‘It’s so overwhelming’: Belfast man’s ‘pride and relief’ after world-record crew sail around Ireland
A Belfast man has said he is overwhelmed after he and four friends became world record holders after becoming the first unsupported crew to sail around the island of Ireland.…
Meet the Tyrone magician with over 45bn views on Facebook — and a mission to spread joy to the homeless
One of the most viewed reels on Instagram so far this year isn’t from a big brand or a celebrity, it’s not a dance trend, a life-changing hack or ASMR.
Drone attack on Israel’s Tel Aviv leaves one dead, at least 10 injured
Israel’s military says it is investigating suspected drone attack and why the country’s defences failed to intercept the ‘aerial target’. People gather at the scene of a deadly explosion in…
‘Covid report is a start but NI must implement it now’
The daughter of the first woman to die in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 has said that a new report into the pandemic response “opens the door, but we need to…
Explosion leaves one person dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv
A large explosion tore through the streets of central Tel Aviv early on Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have…
Trump urges unity as he shares details of assassination attempt
Donald Trump accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt on him before laying out a sweeping populist…
‘Writers don’t use the last page of their book for the plot… it’s for one last spell’
Gareth Williams, who is now based in Scotland, will bring his Songs from the Last Page to the John Hewitt International Summer School on July 23.
How Van Morrison shows Belfast is more than a divided city
You think you know a place, and then you meet new people, and new avenues open up — new connections to both the past and the future — and you…
A new beginning for UK and the Republic
When Arthur Guinness began brewing the black stuff, it became known as a tonic, something that helped build strength. In the 1920s, as Northern Ireland was coming into being, that…
Internet and mobile services cut amid violent protests
Internet and mobile services were cut off in Bangladesh on Friday following days of violent protests over the allocation of government jobs, with local media reporting at least 28 people…