George Best and Cork Celtic on TG4: A fascinating portrait of a prodigy in decline
Television: By the time Best joined Cork Celtic he was not so much a shadow of his former self as a pickled parody, more in love with booze than the beautiful game
Northern Ireland
PSNI search for suspect armed with knife and hammer following Co Down stabbing attack
Members of the public urged not to approach man
A visit to Belfast’s only soup kitchen to see how they’re helping the homeless this Christmas
Demand has never been greater, according to The People’s Kitchen founder and co-ordinator, Paul McCusker
Legacy of the Troubles continues to affect mental health and wellbeing of people in North
Study finds current rates for post-traumatic stress disorder in over-50s in region as high as almost 5%
Cerberus winds up company that bought Project Eagle loans in NI from Nama
US investor Cerberus appoints liquidators to project eagle company
Around Ireland in 32 volumes: An island’s history, county by county
Series which began in 1985 concludes with 31 writers contributing essays on Co Antrim
Galway mosque plot: Right-wing group had ‘15-point attack plan’, court hears
Connor Pollack (38) charged with terror offences linked to a cross-Border police investigation
There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist
There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish
Stormont Executive agrees to set aside £119m for PSNI data breach payouts
Move described as ‘welcome relief for officers’
UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgment
Amnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’
Secret Santa disasters: ‘I tried to pretend that I got the joke, but I was horrified’
Dog food, edible underwear and bondage kits, bad Secret Santa experiences have led some companies to ban the festive tradition
Strong leadership needed against anti-Semitism, says Little-Pengelly
North’s Deputy First Minister, speaking following the Bondi Beach terror attack, says people need to be careful about what they say
Woman (40s) dies in house fire near Belfast
Households urged to prioritise fire saftey following a number of fatal incidents
The Northern Bank Job by Glenn Patterson: a startling tale of audacious criminality
Families’ ordeal and the wider context of the peace process is examined in this methodically compiled study of the 2004 heist
MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, PSNI chief says
Police constable faces calls for ‘root-and-branch’ review of force’s relationship with MI5 following Operation Kenova report
Family of first child to die in Troubles to receive compensation over his killing by police
An apology was issued for the family’s hurt and suffering since nine-year-old Patrick Rooney was shot dead in his west Belfast home
Sammy Wilson ‘never got a penny’ from Nama loan sale, court hears
Then Northern Ireland finance minister hoped for ‘political kudos’ from deal to sell Nama loan portfolio
Man (38) charged in connection with plot to attack mosque
Connor Pollock (38) appeared in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday
Real loser in row over EU observer status for Northern Ireland is the centre ground
MEPs’ request to European Parliament was flimsy disguise for its true purpose, however
PSNI charge man arrested in cross-Border investigation into ‘violent right-wing extremism’
Man (38) was arrested in Ballynahinch and is due to appear in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday
PSNI makes three arrests in cross-Border inquiry into violent right-wing extremism
Two men were detained in Co Down and a woman was arrested in Co Armagh
IRA spy Stakeknife ‘well rewarded financially and taken on holiday’ by handlers, report reveals
Kenova investigation lays bare how double agent and murderer was repeatedly protected at the expense of his victims
12 of the best audiobooks for history buffs
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‘I am not going to hide again’: Families of IRA victims react to Kenova report
Relations privately co-operated with investigation into British army’s top Republican spy, code-named Stakeknife
Protecting Stakeknife seemed to ‘outweigh’ protecting life of a victim, Kenova report finds
Freddie Scappaticci not named in report due to UK government policy of ‘neither confirm nor deny’
‘No evidence’ of British collusion with loyalists over Dublin and Monaghan bombings
Review under Operation Kenova finds it ‘cannot be categorically excluded’ that security forces worked with UVF in plotting 1974 attacks that killed 34 people
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released
Agent, known as Stakeknife, widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci who died in 2023
Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rate
Improving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysis
Met Éireann issues status yellow weather warnings to affect all counties in coming days
Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain and ‘very strong gusts’
Medmark to form €20m occupational health group with acquisition of Blackwell Associates
The acquisition will give Medmark access to the Northern Irish market
Border was confirmed a century ago but the blame game is still a live issue
Negotiations led to deep feelings of betrayal on the part of nationalists in Northern Ireland with enduring implications
Murderer who was unlawfully at large from Derry prison for nine months back in custody
James Meehan (56), convicted of killing of Jim McFadden, failed to return to Magilligan Prison from day release
Investigation after video shows masked men saying NI politicians are ‘legitimate targets’
Group calling themselves the New Republican Movement say are ‘patriots’ and ‘frustrated with mass immigration’
Manufacturing in Northern Ireland definitely not a thing of the past
Nearly 100,000 people work in a sector critical to the North’s economic success
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