Teenagers arrested over Lyra McKee shooting

Analysis: Long before Brexit small-minded fanaticists were plotting to kill

Analysis: New IRA has ramped up violence, without aim or objective

Lyra McKee: Friends remember 'rising star' who championed LGBT rights

Patrick Murphy: What Sinn Féin won't tell you - Brexit has made Irish unity less likely

Niall Donnelly ruled out of Down's Ulster Championship clash with Armagh

Jake O'Kane: Why do politicians even bother to put their photos on election posters?

From Klinsmann and co to the Lurgan Celts: The footballing journey of Gerard McMahon

Ian Marshall: Becoming a member of the Seanad makes me a stronger unionist

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On This Day - April 20, 2008: Five off in first 15 minutes as Dublin and Meath clash

A crying shame no Dunloy players on Antrim's county minor panel: minor boss Collie McAllister

CCTV footage of murdered journalist Lyra McKee and gunman released

Tommy Campbell: Gentleman, true Gael and giant in his community

Eileen McCabe: West Belfast woman departed world prematurely but left it a better place

Police release CCTV footage of gunman who shot dead Lyra McKee

Brexit

Analysis: Long before Brexit small-minded fanaticists were plotting to kill

Many times over the past five decades an atrocity has led to a spontaneous groundswell reaction that we hoped would prove to be a watershed moment.

Topics

Alex Kane: Nigel Farage is still a key player. Why?

I interviewed Nigel Farage twice in 2016: once at the beginning of the year and then a few days before the referendum.
No frontiers as Speaker Nancy Pelosi crosses border

BORDERS and borderlands loom large in Nancy Pelosi’s political life.
Nancy Pelosi brands Brexit an 'aberration' in peace process during border visit

BREXIT should be just an "aberration" in efforts to strengthen Northern Ireland's peace process, US congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has said.
Colum Eastwood confirms European election candidacy

COLUM Eastwood has confirmed that he plans to run in next month's European election as the SDLP makes an audacious bid to ensure Northern Ireland returns two pro-Remain MEPs.

News

Teenagers arrested over Lyra McKee murder

Two teenagers have been arrested by police in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry.

Topics

PSNI

Eileen McCabe: West Belfast woman departed world prematurely but left it a better place

THURSDAY April 4 was indeed a very sad day in the lives of all those who knew Eileen McCabe as they learned of her sudden passing after a short illness.
Tommy Campbell: Gentleman, true Gael and giant in his community

TOMMY Campbell's life changed forever on February 25 1977 when his dad Joe, a sergeant in the RUC, was shot dead as he locked the gates of Cushendall police station.
Unionist stronghold under threat in Antrim and Newtownabbey

ANGER over the Stormont stalemate and Brexit shambles could make a dent in the make-up of a council area dominated by unionists.
Ian Marshall: Becoming a member of the Seanad makes me a stronger unionist

IAN Marshall is not the first man from Markethill to become a member of the Seanad.

Business

Carryduff water park to open permanently after £4m cash splash

JEWELLERY tycoon Pete Boyle has splashed the cash again to turn a pop-up water park in Carryduff into a permanent fixture, creating 100 jobs in the process.

Topics

Citi acquires Gateway Offices building in Titanic Quarter

ONE of Belfast's most prominent office buildings, the Gateway Offices at Titanic Quarter, has been sold to sitting tenants Citi in a deal understood to be worth in the region of £35 million The building comprises three accommodation blocks, central feature courtyard and underground car parking, and has been let to Citi since the building was completed in 2009.
'Live Here Love Here' community scheme offering £200,000 in grants

APPLICATIONS have opened for a small grants scheme where communities across Northern Ireland can benefit from up to £5,000 of funding to improve their local area.
Local restaurant chain Moe's Grill to open new £900k Banbridge store, creating 30 jobs

A NORTHERN Ireland restaurant chain is to open a new £900,000 Banbridge outlet, creating up to 30 jobs.
Coleraine software firm to create 10 jobs and open new Belfast office

A COLERAINE-based software firm is to create 10 jobs and open a new office as it targets further growth in the north.

Sport

On This Day - April 20, 2008: Five off in first 15 minutes as Dublin and Meath clash

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

Niall Donnelly ruled out of Down's Ulster Championship clash with Armagh

MIDFIELDER Niall Donnelly has been ruled out of Down's Ulster Championship campaign after injuring his ankle.
From Klinsmann and co to the Lurgan Celts: The footballing journey of Gerard McMahon

NIFL Premier Intermediate League: Banbridge Town v Lurgan Celtic (Crystal Park, Saturday, April 6, 2019) INJURIES, suspensions and the start of the GAA season have whittled the Lurgan Celtic squad down to the bare bones and so it’s a small group in green and white hoops that warms up before kick-off.
'The usual one was ‘you should stick to the singing'... you just laugh it off; if stuff like that's going to piss you off, you've no chance'

THE third tier of the Derry all county football league should be no country for one-time popstars.
Camogie final honours up for grabs

Today Saturday April 20 Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues Division 2 Final: 3pm in Banagher Kilkenny v Tipperary KILKENNY finished second in the group stages with just one defeat to their name.

Opinion

Holy Week reflection: Live in the glorious Easter Sunday hope, not the gloom of Easter Saturday

EASTER Saturday - located between the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Topics

Patrick Murphy: What Sinn Féin won't tell you - Brexit has made Irish unity less likely

BREXIT has not made Irish unity more likely.
Newton Emerson: We are drifting towards Finchley

THE clash of Brexit and citizenship in Northern Ireland has suddenly been addressed by Dublin.
Lyra McKee's murder shows we must reject violence once and for all

Lyra McKee was just eight years old when the Good Friday Agreement was signed, a pact that was weighted with the hope and desire that future generations would not have to experience the trauma and pain inflicted on thousands of people throughout decades of conflict.
Holy Week reflection: Sharing Christ's harvest of love and mercy

ONE of my earliest memories of life on a farm in south Monaghan is being part of the ritual of 'dropping spuds' - sowing seed potatoes - in the spring.

