Northern Ireland

Appeal over racist attack in south Belfast

A man was punched in the stomach and threatened in the Upper Crescent area on September 27.

Doctor who treated infant Lewis Rowland at hospital concluded injuries were consistent with ‘physical abuse’

Physician giving evidence at the trial of 29-year old Craig Rowland who has been charged with, and denies, murdering his son

Minister defends meeting group which represents loyalist paramilitaries

Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan met the Loyalist Communities Council last week.

More traffic misery as upgrade of busy Dunmurry junction to get underway

A £2.4 million road safety improvement scheme at The Cutts junction will start on October 14

Gina Murray: Tributes to mother of teenager killed in Shankill bombing

Gina Murray’s daughter Leanne (13) was among ten people killed by the 1993 IRA bombing.

Aer Lingus announces direct flights from Dublin to Nashville - for the first time

The airline will operate four flights per week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

Man who subjected woman to sectarian abuse on her doorstep following Old Firm game abandons legal challenge to jail term

Adrian Douglas is currently serving 10 months in prison for the drink-fuelled attack on the woman’s home in Lurgan, Co Armagh

People in Northern Ireland more likely to develop certain diseases, study finds

Genetic variants 73 times more like

Sydenham Bypass: Closures on busy route to remain in place until end of November

There were major traffic delays in the area last weekend following the start of the upgrade

Boris Johnson’s claims that Joe Biden told him he’s ‘not really Irish’ dismissed by taoiseach

The former British Prime Minister made the claim in his new memoir ‘Unleashed’