Today's TV Thursday 26 May

Gymnastics body blocks Rhys McClenaghan from Commonwealth Games

Nursing auxiliary who stole from elderly patient warned she faces jail

Nursing auxiliary stole patient's keys then burgled house alongside mum and sister

EasyJet blame IT issues for latest Belfast International Airport flight cancellations

Northern Ireland will see further cases of monkeypox, chief medical officer predicts

Covid rates ‘likely to increase' in Northern Ireland this autumn

Covid rates 'stubbornly high and likely to increase’ this autumn

16 children infected with mystery form of hepatitis

Assembly recall next Monday in bid to elect speaker, first and deputy first ministers branded a 'Sinn Féin stunt' by DUP

Assembly recall in bid to elect speaker, first and deputy first ministers branded 'Sinn Féin stunt' by DUP

Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta dies aged 67

10 of the most eye-catching Belfast planning projects of 2022

Latest

Protocol dispute ‘not a real crisis’, Richard Neal says

Lack of clarity over £400 energy discount without Stormont Executive – Murphy

Architect of Good Friday Agreement urges governments to meet to resolve issues

Monkeypox ‘inevitable’ in Republic of Ireland, says Tánaiste

Actor Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault

TV host Eamonn Holmes undergoes extreme cupping for chronic back pain

News

Gymnastics body blocks Rhys McClenaghan from Commonwealth Games

RHYS McClenaghan will be denied the chance to defend his pommel horse gold medal at this summer's Commonwealth Games.

EasyJet blame IT issues for latest Belfast International Airport flight cancellations

EasyJet has blamed an IT system fault for the cancellation of 12 flights in and out of Belfast International Airport.
16 children infected with mystery form of hepatitis

Parents have been urged to be vigilant for the condition.
Protocol dispute ‘not a real crisis', Richard Neal says

Congressman Richard Neal said the stand-off over post-Brexit trading arrangements governing the Irish Sea was a ‘problem to be solved’.
Lack of clarity over £400 energy discount without Stormont Executive – Murphy

The Stormont Finance Minister said that the lack of an Executive in Northern Ireland will pose challenges for introducing the discount.

Business

10 of the most eye-catching Belfast planning projects of 2022 so far

10 most eye-catching Belfast planning projects of 2022 so far

Topics

Businesses 'almost universally' want protocol to work, says CBI chief

The Belfast-born head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said almost all businesses in Northern Ireland believe the protocol can work.
Two in five landlords 'have supported tenants financially in past year'

MORE than two in five (44 per cent) landlords say they have supported tenants financially in the past year, such as by reducing or pausing rent, a survey has found.
Co-Ownership in seven year funding deal with BoI

REGIONAL shared ownership provider Co-Ownership has signed a private finance deal worth £65 million with its corporate funding partner the Bank of Ireland which will help more than 1,000 new customers a year into home ownership.
Political instability putting investment in north at risk, MPs told

POLITICAL instability and the lack of an executive is putting inward investment in Northern Ireland at risk, a committee of MPs has heard.

Sport

Donegal came out fighting to defeat Derry in 1992 Ulster Final: Joyce McMullin

LONG before ‘Armagh-Tyrone’, there was ‘Derry-Donegal’. Fighting it out for all the top trophies - the National League, Ulster, and the All-Ireland. Former Donegal star Joyce McMullin recalls their battles in 1992 and 1993.

Topics

'Roar'-y Gallagher and his own unique art of war: John Cunningham

FORMER Donegal star John Cunningham knows his county's Ulster SFC Final opponents Derry will be led by someone who 'lives and breathes football' in the shape of their passionate manager Rory Gallagher.
Danny Hughes: County successes much-needed to inspire the youth at club level

A huge weekend of action await us with the Ulster Football Final (and the other three provincial football finals) and the first round of the Tailteann Cup.
Tyrone teenage sensation Mairead Fox in hunt for more handball honours

Giving up a three-year scholarship at the University of Minnesota for studying at Queen's University is not an easy decision to make but Tyrone teenage handball star Mairead Fox did just that, opting to stay at home and further her education at the Belfast seat of learning.
Conor Woods unsure what future holds after helping Down seal McDonagh status

CONOR Woods doesn’t know for sure if Saturday’s McDonagh Cup win over Meath was the last time Down supporters will see him in county colours but, if it was, what a way to go.

Opinion

Newton Emerson: British approach to protocol may be not cynical enough

The problem with the government’s approach to the protocol is that it is not cynical enough.

