Police refuse to apologise over Michael McElhatton drug arrest

Booklet launched to remember loyalist murder victim

Fellow musicians pay tribute to Belfast DJ Ciaran Duffy

North's anti-Brexit parties ready to contest European election

William Scholes: 'We are one, they are us' - except in Northern Ireland

Enda McGinley: Tyrone victory over dominant Dubs gives chasing pack hope

Francis Rossi: 'Think about my legacy? That would be far too pompous'

Athletes return from Special Olympics with haul of 86 medals

Criticism for Electoral Office after Peterborough recall petition uses all ten venues

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Striker Sean Maguire ready for Republic of Ireland call

Northern Ireland beat Estonia in opening Euro 2020 qualifier

Down learning how to win the tight games says Kevin McKernan ahead of promotion battle with Louth

Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy dismisses plastic pitch concerns ahead of Gibraltar opener

Heartbroken families of Greenvale victims pay tribute to teens ahead of funerals

PSNI say 400 young people outside Greenvale Hotel have been identified

Brexit

North's anti-Brexit parties ready to contest European election

NORTHERN Ireland's anti-Brexit parties have begun provisional preparations for May's European elections.

Topics

Full-page ad in Theresa May's local paper calls on Tory leader to 'protect the peace'

THERESA May's local paper has published a letter from more than 70,000 people in Ireland and Britain calling on the prime minister to "protect peace in Northern Ireland".
Major anti-Brexit protest due to be held at several border locations next week

A MAJOR anti-Brexit protest is due to be held at several border locations next week.
EU leaders debate future of Brexit in Theresa May's absence

The future of Brexit was being decided behind closed doors in Brussels, as leaders of the 27 remaining EU states wrangled over a possible postponement in Theresa May's absence.
DUP needs legal assurances on backstop to support May's deal, says Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party still needs legal assurances on the backstop to support Theresa May's deal.

News

Co Armagh village preparing to welcome home triumphant Special Olympics athlete

A CO Armagh teenager who won a gold and silver medal at the Special Olympics World Summer Games is expected to return to her home village today to a hero's welcome.

Topics

Athletes return from Special Olympics with haul of 86 medals

AFTER six days of competition in Abu Dhabi, Team Ireland will return home victorious today from the Special Olympics with a haul of 86 medals.
North's anti-Brexit parties ready to contest European election

NORTHERN Ireland's anti-Brexit parties have begun provisional preparations for May's European elections.
Criticism for Electoral Office after Peterborough recall petition uses all ten venues

THE Electoral Office has again been criticised over the number of venues used in last year's North Antrim recall petition after constituents taking part in corresponding process in England were offered a choice of ten signing centres.
Fellow musicians pay tribute to Belfast DJ Ciaran Duffy

CHINESE lanterns were released at sunset last night in Australia in memory of popular Belfast DJ Ciaran Duffy who died suddenly on Monday.

Business

Little growth at seed firm Germinal as it sells off Morton's brand

GROWTH largely slowed at Banbridge-based seed and grain merchant Germinal Holdings in the last trading year, according to figures filed with Companies House.

Topics

Belfast's Europa Hotel completes £500k refurbishment

A LANDMARK Belfast hotel has announced the completion of a £500,000 refurbishment.
Healthy fast food chain Leon to open in the north as part of Irish expansion

HEALTHY fast food chain, Leon has confirmed that the north is included as part of major Irish expansion plans.
HMV to seek new Belfast home in event of city centre store closure

HMV has said it will seek alternative premises in Belfast should its city centre store close its doors next month.
Belfast financial services firm HNH creating 14 jobs as part of £1.3m expansion

A BELFAST financial services company is creating 14 new jobs as part of £1.

Sport

Striker Sean Maguire ready for Republic of Ireland call

PRESTON North End striker Sean Maguire says he is fit and ready to play in the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2020 double-header against Gibraltar and Georgia – but don’t ask him to train on Mondays.

Topics

Down learning how to win the tight games says Kevin McKernan ahead of promotion battle with Louth
Alan Judge not looking in his rear view mirror after Republic of Ireland call-up

AFTER 19 months of injury hell, Alan Judge had probably given up hope of resuming his Republic of Ireland career.
Enda McGinley: Tyrone victory over dominant Dubs gives chasing pack hope
Ulster's Dave Shanahan hoping to grab opportunity in Southern Kings showdown

DAVE Shanahan, who has enjoyed considerably more pitch-time this season than in previous campaigns, is determined to make the most of another opportunity should it arise tomorrow night as Ulster aim to make it five PRO14 wins on the bounce against Southern Kings at Kingspan Stadium.

Opinion

Alex Kane: Future generations deserve a cooperative and reconciled Northern Ireland

I think one of the most important questions in front of us, is this: do we want a cooperative and reconciled Northern Ireland? Two weeks away from the 21st anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, it is a question worth asking.

