Aretha Franklin's unique legacy

Aretha Franklin, who has died at the age of 76, was much more than an entertainer and in many ways could be described as the voice of an entire community.

Read the Article

Leading article

Massive expectation surrounding Papal visit

Leading article

Burning of officers' names on Derry bonfire repugnant

Leading article

We have consistently failed the Omagh victims

Leading article

Ian Paisley needs to be held to account

Corbyn could change Brexit course by backing second referendum

14 Aug, 2018

ONLY the most myopic observer could conclude that the British government has thus far made anything other than an unadulterated mess of Brexit negotiations.

There must be no more Omaghs

13 Aug, 2018

YESTERDAY marked the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Omagh bombing which took the lives of 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins. It was one of the worst atrocities during the violence which claimed thousands of lives over three decades.

No place in society for guns

Stephen Oreilly 13 Aug, 2018

BY ANY standard the firing of a what is believed to have been a shotgun into a large crowd of people in Manchester on Saturday night was an unbelievably reckless act.

House of Fraser should have positive future in Belfast

11 Aug, 2018

THE travails of House of Fraser took a new turn yesterday when Mike Ashley's Sports Direct bought the troubled department store chain for £90 million, in a deal which saves it from going into administration.

Border stop and search proposals would have serious implications

11 Aug, 2018

While considerable attention has been focused on the Brexit withdrawal bill, another piece of legislation which could have far-reaching repercussions for the border has been making its way through Westminster largely unnoticed.

Vile sign mocking Willie Frazer's murdered father is a shameful act

10 Aug, 2018

The sign mocking Willie Frazer's murdered father on a Newry anti-internment bonfire is a shameful act which reflects badly on those who were responsible and is unfortunately a further depressing example of the intolerant attitudes that exist in sections of our divided society.

Political impasse further hurts Troubles victims

09 Aug, 2018

LEGACY issues continue to cast a long shadow over the political landscape and beyond.

Fire service apology welcome, but has taken too long

08 Aug, 2018

THE apology to the widow of Co Derry firefighter Joe McCloskey, who was killed on duty in 2003, is to be welcomed, though it has taken the Fire and Rescue Service far too long to make it.

See all »