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Rory Best

The Best and worst of times: Rugby star Rory on beating the All-Blacks and how his brother was lucky to survive a career-ending heart scare

Rory Best has always said he wanted to bow out on a high. And there is surely nothing higher than captaining his team in the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

BBC news presenter Declan Harvey

Features

The things we wished we’d known at uni... five Northern Ireland faces recall their...

BBC news presenter Declan Harvey (36), who attended...

Diamond Jubilee: Rev Dr Harold Good has been a
Methodist minister for 60 years

Alf McCreary

Rev Dr Harold Good: 'It's time for the Churches to confront our politicians about their...

Rev Dr Harold Good is a former President of the Methodist Church. In 2005, along...

Mike Nesbitt

Features

From communal kitchens to homesickness, lessons in student life from Northern...

Mike Nesbitt: One morning in late September 1976, I mounted my Yamaha RD 400...

Holly Matthews

Weekend

Holly Matthews: 'Ross was such an extraordinary, big, quirky character... I miss him...

When Holly Matthews' husband, Ross Blair, died from a brain tumour two years...

Overwood, Balloo House in Killinchy

Joris Minne

Restaurant review: Overwood - Balloo's new identity but still same great experience

The talented Sweeneys have added Overwood to their...

Harrowing topic: Edna O’Brien

Features

Page after page of horrors, rapes and murders... all rendered in stunning prose

Few people outside Nigeria had heard of the Islamist...

From left, Staff Nurses Sophie Andrews, Lorna Brownlee, Orla Carr, Sister Louise Brown and Staff Nurse Rosemary Ogle with Colin McAlpin

Features

Colin McAlpin: ‘This cancer is tougher than I thought, but I am doing my very best to...

I still have cancer (small 'c', he deserves no better) and the fight goes on. I did not...

Novel number 19: Adele Parks

Features

'I've seen the effects IVF can have, it can be fantastic and exciting but I've also seen...

Once branded one of the chick-lit brigade, Adele Parks is much happier to be sitting...

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Footage reveals how IRA trained new recruits in weapons classes Northern Ireland

More than half of those polled support the idea of a vote after Brexit on Irish unity

Poll finds support for votes on Irish unity and Scottish independence Northern Ireland

The alleged incident happened in the Londonderry Park area of the Portaferry Road. Credit: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Three men arrested on suspicion of rape following 'serious sexual assault' in... Northern Ireland

IRA writing appears alongside a Saoradh mural in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on September 15th 2019 (Photo by Kevin Scott for Belfast Telegraph)

Dissident republican mural and pro-IRA graffiti in Belfast condemned Northern Ireland

Latest traffic and travel

Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M1 Belfast-bound cleared following serious crash Northern Ireland

Information led to the device being discovered

Ciaran Barnes: An uncomfortable reality for New...

The results of the Lord Ashcroft poll

Poll: 51% of NI voters back united Ireland

12 Sept 2019 People out at Filthy McNastys for Dsqo. (Liam McBurney/RAZORPX)

Belfast nightlife: dsqo. at Filthy McNastys - September 12 2019 [Photos]

Everything you need to know about Madonna's 'fork facial'

As Madonna turns 60, here is a look at luxury skincare brand Elemis's Biotech...

Fashion

Fashion and Beauty

Vanessa Hudgens (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Black Tap Craft Burgers and Shakes)

Belfast Fashion Spy: 'I love Vanessa Hudgens’s bohemian look'

Party time: berry lips and glitter are two of the new catwalk trends

Time to embrace the hottest beauty trends for the new season

Autumn is coming, and in the beauty...

Meghan Markle wearing Stratheberry (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Meet Bangor woman Leeanne Hundleby creating Meghan Markle's...

As a child, Leeanne Hundleby's interest...

Northern Ireland beauty expert Paddy McGurgan shares his tips for caring for your skin in the colder months

Make-up masterclass: How to protect your skin in the autumn months

As they say in Game of Thrones,...

