DUP MLAs mock Ulster Unionist Robbie Butler for attending papal event and label Pope 'the antichrist'

Brexit: Dominic Raab says transition extension should only occur if Irish border backstop proposal is removed

Brexit: Dominic Raab says transition extension only if border backstop proposal is removed

Stained glass window smashed in Co Tyrone church burglary

25 years after Shankill bombing: Even in darkest days compassion flowed across sectarian divide

Tom Kelly: Drab presidential campaign means northern non-voters not missing much

Coalisland get revenge over Killyclogher to claim Tyrone SFC honours

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Primark fire could be a turning point for Belfast

Brexit

Brexit: Hundreds attend 'Rally for Remain'

AN anti-Brexit rally in Belfast on Saturday heard that Europe is a force for peace in Northern Ireland and around the world.

Topics

Brexit: Micheál Martin says priority is 'delivering stability' in Dublin government

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said that his party's focus is on "delivering stability" in the Irish government "until the risk of a no-deal Brexit or a major last-minute change is overcome".
Brexit: Dominic Raab says transition extension should only occur if Irish border backstop proposal is removed

BREXIT secretary Dominic Raab has said any extension to the transition period for leaving the EU must be an alternative and not an addition to the Irish border backstop proposal.
Post-Brexit agriculture plans will have serious impact on the north

The British government’s post-Brexit agriculture plans will have a “serious impact” on farms in Northern Ireland, MPs warned.
Clocks in north could be one hour out from London or Dublin if Brexit talks fail

Clocks in Northern Ireland face being one hour out from either London or Dublin if Brexit negotiations fail, peers have warned.

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.

News

25 years after Shankill bombing: Even in darkest days compassion flowed across sectarian divide

IT was the horror 25 years ago which was the catalyst for a series of tragedies that brought the peace process back from the knife edge.

Topics

Art installations along River Foyle to address mental health

AN initiative to transform the banks of the River Foyle while also addressing the problem of suicide in Derry is to be launched later today.
Tributes paid to King of Tory Patsy Dan Rodgers

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the King of Tory Patsy Dan Rodgers who has died.
Primark fire could be a turning point for Belfast

THE Primark fire could be an opportunity to redevelop Belfast city centre in a manner similar to Manchester in the wake of the 1996 IRA bombing, it has been claimed.
Brexit: Hundreds attend 'Rally for Remain'

AN anti-Brexit rally in Belfast on Saturday heard that Europe is a force for peace in Northern Ireland and around the world.

Business

Ryanair profits knocked by higher fuel costs and strikes

RYANAIR has reported a dip in half year profits after the budget airline was stung by higher fuel costs and compensation payouts linked to flight delays and cancellations.

Topics

Apple named UK's best place to work

TECH giant Apple has been named the best company to work for in the UK, with staff praising an "enjoyable" work culture, good rates of pay and free or discounted goods.
The HMRC Let Property Campaign for landlords not paying their taxes

QUESTION: I own a couple of residential properties and I have just received a letter from HMRC asking me to make sure I disclose my income and expenses in relation to let residential properties.
Cover your family in case you can't ‘bring home the bacon'

Here's a question for you: do you like bacon? Even if you don't, would you be able to ‘bring home the bacon' to pay your family bills if you couldn't work? The average UK employee has enough savings to keep the household for 32 days, if they stopped earning.
Why such noisy markets?

IN the wake of stock market volatility, Donald Trump announces that his biggest threat is the Federal Reserve.

Sport

James McVicker and Niamh Ward celebrate double golfing success for Ulster University

Ulster University students James McVicker and Niamh Ward chalked up a double in the Irish Universities' Championships at Rosapenna winning the men's and women's titles to give the northern college a unique double, writes Tony McGee.

