Lives of the Saints by Mícheál McCann: Poetry that elevates the commonplace
Derry poet’s second collection dives deeper into religious and historical themes
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From Maghera to Mongolia: Derry father and daughter come second in BBC Race Across the World show
Andrew and Molly Clifford say the show has given them a new lease of life
Sue Divin: ‘Character, voice, plot, pace, authenticity – if a writer nails that, I’ll read their novel’
Author Sue Divin, who has a master’s in peace and conflict studies, helps to build peace at work and in fiction
A new Wild Atlantic Way? How nine ‘literary routes’ could form a map of Irish writing
The proposed ‘Literary Ways’ criss-crossing Border counties highlight writers from WB Yeats and Seamus Heaney to Nell McCafferty and Lisa McGee
Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly: Warm satire on TV melodrama about the Troubles
Author’s debut novel navigates sombre and emotionally complex terrain with impressively light touch
I covered the Katie Simpson case from the start. The police failures were appalling
As I watched Jonathan Creswell grin over her grave, I foolishly thought the absence of police from the funeral was to allow her some dignity in death
Boy (13) arrested after police attacked with petrol bombs in Derry
PSNI says masked youths threw fireworks, petrol bombs and masonry at vehicles during disruption
‘Institutional misogyny’ blamed for warning signs missed in PSNI Katie Simpson inquiry
Showjumper (21) from Armagh, who was murdered in 2020, was ‘let down at every step’
Kemi Badenoch apologises for Bloody Sunday clips in social media video
Conservative leader said post criticising Labour’s Troubles Bill was sent out by ‘young people’
Conservative Party apologises for footage of Bloody Sunday ‘trumpeting’ British army service
Use of images described as ‘disgusting’
Group charged over pro-Palestine protests in Derry say law governing parades ‘defective’
Legislation was created to deal with contentious Orange Order marches, argues barrister for protesters
The changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’
Ancient Order of Hibernians deeply invested in Ireland, but its attitudes have changed with the times
Boyhood by David Keenan: One of those special books that enter the world still unfolding
Scottish writer’s novel is propelled by an anarchic energy whose literary style approaches the quality of a troubled dream
Into the Wreck by Susannah Dickey: Unexpected page-turner centred around a family funeral
Set in Northern Ireland, Dickey manages to skilfully include the brutalising legacy of the Troubles while simultaneously keeping it in the background of this novel
Judgment in Lyra McKee murder trial expected to take ‘some time’
Three men accused of murdering Belfast journalist in prosecution that began in May 2024
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
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
‘Another month and I’m in trouble’: Border businesses struggle with soaring fuel costs
Even with two price options, Border transport businesses and customers are ‘not coping’ with the effects of the Middle East conflict
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
‘I think I’ll go’: She left for a ‘jaunt’ to Australia and didn’t return for 40 years
‘I’d go to Darwin for lunch and Singapore for dinner’: Cliodhna Rae on a career golden age of air travel, and an ‘accidental’ business
Dissident republican group holds Easter parade in Derry
PSNI helicopter monitored the procession but there was no visible police presence on the ground
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
Race across the World: Irish dad and daughter enter derring-do spirit of amiable travel show
In tense times, geopolitically speaking, there is an undeniable pleasure in watching people embrace the stress and excitement of travel
‘They’re still here’: Dissident republicans still active and have not gone away
Northern peace process still has ‘a way to go’ following recent attack at Lurgan PSNI station
Our Martin and All the Dead Voices: two republican takes on three decades of violence
Jim McVeigh writes the apologia for Martin McGuinness’s life, while Sinn Féin figure Danny Morrison revises and updates his memoir
Easter Week event guide: Gorillaz and the other best things to see in Ireland in coming days
March 28th-April 3rd, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Lyra McKee murder accused ‘part of shooting party’ who ‘stewarded crowd’, court hears
Prosecution has been making final submissions in trial of three men accused of murdering journalist in Derry
Three accused of Lyra McKee’s murder linked to scene by ‘clothing and physical features’
New IRA claimed responsibility for death of journalist (29) hit by bullet while observing rioting in Derry in 2019
Community ‘shocked and saddened’ after death of young mother in Derry
The woman has been named locally as Amy Doherty
Man caught ‘red-handed’ with arsenal of firearms imported from US to sell to Irish gangs
Judge jails Conor O’Brien (29), a dual US-Irish citizen from Ardee, for 10 years and criticises his cavalier attitude to the harm his activities caused
Irish director in London: ‘You find yourself connected to Irish people, there’s a familiarity’
Ronan Corrigan aims to base his second feature film back home in his native Derry and in Co Donegal
St Patrick’s weekend 2026: a guide to parades and events in the coming days
St Patrick’s Day falls on Tuesday, March 17th, but many cities and towns across the country are hosting festivals the weekend before
I still remember being transfixed by a front page photograph when I was six
I still remember being transfixed by a front page photograph when I was six
Judge rejects application to stop trial for murder of journalist Lyra McKee
Three men are on trial at Belfast Crown Court charged with the murder of Lyra McKee
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