The parents of a severely disabled two-year-old child, who died in May, said they spent their daughter's entire life fighting for support for her complex condition.

Nicola Bannon was one of four women who were indecently assaulted by a former schoolteacher.

For the majority of them this will be their All-Ireland Fleadh debut.

"My Phat Life" made its debut at this year’s Féile an Phobail festival and Nuala Moore says her online followers encouraged her to tell a story.

Belfast-based rap trio Kneecap are the headliners of six acts playing at Falls Park in west Belfast.

Anna Owens said she felt "betrayed and deflated" when the arrangements she had verbally agreed were changed by a new manager.

Jayne Brady sent an email to NI Civil Service staff on Wednesday as she launched a "scoping exercise" after Jeffrey Donaldson's conviction.

More than 1,300 volunteers have signed up to support the delivery of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast this week.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, hosted this year in Belfast for the first time, runs from 2 to 9 August.

More than 200 events are planned, alongside competitions, concerts and street performances.

Economy minister says projection is "beyond what we would see in the course of a normal August".

The eight-day festival, running until 9 August, is the world's largest celebration of Irish music and culture.

Kate Nash will perform at The Mac as part of the fringe programme for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

He is expected to appear before Laganside Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning.

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill remains in hospital after undergoing a "small procedure", the club announce.

Ógras Youth Centre in Coalisland runs summer schemes for about 450 children.

Derry City chairman Philip O'Doherty tells BBC Sport NI he thought "it was time to make a change" following news of the departure of manager Tiernan Lynch.

The former Sinn Féin MEP and republican prisoner says the current political situation is different to when she was in the IRA.

Torki Alomare says two of his children were injured in an attack on his home on Sunday, shortly before his parents' house was also attacked.

On social media, the family said Dáithí left today with "the greatest gift of all - the gift of life, the gift of a new heart."

The comedian died on Monday at the age of 80 following a short illness.

The Labour politician grew up in Greenisland outside Belfast before moving to Manchester for university.

The Northern Irish author has sold more than five million books globally and been translated into 40 languages

A pilot scheme to extend Belfast city centre trading hours on a Sunday began at 11:00 BST but it is a move that people in the city have mixed feelings about.

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Derry City chairman Philip O'Doherty tells BBC Sport NI he thought "it was time to make a change" following news of the departure of manager Tiernan Lynch.

The child sustained injuries to their face, arms and legs in the Shantallow area on Sunday, police say.

The report explores the movement of some families from the Cityside to the Waterside between 1968 and 1998.

Police say two were taken from Derry and two were taken from Claudy village.

Lyra McKee died after being shot as she watched disturbances in the Creggan area of Londonderry in April 2019.

Life saving equipment along Strabane's canal should never be tampered with or damaged, police and other agencies warn.

The Education Authority confirms a temporary pause on the intake of preschool pupils to the nursery class at Knockavoe School in Strabane.

Gardaí have been conducting a "high-impact day of action" under Operation Meacán in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

Two men aged in their 30s and 40s were arrested after discovery of suspected cocaine and cannabis.

The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.

Israel supporters will be in attendance when their side face the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League next month but no away fans will be facilitated.

The women were from different parties and had reported receiving disturbing calls, a local government organisation says.

Thousands are expected to attend the funeral of Glen Hansard at a public wake ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.

Trump will spend two days at his golf course in Doonbeg, County Clare, where he will attend the Irish Open golfing tournament.

The collision, involving a car and a 4x4 vehicle, happened in Fincashel, in Pettigo, at about 14:45 BST.

The fire service on Arranmore will not keep two paid firefighters positions once the postholders retire.

John Mullan and his two children died after their car went off the road and plunged into Lough Foyle in 2020.

The Ed Sheeran Foundation is initially funding North South Sounds 2026, which is bringing 50 young musicians from Belfast and Cork together.

The funeral of Glen Hansard will take place on Tuesday at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

The ex-boxing promoter was previously named in court as the head of an international drug cartel.

This year's best album shortlist includes several returning nominees - but Lily Allen misses out.

Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

The development comes after a meeting between the Taoiseach and families of victims in Dublin.

A court heard on Tuesday that a €15,000 (£12,800) independent surety has been approved for Isobella Perrie Sullivan.

Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.

Fast-growing chickens are reshaping the poultry industry, and dividing opinion.