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exclusive Drug seizures by staff at Hydebank prison rise by over 700% in a year

The number of drug confiscations at a Northern Ireland prison increased by more than 700% in just one year.

Valentine's Day calf born with heart-shaped patch in Co Antrim

Could there be a more fitting arrival on St Valentine's Day than this beautiful little Jersey calf?

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald at the AGM of Sinn Féin’s Cúige na Sé Condae on Saturday in the Balmoral Hotel, Belfast

News Analysis

Opinion Ed Curran: Never have W B Yeats' words sounded more appropriate: all is changed, changed utterly

Ireland is the latest recipient of a political pandemic which has swept across the Western world. The origins of this virus can be traced to the proprietor of Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. He carried it to the White House in Washington after he had infected a majority of the American electorate, surprising even himself by winning the last US presidential election.

How Roy Kells, the gentle and unassuming owner of a draper's shop, became a hero

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No revolution, but election is turning point in Irish history

Suzanne Breen

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Lindy McDowell

Brandon Lewis has hard act to follow and in-tray brimming with potential headaches

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Moya Brennan from Clannad. Picture Credit : Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph

Weekend

Clannad's Moya Brennan on faith, family and coping with serious long disease

Weekend

Opinion Kerry Mclean: As we stepped out into the storm even the dog looked at me as if to say 'Go for a walk in this? Aye right...'

Coleraine

How Oran Kearney's pearls of wisdom inspired both scorers in Coleraine's League Cup success

Coleraine's Bet McLean League Cup success was punctuated by pearls of Oran Kearney's wisdom that may just have had a telling influence on the outcome of the game.

Crusaders

'Never a penalty': Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter bemoans decision in League Cup final defeat

Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter reckons the turning point in Saturday evening's League Cup final came with a peep of the referee's whistle.

exclusive Drug seizures by staff at Hydebank prison rise by over 700% in a year

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Children present when man shot in 'savage' attack in Belfast

'Miracle no one was hurt' as Storm Dennis damages Dundonald shops

Scottish Tory leader backs PM’s ‘bold and imaginative’ bridge to Northern Ireland plan

Dramatic scenes as man rescued from Belfast Harbour

Pensioner charged with attempted murder following Newtownabbey stabbing

My heart is broken: Caroline Flack’s boyfriend Lewis Burton in emotional tribute

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Sunday Life

Shankill UVF out to get me because I beat up one of their men, says Belfast man

Opinion Kelly Allen: The showbiz world has lost a star in Caroline Flack, but I have lost a friend

Lost Lives documentary based on book of all Troubles killings 'raw & emotional'

I want to see end of PSNI, says IRA knife killer Bart Fisher

Boss of phone fix firm, who is escape room pioneer in Belfast, faces 'fake goods' rap

Opinion Gareth McAuley: Northern Ireland only improved with Jim Magilton

Opinion Carl Frampton: Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury part II - we will not be short-changed

Gallery GAA legend Oisin McConville on gambling addiction: I'd go to a different bookies every day

Gallery exclusive Why royals and celebrities love Belfast poet Mavis Rodgers

Larne church targeted in 'sectarian hate crime'

Devolved finance ministers write to Treasury seeking Budget talks

Mary-Lou McDonald: Violent dissident republicans should disband

Belfast bakery workers target Pancake Tuesday in strike over pay

Northern Ireland councils in debt to tune of £500m as some ratepayers face raft of cuts to services

James McLaughlin winner seals League Cup success for Coleraine as Oran Kearney bags second major trophy

Man seriously assaulted in racist attack in Ballymena

In Pictures: Widespread flooding as Storm Dennis strikes

Families of Glenanne Gang victims have 'legal and moral right' to the truth

Fitting tribute to Stephen Clements as charity is set up to keep his legacy alive

Valentine's Day calf born with heart-shaped patch in Co Antrim

Opinion & Analysis

Opinion Ed Curran: Never have W B Yeats' words sounded more appropriate: all is changed, changed utterly

How Roy Kells, the gentle and unassuming owner of a draper's shop, became a hero

No revolution, but election is turning point in Irish history

Why I’m a bit uneasy over ‘Keep Calm and Coronavirus’ approach by the UK Government

Brandon Lewis has hard act to follow and in-tray brimming with potential headaches

Features & highlights

Heroes of the High Street: From haulage firm to supermarket, the evolution of Co Armagh's McAnerneys

'I remember a really clear feeling that the world was going to end': PTSD sufferers tell their stories in new documentary

'What truly made Lisa courageous in her fight with cancer was her love of life and fear of death... she'd go to any length to see another day'

Right Rev John McDowell: 'My mother was a housewife, but with a very able mind. She'd a profound influence on me'

Weekend

Clannad's Moya Brennan on faith, family and coping with serious long disease

Opinion Kerry Mclean: As we stepped out into the storm even the dog looked at me as if to say 'Go for a walk in this? Aye right...'

Restaurant review: Ulster Museum's cafe is certainly no relic of the past

Denise Welch: 'When my depression hits all the colour goes out of my life'

Restaurant week is your perfect excuse to take a gastro tour of Belfast

How to take your hanging space from messy to meticulous

The new Fairways Hotel, Dundalk is open!

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It’s official – we’re a nation of sun lovers!

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Sport

How Oran Kearney's pearls of wisdom inspired both scorers in Coleraine's League Cup success

'Never a penalty': Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter bemoans decision in League Cup final defeat

Irish League Lives: Conor Downey on how he dismissed shot at full-time game over prank call concerns

Ex-Northern Ireland star Keith Rowland just two steps from Wembley

Ulster fall to shock PRO14 defeat as Ospreys claim bonus point win at Liberty Stadium

Rory McIlroy vows to keep focus on Genesis Invitational title after tying for the lead ahead of final round

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