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Judicial review into Metrolink project withdrawn
A judicial review into the proposed Metrolink in Dublin has been withdrawn, the Minister for Transport has said.
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Russell Brand facing new rape and sexual assault charges
Comic Russell Brand has been charged with one further count of rape and another further count of sexual assault in relation to two more women
A heavy moral burden as Palestine Action hunger strikers risk death | Letters
Dr David Nicholl and Dr John Kalk discuss medical ethics in relation to the care of prisoners on hunger strike, and Dr Jonathan Fluxman calls on Labour to act now before the worst happensWe are not involved in the medical management of the Palestine Action hunger strikers, though we have experience ...
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NI traffic alerts: Portadown road reopens after crash
Here’s the latest traffic and travel news from around Northern Ireland.
Belfast man jailed for Belfast International Airport attack
At the time of the incident, Burns was broadcasting live on social media and it shows the defendant being escorted from the building
easyJet launches 'Big Orange Sale' ahead of Christmas
Over 85,000 seats are available to book from Northern Ireland
Searches ongoing after suspicious device report in Derry - LIVE updates
Police are currently on the scene
PSNI conduct searches following report of ‘suspicious device’
The PSNI is carrying out searches after reports of a suspicious device in Derry.
STV journalists to strike in January in row over changes to news programmes
Journalists at STV have announced plans to strike next month as part of a row over changes to news programmes in the north of Scotland.
Man facing jail for sexually assaulting woman in front of her son outside Belfast hospital
A man was today handed a jail sentence for sexually assaulting a woman outside a Belfast hospital.
Husband appears in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
A husband accused of drugging and raping his ex-wife over a 13-year period has appeared in court along with five other men who are charged with sexual offences against her.
Portadown crash LIVE updates as road closed after collision
Police are currently in attendance at a collision on Northway in Portadown
Men arrested at Belfast International Airport in connection with summer ‘brawl’
Two men have been arrested at Belfast International Airport on suspicion of offences connected to a brawl in Coalisland during the summer.
NI Water workers back strike action that will begin on New Year’s Eve
Workers at NI Water will take strike action on New Year’s Eve following a decisive trade union vote.
Men arrested at Belfast International Airport in connection to alleged brawl in the summer
They have since been released on bail
Email from Balmoral from ‘A’ asked for ‘inappropriate friends’, documents show
An email sent from Balmoral signed “A” asked disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for “inappropriate friends”, newly surfaced emails have shown.
Appeal for witnesses after elderly pedestrian killed in collision
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian in his 80s died following a crash in Ennis, County Clare on Monday.
Son of farmer who took own life says tax climbdown is ‘best Christmas present’
A farmer whose father killed himself the day before last October’s budget after weeks of worrying about inheritance tax changes has said the Government’s climbdown will be “the best Christmas present for a lot of farmers”.
Education Authority boss hits out at criticisms of public services
Richard Pengelly said he wanted to “push back” against “inaccurate narratives that portray all public services and employees as always failing”.
‘I’m living for our son now’: Belfast mum dreading first Christmas without her late wife
This Christmas, Belfast mum Angela Alexander says she will be “jealous of the angels”.