Topics

Patricia Mac Bride: Legacy strategy aims to demonise victims and survivors

The British government announced on Tuesday that the Legacy Bill, published only last week, is to proceed to its next stage via a Committee of the Whole House.
Editorial: Time to turn pain into action

THE massacre of innocents at a Texas primary school this week was an act of unimaginable horror that has been met with shock and sadness right around the world.
What's next for north's politics?

As Northern Ireland politics heads for the freezer, yet again, this time courtesy of the DUP, one wonders what is next?
Brian Feeney: Timely US visit confirms protocol is here to stay

The visit of Richie Neal and his congressional colleagues to Brussels, London, Dublin and Belfast could not have occurred at a more opportune moment.

Magazine

Ellen DeGeneres ends final show with reminder to be ‘your true authentic self'

The comedian and actress said that when she first started the long-running show she was not allowed to say the word ‘gay'.

Topics

Whitby ‘vampires' break world record on anniversary of Bram Stoker's Dracula

A total of 1,369 people who were dressed as vampires gathered at Whitby Abbey.
BBC Four and CBBC TV channels to close as part of further cuts at broadcaster

The corporation needs to save an additional £285 million after the Culture Secretary announced the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.
Jude Law to appear in Star Wars spin-off series

The British actor will appear in Skeleton Crew.
Kevin Costner recalls ‘god-given' Field Of Dreams scene in tribute to Ray Liotta

Figures from the world of acting recalled working with the star over the years.

Coronavirus

Covid rates ‘likely to increase' in Northern Ireland this autumn

The chief medical officer said increased rates of Covid transmission could place renewed pressures on the health service.

Topics

US moves to make antiviral drug Paxlovid more available against Covid

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Sue Gray's report on lockdown parties at Downing Street is published

Boris Johnson is braced for a bruising day after receiving Sue Gray’s report on lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.
Concern over rising Covid Omicron variants identified in the north

THERE has been a call for people to get vaccine boosters due to fears over new Covid variants that have been detected in seven people so far in the north.
UK travellers without Covid jab can enter Spain under rule change

New rules will allow people from Northern Ireland and Britain who do not have a Covid jab to travel to Spain by showing a negative PCR or antigen test.

Life

16 children infected with mystery form of hepatitis

Parents have been urged to be vigilant for the condition.

Topics

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council creating two new allotments

More gardeners will be able to 'grow their own'
Today's TV Thursday 26 May
An avocado a week 'cuts risk of heart disease' – eight delicious ways to get more into your diet

EATING two or more servings of avocado every week reduces the risk of heart disease by a fifth, according to a new study from the Journal of the American Heart Association.
How statins for your heart could stave off cancer and dementia

STATINS are among our most-prescribed medicines, with the cholesterol-lowering drugs being taken to prevent cardiovascular deaths for the past 35 years.

Arts

Beth Nielsen Chapman: At school, I was the girl with 'Granny' glasses and guitar on her back

1 Up and at it - what is your morning routine? I try to quiet my mind and find my centre before putting my feet on the floor.

Topics

New to stream: The Worst Person In The World and new Star Wars spin-off Obi-Wan Kenobi

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Cert 15, 128 mins, Comedy/Drama/Romance, MUBI, available now on MUBI, available from May 27 on Amazon/BT TV Store/Curzon Home Cinema/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, available from June 20 on DVD £19.
Top Gun: Maverick 'delivers a pure, unadulterated adrenaline rush of nostalgic pleasure'

TOP GUN: MAVERICK (12A, 131 mins) Action/Thriller/Romance.
Westminster legislation ‘a historic advancement for Irish language community'

The draft laws propose creating two commissioner roles – one for the Irish language and another for the Ulster Scots/Ulster British tradition.
Irish artists showcased in new French exhibition Correspondances

CORRESPONDANCES is a new exhibition showcasing the work of Irish artists Eamon Colman, Katarzyna Gajewska and Gary Robinson at the historic Chateâu de Dampierre in France.

Brexit

Protocol dispute ‘not a real crisis', Richard Neal says

Congressman Richard Neal said the stand-off over post-Brexit trading arrangements governing the Irish Sea was a ‘problem to be solved’.

Topics

Architect of Good Friday Agreement urges governments to meet to resolve issues

Tim O’Connor was part of the Irish government delegation in the talks that led to the 1998 peace accord.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says Richard Neal visit 'undiplomatic'

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has described the visit of a US delegation led by Congressman Richard Neal as the "most undiplomatic" he has ever seen.
Assembly recall next Monday in bid to elect speaker, first and deputy first ministers branded a 'Sinn Féin stunt' by DUP

Sinn Féin has secured enough signatures to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly next week in another bid to nominate a speaker.
UK Government has ‘lost critical trust' in Northern Ireland, says Peter Hain

Lord Hain said the Government is no longer trusted in the way it was when led by former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

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