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Ulster head coach Dan McFarland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Ulster know exactly how to nullify the Sharks in their crucial URC encounter this weekend ... in theory.Coach Dan McFarland admits the challenge of facing SA sides as well as the competitiveness they've brought to the URC is "exciting".Both teams…

PAC Group urges new Northern Ireland MLAs to get to grips with green agenda Belfast, UK, 23rd May 2022, ZEXPRWIRE, Northern Ireland’s leading engineering company, PAC Group, has called on newly elected MLAs to tackle the energy crisis by reducing barriers to renewable sources, such as solar. PAC Group Business…

The PM is promising to deliver a “tough message” to get the Stormont executive up and running after Sinn Fein triumphed in elections last weekend (Image: REUTERS) Boris Johnson is to visit Belfast this week to bang Sinn Fein and DUP heads together. The PM is promising to deliver a…

By Mike McBride BBC News NI Image source, Danielle Hilland Image caption, Daniel Keatinge's hand-made sign was spotted in a crowd of 40,000 people As far as birthday parties go, you might get balloons or even a bouncy castle, but what about a global superstar singing to you? For one…

LONDON -- Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party on Friday blocked the formation of a working legislature in Belfast, and said it would keep up the boycott until the U.K. government tears up post-Brexit trade rules it accuses of destabilizing the region. The Democratic Unionist Party's move deepens Northern Ireland's political…

Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill and party leader Mary Louise McDonald speak to media at the Meadowbank Sports Arena count centre, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNo major celebrations following breakthrough winSinn Fein still needs rival's backing to…

LANDMARK VICTORY Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Irish Republican Sinn Fein party Northern leader Michelle O’Neill speaks after the count at the Magherafelt Meadowbank sports center in Magherafelt, Co Londonderry on Saturday, May 7, 2022. O’Neill on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) said Northern Ireland was entering a ‘new…

A new poll suggests that Sinn Féin could soon hold power in both Dublin and Belfast for the first time ever.  The republican party beat the DUP by two seats in this week’s Assembly election and as such is entitled to nominate Michelle O’Neill as the province’s first nationalist First…

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which seeks unification with Ireland, hailed a “new era” Saturday for Northern Ireland as it captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time in a historic win. With almost all votes counted…

As the election counts dragged on into Saturday afternoon, thousands descended upon Belfast's Windsor Park for the Irish Cup Final. Ballymena United took on Crusaders for the season's final piece of silverware. Both teams have traditionally unionist support bases, and for some, pre-game nerves were tinged with disappointment about the…