Injury Time by Kevin Smith: Engrossing and supremely witty
The protagonist, a marvellous creation, is embedded in the affluent world of north Co Down – a Protestant world of generational wealth and no little ostentation
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Woman (80s) dies after collision between SUV and truck in Roscommon
Driver airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
NFL: Former Down player Charlie Smyth says his ‘time will come’ to be starting kicker
The former Down goalkeeper says the stakes are ‘to be one of 32 in the world to be a NFL kicker’
Man (41) charged with murder of pensioner Sean Small in Co Down
Small had recently been released from prison after serving a sentence for sexual offences
Man (40s) arrested over murder of elderly man in Co Down
Convicted sex offender Sean Small found dead outside his home in Newcastle
PSNI begins murder inquiry after 84-year-old man found dead in Co Down
The victim, Sean Small, was discovered in seaside town on Sunday night
Stephen Brannigan funeral: ‘Disease of unease and anxiety’ paralysing Northern Ireland, priest says
Father of two (56) was found dead in his Downpatrick home last Sunday shortly after priest was attacked at church in Co Down town
Downpatrick: Man (30) appears in court charged with murder and attempted murder
Hugh Malone (30) charged with murder of Stephen Brannigan and attempted murder of priest
Man charged with murder and attempted murder following death of Stephen Brannigan and serious assault of priest
Stephen Brannigan was found dead in the Marian Park area on Sunday after Fr John Murray was brutally attacked at church
Downpatrick attacks: PSNI suspects man’s murder and attempted murder of priest may be ‘connected’
Suspect (30) in custody in connection with killing of Stephen Brannigan and brutal attack on Canon John Murray (75)
Murder investigation into man’s death believed to be linked to ‘brutal’ attack on priest in Co Down
Man (30s) arrested in connection with death of man following earlier assault on priest in Downpatrick
Belfast Bride - Frank McNally on the Irish wife of man who dropped US atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Beahan had mixed feelings in later years about his involvement in the missions
Nine beach hotels across Ireland perfect for relaxing coastal walks
Whether you’re after a short walk on the sands or a leisurely ramble, these options from Donegal to Kerry should entice
Surviving Miami Showband members remember their bandmates on 50th anniversary of atrocity
Fifty years since lead singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and trumpeter Brian McCoy were murdered by loyalist paramilitaries
The ancient Irish town battling against decline: ‘It used to be the centre of things, but those days are gone now’
Downpatrick is the reputed burial place of three Irish saints
Dr Sam Bunting: ‘By 40, your skin has half the energy it had at 20. It can’t respond the same way’
Skincare brand owner and dermatologist reveals the beauty of a pared-back routine, and her hero skin ingredient
Cancellation of children’s camp after opposition to GAA inclusion ‘deeply worrying’, O’Neill says
Cricket Ireland aims to organise similar cross-community youth event at Stormont after Comber camp halted
Olympian Abigail Lyle’s abuse at the hands of Jonathan Creswell: ‘He hit my head off the window, off the dashboard’
Olympic rider was in a relationship with Creswell for almost a year. He went on to murder showjumper, Katie Simpson
Killing of pregnant Co Down woman (27) has left ‘deep wound’ on family and community, funeral hears
Mother of two remembered as ‘loving’ ‘born carer’
Man charged over hit-and-run in which boy on scooter died
Boy died from injuries in hospital after being hit by vehicle in Co Down
Former loyalist UVF prisoner addressed anti-immigration protest at Dublin’s GPO
‘Problem of open borders’ was significant in North and ‘we have to contain what’s going on’, Mark Sinclair told crowd
Man (28) charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down
Man (28) has also been charged with child destruction
A week before her death, Sarah Montgomery gave scans of her unborn baby boy to her daughters
Man is charged with murder and child destruction
Woman arrested over assisting man suspected in murder of pregnant mother of two in Co Down
Man (28) arrested after Sarah Montgomery (27) found seriously injured in Elmfield Walk area of Donaghadee on Saturday
Woman arrested after man dies in suspicious circumstances in Newry
Detective’s from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch leading inquiry, with cordons in place in Fisher Park area
Ireland weather: Thunderstorm and rain warnings lapse, with showers due to dry out
Met Éireann forecasts Sunday to be mostly cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle spreading eastward
In pictures: Substantial home with views of Carlingford Lough and indoor pool for €2.97m
Clocgarran Hall sits on 1.4 hectares in a location often referred to as the ‘Riviera of the North’
Four arrested and three cautioned following protests in North against pro-Gaza march
Disorder broke out as march passed through village of Scarva where counter-protest was held
A casual bite: Irish bistros, cafes and wine bars for a laid-back meal
Key ingredients of a popular place to eat? Passion, quality and a twist of originality
‘I’d never seen anything like it’: Irish Liverpool fans witness parade crash
Jack Trotter was ‘in agony’ after being hit while out celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title win
PSNI arrest man for attempted murder after car rams drinkers
Collision in seaside village was reported late on Saturday evening
‘Sometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap’: Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb on Irish thrash metal and the band’s new film
The lead singer riffs on friendship, Newry and guitar-shaped swimming pools
The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument
Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down
How CS Lewis’s Irish childhood influenced the Chronicles of Narnia
The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination
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