'No offences detected' on Tyrone GAA bus video - but fine over separate public order offence

Father-of-three (59) dies at Warrenpoint Port

Roars of Portrush crowds herald start of a historic milestone for golf in Ireland

Battle of the Bogside photographer recalls defining moments of his career

Bimpe Archer: Donald Trump's racist comments all too familiar to people of colour

Niall Sludden finding his form in Tyrone's All-Ireland bid

Sibling rivalry: Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit on Shakespears Sister reunion

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy already halfway back to Florida

Watchdog probes Stormont-backed firm's links to selling paramilitary flags

Latest

Enda McGinley: Black cards and head injuries are football's minor irritants

Karen Bradley 'cannot stall' over institutional abuse compensation

Crusaders to face Premier League outfit Wolves in Europa League

Murder charge against Co Down man over death of Padraig Fox (29) downgraded to manslaughter

Catholic man 'left for dead' in Kilkeel to have extensive surgery

Pep talk from coach inspires Shane Lowry to a fine 67

Brexit

Research shows unionists fear united Ireland

UNIONISTS fear losing identity, land, facing nationalist triumphalism and potential retribution in the event of a united Ireland, research suggests.

Topics

Government to oppose EU's proposed change to daylight saving time to ensure Ireland does not have two time zones post-Brexit

THE Irish government is set to oppose the EU's proposed change to daylight saving time to ensure the island of Ireland does not end up with two time zones post-Brexit.
Dublin government set to oppose EU daylight saving time plans

Irish government wants to ensure the island of Ireland does not end up with two time zones post-Brexit.
Theresa May was warned in 2016 that her three Brexit priorities for Ireland were incompatible

Theresa May was warned that her three Brexit priorities for Ireland were incompatible back in 2016, the UK's former ambassador to the EU has said.
Tom Collins: Bribes and threats won't fix #Brexit

THE muscle on my left shoulder - the trapezius - is as tight as a Lambeg drum, and my right thumb's lower knuckle is sore.

News

Battle of the Bogside photographer recalls defining moments of his career

CLIVE Limpkin almost slept through the defining moment of his career.

Topics

Roars of Portrush crowds herald start of a historic milestone for golf in Ireland

AFTER a wait of almost 70 years, the roars of the Portrush crowds heralded the start of a historic milestone for golf in Ireland.
Boy (12) in flat targeted in sectarian attack in Carrickfergus

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was among those inside a flat targeted in an overnight sectarian attack in Co Antrim.
Watchdog probes Stormont-backed firm's links to selling paramilitary flags

A CHARITY watchdog is to examine concerns over a Stormont-backed social enterprise being linked to the selling of loyalist paramilitary flags.
UUP MLA says liking of 'FTP' tweet was 'an accident'

AN Ulster Unionist MLA has said his liking of a tweet which used the term 'FTP' and an image that included a UVF flag was accidental.

Business

Irish golf retailer McGuirks to open first store in the north

IRELAND'S longest established golf shop is to open its first outlet in the north.

Topics

Danske banks £46m first half profits - but business lending ‘subdued' over Brexit

PROFITS at Danske Bank swelled to £45.
Northern Ireland's economy trundles along the bottom - but house-building helping

ECONOMIC activity in Northern Ireland grew by a modest 0.
Norbrook Holdings appoints chief executive Liam Nagle as executive chairman

PHARMACEUTICAL giant Norbrook Holdings' chief executive Liam Nagle has been appointed executive chairman.
New street ambassadors 'ensure an even warmer welcome awaits'

MORE ambassadors are on the streets of Belfast this summer to ensure visitors - and city dwellers too - know what's happening and where to go.

Sport

Liverpool FC's 2018/19 season is a story worth recalling

THE title may be prosaic – ‘Liverpool FC 2018/19 season’ – but, of course, it wasn’t only about the title.

Topics

Back In The Day - Tyrone hurlers booked their place in the All-Ireland Junior Championship final - The Irish News, July 19, 1999

All-Ireland JHC semi-final Tyrone 0-13 London 1-4 Tyrone reach decider TYRONE’S hurlers booked their places in the All-Ireland Junior Championship final.
Still work to do in changing culture in Antrim: captain Declan Lynch

ANTRIM captain Declan Lynch says the Saffrons are still in the early stages of “trying to change the culture” within the county after last month’s All-Ireland exit to Kildare.
Jake Tucker aiming to topple Irish champion David McDonagh

JAKE Tucker will be hoping for redemption in Friday's National Under 18, 75kg semi-final at the National Stadium when he takes on old foe, David McDonagh from Mullingar Elite with a place in Saturday's final up for grabs.
Niall Sludden finding his form in Tyrone's All-Ireland bid

Opinion

Bimpe Archer: Donald Trump's racist comments all too familiar to people of colour

HERE'S the thing, peeps – you don't need me to tell you that telling a fellow citizen who happens to be a different colour from you to go home is racist.

Topics

Alex Kane: There will probably never be a meeting of minds on pension proposal for victims

For so long as what is described as the 'peace process' here remains conflict stalemate rather than conflict resolution, then for so long will it be impossible to agree upon a definition of victim which is acceptable to everyone.
The Open is a wonderful good news story for Northern Ireland

Notwithstanding Rory McIlroy's dreadful first round, The Open Championship, which began yesterday at Royal Portrush, can be declared a resounding success.
DUP needs to realise RHI is simply not going away anytime soon

It seems RHI is the thorn in the DUP side with the findings of the renewable heat incentive enquiry not expected to be published until September it seems our thirst for answers continues.
Newton Emerson: Boris Johnson's immigration bombshell raises intriguing questions

An inordinate amount of the mess the UK has got itself into over Brexit is due to prime minister Theresa May making immigration a red line.