Topics

Richard Cooper shines at Sunflower Trophy races

Nottingham's Richard Cooper was crowned the King of Bishopscourt at the weekend when the Buildbase Suzuki rider notched up a hat-trick of Superbike Race wins at the coveted Sunflower Trophy Races.
James Tennyson could have turned it around says disappointed coach Tony Dunlop after Boston heartbreak

REFEREE Arthur Mercante had counted to four when James Tennyson began to haul himself up off the TD Garden canvas on Saturday night.
Sean McComb makes winning start on USA debut

SEAN McComb said he'd fight every week if he could after he wrapped up his fourth wins in two months as a professional.
Katie Taylor defends titles against back-pedalling Cindy Serrano

KATIE Taylor had no trouble dealing with back-pedalling Cindy Serrano in a run-of-the-mill defence of her IBF and WBA World Female Lightweight titles on Saturday night.

Opinion

Tom Kelly: Drab presidential campaign means northern non-voters not missing much

LAST week I listened with incredulity to would-be Irish president Peter Casey taking a cheap shot at the Irish Travelling community.

Topics

Deaglán de Bréadún: Ending abstention could make Westminster work for Sinn Féin

EVEN those members of the nationalist community in the north who cannot abide Sinn Féin have to come to terms with the fact that, for the time being at the very least, their political fate lies in that party's hands.
Church break-in abhorrent

BURGLARS broke into a church and a restaurant in the same Co Tyrone town at the weekend, stealing cash registers and causing damage to both buildings in the process sometime between late Saturday and early Sunday.
Important to highlight the community spirit of GAA

CONTROVERSIES over fighting on and off pitches during several GAA games over the past month or so have unfairly put the whole organisation in a very bad light.
Heartening to see that right to life transcends all our differences

On October 6 in Derry’s Guildhall Square people from across the north, from diverse religious and political backgrounds and none, stood together, proudly celebrating the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, and asserting that without the right to life, all other rights are meaningless.

Magazine

Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff to host Top Gear

The duo will take over the steering wheel from Matt Le Blanc.

Topics

Fortnite teases Halloween updates

Developer Epic Games has been posting hints about a Halloween event called “Fortnitemares”.
Top Gear's new presenters: What you need to know

Two new faces have been confirmed to be taking over the long-running programme.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives top comedy award

The Seinfeld and Veep star was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize.
Addison Lee to launch self-driving taxis in London by 2021

The taxi firm is looking to keep pace with a fast moving sector.

Life

Ask Fiona: My husband was so caring when I was sick but he says he no longer loves me

FOR the past year, whilst I've been really ill, my husband has had to look after me.

Topics

Fashion: Tips on how to look the part when you're going for a job interview

INTERVIEWS can be extremely nerve-wracking affairs, especially if you're in the running for your dream job, so doing everything you can to boost your confidence is a good idea – and that includes your outfit.
Nuala McCann: What I love about this places is that total strangers talk to you

I SHARE my swimming coach with a lovely Parisian woman.
Wellbeing: Joint pain not the worst thing I could have to cope with says Jo Whiley

JO WHILEY broke new ground recently, by becoming the first female DJ in 20 years on BBC Radio Two's weekday daytime schedule, co-presenting the Drivetime breakfast show.
Jennifer Rothwell, the Irish designer behind new Doctor Who Jodie's stunning suit

JENNIFER Rothwell has always had a love of colour and an eye for design.

Arts

Review - Nina: A Story About Me and Nina Simone

Nina: A Story about Me and Nina Simone Belfast Internationl Arts Festival The Mac, Belfast “WHAT WILL it take to change” implores Josette Bushell-Mingo in a captivating one-woman show where she uses Nina Simone's music and political activism to question how far we have come in the fight against racism.

Topics

Will the British border in Ireland be the undoing of the Brexit plan?
Michael Caine at 85: I'll watch TV for four days and probably get a little bit p***ed

WELCOMING me into his penthouse flat overlooking London's Chelsea Harbour, Sir Michael Caine is clearly relishing life in his 80s.
Belfast novelist Anna Burns sees Milkman sales soar after Man Booker win

SALES of Man Booker prize winning novel Milkman have grown by more than 1,000 per cent.
Review: Marie Jones breaks new ground with Dear Arabella at Lyric Theatre

Dear Arabella Lyric Theatre Belfast With Dear Arabella, premiered this week at the Lyric Theatre, Marie Jones is breaking new ground.

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.

Topics

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.

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