Magazine

Sara Bareilles: I'm guilty of only hiring men to work with in the past

The singer-songwriter said she has had to ‘speak twice as loud to be heard' as a woman.

Topics

Adele and husband the latest in a line of celebrity splits this year

Lady Gaga, Khloe Kardashian and Lily Allen have all become single this year.
Airline finds owl napping in a plane engine during pre-flight checks

A team of engineers rescued the owl before releasing it into the wild.
Racist abuse directed at players supporting #Enough campaign

Players had been urged to stay off social media by their union.
Victoria Wood remembered by Michael Ball on third anniversary of her death

The late star was hailed a ‘unique comedy genius' as fans took to social media to pay tribute.

Life

Holy Week reflection: Live in the glorious Easter Sunday hope, not the gloom of Easter Saturday

EASTER Saturday - located between the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Topics

Travel: The historic city of Lubeck is a sweet spot on Germany's Baltic coast

YOU don’t have to be a history buff to get the most out of a visit to Lubeck: with its handsome buildings, cafe-bars on winding streets, art shops, leafy parks and waterside walkways, there’s plenty to take in on the contemporary plane.
Ignorant comments about Type 1 Diabetes need to be corrected and those behind them educated

It's something that really, really annoys me.
Travel News: Summer sun, comedy in Kilkenny and world class art at the Culloden

An art lover's break in north Co Down Some of the world's biggest names in art including Dali, Picasso, Warhol and Banksy will feature in Art in the Garden at the Culloden Estate and Spa from June 15-30.
Take On Nature: Feisty American visitor a byword both for luxury and savagery

THE dark bushy tail disappearing through the long grass and scrub close to the river bank suggested Mink, that small carnivore of the mustelid or weasel family, which includes the otter, stoat, pine marten and badger.

Arts

Cult Movie: Mr Topaze might not be Peter Sellers' greatest but it's not far off

MR TOPAZE has long been considered something of a 'lost classic' of British comedy.

Topics

Idles a subversive band that disagrees vehemently with our government

LISTENING to five-piece Bristol band Idles is like getting headbutted and hugged at the same time.
New movies: Head Full Of Honey and Wheely released in cinemas this weekend

HEAD FULL OF HONEY (12A, 128 mins) Comedy/Drama.
Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead

Today Dean Friedman – Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Hudson Taylor – Sandinos, Derry Saturday April 20 Gavin James – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Bad Boat, Saturnine, The Lufthansa Heist – The Limelight 2, Belfast, 5pm Bastion, Romeo Indigo Romeo, Victim Royal etc – The Empire, Belfast An Orchestral Rendition of Dr Dre: 2001 – The Limelight, Belfast Tom Speight – Voodoo, Belfast Sonja Sleator, Glass Wings, Ethan Hanna etc – The Pavilion, Belfast Mike Tramp, Philip McCarroll – Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill Tuesday April 23 Psychic Eyes, Valium, The Fake Flirtations etc – McHugh's, Belfast Wednesday April 24 Bowling For Soup – The Limelight, Belfast Thursday April 25 Ferals, Mosmo Strange, Gnarkats – The Menagerie, Belfast Robert Sarazin Blake, Junior Johnson – The Sunflower, Belfast Friday April 26 Paul McKenna Band – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Surf Green, Luc Garrett, The Fake Flirtations etc – The Pavilion, Belfast Haley Heynderickx, Peter Doran – The American Bar, Belfast Kneecap – Sandinos, Derry Luka Bloom – Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady Villiers & The Villains – The Atlantic, Portrush Lore, Saffyre – Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Saturday April 27 Mark Geary, Strawhall House Band – The American Bar, Belfast Sunday April 28 Strange New Places, Sonif, Oisín Ó Scolaí & The Virginia Slims – McHugh's, Belfast Wednesday May 1 Kojaque –The Limelight 2, Belfast Thursday May 2 Teenage Fanclub – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Marquee, Belfast Howe Gelb – Ulster Sport Club, Belfast Christy Moore – Waterfront Hall, Belfast Colm McIntyre, Donal Scullion, The Mad Dalton etc – Gifted, The Empire, Belfast Havvk, Molto Vivo, Strange New Places – Oh Yeah, Belfast Pascalwillnotsurvivethis, Paul and The Meanie, SX-70, etc – The Menagerie, Belfast William The Conqueror – Duke of York, Belfast Hen Ogledd – Voodoo, Belfast Blaenavon – McHugh's, Belfast Friday May 3 Echo & The Bunnymen – CQAF Marquee, Belfast Pete Doherty – The Limelight, Belfast Lisa O'Neill – The Black Box, Belfast Jason Lytle, Malojian – 1st Presbyterian Church, Rosemary St, Belfast The Gold Tips – The Duke of York, Belfast Lowkey – Oh Yeah, Belfast Asomvel, RBOTN, Stereo Nasty – Voodoo, Belfast Marc Almond – Millennium Forum, Derry .
Album reviews: Cage The Elephant, Loyle Carner, Bananarama and Damien Jurado

Cage The Elephant Social Cues FOR a record inspired by the unravelling of frontman Matt Shultz's marriage to French actress Juliette Buchs, Cage The Elephant's fifth album is a gloriously confident, swaggering affair – a desperately sad yet awesomely uplifting record.

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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