Magazine

‘Music medicine' can help calm nerves – research

Topics

Unreleased Freddie Mercury recording going on sale

The singer worked with Dave Clark on the track.
Jeremy Clarkson voted best Top Gear presenter of all time

His contemporaries on the show James May and Richard Hammond took second and third place respectively.
BBC Apollo 11 broadcaster: Why I ignored orders during moon landing

James Burke was one of the main presenters for the historic broadcast.
Majority believe Scots would understand variable deposit return scheme – survey

In May, Scotland became the first part of the UK to announce plans to bring in a deposit return scheme in a bid to boost recycling.

Life

Fr Pat Tumilty: The non-sectarian God

"THE truth I have now come to realise," said Peter to the gentile Cornelius, "is that God does not have any nationality who fears God and does what is right is acceptable to him" (Acts 10:34).

Topics

William Caulfield: I had to do something when my suits were too tight

1 Up and at it – what is your morning routine? My routine varies, depending on whether I was working the night before and home late.
Red alert: Why exactly is a flushed face a symptom of the menopause?

THE surprising reasons for a flushed face.
Martin Henry: Exploring the mystery of the Trinity

TRINITY Sunday, which is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost, is the occasion when the Church places specifically before us belief in God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Ask the GP: What to do about an unbearable itch and how to treat watery eyes

Q: FOR six months, I have had an itchy rash all over my body which started on my lower leg.

Arts

Battle of the Bogside photographer recalls defining moments of his career

CLIVE Limpkin almost slept through the defining moment of his career.

Topics

Games: Aquatic adventure Sea of Solitude puts the 'blue' in deep blue sea

Sea of Solitude (Multi) By: EA WHEN I fire up the PlayStation, alien guts are usually on the menu, not some rumination on mental illness.
Director Ron Howard on 'using opera to tell Pavarotti's story'

LUCIANO Pavarotti had a rare kind of star quality, one that made people who never cared about opera sit up and pay attention.
Cult Movie: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure a jungle-bound gem waiting to be rediscovered

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure TARZAN took on almost 30 cinematic adventures between 1932 and 1967.
Noise Annoys: Arborist man Mark McCambridge on new Sea Songs LP

HOW did Sea Songs: Anatomy of a Drowning Man come about? I've always had a keen interest in acapella song from old English folk music, the Alan Lomax recordings in the US and sean nossingers on these shores and had begun recording loose tracks at home over time.

Omagh bombing

More tragedy for Omagh bomb family

A Co Tyrone man who lost his wife, a daughter and unborn twins in the Omagh bomb is facing fresh grief after his second wife died suddenly.

Topics

Council to consider action over new plaque on Omagh bomb memorial

A LOCAL council is set to consider whether it will take action over the addition of an unapproved plaque to a memorial to those killed and injured in the Omagh bombing.
Husband of Omagh bomb victim adds plaque to memorial blaming `dissident republican terrorists'

THE husband of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing has glued a plaque to a memorial at the site of the atrocity stating that it was a "dissident republican terrorist" car bomb.
Death of Co Tyrone man who lost daughter in Omagh bombing

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Co Tyrone man who has died 20 years on from the death of his daughter in the Omagh bombing atrocity.
Mother of Omagh bombing victim Aiden Gallagher breaks silence in emotional letter backing Nuala O'Loan

THE mother of Omagh bombing victim Aiden Gallagher has spoken publicly for the first time since his death 20 years ago to praise a former Police Ombudsman’s comment that the atrocity could have been prevented.

Pope's visit

Pope Francis blamed for fall in Dublin Zoo visitors

Dublin Zoo has blamed the Pope for causing a drop of almost 100,000 in visitor numbers this year.

Lasting souvenir of Papal visit Ireland with release of a commemorative book

PILGRIMS can now have a lasting souvenir of the historic Papal visit to Dublin, Knock and the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) with the release of a commemorative book.
Film reveals effect of Pope John Paul II's visit to Republic

A new documentary highlights the effect Pope John Paul ll's visit to the Republic in 1979 had on the peace process.
Pope Francis 'tasted pain and bitterness' of abuse during Irish visit

POPE Francis has lamented how Irish church authorities failed to respond to the crimes of sexual abuse, speaking during his first public appearance at the Vatican after accusations that he himself covered up for a former US cardinal.
ANALYSIS: DUP has yet to give an adequate explanation for Papal snub

It's important that people respect Arlene Foster's decision not to attend Saturday's civic reception for Pope Francis in Dublin Castle.

Civil Rights

Mourners at funeral of Ivan Cooper hear how he dedicated his life to 'building a better community'

MOURNERS at the funeral of civil rights leader Ivan Cooper heard how he dedicated his life to "building a better community".

Topics

Funeral due of civil rights leader Ivan Cooper

NATIONALIST and unionist councillors came together to offer condolences to the family of SDLP founding member and civil rights leader Ivan Cooper ahead of his funeral today.
Ivan Cooper's mantra 'never give up the fight for justice' stayed with him until the end

IVAN Cooper’s philosophy was always keep going, no matter what the hardship, always keep going.
Patrick Murphy: Ivan Cooper symbolised the spirit of hope that existed in the 1960s

IF one person can symbolise the spirit of hope which marked the 1960s, that one person was Ivan Cooper.
'He shall overcome': moving tribute paid by former MP Austin Currie to Ivan Cooper

FORMER Nationalist MP and leading civil rights figure Austin Currie last night paid a moving tribute to Ivan Cooper - describing him as the "symbolism of reconciliation".

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