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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:28:54 GMT
Claudy: 'No matter what direction you went, there was a bomb'
A service will take place in Claudy later to mark 50 years since nine people were killed by three bombs.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:47:38 GMT
'They left everyone in the village to their own fate'
The IRA was blamed for bombing Claudy on 31 July 1972, but never admitted to it.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:39:05 GMT
Victor Hamilton: Third arrest after body found in driveway
A 33-year-old man is arrested by police investigating the murder of Victor Hamilton in Ballymena.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 19:51:45 GMT
Belfast Pride 2022: Parade 'biggest ever', police say
Police estimate this year's crowds exceed the 60,000 who attended the city's last Pride in 2019.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:00:36 GMT
Catching the Irish language bug in east Belfast
More than a thousand people pass through the doors of Turas on the Newtownards Road to learn Irish.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:28:03 GMT
Big Butterfly Count: NI public urged track population
The charity Butterfly Conservation calls on people "to do their citizen science role".

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:41:36 GMT
Northern Ireland boxing team secures first win
NI boxer Jude Gallagher reaches the last 16 of the Commonwealth Games' as swimmer Danielle Hill makes the 50m freestyle final.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:05:05 GMT
Strangford Lough: Driver taken to hospital after car found overturned
Police praise the person who spotted the car on its roof in the early hours of Saturday.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:42:41 GMT
Bail refused over 'scissors stabbing'
A man is remanded in custody accused of maliciously wounding another man with a pair of scissors.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:28:14 GMT
Ex-health secretaries call for urgent blood scandal pay-outs
The government must compensate victims of the scandal immediately, three former health secretaries say.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:48:19 GMT
Translink: Man, 31, released on bail after train conductor assault
The 31-year-old was arrested following an incident onboard a train near Lisburn station on Friday.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:05:09 GMT
Armoy road races: Davey Todd obliterates lap record on way to four-timer
Davey Todd sets a new absolute lap record as he wins both 'big bike' races and the two Supersport events to complete a four-timer at the Armoy road races.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:00:09 GMT
World Superbikes: Bautista storms to win in Czech Republic with Rea fourth
Jonathan Rea finishes fourth in the first World Superbike race of the weekend in the Czech Republic as Alvaro Bautista takes his seventh win of the season.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:02:29 GMT
David Trimble: Bill Clinton hails him a leader of courage
Lord Trimble, who died aged 77, was instrumental in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:50:31 GMT
David Trimble: 'A politician who lived in present, not the past'
Mark Simpson reflects on a man who could clash with the media, but be back doing interviews next day.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:38:23 GMT
Obituary: David Trimble, Northern Ireland's first first minister
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was known as the Harry Houdini of Northern Ireland politics.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:06:40 GMT
David Trimble: From hard line to compromise
From political talks to a Nobel prize, a look back at the unionist leader's memorable moments.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:35:13 GMT
David Trimble: 'There are people alive thanks to him'
Tributes have been paid to Nobel Peace Prize winner Lord Trimble by politicians past and present.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:02:44 GMT
David Trimble: Life in pictures
Lord Trimble was a prominent figure in Northern Ireland politics from the early 1990s.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 06:08:28 GMT
Flooding: What to do if your NI home is hit by flooding
An academic says flooding, like that in the north west last weekend, is becoming more likely.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:18:03 GMT
Neighbours 'the gap between Australia, Ireland and England'
Patrick Harvey played Irish immigrant Connor O'Neill in the popular Australian TV show.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 05:46:54 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:35:57 GMT
British Transplant Games: 17 athletes from Northern Ireland take part
Seventeen transplant survivors from Northern Ireland are competing in the four-day event in Leeds.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:24:36 GMT
Lost ashes: Reunited with parents' ashes lost in flight to Ireland
Donna O'Connor's luggage, containing the ashes, went missing as she transported them to Ireland.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 06:44:40 GMT
Camlough: Sculptures tell story of south Armagh village's fair
Metal sheep, horses and cattle, built by locals, can be seen dotted around a south Armagh village.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 05:42:51 GMT
Shauna Lennon: From wheelchair to walking on stage at graduation
University student Shauna Lennon from County Tyrone was involved a serious car accident last year.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 19:45:05 GMT
Belfast Pride returns to city after three-year Covid absence
Northern Ireland's biggest LGBT+ march returns to the city for the first time since the Covid pandemic.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:31:49 GMT
Claudy bombing victims to be remembered 50 years on
On Sunday, the village will remember the nine people killed when three car bombs exploded in 1972.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:30:45 GMT
North West floods: 'There was a foot-and-a-half of water in the pub'
Cleaning up is continuing in the north west of Northern Ireland after flooding.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:28:21 GMT
Lyra McKee: Man who stored gun denied bail
Lyra McKee was 29 when she was shot dead during rioting in Londonderry in April 2019.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:57:06 GMT
Londonderry: Man bitten on his face during serious assault
The man sustained injuries to his face and and hands after being assaulted by two males, police say.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:08:06 GMT
Patrick McDaid denied bail change to attend yoga
Patrick McDaid claimed an electronic tag "may bring about negative feelings towards him".

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:33:55 GMT
North west floods: More than 400 homes report damage
Over the weekend 70mm of rain fell in the space of five hours, causing flooding in many areas.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:01:53 GMT
Prisoner in critical condition after assault
The man, in his 30s, was attacked in a Dublin prison on Friday evening.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:35:39 GMT
AIB makes pre-tax profit of €537m
Its UK division, which includes its Northern Ireland business, had a pre-tax profit of £71m.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:54:22 GMT
Gerard Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall lose David Byrne murder trial appeal
Lawyers for Gerard Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall wanted to halt their pending trials at Special Criminal Court.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:21:43 GMT
Climate change: Republic of Ireland emission cuts 'problematic'
Maria Donnelly of the Climate Change Advisory Council said agreed targets will have to be revised.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:14:39 GMT
Dundalk: Murder investigation launched after man dies
Marius Juodenas died on Tuesday after being found with serious injuries on 5 July.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:29:33 GMT
New bill approved to strengthen laws on consent
A bill to strengthen the law on consent, knowledge and belief in rape cases is to go before the Republic of Ireland's cabinet.



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