Features

Successful business: Alison Clarke at work in her office

Businesswoman Alison Clarke: How can our MLAs take their pay with a clear conscience?

House and Home

House and Home

Video: Belfast penthouse one of Northern Ireland's most expensive apartments

Self-contained: Maghera-based architect Patrick Bradley by his house, which was featured in TV show Grand Designs

Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud names Northern Ireland home his all-...

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has...

Ryan Libbey and Louise Thompson have teamed up with online interiors company, Wayfair (Alexander Edwards for Wayfair/PA)

Sneak peek inside Louise Thompson and Ryan Libbey’s home...

Made In Chelsea stars Louise Thompson and Ryan...

Look inside: Chic Co Antrim home oozing with style and sophistication

The exceptional level of style and...

House and Home

Watch: Video tour of dream holiday home in Lough Erne

Food and Drink

Health

Good variety: a mixed diet will help ensure your energy levels are good

Is your vegan diet zapping your energy? Here's how to combat meat-free fatigue

Garden treasures: Noreen Van der Velde’s nettles growing at home in Co Antrim

The Northern Ireland woman whose home-made nettle tea is providing...

Co Antrim woman Noreen Van der Velde, who...

Jamie Oliver in the kitchen

Jamie Oliver on watching his restaurant empire crumble and his new...

Jamie Oliver has been having a tough time.

The Festival of Prosecco will present an array of events to celebrate one of the nation’s favourite tipples.

Prosecco & Champagne: did you know?

As The Merchant Hotel’s Festival of Prosecco returns this...

News

Russell Howard (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from Russell Howard to gourmet wine evening

Features

Features

Gemma Garrett out walking her dogs Buddy (left) and Stella (right) at Shaws Bridge

You were my best Buddy during the darkest days and you taught me so much about life... I'm going to...

New strength: Emeli Sande has returned to the music scene

Emeli Sande: I didn't know if people wanted more music from me

It's perhaps hard to believe, but Emeli Sande...

Right track: Natasha Magee

Hugo Duncan: Natasha Magee shows she's a chip off the old block with...

Natasha Magee is the talented daughter of...

Big screen adaptation: Elizabeth McGovern, Harry Haddon-Paton, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes: I didn't really believe there...

Lord Julian Fellowes is seated at a table with an...

Travel

Narrow Water Keep

European Heritage Open Days: Step into the past as Northern Ireland opens its doors to...

Travel

Travel

Room on top: architect Jane Burnside's 'Origami house'

Our pick of the best European Heritage Open Days events in Northern Ireland this weekend

The historic parish of Tintagel

Five close-to-home scenic drives everyone should take

Pick the right roads and driving becomes...

Restaurants in Istanbul

Around the world in five great gastronomic stops

If you travel with mainly your stomach in mind, you're not alone. Food...

Boutique hotel: Melanie Harrison at her conversion of a Victorian townhouse on the Malone Road in Belfast

Meet the woman transforming an 1800s Belfast house into a...

For years, Melanie Harrison's driving force was...

Travel

Understated elegance: the Morgan Hotel

The Morgan Hotel: chic hotel is the perfect base to explore Dublin

Books

Books

Margaret Atwood at the British Library in London at the launch of her new book: The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale

Fans buzzing as follow-up to Atwood's Handmaid's Tale hits the shelves in Northern Ireland

Forgotten author: Patricia Lynch

Mary Kenny: 'Dated' Lynch deserves place alongside 'classic' children's...

A recent reading list of summer stories...

Healthy interest: inform yourself

Six books to inspire a mid-year health kick

We rarely enjoy good weather in the UK, so when it's unusually hot...

Strong relationships: reading can nurture closeness

Six reasons why you should read to kids

Reading a bedtime story to a child has benefits for the child and the person...

Books

Natural goodness: mushrooms are popular with foragers

Take a bite out of autumn with these foraging books

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