The Carrick Cottage Café in Annalong is a popular spot for hikers and enjoys stunning scenery, but has been targeted by thieves for the second time in recent months. 

A correspondent whose service to the Nationalist cause in the past and devotion to the principle that political liberty and social improvement are the right of men and women of all creeds, politically and religiously, entitle his opinion to respectful consideration ,writes to say that the question has been put to him by hundreds within the past week.

ELECTRICITY supply firm Power NI has launched a new initiative with the NOW Group charity to provide training for people with autism and learning difficulties to develop key skills, build confidence and ultimately help guide the participants into employment.

HOLIDAY giant Tui has seen its annual earnings more than double after record sales and rising prices, and says expects another 25% leap in operating profits over the year ahead.

FITNESS equipment maker Blk Box in Newtownabbey is flexing its muscles after a new round of equity was pumped into the company.

COUNTY Fermanagh-based Tracey Concrete has redrawn its plans for a multimillion pound manufacturing facility on a quarry site close to the Cavan border.

The Conservatives want Northern Ireland out of the UK, a veteran unionist politician has said amid concerns over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has suffered a setback ahead of defending his Westminster seat in the forthcoming general election with the departure of his key adviser.

The DUP’s Jim Shannon made the comparison during a parliamentary debate.

THE Budget came and went yesterday with limited changes for business and personal finances.

The action comes in a dispute over pay.

The action over pay and grading includes bus drivers, classroom assistants, cooks and clerical staff from a number of unions.

Linda Ervine, a well-known Irish language activist in east Belfast, has spoken of witnessing drunken and abusive behaviour towards staff during a 10-hour wait in an A&E department.

A new digital records system for patients in Northern Ireland, that was launched in the South Eastern Trust last week, is set to cost £300m by the time it is rolled out to all health trusts. Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw supports the project, but said the inability to scrutinise the system's implementation from Stormont was frustrating.

The report, published on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry website, sets out the scale of the differences in fatalities between the four UK regions.

After seven years of intensive preparations, the South Eastern Trust has launched a new IT system moving patient records from paper to digital.  The 'encompass' system will also be rolled out to all health trusts in Northern Ireland over the next 18-24 months.

WORK is underway to appoint the chair for a new independent inquiry into the Omagh bombing, the High Court has heard.

THE Omagh bomb atrocity will be investigated to a standard which meets human rights requirements, a High Court judge vowed today.

Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said he intends to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing.

The former Irish premier appeared before an Irish parliamentary committee meeting today.

Micheál Martin said that he has been engaging with the former Taoiseach in recent times.

Tim O’Connor was part of the Irish government delegation in the talks that led to the 1998 peace accord.

IVAN Cooper, one of the founding members of the civil rights movement, has died.

SINN Féin won seven Westminster seats this month including an impressive victory in North Belfast.

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has protested against swearing allegiance to the Crown in the Commons.

A "respectful protest" has been raised about the requirement for MPs to pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth.

THE Alliance and SDLP are more likely to attract female voters, an analysis of last week's general election result has shown.