Greenvale Hotel granted entertainment licence

Band linked to UDA commander Dee Stitt promotes unnotified loyalist protest parade

Man found with stolen van keys in his sock, court hears

Delivery driver who sexually assaulted woman in her home receives suspended jail sentence

Patrick Murphy: If politics is the answer, why can't we have some?

The Brits, the Cardinal and Paidi O Se... Hugh Duggan looks back on life as a GAA referee

Mary Kelly: The BBC has a duty to its republican licence payers too

Derry Girls star Tara Lynne O'Neill on helping young footballers to share their stories about the beautiful game

Jake O'Kane: Unionist politicians have uttered an awful lot of buts about rioting

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Peter Jackson: Trade union activist, patriot and dedicated family man

Rose Moore: A life dedicated to serving others

Call for information about Gerard Davison shooting to be given to solicitor

Harry Fay's brush with COVID19 and what's changed in a year

Finding enough A-type players is the key: Kevin Walsh

Martin O'Neill on being pulled out of Championship game and how Brian Clough ended his designs on law

Coronavirus

One Covid-19 death, 119 new cases

One further coronavirus related death has taken place, while an additional 119 people have tested positive.

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coronavirus

Japan raises coronavirus alert level near Tokyo months ahead of Olympics

The rising number of cases renews doubts that the event, postponed from last year, will take place at all.
Australia reports death of woman days after she took AstraZeneca jab

It is the country’s first death linked to the vaccine with 885,000 doses administered across the nation.
Mary Robinson joins around 150 ex-heads of state in call for ‘people's vaccine'

The former Irish President has signed an open letter to US leader Joe Biden, calling for Covid-19 vaccine patents to be waived.
People in their 60s have ‘much more to fear' from Covid than Astra Zeneca jab, Republic's health chief says

HSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry urged people in the 60-69 age group to take the coronavirus vaccine.

News

Come for the severed hand, stay for the acronym soup - how `Line of Duty' became appointment viewing

COME for the severed hand, stay for the acronym soup, Bimpe Archer looks at how `Line of Duty' became appointment viewing.

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Chris Lyttle launches consultation to include teachers in fair employment legislation

THE chairman of the assembly education committee is seeking views on laws that allow schools to discriminate on the grounds of religion when appointing teachers.
Greenvale Hotel granted entertainment licence

A Co Tyrone Hotel where three teenagers died in a crush must give council officials two months notice to hold paid admission events after its entertainment licence was renewed. Morgan Barnard (17), Lauren Bullock (17) and 16-year-old Connor Currie died as...
SDLP calls for public inquiry into Stormont executive's decision making during the pandemic

THE SDLP has called on the first and deputy first ministers to commit to holding a public inquiry into the Stormont executive's decision making during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Film tells story of how community in east Belfast responded to coronavirus pandemic

A FILM has been created to show how the community in east Belfast responded to the pandemic.

Business

Wrightbus secures £8m bus order from Japan and Hong Kong

BALLYMENA bus-maker Wrightbus has secured an £8 million order for buses from Hong Kong and Japan.

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H&W secures wind turbines order - but work will be done in Scotland

HARLAND & Wolff has been awarded a lucrative contracts to build eight giant wind turbines for Italian oilfield services company Saipem which will be used in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
Kainos delivers strong trading update after hitting record valuation

SHARES in Belfast IT services group Kainos hit record levels this week as the company said its strong performance during the pandemic continued through to the end of the financial year.
Tayto online sales soar - but owners' profit margin is just 0.3 per cent

ONLINE sales of tens of thousands of extra bags of its famous Tayto cheese & onion brand haven't translated into a major revenues boost for its owner Manderley Food Group, according to its latest accounts.
Belfast fintech firm in fresh funding round for new bank-linked loyalty platform

BELFAST-based fintech company LoyalBe has announced £725,000 of fresh investment in a funding round led by Techstart Ventures.

Sport

The Brits, the Cardinal and Paidi O Se... Hugh Duggan looks back on life as a GAA referee

ONE last look at his watch and Hugh Duggan stretches his arms out wide and blows the long whistle.

