in the UK's 5G network due to security concerns.
Kanye West to ‘run for US president'

His bid appeared to be backed by Tesla founder Elon Musk.
Mark Darcy is not based on Sir Keir Starmer, says Bridget Jones author

Sir Keir has previously laughed off the rumour.

Life

Today's TV Saturday 4 July

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TV Guide

Marie Louise McConville: A mix of emotions as `Baby James' graduates from nursery

I sometimes wish time would slow down.
Gardening: Weird and wonderful butterflies and moths to spot this summer

THE Big Butterfly Count is almost upon us, when we're asked to note down the butterflies and day-flying moths we see in the UK over three weeks in summer.
Netting a Bargain: KFC app discounts; £10 off £30 for first-time Amazon app users; double Subway points

- DOWNLOAD and install the KFC Colonel's Club app on your smartphone for discounts on food and drink.
Naturalist Dara McAnulty: Only when the last person stops caring are we truly lost

AFTER a false start on our Skype chat when connection is lost, 16-year-old naturalist Dara McAnulty's face returns to the screen, peering through large black-rimmed glasses and smiling brightly when he sees me, his shock of wild dark hair framing his friendly young face.

Arts

Naturalist Dara McAnulty: Only when the last person stops caring are we truly lost

AFTER a false start on our Skype chat when connection is lost, 16-year-old naturalist Dara McAnulty's face returns to the screen, peering through large black-rimmed glasses and smiling brightly when he sees me, his shock of wild dark hair framing his friendly young face.

Topics

Lockdown Diary: Duke Special's done with his dreads and set for a mighty unleashing

How have you been affected professionally? I've been fortunate and as I haven't been distracted by other things, have written lots and read a lot of books.
Danny Trejo: 10% of the people in prison belong there – I was one of those

YEARS in the making, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo outshines any Hollywood fiction.
Cult Movie: Pet Shop Boys star vehicle It Couldn't Happen Here ripe for re-appraisal

It Couldn't Happen Here IT COULDN'T happen Here is a very strange little film.
Noise Annoys: Waldorf & Cannon, Power of Dreams, Sister Ghost, Andy McGibbon Jr, Shellshock Rock box set and more

HELLO and welcome back to Noise Annoys, your favourite alternative musics-flavoured column which is still very much operating in lockdown mode despite the general public's apparent widespread abandonment of precautionary social distancing – but sure they're only taking their cues from our 'leaders'.

Brexit

Businesses in Britain obliged to fill out Brexit transport forms

BUSINESSES in Britain will be obliged to complete three rounds of customs forms for goods moving between there and the north regardless of whether there is a Brexit trade deal.

Topics

Food supplies in north 'could be hit by Brexit checkpoint plan delays'

The flow of certain food products into Northern Ireland could be halted if expanded Irish Sea check points are not ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, MLAs have been warned.
Praise for outgoing Irish government over Brexit stance

THE outgoing government led by Leo Varadkar has been praised for its stance during difficult Brexit talks and ensuring that no new border infrastructure will separate the two parts of Ireland.
Sammy Wilson claims Larne port told to prepare for Brexit border controls

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has been urged to apologise for the consequences of his pro-Brexit position after he claimed the Port of Larne has been told to prepare to become a border control point.
Red, white and blue makeover for Boris Johnson's plane to cost almost £1 million

Opposition MPs have reacted furiously after Downing Street confirmed that work to paint a military plane used by the British prime minister in the colours of the Union flag will cost almost £1 million.

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