Northern Ireland

Further incidents of animal carcass waste dumping have been uncovered in rural parts of County Tyrone. BBC News

Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at the former Antrim Arms hotel in Ballycastle. BBC News

The airline said the “vast majority of customers” are being accommodated on same-day services. BBC News

Gabriel Bannigan’s side quickly imposed themselves, with their dominance around kick-outs and turnovers proving decisive against a Cavan team that struggled to establish rhythm early on. Monaghan’s superiority in that area laid the platform for a spread of scorers, with Ward and Beggan influential from distance, while Mooney consistently found …

Campaigners gathered at several locations around Lough Neagh to come together to ‘Sing for the Lough’. BBC News

Despite the missed chances, Meenagh is confident his side will improve ahead of a sterner test in the semi-finals. “The level is going to go up substantially in our next game. I’m confident that we will improve, and we will need to,” he said. The Derry boss also pointed to …

Captain Erin King said Ireland “showed what we are all about” in Saturday’s nine-try Six Nations win over Italy in Galway. Ireland bounced back from an opening defeat by world champions England with a 57-20 win over Italy, as wing Beibhinn Parsons scored three tries. The victory moves Ireland up …

Many lambs have their tails docked when they are just hours or days old to help prevent disease. BBC News

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win is an added bonus for Northern Ireland’s thriving golf tourism industry. BBC News

Niall Donnan is making it his mission to offer strangers hugs, while documenting it on social media. BBC News

Derry: Shea McGuckin; Diarmuid Baker, Ruairi Forbes (0-1), Conor McCluskey; Conor Doherty (0-3), Gareth McKinless, Padraig McGrogan (0-1); Eoin McEvoy (0-1), Brendan Rogers (0-1); Ethan Doherty, Conor Glass, Paul Cassidy (1-1); Niall Loughlin (0-2), Shane McGuigan (0-9, 1x2p, 1x2pf), 2f), Lachlan Murray (1-3). Subs: Patrick McGurk for D Baker (53), …

It was Carrick who registered the first effort on goal in the 10th minute at Bangor, as the hosts failed to clear Aidan Steele’s corner and the ball dropped to Danny Gibson, but the forward could only guide his header into the hands of Gareth Deane. Chances remained at a …

The 26-year-old said she was “delighted and deeply honoured” to receive the honour. BBC News

The incident occurred in the Sackville Street area of Derry. BBC News

This week, the Austrian bank BAWAG agreed to buy the government’s majority stake in PTSB for €931m (£812m). BBC News

Alan Rouget is taking cycling to new heights during a tour of Ireland on his tall bicycle. BBC News

No data has yet been collected on the use of taxis in Belfast bus lanes, a government official says. BBC News

The 1926 census is available online from Saturday morning and the public are able to look up their own families. BBC News

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy said he was “massively disappointed” to come away from Friday’s United Rugby Championship derby with Leinster empty-handed after their second-half comeback fell short. James Culhane and Jimmy O’Brien scored to give Leinster a 15-0 lead after a dominant first-half display before Robbie Henshaw and Sam …

Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts. BBC News