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Referees should be allowed to explain their decisions, says All-Ireland final whistler Hugh Duggan

GAA referees should be allowed to explain why they made contentious decisions after they’ve sent in their match reports, says former All-Ireland final official Hugh Duggan.
Martin O'Neill on being pulled out of Championship game and how Brian Clough ended his designs on law

FORMER Celtic and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed he had not one, but two run-ins with Antrim GAA in his youth – and quipped he would do his damnedest to wreck the 50th anniversary celebrations of MacRory and Hogan Cup double winners St Mary’s later this month.
Harry Fay's brush with COVID19 and what's changed in a year

A YEAR after suffering the ravaging effects of COVID19, former Irish League coach Harry Fay says his brush with the deadly virus has given him a fresh perspective on life.
Celtic's John Kennedy says 'best team' comments were 'twisted'

Interim Celtic boss John Kennedy insists he has shown Rangers "full respect" after his comments drew reaction from Ibrox ahead of their Scottish Cup clash at Ibrox.

Opinion

Caution essential as we step out of lockdown

THE significant and enormously welcome package of lockdown relaxations sends a clear signal that the fight against Covid is being won.

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Patrick Murphy: If politics is the answer, why can't we have some?

If there was one thing more depressing than the recent loyalist violence, it was the dismal quality of the political reaction.
Newton Emerson: Road-blocking loyalists should heed the lessons of the flag protests

Loyalists intend to resume disruption next week after the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, by holding unnotified band parades and ‘pop-up protest' road blocks.
Covid relaxations signal brighter days ahead

FOLLOWING a long, difficult winter dominated by Covid-19 restrictions, there is a feeling that brighter days are ahead after the Stormont Executive agreed a package of lockdown relaxations.
Bimpe Archer: Ending sectarianism needs to start at the peace lines

ALMOST every day for a year I have walked past the road where a 15-year-old boy was murdered longer ago now than his short lifetime.

Magazine

Peloton treadmill should not be used by those with children or pets – regulator

There have been reports of children and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the machine's rear roller.

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Hilary Duff explains why she wanted son to witness home birth

The actress welcomed her third child last month.
Spice Girls send love to ‘spicy sister' Victoria Beckham on her birthday

The fashion designer has turned 47.
Female osprey lays third egg of the season at loch reserve

The bird coded NC0 laid the latest egg at the Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve near Dunkeld at around 7.40am on Saturday.
Ricky Gervais confirms start date for filming of third series of After Life

The second series launched on Netflix in April 2020.

Life

Marie Louise McConville: The long lockdown means I am now losing the plot

So, it's official then - I think I'm losing the plot.

Topics

Gardening: How to make hanging baskets out of throwaway junk

FROM milk cartons to baked beans tins, colanders to old pullovers, green fingered growers at Garden Organic are encouraging gardeners to get creative with their hanging baskets to help protect the planet and their purses.
The Casual Gardener: A quick guide on how to grow mushrooms at home

MUSHROOMS are nutritious, rich in B vitamins, copper, potassium and selenium.
Nutrition with Jane McClenaghan: What are the best fats for cooking?

SINCE the 1980s, fats and oils have had a bad reputation among dieters and anyone concerned with their heath and wellbeing.
Netting a Bargain: 20% off Matalan lighting; extra 10% off Clarks Outlet sale; HSBC card offers

- MATALAN has reduced selected lighting by 20 per cent until Monday April 19.

Arts

Derry Girls star Tara Lynne O'Neill on helping young footballers to share their stories about the beautiful game

IT'S been a massive month for women's football in the north with the Northern Ireland women's team making history by earning their first ever qualification for a major tournament.

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Q&A: It would be marvellous if Elaine Paige played White Ribbon says Jolene O'Hara

:: How do you unwind at the weekend? As a performer, my weekend is different to other people’s and consists of Monday and Tuesday.
Sound Of Metal star Riz Ahmed: Listening is something you do with your whole body

FROM learning American Sign Language, to mastering playing the drums, Riz Ahmed knew his role in Sound Of Metal would be a challenge.
Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell take on rape culture in Promising Young Woman

A YOUNG woman in crumpled business attire is drunk and alone in a bar.
Cult Movie: John Ford's early silent Westerns Straight Shooting and Hell Bent make for entertaining artefacts

Straight Shooting and Hell Bent: Two films by John Ford FOR one of the most acclaimed directors in Hollywood history, John Ford's earliest years remain oddly under appreciated.

Brexit

Brussels insists Northern Ireland Protocol must remain

The European Commission has warned that the Northern Ireland Protocol in the Brexit divorce settlement remains the only way to prevent the return of a hard border with the Republic.