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The sentencing of a former soldier found guilty of killing Aidan McAnespie at an army checkpoint in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago has been adjourned until next week. In November, David Jonathan Holden (53) was convicted of the manslaughter of Mr McAnespie in February 1988. He was the…

Effects of life history traits on trade, trade frequency and introduction. Posterior distributions of fixed effect estimates from models based on US live wildlife trade data, for effects of life history traits on trade probability (traded vs. non-traded species) and trade frequency (N shipments per species) from hurdle models and…

I rish premier Leo Varadkar and UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are to travel to Belfast on Thursday as efforts to resolve the dispute over the protocol ramp up. The Taoiseach and Sir Keir are to meet with the main Stormont parties to discuss the deadlock over the post-Brexit…

The Taoiseach has said he hopes the decision not to allow the Sinn Féin leader to attend a meeting with the British Foreign Secretary today was a "one off" and will not set a new precedent. Leo Varadkar this evening spoke to President of the European Commission Ursula von der…

Belfast Harbour spies a more efficient and flexible future on the horizon as it sets sail with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP By Ollie Withers Published: 10 Jan 2023 9:45 Belfast Harbour has chosen Oracle cloud-delivered business applications to streamline its financial operations, increase agility and improve insights, according to a statement…

All the key details for every darts tournament in 2023; the Premier League returns in 2023 as the SSE Arena in Belfast hosts the first of 17 individual venues from February 2 with the Play-Offs returning to The O2 in London on May 25 Last Updated: 06/01/23 11:54am Please use…

Murals of unionist paramilitaries loom over the streets of west Belfast's Shankill Road neighbourhood, which is largely Protestant.Photography by Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail Every time Pamela Muirhead steps out her front door in west Belfast, she runs into a stark reminder of this city’s dark past. Just down the…

A Belfast woman who made headlines around the world when, as a schoolgirl, she asked Tony Blair to bring peace to Northern Ireland, has said she believes current politicians have betrayed the Good Friday Agreement. Margaret Gibney, from the Shankill Road, became one of the faces of the peace process…

Updated / Friday, 30 Dec 2022 12:34 Peter O'Mahony is among those likely to be rested in the coming weeks Munster look set to rest some of their Ireland internationals for Sunday's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Ulster in Belfast, while there is mixed news on the injury front.…

Belfast Hills Partnership have been chasing fly-tippers throughout 2022 with quite a measure of success, passing on details and images of over 20 incidents of fly-tipping to local councils for investigation and often prosecution. “Most urban fringe areas suffer from ongoing fly-tipping”, said Partnership Manager Jim Bradley, “with many assuming…