DUP rejects 'Joint First Ministers' proposal for Stormont

Fionntan McGarvey: Man questioned over fatal assault on Belfast teenager is released

Elderly woman left 'badly shaken' after shot fired at Co Armagh home

Fionntán McGarvey death: Minute's silence to be held before soccer games

Patrick Murphy: We are not on the same planet as the south in terms of higher education

Slaughtneil staring down the barrel in Ballygunner shoot-out

Jake O'Kane: We need to address the growing culture of toxic masculinity among boys and young men

Mary Kelly: Double-jobbing headache for Jeffrey, while Boris's days in the prime minister job are numbered...

Derry people tell their own history of Bloody Sunday in momentous new book

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Today's TV Saturday 22 January

'I just couldn't go through another year with Tyrone' - Ronan O'Neill

Slaughtneil staring down the barrel in Ballygunner shoot-out

Romanian national who 'married' girl (14) jailed at Newry Crown Court

St Thomas' look to stop Ballyhale in their tracks

Big guns set to return as Monaghan and Donegal meet in Dr McKenna Cup final

Coronavirus

Robin Swann ‘cautiously optimistic' on Covid-19

Robin Swann was speaking the day after a swathe of relaxations to the Covid restrictions were announced by the Executive.

Topics

Relaxed Covid-19 self-isolation and hospitality rules come into effect

They include ending the legal requirement for Covid certification to enter some hospitality venues and the reopening of nightclubs.
Covid-19: Six more deaths as 3,568 new cases recorded

Another six people have died after contracting Covid-19, the Department of Health has confirmed.
Australia records deadliest day of pandemic

There have been just under 3,000 coronavirus deaths in Australia since the pandemic began.
Japan widens virus restrictions as Omicron variant surges in cities

The measures now cover 16 areas, or one third of the country.

News

Photography contest inspired by environmental awareness run by Co Antrim funeral directors

A PHOTOGRAPHY contest inspired by environmental awareness has been run by a Co Antrim funeral directors.

Topics

Fionntán McGarvey death: Minute's silence to be held before soccer games

A MINUTE'S silence will be held before youth soccer games in south Belfast over the weekend following the death of a rising sporting star.
Caoimhe Morgan's brother organises fundraising walk in her memory

THE brother of murder victim Caoimhe Morgan has organised a walk in her memory next month.
Almost 5,000 cases of Covid-19 among staff and pupils in schools in NI last week

ALMOST 5,000 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed among staff and pupils in schools in Northern Ireland last week, according to new figures.
Luxury housing estate beside Belvoir Park Forest put on hold

A CONTROVERSIAL plan for a new luxury housing estate beside Belvoir Park Forest has been put on hold by Belfast City Council to work out issues over path connections at Lagan Meadows.

Business

Progress made in bid for major multi-million pound upgrade of Co Down harbours

PLANS to investment £100 million in three Co Down fishing ports has taken another step forward, the Agriculture and Environment minister has said.

Topics

Starbucks planning three new outlets in Northern Ireland

STARBUCKS look set to open three new outlets in the north.
Airport equipment maker Mallaghan to hire 40 more staff

AIRPORT ground support equipment manufacturer Mallaghan in Dungannon wants to recruit 40 more staff in a range of positions including automotive electricians, welders, assembly fitters, hydraulic fitters, plasma operators, tube laser operators and spray painters.
Budget proposals 'lack strategy and fail to grasp opportunities for reform'

THE draft budget proposed to run Stormont for the next three years lacks strategy and delivers very little in the way of reform, a spending watchdog has said.
Business loans and support schemes taste like success

BELFAST-based artisan food production company Tom & Ollie is among nearly 200 companies in Co Antrim to avail of support from the NI Small Business Loan Fund since 2013, making the total allocated to businesses in the county more than £4.3 million.

Sport

'I just couldn't go through another year with Tyrone' - Ronan O'Neill

FOR the best part of a decade Ronan O’Neill loved playing for Tyrone.

Topics

Slaughtneil staring down the barrel in Ballygunner shoot-out

AIB All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship semi-final: Robert Emmet's, Slaughtneil (Derry) v Ballygunner (Waterford) (tomorrow, Parnell Park, 1.
Slaughtneil staring down the barrel in Ballygunner shoot-out

AIB All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling Championship semi-final: Robert Emmet's, Slaughtneil (Derry) v Ballygunner (Waterford) (tomorrow, Parnell Park, 1.
NFL FOCUS: The only way is up for McLoughlin and Cavan

ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOCUS THE survival of emigration- and unemployment-ravaged club Shannon Gaels over the years has been nothing short of Lazarene.
Hume learning the lessons of previous setbacks and now reaping the rewards

Heinken Champion Cup: Ulster v Clermont-Auvergne (today, 5.

