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Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:27:02 GMT
David Trimble: NI Assembly recalled to pay tribute
MLAs will remember the former UUP leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died a week ago.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:26:47 GMT
Northern Ireland weather: Just over 50% of normal rainfall for July
A total of 45.8mm of rain was recorded for the whole month - the driest since 2000 when 40mm fell.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:36:58 GMT
Vocational and training qualifications decline during pandemic
Awards in Northern Ireland fell by 20% following disruption during the Covid pandemic.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:23:18 GMT
David Trimble had 'considerable strength of character and integrity', mourners told
Politicians from across the UK and Republic of Ireland attended the funeral of Lord Trimble.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:56:11 GMT
David Trimble funeral in pictures
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first person to be first minister of Northern Ireland.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:31:14 GMT
David Trimble's extraordinary life of ups and downs
From school days in Bangor to life outside politics, mourners hear stories at the funeral in Lisburn.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:20:13 GMT
Victor Hamilton: Second man charge with murder
The 33-year-old is charged over the death of Victor Hamilton, 63, who was found dead in Ballymena.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:35:39 GMT
Londonderry: Man who beat Chihuahua gets suspended sentence
Ryan Keenan, 29, from Letterkenny, County Donegal, attacked the dog with a mop pole.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:25:05 GMT
Commonwealth Games: Judokas Yasmin Javadian and Nathon Burns add to NI's medal tally
Judokas Yasmin Javadian and Nathon Burns add to Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games medal tally by winning their respective bronze medal contests.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:25:35 GMT
Barry Noone, charged with murdering mother, has bail overturned
Barry Noone, 45, was charged after his mother was found dead in their home in County Tyrone in June.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:06:32 GMT
McClenaghan proud after 'against the odds' Commonwealth Games silver medal
Rhys McClenaghan says he will take particular "pride" in his pommel horse silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after looking set to be ruled out of the Birmingham event.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:30:09 GMT
Mountfield: Man dies and two injured in two-vehicle crash
Dylan McGahan, who was 18 and from the County Tyrone town, died after the collision on Sunday evening.

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.

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.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:47:21 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

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 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.

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.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:53:01 GMT
David Trimble was several steps ahead, mourners told
The eulogy at the former first minister's funeral reflected on his life as a peacemaker and a family man.

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, 01 Aug 2022 16:41:19 GMT
Sion Mills: Kevin McCrory, 77, dies five days after crash
Kevin McCrory was the driver of a van involved in a two-vehicle crash last Tuesday.

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.

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.

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 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.



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