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Business [3]
Sport [4]
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April 2021

Shot dead: Joanne Mathers (29) was gunned down by the IRA in 1981

Census taker Joanne Mathers murdered by IRA remembered 40 years on

A short service was held yesterday in memory of a young census collector murdered by the IRA.

February 2021

Facing the future: Face coverings are now a standard for-sale item in our shops, and have even become a fashion accessory

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Claire McNeilly Opinion Let's face up to the new normal... after all, the old one is not coming back

Covid-19 will soon be over but the effects of the pandemic will not. Like it or loathe it, life has changed irrevocably for all of us.

Jordan Bradley Jake McClintock is accused of killing Jason Martin last June

Ballymena teen pleads not guilty to murder

A teenager has formally denied the murder of a Ballymena man.

Incident: The scene after a police car collided with another vehicle

Crash: PSNI car collides with another vehicle in north Belfast

A police vehicle collided with a member of the public's car in north Belfast on Wednesday night.

December 2020

Pride: Siobhan Greene was determined to get her degree despite illness

I overcame cancer and completed my Master's: NI pharmacist's pride following 'whirlwind' year

A woman who overcame cancer to graduate with a Master's in pharmacy has told of her pride at being able to complete her studies during the pandemic.

Louise Haigh Opinion Lasting legacy solution being undermined and victims left in the dark

Twenty-two years on from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, the legacy of the past and the failure of successive governments to deal with it casts a long shadow over Northern Ireland.

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Country music star Nathan Carter on the highs and lows of 2020

Rocking around what must be one of the biggest indoor Christmas trees in a private home in Northern Ireland, Nathan Carter is determined to make this festive season as fun as he can for his fans.

November 2020

Lawyers for the other pharmacies argued that the National Appeal Panel misapplied the law when it rejected the challenge last December (stock photo)

Pharmacies triumph in relocation court battle

A group of pharmacies has won a legal challenge to a competitor's planned relocation to improved premises in west Belfast.

New album: Therapy? lead singer Andy Cairns (middle) with bandmates Neil Cooper (left) and Michael McKeegan

Therapy? star Andy Cairns left speechless after dinner party jibe

Rock band Therapy? have been through all sorts of scrapes over the past 30 years in the music business.

August 2020

The Royal Black Institution parade in Ballygowan last year

New Covid restrictions leave Black Saturday parade plans across Northern Ireland in disarray

Plans for Black Saturday parades across Northern Ireland next week are in disarray following the announcement of new restrictions on the numbers allowed to gather outdoors in close proximity.

John Mullen with wife and mother Geraldine their children Tomas and Amelia

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Priest tells of nightmare Donegal scene where John Mullan and children died

A priest who was at the scene of the tragic car crash in Donegal which claimed the lives of three members of the same family has said nothing could have prepared him for the carnage which met him.

Jason Millar standing beside the new mirrors

Mirrors with memories: Belfast barber's lasting tribute to late brother

A Co Antrim barber has shared the tragic story behind new mirrors he built using part of the gates of a children's home that his younger brother died running away from 30 years ago.

July 2020

East Belfast players take on St Michael’s last night

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Dream team becomes reality as East Belfast GAA takes to the field for historic match

A small piece of GAA history occurred on Friday night on the Down-Armagh border, with East Belfast GAA club making their competitive debut against St Michael's in the Down All-County Football League.

PSNI officers accused of being drunk with firearm could face further charges

Two police officers charged with possessing a loaded gun while drunk or on drugs may face further charges, a judge heard yesterday.

Sir Keir Starmer and Louise Haigh Opinion We will meet the challenges faced to ensure fairer future for NI society

It takes courage - as the late Mo Mowlam said - "to push things forward". On April 10, 1998, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. With it a long-held desire to build a new future was realised.

May 2020

Clare Smyth and her two daughters Hannah and Bethany who were involved in a tragic quad bike accident at their home in Ballycastle

Hannah Smyth (5) making 'small steps to recovery' after Ballycastle crash tragedy

The five-year-old girl who survived the horrific crash that killed her Co Antrim mother and younger sister is still in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

April 2020

Some of the damage caused to Brantry Parish Church Hall in Co Tyrone

Plea to community after Tyroe church hall damaged

Ulster Unionist MLA Rosemary Barton has called on the wider community to help stop criminal attacks on the Brantry Parish Church Hall in South Tyrone.

