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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:18:09 GMT
David Trimble changed lives, says Tony Blair ahead of funeral
Sir Tony Blair says he recently wrote a letter to the former UUP leader whose funeral takes place later.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:39:12 GMT
Victor Hamilton: Man charged with murder in Ballymena
The 29-year-old is charged over the death of Victor Hamilton, 63, who was found dead in Ballymena.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:25:58 GMT
Claudy: 'No matter what direction you went, there was a bomb'
A service is held in memory of the nine people killed when three bombs exploded in 1972.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:22:14 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.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:28:55 GMT
Mourne Park: Ancient woodland opens to the public after 500 years
The Woodland Trust has been working to restore Mourne Park forest which can be accessed for free.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:45:29 GMT
Londonderry: Man seriously injured in Beechwood Crescent attack
The attack in the Beechwood Crescent area was reported to police shortly before 02:30 BST on Sunday.

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 18:21:19 GMT
Irish sports bodies asked to house Ukrainian refugees
Pressure is mounting as about 3,500 Ukrainians living in student accommodation will soon have to move out.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:19:39 GMT
Commonwealth Games: NI's Chloe MacCombe elated by PTVI silver medal
NI Para-triathlete Chloe MacCombe says "words can't describe" her elation after claiming a sensational silver in the Women's PTVI alongside guide Catherine Sands at the Commonwealth Games.

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".

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:49:44 GMT
All-Ireland Ladies Junior Football Final: 'It shouldn't have been a penalty' - Antrim boss Kelly
Antrim manager Emma Kelly questions why video technology was not used as Fermanagh were awarded a controversial penalty in the All-Ireland Ladies Junior Football Final.

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.

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.

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:07:12 GMT
The victims of the Claudy bombing
Nine people died in three car bombings in Claudy, County Londonderry on 31 July 1972.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:31:20 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

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.

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.

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.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:28:34 GMT
David Caldwell family fear they will never get justice
David Caldwell was killed after picking up a lunchbox packed with explosives in Londonderry in 2002.

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.

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.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:16:51 GMT
Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday
Reek Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday in July and has returned for the first time since 2019.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:15:43 GMT
All-Ireland Ladies Football Final: Meath beat Kerry to retain title in Croke Park showpiece
Meath retain their All-Ireland Ladies Football title with an exciting 3-10 to 1-7 win over Kerry in Sunday's Croke Park showpiece.

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.



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