PSNI defend bid to withhold material from Noah Donohoe inquest

More Covid restrictions not envisaged before Christmas, says Paul Givan and Michelle O'Neill

Tierna Campbell laid to rest following funeral in Ballynahinch

Boris Johnson: Northern Ireland Protocol can work, but in a different way

Covid-19: Five more deaths as ICU numbers increase

Loyalist killer Garfield Beattie granted bail after being returned to jail for harassing victim's daughter

Belfast park closed due to avian flu outbreak

Man goes on trial charged with Ballymena murder

West Belfast mother 'hopeful for future' after alternative cancer treatment in Mexico

Latest

Activist James Brown jailed for plane protest ‘relieved’ after being freed on bail

Visitors to Derry's 'Christmas Drive' help raise £5,000 for charity

Covid-19 vaccinations to be offered to five to 11-years-olds in Republic of Ireland

Austria’s fourth lockdown to end for vaccinated people on Sunday

Covid booster jab may protect against Omicron, says Pfizer

Boris Johnson apologises over aides' Covid Christmas party jokes

Coronavirus

More Covid restrictions not envisaged before Christmas, says Paul Givan and Michelle O'Neill

First Minister Paul Givan and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill were speaking following confirmation of the first Omicron cases in the north.

Topics

Covid-19: Five more deaths as ICU numbers increase

A further five patients who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died..
Covid-19 vaccinations to be offered to five to 11-years-olds in Republic of Ireland

The dose for this age group will be lower than those given to adults.
Austria's fourth lockdown to end for vaccinated people on Sunday

The country has a relatively low vaccination rate for Western Europe, with just 67.7% of the population fully vaccinated.
Covid booster jab may protect against Omicron, says Pfizer

The company and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralising antibodies.

News

Activist James Brown jailed for plane protest ‘relieved' after being freed on bail

Extinction Rebellion activist James Brown, 57, of Exeter, Devon, was jailed by a judge at Southwark Crown Court in September.

Topics

PSNI defend bid to withhold material from Noah Donohoe inquest

A barrister for the police said applications for Public Interest Immunity certification are not infrequent in all types of inquests.
Visitors to Derry's 'Christmas Drive' help raise £5,000 for charity

VISITORS to a street in Derry dubbed 'Christmas Drive' have helped raise more than £5,000 for two charities.
More Covid restrictions not envisaged before Christmas, says Paul Givan and Michelle O'Neill

First Minister Paul Givan and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill were speaking following confirmation of the first Omicron cases in the north.
Covid-19: Five more deaths as ICU numbers increase

A further five patients who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died..

Business

Scholarship launched in memory of late Finnebrogue founder Denis Lynn.

A SCHOLARSHIP is to be launched by Queen's University and Finnebrogue in memory of the Co Down food group's late founder Denis Lynn.

Topics

Gourmet food delivery business to expand after bumper growth

A CATERING company which responded to last year's Covid-19 lockdown by switching to a home delivery business, has announced plans to create five new jobs after bumper growth.
Tim Hortons opens sixth NI outlet, with five more coffee shops in the pipeline

CANADIAN coffee chain Tim Hortons has opened its sixth outlet in Northern Ireland.
Liberty IT names Tony Marron as next managing director

BELFAST-based Liberty IT has named Tony Marron as its next managing director after confirming long-serving boss Willie Hamilton will return in April.
Manchester firm sets up in Belfast in response to demand for customs clearance services

A MANCHESTER-based customs clearance firm has opened a new Belfast base in response to demand for its services under the Northern Ireland protocol.

Sport

Steven McDonnell: Ulster newcomers reaping major rewards from minor success

BACK in my minor playing days, when the age grade was under 18 - which should never have changed - I was very lucky to be involved in a successful Killeavy team that won two championships in a row.

