Titanic Belfast’s first fashion exhibition Northern Threads showcases textile heritage
Deirdre McQuillan: Exhibition shows fashion’s power to attract attention, how deeply it is connected to place and how it feeds into art and design
Belfast
British army soldiers ‘overreacted’ and lost control’, inquest into shooting dead of five people in Belfast finds
A priest, three teenagers and a man in his 30s died in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast in July 1972
The New IRA: Can ‘a couple of guys with gas canisters’ change Northern Ireland?
Though diminished, the group remains dangerous, as the recent attacks in Lurgan and Dunmurry demonstrate
Sinn Féin condemns dissident violence, but does it truly back the police?
Part of the aim of dissident violence is to embarrass the party by forcing it to condemn what it once supported
‘I don’t want to go back to that’: Fears ‘reignited’ among PSNI staff following Dunmurry attack
Union representative Tracey Godfrey ‘inundated’ with calls from civilian workers since speaking publicly about concerns
Stena Line to invest €16m in its Irish Sea fleet
Company said the move will enable a ‘wide range of enhancements and modernisation’ across its 11 vessels in the region
‘No one wants this’: Dunmurry residents resolute after car bomb attack
Sheila Melly (78) felt lucky to live next to the police station — until an ‘unmerciful bang’ shattered the night
‘Day of reckoning’: Former teacher (77) jailed for indecently assaulting four girls in 1970s
Judge says conviction of William Lloyd-Lavery should be a warning to other paedophiles to live in fear of crimes catching up with them
Man (66) arrested under Terrorism Act over Dunmurry police station bombing
High visibility patrols planned for communities across the North
Watch: The moment car bomb explodes at Dunmurry police station
Suspected dissident republican attack is condemned by Northern Ireland’s political leaders and police chief
‘Terrorism is always wrong’: NI leaders condemn bomb attack outside Dunmurry PSNI station
Two babies were among those being brought to safety at the time of Saturday’s explosion, believed to be the work of the New IRA
Catholic? Protestant? Communist: An extract from Sinéad Morrissey’s new memoir
An extract from Among Communists: A Memoir by Belfast poet Sinéad Morrissey about growing up red, not orange or green
The murder of Dublin hitman Robbie Lawlor: The new details revealed by a fascinating document
‘Drop-the-debt’ motive alleged for shooting that brought several factions together against him
Two babies evacuated by officers when car exploded outside Northern Ireland police station
Homes in the area, on the outskirts of Belfast, have been evacuated
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s ard fheis to see Kneecap workshop - and what’s with new Dáil seating plan?
A three-hour short programme sharpened Shinner appetites for Saturday’s packed agenda
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Jim McDowell, praised as one of bravest reporters of The Troubles, dies aged 76
Journalist waged decades-long campaign for justice for slain colleague Martin O’Hagan who was murdered by Loyalist Volunteer Force
Key issues facing Sinn Féin as party gathers for ardfheis
If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem
Kneecap ar pholaitíocht, brú agus sícideileacha: “Ar ndóigh, teastaíonn teiripe uainn ... ar feadh na mblianta fada”
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
Man who stole Noah Donohoe’s rucksack says he never had schoolboy’s coat
Boy (14) found dead in Belfast storm drain tunnel in June 2020, six days after leaving home to meet friends
Northern Ireland’s last surviving 1930s picture house yields secrets on 90th anniversary
The Strand in east Belfast is undergoing a major renovation project
Growing up a communist in Troubles-era Belfast: We were treated more like ‘comrades’ than children
Poet Sinéad Morrissey’s elegiac memoir describes growing up in Troubles-era Belfast with communist parents
Crime fiction: Anne Cadwallader blends politics, violence, law and media in gripping debut
Plus new works by Rosemary Hennigan; Catriona Ward; Claire Coughlan; and James Wolff
Demolition man: Gerard McCann on Fanum House, said to be one of Belfast’s ugliest buildings
The building just across the road from the loyalist Sandy Row area housed offices of RTÉ, Sky and The Irish Times
Northern Ireland investment arm accused of helping fund Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft
Court asked if profiting from international arms industry and human rights abuses should be permitted
Case against man accused of murdering Lyra McKee ‘wholly circumstantial’, court hears
Journalist died after being struck by a bullet fired at police during riot in Derry’s Creggan area in 2019
Tragedy of Titanic still commemorated 114 years on
Flawed ‘unsinkable’ liner hit iceberg on maiden voyage
Lyra McKee trial: Riot could have been ‘staged show of force for propaganda purposes’
Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago
Buzzy, starry-eyed YA titles argue for the importance of the arts
YA fiction reads for April from Caryl Lewis, Méabh Collins, Derek Landy, Susie Nadler and a debut from Stephen Daly
Why humour is a serious matter when it comes to wellbeing
Humour doesn’t change the fact of a situation, but it offers a momentary release. It can snap us out of how we’re feeling when the sadness in everyday life threatens to overwhelm
Róisín Ingle: The woman has tears in her eyes. We embrace, strangers on a train
Making connections on a trip home from the North while pondering human foibles and frailties
David Keenan: ‘For me, the names of places and streets in the North have incredible magic to them’
The Boyhood author talks about his Belfast dad’s faith in language, love songs being the greatest art, and how writing makes you question your sanity
Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings
When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening
Author Susannah Dickey: ‘With each book I find myself more invested in writing Ireland’
In the author’s Donegal-set third novel Into the Wreck the vessel of the title ‘represents in some ways the plethora of suppressed histories harboured by families’ across the island
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