Tributes to Leeds United's legendary hard man Norman Hunter after Covid-19 death

Northern Ireland footballer Stuart Dallas has paid tribute to former Leeds defender Norman Hunter, who has died aged 76 after contracting the coronavirus.

Alliance MLA calls for end to online betting with credit cards

Northern Ireland needs to follow the rest of the UK by banning gambling customers from using credit cards to place bets online, an Alliance MLA has said.

Man held after woman kicked and punched in Belfast attack

A man has been arrested after a young woman was admitted to hospital following an assault in Belfast city centre.

Belfast addict accused of broom handle raid denied bail

A heroin addict alleged to have robbed a shop while armed with a broom handle has failed in a bid for release from a "frenzied atmosphere" in prison.

March 2020

Double joy: David Healy celebrates scoring against Sweden in '07

On this day: How we reported Northern Ireland's win over Sweden thanks to more David Healy heroics in 2007

On this day in 2007, Northern Ireland beat Sweden 2-1 at Windsor Park to go top of their qualifying group for Euro 2008. Here's how we reported it:

Lack of coronavirus ventilators will see more die, Stormont Executive warned

The Department of Health (DoH) has been warned that unless it steps up efforts to address Northern Ireland's shortage of ventilators, more lives will be lost due to Covid-19.

DUP man's son told PSNI 'he didn't want to walk past Fenians'

A son of Policing Board member and DUP MLA Mervyn Storey has been fined £300 after he admitted he told police at last year's Lundy's parade in Londonderry that he didn't want "to walk past Fenians".

February 2020

Ballycopeland Windmill, built to process grain in Millisle, Co Down, at the end of the 19th century, is Northern Ireland’s only original working windmill

£1.2m plan to turn Northern Ireland windmill into tourist asset

Northern Ireland's only original working windmill has been granted a £1.2m regeneration.

Local and National

April 2021

Census taker Joanne Mathers murdered by IRA remembered 40 years on

February 2021

Claire McNeilly Opinion Let's face up to the new normal... after all, the old one is not coming back

Ballymena teen pleads not guilty to murder

Crash: PSNI car collides with another vehicle in north Belfast

December 2020

I overcame cancer and completed my Master's: NI pharmacist's pride following 'whirlwind' year

Louise Haigh Opinion Lasting legacy solution being undermined and victims left in the dark

Country music star Nathan Carter on the highs and lows of 2020

November 2020

Pharmacies triumph in relocation court battle

Therapy? star Andy Cairns left speechless after dinner party jibe

August 2020

New Covid restrictions leave Black Saturday parade plans across Northern Ireland in disarray

Priest tells of nightmare Donegal scene where John Mullan and children died

Mirrors with memories: Belfast barber's lasting tribute to late brother

July 2020

Dream team becomes reality as East Belfast GAA takes to the field for historic match

PSNI officers accused of being drunk with firearm could face further charges

Sir Keir Starmer and Louise Haigh Opinion We will meet the challenges faced to ensure fairer future for NI society

May 2020

Hannah Smyth (5) making 'small steps to recovery' after Ballycastle crash tragedy

April 2020

Plea to community after Tyroe church hall damaged

Tributes to Leeds United's legendary hard man Norman Hunter after Covid-19 death

Alliance MLA calls for end to online betting with credit cards

Man held after woman kicked and punched in Belfast attack

Belfast addict accused of broom handle raid denied bail

March 2020

On this day: How we reported Northern Ireland's win over Sweden thanks to more David Healy heroics in 2007

Lack of coronavirus ventilators will see more die, Stormont Executive warned

DUP man's son told PSNI 'he didn't want to walk past Fenians'

February 2020

£1.2m plan to turn Northern Ireland windmill into tourist asset

January 2020

Kate moved by Holocaust survivors in photo project

Father Gary Donegan: Police 'handcuffed by judicial system' in efforts to tackle Northern Ireland drugs problem

'Former Isis' member Lisa Smith seen out in public following bail

December 2019

Northern Ireland roads claim 54th victim of year after woman dies on M1

Belfast woman Jacqueline Kavanagh spending Christmas battling seas around Australia

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