Topics

Kerry legend Marc O Se recalls memorable 'Game of My Life' against Armagh in 2006

Kerry Game of My Life (by David Byrne, Hero Books, 240pp, E20) IN 'Kerry: Game of My Life', the new book in which 30 Kingdom football legends recall the most significant match during their playing career, only two Ulster opponents feature.
All-Stars debate as intense as ever 50 years on

THERE shouldn't be much debate about around at least two-thirds of this year's Allstars football team - but the other five positions could be extensively argued at today's selection meeting.
Bonnar pays warm tribute to retiring Donegal defender McGrath

DONEGAL manager Declan Bonner has paid a warm tribute to 2012 All-Ireland-winning defender Paddy McGrath, who announced his retirement at the weekend calling him the “consummate professional”.
"We have talent, we have hunger, we're set up well and we've got a belief"

RYAN Jones would be keen on a return to the Fermanagh setup next year but said new boss Kieran Donnelly joked that he didn't want to see him or his Derrygonnelly team-mates for a while yet.

Opinion

Deaglán de Bréadún: Treaty split families and led to vicious civil war

MUCH attention has been given to the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed 100 years ago last Monday, shortly after 2am in No 10 Downing Street, by British representatives including Prime Minister Lloyd George and, on the Irish side, Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins among others.

Topics

Brian Feeney: Flags report is another lost opportunity for unionism

THE DUP blocking the FICT (Flags, Identity, Culture & Tradition) report was another lost opportunity for unionism.
Editorial: Step change needed to end scourge of paramilitarism

THE very existence of a body to report on efforts to end paramilitary activity 23 years after the Good Friday Agreement is a depressing verdict on what progress has been achieved.
Finance minister's ‘not me gov' approach is wearing a bit thin

Like Newton Emerson, I read with some surprise Conor Murphy’s recent article rejecting the option of increasing property rates as a possible executive fundraiser.
Anita Robinson: Medical articles will drive you doolally

Magazine

Kate hails ‘importance of simply being together' at her Christmas carol service

Popstars Leona Lewis and Ellie Goulding, England footballer Jordan Henderson, comic Jason Manford and a host of royals attended Kate's festive event.

Topics

Sir Phil Redmond calls on broadcasters to take on more gritty storylines

The soap supremo, who is also the man behind Hollyoaks, said he is ‘not a fan' of reality shows.
Sienna Miller and Paul Gascoigne among stars to settle phone hacking claims

The actress and ex-footballer are asking a High Court judge to rule in their favour over the wording of a statement to be read on their behalf.
Panto suspended after Covid-19 outbreak among cast and crew

No live performances of Beauty And The Beast will take place at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre until at least December 18.
Planet seen orbiting two-star system hotter than the Sun

Photographs taken by the ESO VLT shows the planet orbiting b Centauri, which is the hottest and biggest planet-hosting star-system found

Life

New Astra Sports Tourer is Vauxhall's first electrified estate

WE'RE big fans of decent estate cars here at Drive Towers, even though such practical family load luggers have seemingly become an endangered 'species' in the age of the SUV, writes David Roy.

Topics

Dacia's Jogger should give MPV rivals a run for their money

DACIA is now taking orders for the all new Jogger, a budget-priced MPV which replaces its retired Dokker, Lodgy and Logan MCV models.
Citroen banking on X factor with new C5X crossover

IS IT an SUV? Is it a saloon? Perhaps it's an estate? Mais non: it's a combination of all three called the Citroen C5X, writes David Roy.
Today's TV Tuesday 07 December
Seven strategies to stop digital devices disrupting family mealtimes

FAMILIES sitting down for meals together can really help get everyone talking.

Arts

Seamus Kelters: Belfast Aurora - A Memoir of a Falls Childhood, 1971-1973

THE end came quickly: one night, August 9 1971.

Topics

Review: Ups and downs - Fintan Drury's See-Saw

WORKING for the late Seamus Mallon, one of the mini pleasures of the job was getting to read books sent to him.
Arts Q&A: The Ulster Orchestra's Francesco Paolo Scola on Mozart, Paganini and how he got started playing clarinet

1. When did you think about a career in the arts and what were your first steps into it? I grew up in an underprivileged area of Palermo in Sicily, where the schools offered musical courses as a means of keeping the kids off the streets.
The Christmas blow dry: Caroline Curran and Jingle All The Hairspray

CHRISTMAS is the time to let your hair down.
Alfie Boe is Belfast-bound this Christmas

IT'S Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas.