4 h. ago Patrick Kielty looks bereft as he carries his late mother Mary's coffin at her funeral in Northern Ireland

The Irish presenter's mother, who was aged in her 80s, passed away at her home in the village of Dundrum on Saturday.

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5 h. ago Martin aiming to secure Ireland’s economic ties with the US in Trump meeting

The Irish premier will hold talks with the US president in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

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21 h. ago US remains ‘indispensable partner at time of great peril’, says Irish premier

Micheal Martin was speaking as he travelled to the US for a visit which will include a bilateral meeting with the president Donald Trump.

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23 h. ago Girl, 11, who died 'moments after stepping off the school bus' is pictured for the first time

Grieving friends and family walked behind Caitlin-Rose McMullan's white coffin as it was carried into the Church of St Mary, in the village of Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, in Northern Ireland.

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29 h. ago To neighbors, they were suburban dads. In secret, they were running an international gun smuggling ring

A secret group of Irish in America - such as Danny Cahalane, pictured left with his wife, and Vince Conlon, pictured right on his wedding day, sourced guns in the US to send to the IRA in Northern Ireland

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31 h. ago Nation unites in a day of reflection to mark fifth anniversary of Covid

Hundreds of events were hosted where the pain, grief, compassion and sacrifice of those difficult times was remembered.

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35 h. ago Police seize £850,000 of cannabis from illegal factories across Britain in weekend raids

Police have seized £850,000 of cannabis from illegal factories in Cumbria and Northern Ireland during weekend raids

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39 h. ago Airdrie star Liam McStravick's double boost as derby win caps strong week

McStravick has been called up to Northern Ireland's Under-21s this month

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2 d. ago 'High risk' missing woman rescued from stolen car who was 'being held against her will'

A woman described by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as a high risk missing person was rescued by officers found in a stolen vehicle, a Kia Ceed, in Downpatrick

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3 d. ago Scotland's leading independent community pharmacy group completes major acquisition

The M&D Green Group, a family business and Scotland’s leading independent pharmacy chain, has completed the acquisition of nine Scottish based community pharmacies from Northern Ireland headquartered N.R. Gordon Ltd.

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3 d. ago Northern Ireland police chief appeals to students over serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

Zou found guilty of raping 10 women in the UK and China, but police fear he may have attacked more than 50 womenNorthern Ireland’s police chief has appealed to students who may have had concerns about the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, who studied at Queen’s University Belfast for two years.Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said they had been unable to speak at the trial before his conviction this week amid fears he may have drugged and attacked more than 50 women while in London. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Three out of 10,000 failed vetting over social media behaviour – PSNI chief

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher addressed concerns raised by Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly about PSNI applicants reportedly being rejected for political views.

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4 d. ago Ireland not at point of dropping case on Legacy Act, Harris says

Ireland is still not at the point of dropping its interstate case against the UK over the contentious Legacy Act, the Irish deputy premier has said.

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4 d. ago Girl, 12, dies after being hit by car as she got off school bus

The incident happened outside the village of Castledawson in Co Londonderry on Wednesday afternoon.

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4 d. ago UK urged to stop Northern Ireland being ‘caught in crossfire’ of US

Concerns were raised in the Commons about the ‘particularly complex’ situation for Northern Ireland even if the UK avoids tariffs.

Events

4 d. ago Girl, 11, dies after being hit by car as she got off school bus

The incident happened outside the village of Castledawson in Co Londonderry on Wednesday afternoon.

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4 d. ago UK and Ireland to announce closer collaboration on energy at summit

Officials hope the new deal will speed up investments and developments in infrastructure.

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5 d. ago Home nations to make joint bid to host 2035 Women's World Cup

The competition has never been held on British soil

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5 d. ago UK plans joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup in ‘monumental moment’

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland involvedKeir Starmer promises ‘government’s full support’The home nations are to join together in a bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035, a move which, if successful, would mark a “monumental moment in our nation’s sporting history”, according to Keir Starmer, the prime minister.A formal expression of interest in staging the tournament, which could be comprised of as many as 48 teams, is to be submitted to Fifa this month on behalf of the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the governing bodies have confirmed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Home Nations to submit joint expression of interest in hosting 2035 Women’s World Cup

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will submit a bid to host the tournament later this year

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