Seven deadly sins of Christmas: How festive season can bring out the worst in us
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? The festive season is often expected to be the happiest — bursting with festive cheer, family gatherings, glitzy parties,…
Ireland’s navy can’t even fire blanks but its defence has never been shipshape
Shouldn’t it be a whopping big state secret that Ireland’s navy has lost its firepower?
‘Concern’ over rise in births outside hospital setting, but NI mum says her decision was about ‘control’
Amid a rise in the number of births outside a hospital setting, one mum who decided on a home setting for the birth of her third child has explained she…
Victim of paedophile ex-fire chief calls ‘great guy’ character references ‘retraumatising’
A Ballymena woman who waived her right to anonymity to speak about the indecent assault she suffered from a former fire chief has said listening to references given about him…
Investigation underway into alleged £180k procurement fraud within NI health trust
An investigation is underway into allegations of procurement fraud in a Northern Ireland health trust.
Wicked Part Two title confirmed ahead of 2025 release
The follow-up to this year’s hit musical film Wicked has had a name change, ahead of its scheduled release in 2025. Directed by Jon M Chu, the film has been…
Mum pays tribute to ‘beautiful son’ after he becomes 60th person to die on NI roads this year
The mother of a tragic road victim has paid tribute to her “beautiful son” following his death on Saturday night. The PSNI confirmed on Monday that 21-year-old David McDonald passed…
Nurse found clinging to life in her Banbridge home died from gunshot wound
A children’s nurse found clinging to life at her home in Banbridge on Saturday had suffered a gunshot wound, it’s understood.
Is it just me, or is Britain falling apart at the seams? – Charlie Mullins Diary in Exile
It’s a nippy 16 degrees and mostly sunny here in Marbella today. Not sure why, but I can’t keep myself from watching with interest (and despair) the bizarre and ruinous…
Calling for Syrian refugees to leave now is “madness”
Louise Calvey, a refugee and asylum specialist, talks about why forcing Syrian refugees settled in Europe to return home now would be a grave mistake.