Northern Ireland

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the largest celebration of Irish music and culture in the world, is under way in Belfast. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on the city. More than 200 events are planned across the city, alongside competitions, concerts and street performances running from 2 …

An enthusiastic golf fan, Trump said last month that he hopes to travel to Doonbeg to watch the Irish Open. In a special video message, he told the US Embassy’s Fourth of July celebration event that he wants to see “Rory [McIlroy] and all the great players”. “There’s nothing better …

Two children have been injured in what has been described as a racially motivated attack. Police received a report that stones had been thrown through the front window of a house in Church Green, Holywood, at 23:05 BST on Sunday. Ch Insp Hutchinson said the children were struck by debris …

A public wake is being held in Dublin for the Irish singer and songwriter Glen Hansard ahead of his funeral tomorrow. The Oscar winning musician died in a single vehicle motorbike crash last week. The wake is taking place in the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art …

The code of conduct states that when asking parliamentary questions “members must indicate any relevant interest on the question form”. Wilson later apologised in the House of Commons chamber, saying he had “inadvertently neglected to declare my interest”. In his report the standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg said he was satisfied …

The Fleadh attracts some of the best Irish traditional performers from all over the world, who must qualify at local level for a chance to participate in its prestigious competitions. There are more than 180 competition categories for performers of all ages in music, singing and dance, and many young …

Cavanagh has touched on a number of themes in his books. In Two Kinds of Stranger, he looks at a TikToker who has shared so much of her life online that she’s become an easy target for a criminal mastermind. In his latest book, One Of Us is Guilty, we …

A man in his 20s has died after a crash in County Donegal. The collision, involving a car and a 4×4 vehicle, happened in Fincashel, in Pettigo, at about 14:45 BST. A woman in her 20s who was a passenger in the car was brought to hospital with serious injuries. …

An external review has been ordered into an incident which saw 51 cattle being shot dead in a field, with some of it visible to the public. The cull took place in land near Fivemiletown in County Tyrone last month and it was carried out by the Department of Agriculture, …

Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday. Reeves was facing Gary Cully for the vacant BUI Celtic super-lightweight title but was knocked out in the 10th round at the 3Arena. The 31-year-old …

Police are asking drivers to be vigilant after four cars were stolen overnight on Saturday in County Londonderry. Two were taken from Derry and two were taken from Claudy village. The Police Service of Northern Ireland believes the two thefts in Claudy are linked and a connection to the thefts …

Maria O’Neill’s point with just 15 seconds remaining won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship for Antrim in a dramatic final against Carlow at Croke Park. After had got on Carlow on level-terms in the closing stages through Megan Townsend’s goal, McCann struck the decisive blow late on for secure a …

More than 20 scramblers, e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized over the course of two days by police. The Two Wheel Vehicle Operation took place on Friday and Saturday in Lurgan and Craigavon in County Armagh. Officers in uniform and plain clothes were supported by colleagues from Air Support Unit …

Now, still only 18, Jamie is one of the youngest people to be shortlisted for the British Floristry Association’s Floristry Student of the Year. BBC News

Siobhan Cox belongs to a committee that started a petition to have six paid firefighters on the island. She said residents are “very concerned” about the council’s plans. “There might not be enough volunteers on the island to actually run that service and they might be relying on the service …

Belfast City Council carried out an eight-week public consultation on Sunday opening hours earlier this year. The results suggested a large majority of people in Belfast in favour of extending the opening hours – 82% compared to 16%, with 2% neutral. However, retail workers were split with only a slight …

Michelle Downey from the Downey Group said businesses have been gearing up and working to get ready for the big week. “Fleadh fever has arrived in Belfast,” she said. “We are planning for St Patrick’s Day every day for eight days, so if that happens it will be fantastic.” John …

Thousands of music lovers have visited Bangor for one of the main events in Northern Ireland’s piping calendar. The 73rd Ulster Pipe Band Championships at Ward Park, started at 11:00 BST, with 60 performances from bands as well as more than 50 drum majors. It finished with a parade of …

As things stand, the Irish Premiership winners, runners-up and the Irish Cup victors secure a European qualifying spot, while teams who finish between third and seventh compete in a play-off for the final position. However, if the Irish Premiership was to lose the fourth spot, Lawlor said that the play-off …

A man was stabbed with a screwdriver in an armed robbery at an off-licence in County Antrim on Friday. Police received a report at 20:10 BST that a man entered a store in Carrickfergus, grabbed a woman who worked there from behind and held a pointed item to her throat …