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Belfast comedian Frank Carson is set to be honoured with a blue plaque in his memory at his former school in the Northern Ireland capital. Carson, who appeared on TV series Opportunity Knocks and Tiswas, was perhaps best known for his trademark quips, “It’s the way I tell them” and…

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Country music legend Garth Brooks is returning to Ireland next summer, with gigs at five Irish stadiums, including Cork and Limerick. He will perform two nights at each location, with Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh on June 18 and 19, 2027 closing the Irish tour.  Earlier dates are for the Gaelic…

The 25th anniversary of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is a moment to look back with great pride, the chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher was speaking ahead of a two-day conference in Belfast to mark the milestone anniversary of the policing arrangements in the region. More than 160…

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A man is to appear in court on Thursday charged with the attempted murder of a man in west Belfast last year. He faces charges in connection with a gun attack on a 49-year-man as he sat inside a taxi on the morning of February 23rd, 2025, in the Bell…

An attempt to overturn the Northern Ireland secretary's decision to ban the Drumcree parade has failed. The High Court in Belfast has ruled that Sir Chris Bryant's decision made on 9 October was lawful. The judicial review was brought by a Portadown Orangeman against Sir Chris and the Police Service…

A legal challenge to the decision by the Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to ban the Drumcree Orange Order parade in Portadown has failed. In a lengthy judgment delivered at the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday morning, leave for a judicial review of Bryant’s decision, and of the action…