‘Why in God’s name does it take the death of a 29-year-old woman with her whole life in front of her to get us to this point?’

Archbishop urges political leaders to take 'heroic' steps following killing of Lyra McKee

Fellow journalists 'stand with Lyra McKee' as 29-year-old is laid to rest

Saoradh's Twitter account suspended

Shots fired at the home of prominent republican Colin Duffy

Shots fired at home of prominent republican Colin Duffy

Ian Paisley silent on DUP's first openly gay election candidate

Brian Feeney: Let's get real, there will be no serious attempt to restore Stormont until autumn at the earliest

Fr Phil Mulryne: From Fergie's Fledgling to a life of faith

Janis Winehouse: Amy would be proud of how I'm coping with MS

Latest

Eighth British victim of Sri Lanka attacks named as police say bomber may have studied in UK

Gang with pick axe handles and sledgehammer attack man in Larne

Four men face drugs charges after searches targeting East Belfast UDA

Man (22) facing Belfast murder charge refused bail

Police treating attack on Belfast house as 'racist hate crime'

Farmers storm Allied Irish Banks meeting in protest of sale of loans to vulture funds

Brexit

Co-operation Ireland work is 'public rebuke to those seeking to drag us back' to The Troubles, says CEO Peter Sheridan

WHEN Brendan O'Regan started Co-operation Ireland in 1979 it was because of his concern that relationships on the island had become estranged after the onset of The Troubles.

Topics

Scots should vote again on independence before 2021 elections, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

SCOTS should be given the opportunity to vote again on independence before the next Holyrood elections in 2021, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Coca-Cola sales boosted by Brexit stockpiling

Stockpiling in preparation for a no-deal Brexit has boosted Coca-Cola's sales and earnings in the first quarter.
Rachel Johnson and Gavin Esler unveiled as European election candidates for Change UK

JOURNALISTS Rachel Johnston and Gavin Esler are to stand as a European election candidates for Change UK, the pro-remain party set up by The Independent Group.
Brexit talks between British government and opposition to resume today

LABOUR had last night yet to confirm if leader Jeremy Corbyn will take part in talks with Tory ministers today aimed at kickstarting attempts to break the Brexit deadlock.

News

Eighth British victim of Sri Lanka attacks named as police say bomber may have studied in UK

The eighth Briton killed in the Sri Lankan terror attack has been described by her husband as "a conduit for bringing people together to both make things happen, and make them better".

Topics

Gang with pick axe handles and sledgehammer attack man in Larne

A MAN has been assaulted in Co Antrim by a masked gang armed with pick axe handles and a sledgehammer.
Four men face drugs charges after searches targeting East Belfast UDA

FOUR men have been arrested and charged with the supply of Class B drugs following a police operation into the criminal activities of the East Belfast UDA.
Police treating attack on Belfast house as 'racist hate crime'

POLICE are treating an attack on a house in south Belfast as a racially motivated hate crime.
Fellow journalists 'stand with Lyra McKee' as 29-year-old is laid to rest

MEMBERS of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) formed a guard of honour on the steps of St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast today as the coffin of their murdered colleague Lyra McKee was carried from the church.

Business

Premier League stars invest millions in growing Newry firm STATSports

TWO Premier League football stars have invested at least £1 million each into growing Newry-based technology firm STATSports.

Topics

Five from the north shortlisted for EY Entrepreneur of the Year crown

FIVE business representatives based in the north have been named finalists in the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland 2019 programme.
Analysis suggests employer pension increase would inspire further worker investment

WORKERS are more likely to choose to increase their own payments into pension pots when their employer will also contribute more, analysis suggests.
Biggest mobile firms rated lower than smaller providers in latest survey

THE UK's three biggest mobile operators are failing to offer their customers satisfactory service despite often costing more than smaller rivals, a watchdog has found.
Brexit uncertainty fuels demand for agency workers

UK employers are increasingly relying on agency workers amid growing pessimism over the economy, a new study suggests.

Sport

Derry club football's search for structural balance

Going back decades, Derry has always been a county renowned for the strength and competitiveness of its club scene.

