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DUP minister ‘claiming’ some of the earliest US settlers for Northern Ireland
He was speaking as Irish premier Micheal Martin emphasised the historic links between Ireland and the US some 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Route revealed for 2026 Phoenix Energy Belfast City Marathon
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Cardiologist says popular breakfast food is a 'cholesterol bomb'
A cardiologist has warned about three worst foods with high cholesterol - with one popular breakfast item described as a 'cholesterol bomb'
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Everything you need to know on new tax rules for 27,000 people in Northern Ireland
It marks the biggest change to the Self Assessment system since 1997
Belfast theatre school staff receive National Lottery hero recognition
The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals by will be broadcast later this year
Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme to continue into 2026-27
The Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) has been extended after concerns were raised by the SDLP
'I wasn’t concerned about my health before my stroke at 50 . . . there were no signs or symptoms'
He was someone who has always been fit and active, running many marathons and half marathons.
Residents return to homes after West Belfast security alert - LIVE updates
The Glen Road Community Centre opened to facilitate residents.
Belfast classroom assistant's six-year journey to support children with additional needs
“Working in the classroom with children who need additional support made me realise how much more I wanted to learn.”
British Airways cancels all flights to Dubai until June amid Iran attacks on UAE
British Airways has cancelled all flights to Dubai until June as the UAE continues to be targeted by Iran in missile attacks
Trump brands BBC 'beyond fake' and 'criminal' in furious attack on broadcaster
US President accuses BBC of using AI to manipulate his speech in Panorama documentary as his £7.5bn defamation lawsuit against broadcaster continues
'Harrowing' BBC series with 96% Rotten Tomatoes score to be filmed in Belfast
The BBC has confirmed a third series of BAFTA-winning prison drama Time, with David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran set to return.
‘I don’t distance myself from the IRA’: Gerry Adams brings his ‘dead true’ denials to court | Esther Addley
Former politician tells court he was never a member of the IRA in case brought by survivors of republican bombings“A very happy St Patrick’s Day,” said Gerry Adams, as he took his seat in the stand of court 16 in the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday. Mr Justice Smith hadn’t quite caught wh...
Fire Service Specialist Rescue Team and PSNI tasked to Holyland incident
Emergency services were called to the scene on Rugby Avenue at around 3 pm
NI peace process given to British ‘on a plate’, Gerry Adams tells court
He added: “I hope to live in a united Ireland, but if I do not, I will go to my grave content that I have played a role in bringing about a united Ireland.”
'How my 19-year football career has shaped my social work journey on and off the pitch'
“I really like the idea that helping improve one area of someone’s life can be a positive.”
Man who killed schoolgirl in stolen car charged with more driving offences
In 2002 he was handed a lifetime driving ban for causing the death of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was hit by a stolen car he was driving
Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court
Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRAGerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a m...
Diarmuid Gavin shares 'devastating' garden mistake ahead of new Northern Ireland show
Irish garden designer Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein search for Northern Ireland's Greatest Gardens in a new BBC series
'Intoxicated' plane passenger tried to strip before shouting 'I can do what I want'
Momnun Ahmed was asked not to remove his clothing before a row broke out on the flight