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Two health trusts in Northern Ireland have made emergency appeals for off-duty staff to come into work as hospitals come under increased pressure. The Belfast and South Eastern trusts issued the callouts on Sunday. The Belfast Trust said there was “extreme pressure” in the Royal Victoria and Mater hospitals due…

SA completed a 3-0 T20 series whitewash over Ireland after they thrashed the minnows by 49 runs in the third and final match played in Belfast on Saturday. The Proteas romped to this easy win despite the fact that they rested Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Janneman Malan…

ANTI-vaccine protesters gathered in Dublin to rally against Covid-19 jabs and ongoing restrictions. round 1,500 protesters gathered outside Custom House as roads were blocked and traffic forced to a standstill. Protesters held anti-vaccine signs and chanted "freedom" as they walked through the city. Others held placards with anti-lockdown messages, while…

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The political editor of the Belfast News Letter, Sam McBride, wrote a book about the so-called “cash for ash” scandal, which brought calls for Arlene Foster's resignation back in 2016.Read More

Pocket Box, the free mobile app for vehicle management, has launched a suite of updates to help drivers save money including a unique partnership with Belfast-based price comparison platform Seopa (parent company to Quotezone and CompareNI). The partnership means that users of the app can now find the best insurance…

The prosecution in Belfast of two former paratroopers for the shooting in 1972 of Joe McCann has collapsed after the judge in the case excluded statements given by the two former soldiers. The circumstances of the shooting of the 24-year-old man remain disputed, however, tonight, we hear from his family,…

If you live in Belfast, do you look to London, or do you look to Dublin? Or maybe you look to both, or neither. These are some of the many layers of identity and self that are part of the puzzle of people’s lives in Northern Ireland as it reaches…

Belfast flyweight Brendan Irvine has been selected to captain the Irish boxing team bound for Tokyo 2020 next month. Team Ireland made the official announcement on Tuesday as the seven-strong team that will represent their country at the rescheduled Olympic Games was revealed. Six of the team are set to…

“That’s all we know, is travelling and playing shows. That’s our life. It’s not a job we go and do. Our whole life is that, so our whole life was taken away from us”. There are bands who tour, and then there are bands who tour. Picture This are the…