DUP facing intense pressure over Brexit deal as business bodies meet

Brother of Martin McGuinness working with former Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín to establish new pro-life republican party

Brother of Martin McGuinness working with Peadar Tóibín to establish pro-life republican party

Actor and drag queen appeals for return of distinctive 'orange wig' stolen outside Belfast bar

'IRA' claim blaze guns not used to target police

Tom Kelly: Theresa May gambling on the economic case to push through the Brexit deal

Best team won says Crossmaglen manager as Gweedore power into first ever Ulster final

Louis Walsh on Westlife, Boyzone, The X Factor and Elf on the Shelf

Sleb Safari: X Factor singer Christopher Maloney's string of bizarre mishaps

Ask Fiona: I'm afraid I've made a mistake becoming a mother

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Northern Ireland try to take positives from another negative outcome

Missing woman appeal

Deaglán de Bréadún: We're a long way from days when UK was desperate to join the EEC

Police: Members of Sinn Féin 'did not co-operate' with PSNI in Máiría Cahill abuse investigation

Jeffrey Donaldson defiant on Brexit stance as businesses and farmers back Theresa May's withdrawal plan

Leo Varadkar says hard border not up for discussion regardless of Brexit deal fate

Brexit

Steven Agnew: A People's Vote is the way forward for a sensible Brexit

While Brexit is complicated the options we have at this stage are relatively simple; remaining in the EU after a successful People’s Vote, leave the EU with a deal, or crash out of the EU with no deal.

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brexit

Jeffrey Donaldson defiant on Brexit stance as businesses and farmers back Theresa May's withdrawal plan

THE DUP was last night insisting that their opposition to Theresa May's withdrawal treaty has been vindicated - despite business leaders delivering an unparalleled attack over their stance.
DUP facing intense pressure over Brexit deal stance

THE DUP is set to come under intense pressure today over its opposition to Theresa May's Brexit deal with business and trade bodies expected to deliver a unprecedented statement castigating its position over the draft accord. Business and trade bodies from...
Leo Varadkar says hard border not up for discussion regardless of Brexit deal fate

THE Irish government will not consider a hard border on the island regardless of whether the House of Commons votes down the British government's draft Brexit deal, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.
Mary Lou McDonald: Backstop must be maintained and protected

AMID all the chaos in Westminster, there are few certainties as to where the Brexit circus will stumble to next.

News

Fresh concerns raised over controversial border security bill

CONTROVERSIAL legislation proposed by the British government will give authorities in the UK the power to prosecute people alleged to have committed paramilitary offences outside that jurisdiction.

Topics

Revolutionary leader Che Guevara's daughter to visit Derry

A daughter of Cuba revolutionary leader Che Guevara is to visit Derry to view self-help projects in the city.
Steven Agnew: A People's Vote is the way forward for a sensible Brexit

While Brexit is complicated the options we have at this stage are relatively simple; remaining in the EU after a successful People’s Vote, leave the EU with a deal, or crash out of the EU with no deal.
Writer and artist publish children's book 40 years on

A children's book written and illustrated by two friends in the late 1970s is set to be published - 40 years after it was first written.
Urgent action needed to save priceless early Irish cross

ONE of Ireland's most important early Christian crosses is in danger of being lost forever if urgent action is not taken to prevent the increasing erosion of the artefact.

Business

Employers to be caught by PAYE and NIC for contractors

QUESTION: I run a small business and I use a number of consultants who operate through their own companies.

Topics

How are you ‘feline' today?

IF you're a cat lover, you should be feeling good – especially if you're thinking about making a will.
Brexit fiasco and my mortgage

PEOPLE have asked me what they'll do about their mortgages in the post-Brexit era.
Belfast fitness manufacturer, BLK BOX completes £250k expansion of Titanic Quarter base

FITNESS equipment manufacturer BLK BOX has completed a £250,000 expansion of its Belfast headquarters as it looks to muscle in on new international business.
Two-tier economy emerging in energy, says report

A TWO-tier economy is emerging as the UK goes through an "energy revolution" by advances in electric vehicles and smart appliances, according to a new study.

Sport

Red Hugh's beat Limavady to win Ulster junior football title

AIB Ulster Club Junior Football Championship final Limavady Wolfhounds (Derry) 1-9 Red Hugh's (Donegal) 1-11 NOTHING could have taken the beaming smile off Stephen McMenamin's face as he basked in provincial glory for Red Hugh's amongst a sea of red and black on the famous Celtic Park turf on Saturday evening.

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Mullahoran make history with Ulster club football's first free-kick shoot-out win

AIB Ulster Club Intermediate Football Championship semi-final Mullahoran Dreadnoughts (Cavan) 1-16 St Mary's, Banagher 0-19 (after extra-time, Mullahoran win 5-3 in free-kick shoot-out) THE electrifying drama of a historic first free-kick shoot-out finally settled an epic Ulster Club IFC semi-final at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday.
St Enda's edge Tattyreagh to reach Ulster IFC final

AIB Ulster Club Intermediate Football Championship semi-final St Enda's, Glengormley (Antrim) 0-13 Tattyreagh St Patrick's 1-8 St Enda's of Antrim reeled off four late scores to end Tattyreagh's fairytale run and set up a meeting with Mullahoran in the Ulster Club IFC final.
Denmark star Christian Eriksen will start against Republic of Ireland in final Nations League group tie

Nations League Group B: Denmark v Republic of Ireland (tonight, Aarhus, 7.
On This Day - Nov 19 1969: Pele scores his 1,000th goal for Santos

Sporting greats, dates and a quick quiz blitz to get you up and running today...

