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The Northern Ireland Civil Service is hiring a newly created ‘Chief Digital Officer’ on a salary of up to £124,000 a year after it was recommended by a consultancy firm paid £300,000 by The Executive Office.

RELIGION was supposed to matter less by now.

Errigal Contracts Derry senior semi-finals: Swatragh v Lavey (Saturday, 1pm), Bellaghy v Ballinascreen (Castledawson 3pm) IF Swatragh were not already favourites for a second title in three seasons, the defeat of Sleacht Néill in the quarter-finals a coup…

STATEMENTS made at the meeting of the Ulster Egg Merchants’ Association at Dungannon last Thursday cannot be dismissed without notice – though the members of the association parade under a misleading title, having no connection with the Ulster counties of…

Removing maternity services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry will be “a matter of life and death,” a union representative has warned.

IT has been some time since any Ulster player has had such an immediate impact on the inter-county camogie scene as Éobha McAllister.

Dissident republicans, drug dealers and criminals have been blamed for disorder at an interface area of Derry earlier this week.

At about 6.30am last Sunday, the political process seemed to be only minutes away from receiving its Last Rites.

FIRM evidence that criminal groups are making large sums of money by engaging in completely illegal people-smuggling activities on both sides of the Irish border can only be regarded as deeply alarming, and must be treated with the utmost seriousness by t…

THE fallout from Drumcree is a large enough crisis to be both a scary reminder and a positive opportunity.

Taxi fares across Northern Ireland look set to increase as soaring fuel prices put pressure on the industry.

DONAGHMORE’S involvement in the Tyrone SFC semi-final turns the page on a story of close calls and missed chances spanning almost two decades.

They’ve been away a while but the Whileaways are back with their fifth studio album, the wonderful When You Are Falling, 12 tracks that feature the famous rich and intricately woven harmonies that have become synonymous with the Galway trio.

The most treasured possession of self-aggrandising business mogul Digger Rockwell, played with scenery-chewing gusto by a prosthetics-encased Tom Cruise, is a shovel handed down by generations of deluded Rockwell men.

Kicking off next Wednesday, the 70th edition of the British Film Institute’s annual London Film Festival (LFF) puts Irish directors and stars front and centre, with productions involving Irish talent featured prominently in this year’s programme.

“Even though I don’t mix with drug dealers and dodgy art dealers, I know a hundred-and-one Jackie Prices,” explains Catherine Zeta-Jones of playing the glamourous, tough and resourceful title character of Prime’s new series, Kill Jackie, which marks the f…

A mother of three is calling for a change in the law so that breastfeeding parents can have paid time off work to feed their baby or express milk for them.

Will Young, the first winner of Pop Idol, has said that giving singers more control over their song choices could make a talent show with a similar format successful in the modern day.

Lucy Davis has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to replace the real bear fur used for the King’s Guard caps “in her lifetime”.

A dual UK-Iranian national was being questioned by police on Thursday night after he became the sixth person arrested in connection with the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot.

Former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has said his first album in four years The Age Of Everything will address the “impending danger” in politics.

Pop and rap group N-Dubz have announced a UK arena tour for 2027.

Kenyan farmers who supply coffee to UK brands and supermarkets have been switching to new varieties to help protect yields from devastating climate impacts.

The Government has been urged to “stand firm” against attempts to weaken plans to protect children from being marketed vapes and other nicotine or tobacco products.

The Prince of Wales has praised the “amazing” Dame Deborah James at the inaugural Bowelbabe Fund Rebel Ball on what would have been the campaigner’s 45th birthday.

In last year’s Monaghan county final, young Tommy Mallen stood up to kick 0-7 and earn man-of-the-match, a year on from winning a minor title with Scotstown on the same St Tiernach’s Park pitch.

Craig Bellamy revealed the personal abuse he has suffered following a difficult summer as he celebrated the biggest win of his Wales reign.

Portugal boss Jorge Jesus insisted there is “nothing” that should stop the group from “being with me” after Cristiano Ronaldo left their training camp.

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson admitted he was unsure of the reception his side would receive ahead of Thursday’s 2-2 draw with Austria at the Aviva Stadium.

The first round of tickets for Glastonbury Festival have sold out in less than 30 minutes, according to organisers.

Nations League Group B3: Republic of Ireland 2 Austria 2 A FIRST half masterclass from Troy Parrott gave Ireland a 2-0 lead at the break but Austria struck back with two goals in six second half minutes to force a draw at the Aviva Stadium.

Gerry Carroll says unionism is reaching for the old divide and rule tactic

Christa Pike was in critical condition on Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions this year and order an independent revie…

Renee Good’s family sued the US government and the architects of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on Thursday, saying “the time is absolutely now for accountability” for her killing in January by a federal agent in Minneapolis.

Troy Parrott scored twice but the Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Austria came back in the second half of their Nations League encounter at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

The Celebrity Traitors premiere has ended on a cliffhanger with James Acaster and Amol Rajan fighting for their lives.

Wales ended their long wait for a Nations League A win by beating Norway 2-1 in Cardiff.

President Vladimir Putin has reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal.

Claudia Winkleman has said Richard E Grant was so “giddy” at being made a traitor that he could not contain his excitement when he told his fellow players the news.

Paloma Faith’s early death in the first series of Celebrity Traitors inspired the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the first episode of the new series, the show’s executive producer has said.

The famous faces selected to try and deceive their fellow contestants on The Celebrity Traitors have been chosen.

The Republic of Ireland’s home Nations League match with Austria at the Aviva Stadium was interrupted twice in the first half as a result of a protest involving tennis balls followed by a pitch invader.

'Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice' live on the Garvaghy Road

Talks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute resumed on Thursday evening, with a legal action over the contentious march postponed to support that process.

The US military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a US official said.

The Canal Court and Spa Down senior semi-finals: Liatroim v Portaferry (Saturday, 2pm), Clonduff v Ballycran (4pm) SINCE 2014, Clonduff have dominated the Canal Court and Spa Down senior championship with nine final appearances and eight victories.

IN this, the year of our Lord Kobe26, it is an easy argument to make that young McDonald is a runaway Young Footballer of the Year.

Competitors take part in the ANI League in Derry - the meeting has now been dropped from the new league fixtures.

The Mary Wallopers perform for the Garvaghy Road

Christa Pike remained alive on Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder of a woman, one of her lawyers said.