Topics

On This Day - April 24, 2011: Donegal earn first silverware of the Jim McGuinness era

Sporting greats, dates and a quick quiz blitz to get you up and running today..
Antrim minor boss Collie McAllister frustrated by absence of Dunloy players on his panel
Kenny Archer: Manchester United's players must show mettle against silverware-seeking City

Manchester United supporters currently find themselves in one of those awful quandaries, knowing that one of their two greatest rivals will win the league – and that their team can influence the outcome. In theory at least.
Fr Phil Mulryne: From Fergie's Fledgling to a life of faith

Opinion

Brian Feeney: Let's get real, there will be no serious attempt to restore Stormont until autumn at the earliest

The first cuckoo of this spring was announced in the Irish Times last week, heard at Errislannon, near Clifden, County Galway.

Topics

Jim Gibney: James Connolly centre in west Belfast an example of Irish America's positive influence

It was a ‘homecoming’ like no other, which reached deep into the well of Ireland’s long history of struggle for independence and socialism, and stirred emotions among the Irish diaspora in the US; in the office of Ireland’s president and among the people of Belfast, who played a leading role in that long history.
If New IRA was truly sorry it would end its armed campaign

Following days of intense pressure, the New IRA issued a statement on Monday night admitting responsibility for Lyra McKee's murder and offering 'sincere apologies' to her partner, family and friends.
Republicanism has been badly damaged by ruthless murder

It is a bad time for republicanism with the killing of Lyra McKee, a young woman with everything to live for.
Lyra

Magazine

Iman remembers David Bowie on 27th wedding anniversary

The couple married on April 24, 1992 in Switzerland.

Topics

Sea creatures hit twice as hard by global warming, experts say

Scientists compared the vulnerability of fish and other non-mammalian ocean dwellers, and cold-blooded land animals.
Brain interface may restore power of speech to paralysed patients

Scientists have found a way to generate synthesised speech from brain signals involved in vocal movement.
Lawyers for Bill Cosby hit out at judge as they seek bail while he appeals

The veteran comedian is serving a prison sentence for sex assault.
No battery required – ‘symbiotic' pacemaker powered by heartbeats

The new gadget opens the door to medical implants that harvest energy from muscle movement.

Life

Extras manager Emma Sweeney has no problem finding – and eating – her kids' sweets

1 Up and at it – what is your morning routine? With two small children, my morning routine mainly revolves around them and getting them to school.

Topics

Think pink in preparation for Action Cancer's 10k bra walk

HAVE your bras at the ready as Belfast prepares to turn pink for the return of The Bra Walk.
Janis Winehouse: Amy would be proud of how I'm coping with MS

MULTIPLE sclerosis (MS), a neurological condition that damages the nerves, affects more than 100,000 people in the UK.
Ruth Madoc at 76: I could get my leg up into a pretty reasonable high kick

RUTH Madoc became a household name playing chief yellowcoat Gladys Pugh in BBC One sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!, about a holiday camp set in the late 1950s.
Ask the Dentist: Clicking when you eat? Might be a problem with your jaw joints

'CLICK-pop-click' is not the tune that most people want to eat to but some have to put up with from their noisy jaw joints.

Arts

Eighth Grade an exquisite film that eloquently captures anguish of the 'wonder years'

LOOKING back over the battlefield of my schooldays from the safe distance of mellowing middle age, I'm reminded of tiny, beautiful victories in an exhausting war of attrition to fit in with peers, who always seemed to be smarter, funnier and cooler than me.

Topics

Opera-laced thriller Bel Canto slumps rather than soars

BEL CANTO (15, 101 mins) Thriller/Romance.
Superhero blockbuster Avengers: Endgame offers 'a bombastic feast for the senses'

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (12A, 181 mins) Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Romance.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney: I like the small-town lifestyle

JEFF Kinney may be a multi-millionaire thanks to his Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books, but it doesn't show in his everyday life.
The Bluffer gets the electric lawnmower out to create his personal Garden of Eden

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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