Topics

William Scholes: 'We are one, they are us' - except in Northern Ireland

LIKE Elton John's hairline, leadership can be hard to define.
Killer of Jim Donegan must be brought to justice

Police have released new information about the cold-blooded murder of Jim Donegan, shot dead as he waited for his son outside a school in west Belfast in December.
Dismay over Rooskey decision

There will be deep concern that the Irish department of justice has dropped plans to to provide an accommodation centre for asylum seekers at a disused hotel in Rooskey, Co Leitrim, which was damaged during two arson attacks in the last three months.
Historically there is a thin line between ‘England out' and ‘English out'

I was one of a number of civic unionists who welcomed Mary Lou McDonald to Queen’s University in Belfast where she was afforded the opportunity to present her views as to the future of Ireland.

Magazine

Cardi B trademarks her famous catchphrase ‘Okurrr'

She described the word as sounding like ‘a cold pigeon in New York City'.

Topics

Love Island's Alex Miller says he experienced suicidal thoughts after show

The death of Mike Thalassitis has sparked a debate on the aftercare given to reality TV stars.
Brian Harvey arrested over alleged malicious communications

The former East 17 singer is currently in custody.
Prime Minister dismisses revoking Article 50 after petition passes two million

‘I believe it's our duty as a Government and as a Parliament to deliver on that vote,' said Theresa May.
Paul McCartney's teenage exercise book with teacher's notes up for sale

The musician drew a picture of a man smoking on the back cover of the book when he was at school in Liverpool.

Life

Presbyterian Church sacks professor for disagreeing with `doctrinal position of employer' over same-sex relationships

THE Presbyterian Church has sacked a professor from its theological college after 22 years service for publicly stating he would be "horrified" if a student "was taught that a same-sex, sexually active relationship was sinful".

Topics

Tempted to renovate but don't know where to start?

TV’s Kunle Barker shares his top tips for getting started.
Spring has sprung with fresh new entries going under the hammer at Wilsons Auctions

Grab yourself a bargain with a little help from the UK and Ireland's largest independent auction company
Arts Q&A: Louis Walsh on U2, his dream band line-up and Simon Cowell as god

1. When did you think about a career in music management and what were your first steps into it? My first step was when I promoted a band in Mayo which supported all the showbands.
Hear God's call to be who he wants us to be

A few weeks ago, after receiving some new prayer cards, I took the opportunity to arrange the collection I keep to give out for various needs and occasions.

Arts

James Morrison on making his new LP: I wanted something that just goes 'bam'

IT HAS been a dramatic few years for James Morrison – first he lost his record label and then he almost lost a child.

Topics

Francis Rossi: 'Think about my legacy? That would be far too pompous'

THE truth of the title of Francis Rossi's autobiography, I Talk Too Much, seems entirely subjective.
Cult Movie: Arcadia a lush and lovely study of a lost world that still haunts our own

ARCADIA, film-maker Paul Wright's magnificent montage movie about the power of the British countryside and how mankind has interacted with it down the centuries, is a truly beautiful piece of work.
Arts Q&A: Louis Walsh on U2, his dream band line-up and Simon Cowell as god

1. When did you think about a career in music management and what were your first steps into it? My first step was when I promoted a band in Mayo which supported all the showbands.
West End star Zoe Rainey back on Belfast stage in new Conor Mitchell work

CENSORSHIP, art and love in 1950s Berlin are explored in the concert reading of a new work by Lurgan composer Conor Mitchell.

Omagh bombing

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.

Topics

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.
Omagh bombing victim's husband 'flabbergasted' by former police ombudsman's claim

FORMER police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has been criticised by the husband of an Omagh bomb victim for claiming that the atrocity was preventable.

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

Patsy Gildernew: Civil rights pioneer, successful businessman but first and foremost a family man

“A man of strong principles, courage and integrity.

Topics

Tributes paid to civil rights pioneer Patsy Gildernew

The funeral has taken place of a Co Tyrone man who took part in a protest believed to have given birth to the civil rights movement more than 50 years ago. Patsy Gildernew wrote himself into Irish history when he...
Stormont discrimination of Catholics 'hugely exaggerated' says David Trimble's ex-aide

A FORMER adviser to ex-First Minister David Trimble has claimed discrimination against Catholics by Stormont before the civil rights movement has been "hugely exaggerated".
Fionnuala O Connor: Press reports from 1968 show unionist leaders unable to grasp what was happening

RUC men on that Saturday fifty years ago blattered their way into history on camera, leaving newsprint catching-up as the Troubles, and the next week, began.
Leona O'Neill: Those who commemorate the IRA are no champions of civil rights in my eyes

WE’VE just come out of a weekend that marked probably one of the most important moments in Northern Ireland’s history, the birth of the civil rights movement.

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