Opinion

Jake O'Kane: We need to address the growing culture of toxic masculinity among boys and young men

IN March last year I wrote about the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan police officer.

Topics

Mary Kelly: Double-jobbing headache for Jeffrey, while Boris's days in the prime minister job are numbered...

POLITICS at Westminster has turned into such a farce that the Prime Minister is now dressing for the part.
Patrick Murphy: We are not on the same planet as the south in terms of higher education

Just when you think that Stormont cannot get any more ridiculous, it generally does.
Newton Emerson: Double-jobbing disaster should make Jeffrey think twice about collapsing Stormont

The failed attempt to bring back double-jobbing is a disaster for Jeffrey Donaldson, as he is now besmirched with blame for what looks like a dodgy deal without getting any of its benefits.
Editorial: Cautious optimism as restrictions eased

The easing of Covid restrictions by the Stormont Executive has provided a more positive start to the new year than could have been foreseen early last month when Omicron cases were rocketing.

Magazine

Hartlepool FC pay tribute to unlikely fan Meat Loaf

The rock star was attracted to Hartlepool by the town's monkey legend.

Topics

Shortlist revealed for Sunday Times young writer prize

The winner will secure £10,000 and a residency with the University of Warwick.
Poodle becomes latest contestant to have identity revealed on The Masked Singer

Robobunny narrowly made in through to the next week.
US grill company apologises for mistimed Meat Loaf recipe-of-the-week email

Weber said it was ‘unaware' of the news of the US rock star's death when the recipe was sent out.
Emmerdale star Max Parker engaged to on-screen brother

Cast members have congratulated the couple.

Life

Today's TV Saturday 22 January

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TV Guide

Marie Louise McConville: The kids' homework is leaving me stressed out

I remember feeling so relieved to be done with it all.
Gardening: Citrus peel, bells and thorny plants: Expert tips to stop cats killing birds in your garden

ARE visiting cats scaring the birds away from your feeders and birdbaths? There are things you can do to deter them, say experts.
Eating out: Destined serves the taste of hope

The Whistlestop Café, Destined, 1 Foyle Road, Derry BT48 6SQ 028 7136 2424 Destined.ie
Craft Beer: Tall tales and velvet in a glass

IF you are American or have lived there, then the notion of 'going down to the liquor store to buy a few tall boys' won't seem like an alien concept.

Arts

Weekend Q&A: Garth Brooks tribute performer and Downtown Country DJ Jason Hughes on growing up in Culmore and getting paid for doing what he loves

Jason Hughes (42) performs as a highly popular tribute act, Ireland's Garth Brooks, and also keeps it country as a DJ on radio station Downtown Country, where he plays music by Mr B and other legends in two weekend shows.

Topics

Derry people tell their own history of Bloody Sunday in momentous new book

"HE was bleeding badly, and I had tried to stop the blood.
Games: Horror legend John Carpenter happier behind the console than the camera these days

NEVER happier than when directing a gory action sequence with one hand while the other tinkles the score out of an old synthesizer, John Carpenter is a stone-cold horror legend - but it's his love of videogames that has Twitter chattering.
When life's a beach

AS THE age old saying goes, you should never meet your heroes.
Trad/Roots: Janis Ian and the art of the goodbye

FOR so many people, the songs of Janis Ian have been a loyal companion to them, on and off, for over half a century.

Brexit

Goods imports to Republic from Britain drop by more than a fifth since Brexit

Exports from Britain to the Republic in November last year also increased by more than 16% compared to November 2020.

Topics

Sammy Wilson urges Liz Truss to be more like Margaret Thatcher ahead of Protocol talks

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has urged UK foreign secretary Liz Truss to act more like Margaret Thatcher ahead of further talks this week with the EU over the NI Protocol.
Truss: EU has 'clear responsibility' over Protocol problems

THE UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the EU has a responsibility to "fix the myriad problems" caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of crunch talks between both sides today.
‘Pipeline of potential Northern Ireland investors has never been stronger'

A Westminster committee heard that companies are keen to exploit the dual market access offered by the Northern Ireland Protocol.
‘Solution on Northern Ireland Protocol needed before Assembly elections'

EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness said she hopes the appointment of Liz Truss as chief Brexit negotiator brings some ‘pragmatism’ to talks.

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