Northern Ireland

A man has appeared in court charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a father of five from County Fermanagh. Daniel Lavelle died at the scene of a crash between a car and a lorry in Lisnaskea on 25 September, 2024. The 40 year old, who lived in …

Burrows has said that the direction Nesbitt set on “reform, on tackling health inequalities and on driving down waiting lists was the right one”. But, he added, when it comes to delivering that reform it must also “address health inequalities and regional imbalance, and recognise that people in different parts …

Plans to redevelop the area between the cathedral and Royal Avenue have made little progress in the last 20 years. A retail-led scheme called Royal Exchange was first proposed by a different developer in 2006. It was granted planning permission, but stalled because of the property crash. Castlebrooke, which has …

Changes to GCSEs and A-levels will mean several qualifications in subjects including Economics, German and Engineering are to be scrapped. The Northern Ireland exams board, CCEA, said the subjects will not be offered by it from the end of the decade. Other qualifications to be withdrawn include GCSEs in Leisure …

The Harland and Wolff shipyard is to spend £3m refurbishing its famous yellow cranes, Samson and Goliath. It is part of an investment of almost £100m as the Belfast yard’s Spanish owners prepare it for a major defence contract. The yard is the integration and final assembly site for three …

Mike Nesbitt has resigned as health minister amid a row with the UUP leader Jon Burrows, it is understood. The decision comes following a clash between the pair over withdrawing emergency general surgery (EGS) services from Causeway Hospital. Nesbitt served twice as leader of the party, first from 2012 until …

Two people have been seriously injured following a two-vehicle collision in Burt, County Donegal. It happened on the N13 between Bridgend and Manorcunningham at about 17:30 local time on Tuesday. Gardaí (Irish police) said the drivers of both vehicles were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious injuries. One driver …

A much-loved Londonderry takeaway staple has been given a national television spotlight after a local woman demonstrated how to make a “Derry Chicken Box” during the Rose of Tralee festival. Derry Rose Cará Hamilton showcased the iconic dish alongside host Kathryn Thomas on Monday night. Cará told viewers she was …

A man who sexually communicated with a 14-year-old girl has been given a three-year probation order. Matthew Leonard Kilpatrick, 31, of Sycamore Avenue in Sion Mills, County Tyrone had pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual communication with a child. He further admitted to inciting a child to engage in …

The Giant’s Causeway is located in Country Antrim, and was formed by intense volcanic activity which forced molten rock up through cracks in the earth. This lava flowed and then cooled, contracted and cracked, creating around eight-sided basalt columns. These are also part of a famous legend about a giant …

After Belfast 2024 ended, Paddy decided to move the boat from its home on the River Lagan and to give it a paint job to restore it to its former Citybus colours of red and white. He is now sailing it from Coleraine, up the River Bann the whole way …

Naomi Herron had not been on a beach since she was a child. She has cerebral palsy which meant it was difficult for her the access the beach as she grew up. Naomi only returned five years ago after campaigning with a charity for beaches to become more accessible for …

Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows said the Bogside bonfire was a “pyre of sectarian hatred” and “absolutely disgraceful”. He called for earlier planning involving councils, police, the fire service and community groups, with agreed locations, safety standards and clear rules for bonfires. “I think all bonfires should be safe, …

Brendan O’Carroll, the star and creator of TV sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys, has announced that the show’s planned Christmas and New Year specials have been cancelled because he needs an operation on a broken jaw. The actor and writer, 70, said in a statement on Instagram, external on Monday that …

The UFU president rejected the claimed that the union was trying to dictate Daera policies. “This organisation has 120 years of history”, McLenaghan told the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster programme. “It has worked with every government there has been, every competent authority there has been – whethers it’s Westminster or …

Racist graffiti which was sprayed at a number of locations in Holywood, County Down, has been described as “absolutely disgusting” by an Alliance assembly member. Offensive messages on a coastal path at Seapark beach and at nearby accommodation used by residents aged over 55 were photographed at the weekend. North …

A woman has died after she was hit by a car in County Londonderry. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called to reports of a collision on the Drumrane Road area of Limavady at about 14:50 BST on Sunday. The woman, aged in her 50s, was …

Chatting about football is nothing new, but using soccer to talk about what’s really going on in your life is proving to be even better for some. On a Friday evening in summer, about 20 men have gathered for a kickabout. It may look like any other weekly kickabout but …

Turning 21 is a milestone for most. For Charlotte Caldwell, celebrating her son Billy’s 21st birthday was something she feared would never happen. Billy Caldwell from Castlederg in County Tyrone has a severe form of epilepsy, which at one point had him suffering hundreds of “life-threatening” seizures a day. After …

CRS Regional Commander Sean McCarry said the car had deteriorated to less than half of its original structure, with much of what remained embedded in mud and soil. “Considering the amount of concern and public interest, it was decided for safety reasons that we should remove the visible portions of …