Friends of Lyra McKee place red handprints on Saoradh's Derry HQ

Saoradh calls on New IRA to apologise for Lyra McKee murder

Lyra McKee's funeral will be 'celebration of her life' says partner

Tollymore Forest fire 'started deliberately' says PSNI

Police probing link between attack on two teenagers and a food delivery cyclist in north Belfast

Police probing link between attack on two teenagers and food delivery cyclist in north Belfast

Tom Kelly: Middle ground owes it to Lyra McKee to show leadership

Tom Kelly: Lyra McKee was murdered for a perverted ideology, by a hand that didn't care

Mickey Moran's Kilcoo edge Pete McGrath's Rostrevor in feisty clash

Sleb Safari: Coachella smells of gerbils and gave Montana Brown blisters

Nuala McCann: Easter holidays were the wilds of Donegal – they never won me over

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Couple `punched to the ground' on Omagh street

Derry shop assistant injured in robbery early on Easter Monday morning

The Bluffer gets the electric lawnmower out to create his personal Garden of Eden

House of Lords 'should be abolished' after Brexit

Man in court after Derry bomb hoax

Man arrested over paint-bomb attack on Ballyclare Catholic church

Brexit

House of Lords 'should be abolished' after Brexit

A conservative think tank has called for the House of Lords to be abolished after Brexit, and be replaced by a new Senate representing the different parts of the UK.

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.
Analysis: Malevolent elements thrive in vacuum

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.
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.

News

Tollymore Forest fire 'started deliberately' says PSNI

A wildfire in the foothills of the Mournes has been brought under control.

Topics

Police probing link between attack on two teenagers and a food delivery cyclist in north Belfast

POLICE are probing a link between an attack on two 15-year-old boys and a food delivery cyclist in north Belfast.
Derry shop assistant injured in robbery early on Easter Monday morning

A SHOP assistant had been assaulted with a bat during a robbery in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Couple `punched to the ground' on Omagh street

A COUPLE were "punched to the ground" as they walked along Dublin Road in Omagh, Co Tyrone in the early hours of Saturday April 20.
Friends of Lyra McKee place red handprints on Saoradh's Derry HQ

Friends of Derry murder victim Lyra McKee have held a protest at the headquarters of dissident republican group Saoradh by placing red handprints on the building's wall.

Business

Crack open your dream career with these top seven jobs

It's time to put the Easter eggs away and tuck into something a lot more worthwhile. To get you back on track, here's a little help from NIJobs.com

Topics

Tax implications of Shareholder Protection Insurance

QUESTION: I have formed a company with three other individuals and we have been advised to have a shareholders agreement prepared.
How to build a financial safety net for your children

ARE you planning on starting a family in the near future? Well, here's a surprise for you.
Clever ways to balance your Brexit investments

THE annoying mosquito that just seems to never go away, but you know is full of trouble if you don't deal with it.
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.

Sport

Mickey Moran's Kilcoo edge Pete McGrath's Rostrevor in feisty clash

MICKEY Moran’s Kilcoo came out on top in a feisty, low-scoring Down ACFL Division One battle with Pete McGrath’s Rostrover side yesterday.

Topics

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.

Opinion

Tom Kelly: Middle ground owes it to Lyra McKee to show leadership

Watching Pat Hume cross the Peace Bridge in Derry with US Speaker Nancy Pelosi reminded me of the hope that these two formidable women represent.

Topics

Deaglán de Bréadún: We need an urgent restoration of serious, non-violent politics

Anniversaries can be a moveable feast.
New legislation needed after Saoradh's provocative display.

The outpouring of grief over the appalling murder of Lyra McKee in Derry has developed into mounting anger over the response of those associated with the dissident faction responsible.
Tedious perspective on realities of Norn-Iron's history beggars belief

Trevor Ringland’s letter (April 9) – ‘Honest debate needed” – aligns seamlessly with his regular commentaries via The Irish News. His tedious perspective on local historical realities beggars belief.
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.

Magazine

SpaceX suffers serious setback as crew capsule bursts into flames

The company's Dragon crew capsule was engulfed in smoke and flames on an engine test stand at Cape Canaveral.

Topics

Kim Kardashian proud after Kanye's ‘magical' Sunday Service at Coachella

Kim said the Sunday Service is ‘inspiring' to watch.
Samsung delays Galaxy Fold smartphone

The foldable phone had been due to launch on May 3.
Samsung delays launch of folding phone after breaking issues

The company had been planning to release the Galaxy Fold on Friday.
Luke Perry's final Riverdale scenes to air this week

The actor died in March at the age of 52.

Life

Breaks: Wexford strawberries a taste of summer in Ireland's Sunny South East

STRAWBERRY sellers line the roadsides as soon as you hit Wexford and Ireland's Sunny South East in summertime.

Topics

Ask Fiona: I'm not happy in my marriage – should I leave my husband?

I HAVE been married for 14 years but for the past five years it's been a marriage in name only.
Beauty: Our pick of products that'll help keep your bob in shape

THE bob has turned out to be the hottest celeb hair trend of the year.
TV Quickfire: Moominvalley makes you think about families that are a bit different

CAN YOU INTRODUCE US TO YOUR CHARACTER? So Little My comes to join the Moomin family in the beginning of the show.
Anne Hailes: Belfast is bustling, sure, but please consider the vegetarians

SITTING in the sun high above Donegall Square is a great vantage point for looking down at scores of people coming and going, with dozens of visitors being conducted round the City Hall grounds.

Arts

The Bluffer gets the electric lawnmower out to create his personal Garden of Eden

Topics

The Bluffer

Katherine Jenkins: When it comes to classical, you can't bypass the hours of practice

KATHERINE Jenkins first came to prominence in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour of Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee.
Video: Tom Hanks records video for Co Cork twins separated by surgery following conjoined birth

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has recorded a personal video for a pair of Co Cork twins who were conjoined at birth.
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.
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.

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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