Opinion

Tom Kelly: Theresa May gambling on the economic case to push through the Brexit deal

When Bill Clinton beat George Bush Snr he did so on the back of his focus on the economy.

Topics

Deaglán de Bréadún: We're a long way from days when UK was desperate to join the EEC

History takes some strange turns.
DUP's nightmare scenario looms

It is widely believed that one of the main reasons senior DUP figures backed the Brexit side in the 2016 referendum was because they firmly believed it would be certain to lose.
How does Britain escape blame for using internment or hooded men torture?

The Ballymurphy Massacre Inquest is a fundamental test of Britain’s ability to give legacy justice.
Patrick Murphy: SIF shows misuse of public resources for electoral gain persists

WHAT exactly is the difference between allocating a council house to a 19-year-old woman in Caledon in 1968 and allocating the Social Investment Fund's £79 million of public money, on the same basis of political favouritism, 50 years later? Sinn Féin and DUP supporters will reject any comparison between the old and the new (currently suspended) Stormont.

Magazine

Holly Willoughby catches the sun after I'm A Celebrity debut

The TV host received a mixed response after presenting the ITV show with Declan Donnelly.

Topics

Pupping season gets seal of approval in Norfolk

Grey seals and their new pups were out on show at a beach in Horsey.
Good time to take step back from Kingsman, says Taron Egerton

The actor plans to return to the role after the third instalment, which will be a prequel.
Taron Egerton reveals ‘liberating' haircut after split from girlfriend

The actor shaved his head after playing Elton John in a new biopic.
Fans and friends rally round Anne Hegerty as she makes I'm A Celebrity debut

The Chase quizzer, who has Asperger's, became emotional at one point during the opening episode.

Life

Co Down artist Kerry Plummer is turning mother's milk into precious memories

IN A little room in her house near the sea, crammed with various tools and equipment, Kerry Plummer, is preparing her latest range of personalised jewellery – which is definitely not the type you will see in glittery high street shop windows this Christmas.

Topics

TV Quickfire: Michael McIntyre says his Big Show is bigger and better than ever

TELL US ABOUT THE FOURTH SERIES OF MICHAEL MCINTYRE'S BIG SHOW.
Fashion: Ditching your beard? Here are some tips to help the process go smoothly

The era of the hipster beard appears to be coming to an end – according to a survey by Bic Shave Club, which found that 55 per cent of people aren't into the trend any more.
Ask Fiona: I'm afraid I've made a mistake becoming a mother

I WAS so happy when I first became pregnant and couldn't wait to start being a mother.
Louis Walsh on Westlife, Boyzone, The X Factor and Elf on the Shelf

THIS year's X Factor may have the youthfulness of Walsh Tomlinson, the glamour of Ayda Field and the unpredictability of Robbie Williams, but there a little something lacking – most noticeably the familiar banter between Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell.

Arts

Co Down artist Kerry Plummer is turning mother's milk into precious memories

Topics

Louis Walsh on Westlife, Boyzone, The X Factor and Elf on the Shelf

THIS year's X Factor may have the youthfulness of Walsh Tomlinson, the glamour of Ayda Field and the unpredictability of Robbie Williams, but there a little something lacking – most noticeably the familiar banter between Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell.
Steafán Hanvey and Bobbie Hanvey on new book of photos and verse, Reconstructions

BOBBIE Hanvey has been documenting life in Northern Ireland for almost 50 years now.
Lynette Fay: Why November means Armagh for a dyed-in-the-wool Tyrone woman

NOVEMBER, November..
Zoe Kazan on finally working with Coen brothers in The Balled Of Buster Scruggs

ZOE Kazan is inspecting the headboard of the bed in the hotel room.

Omagh bombing

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.

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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.
Nationalist commentator criticised for Omagh bomb comments

A nationalist commentator has been criticised for making "absolutely despicable "comments in relation to the Omagh bomb after he said those killed were not murdered.
Video: Omagh remembers its dead

A BELL has tolled 32 times in Omagh at ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in the bombing 20 years ago today.
Nuala O'Loan says Omagh bomb could have been prevented

A FORMER policing watchdog who investigated the Omagh bombing has said it could have been prevented.

Pope's visit

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.

Topics

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.
From Rome to Croke Park in 12 hours with Pope Francis

'UNGODLY hour' might not be the correct term when you are about to fly with the Pope, but it well describes the 3.45am alarm call that woke me on Saturday after a couple of hours' restless sleep.

Civil Rights

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".

Topics

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.
Deaglán de Bréadún: Where is the Bernadette Devlin of today to give voice to nationalists at Westminster?

IF YOU are an Irish nationalist or republican or simply a person who believes in resisting oppression, you probably need cheering-up under current circumstances.
Ulster Unionist peer had to walk through Sinn Féin rally

Ken Maginnis, the County Tyrone peer, found himself in the middle of a Sinn Féin rally in Derry on Saturday.

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