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Ulster need to bring the same energy they showed in their dramatic draw against Glasgow when Munster visit Belfast on Saturday evening says defence coach Willie Faloon.

THE immediacy of how it happened in Tyrone made it different, but if you draw a straight line from where they were two winters after winning the All-Ireland to where Armagh are now, there isn’t much difference.

Success at school level is nothing to be sniffed and you won’t find many complaints from St Patrick’s, Maghera as they attempt the deal with the dual demands of Ulster’s premier hurling and football competitions.

THERE’S nothing quite like a home crowd cheering one of their own to victory, as Shane Lowry’s recent victory in the Amgen Irish Open proved.

Asos has apologised to customers who were sent a phone alert saying the online retailer had been hacked.

The Tories will fight a “battle for the soul of the nation” at the next election, Kemi Badenoch will say as she closes the Conservative Party conference with a promise to turn the economy around.

Harry Kane will become England’s joint highest cap winner after being named in the starting XI for the Nations League clash with Czechia at Wembley.

Sir David Attenborough has promised to “venture even further” and uncover life that is “more precious than we ever realised” in Blue Planet III.

Harry Kane will become England’s joint highest cap winner after being named in the starting XI for the Nations League clash with Czechia at Wembley.

The Duchess of Sussex has shared how she feels “very proud” of her lifestyle company, saying: “I pinch myself looking at how this brand has grown.”

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate groomed vulnerable women using a “lover boy” model of exploitation before forcing them into creating online pornography “through a culture of fear and intimidation”, UK investigators allege.

A Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities…

Explained: Court of Appeal rules A5 upgrade can proceed

Vulnerable cancer patients in Northern Ireland should not have to travel to England for a specialist treatment that is available “a mile down the road” in Dublin, the Assembly has heard.

The axing of Northern Ireland’s best-known comedy programme has “left a sour taste” in the mouths of stars who learned of the news via email.

Oasis star Noel Gallagher, Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr are among dozens of big names from music, film and the arts who have thrown their weight behind Garvaghy Road residents amid the Drumcree stand-off.

Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school pupils demanding more education funding, according to government figures.

A nurse suspended after making a sexualised remark about children during a conversation with a colleague has been allowed to return to work.

William Shatner has criticised global supermarket chain Aldi, saying their accounting department “does not know how to count or use a calendar”.

The Emmy Awards will soon be available to stream in the UK under a new Prime Video deal.

The family of a third woman in Northern Ireland known to die after an incorrect cervical screening have spoken for the first time of their loss.

Kemi Badenoch has insisted the Tories’ annual conference is “buzzing” after facing ridicule over empty seats in the main hall.

Kemi Badenoch has said she would rather fight two general elections in quick succession than form a coalition with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in a hung parliament.

TV star Ross Kemp’s paranoia in the Celebrity Traitors has left viewers in hysterics, but the actor insists he had his “game face” on.

The Scottish Government will “explore every option” to save the 377 workers at risk from the planned closure of a chemical manufacturer in Grangemouth, Stephen Flynn has said.

LIV Golf teams could soon be worth US$100million (£75m) each, according to the man heading up the new investment into the troubled venture.

Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins has said there are “no issues” with the funding for the A5 road, which was given the green light following a Court of Appeal decision on Tuesday.

Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil have submitted a joint bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2035, hoping to bring the quadrennial tournament to South America for the first time, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) said on Monday.

Not for the first time this season, James McClean has dominated the headlines in the build‑up to a big Derry City game.

Asos has said it is investigating “unauthorised activity” involving a third-party platform after customers were sent a phone alert saying the online retailer had been hacked.

Two police officers who used a Taser and synthetic pepper spray on a 92-year-old amputee have been sacked for gross misconduct.

One person has been taken to hospital after emergency crews responded to a suspected stabbing incident in Coleraine.

Labour MPs have signed a letter to Secretary of State Chris Bryant urging him to “overturn” the Parades Commissions’ decision to allow the Orange Order to march along the Garvaghy Road.

An artist who was inspired to pick up a paintbrush after Ed Sheeran donated a painting to a charity auction she helped to create is to hold her first art exhibition at the age of 64.

The Prince of Wales embarked on a mission to uncover one of television’s most closely guarded secrets when he came face-to-face with Celebrity Traitors star Ross Kemp.

The Gaelic Players Association has welcomed an additional €1 million in annual funding for inter-county players from today’s Budget announcement, worth an extra €250 on average for each player, bringing the total annual fund to €8.2 million.

Gavin & Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones will reunite for their new comedy drama series The Choir.

Former editor-in-chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful has said he hopes Prime Minister Andy Burnham will “push the arts more” than his predecessors, similar to how Tony Blair’s New Labour had done in the 1990s.

'Time for diggers on the ground' after A5 ruling

Belfast’s new £100 million Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), which promises to bridge the gap between ground-breaking academic research and real-world commercial application, has been officially opened.

Failings exposed by the inquest for schoolboy Noah Donohoe could lead to further deaths if they are not addressed, a coroner has been told.

Drivers are unlikely to be using the first stretch of the new A5 before 2030, a leading roads expert has said, despite the Court of Appeal clearing the way for the long-delayed cross-border route.

Paramount has completed its 110 billion US dollar (£83 billion) mammoth takeover of Warner Bros Discovery to create a new Hollywood giant called Skydance.

A tapestry commissioned by the late David Hockney of one of his paintings has been installed at the Guildhall Art Gallery.

A Co Tyrone family left devastated by the loss of three of their loved ones on the A5 say they are praying for no further legal action that will prolong their trauma.

The family of a student who took his own life after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to graduate say they have settled a civil court action with the University of Glasgow.

Karaoke group Lucky Voice is to shut three venues with the loss of dozens of jobs despite being snapped up in a rescue deal.

Co Tyrone family's prayers after A5 court ruling

There will be a relatively new name on the Frank O’Hare trophy this season as Clonduff and Burren lock horns this weekend with the biggest prize in Down club football up for grabs.

Plans existed to address a major pandemic in Scotland but the duration of the Covid-19 outbreak was not anticipated, an inquiry has heard.