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THE renewed Drumcree stand-off has revealed, arguably above all else, political unionism’s strategic ineptitude.

Leis na mílte scoláirí ag freastal ar Choláiste Lurgan gach bliain, tá an t-éileamh ar eispéireas Gaeltachta níos airde ná mar a bhí riamh.

In 2010, Aaron Sorkin wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Social Network, about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and the rise of Mark Zuckerberg.

“I suppose I tend to think people should try to see the good in other people,” says Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub founding member, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, thus expressing the kind of right-thinking empathy which has long been an attractive…

A Derry dad of three is hoping to instil his passion for the Irish language into the next generation with his new children’s adventure game.

The Sound of Belfast festival will return next month for another programme celebrating the best of the city’s music and musicians.

Zack Polanski has vowed to carry on as Green Party leader after he failed to win a seat in Parliament in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

New Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali said her win in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was a victory for diversity and warned cohesion should not be “casually undone”.

Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali has retained the Holborn and St Pancras seat for Labour in a by-election called after former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer stepped down, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

The firing squad execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

The Green Party has conceded defeat in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election saying leader Zack Polanski came a “close second”.

Two Bulgarian siblings who assaulted girls during an incident in Dundee last year are due to be sentenced on Friday.

Counting has begun in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer, as Zack Polanski could face a threat to his leadership of the Green Party if he does not win, a former leader has indicated.

The nation has reached a “tipping point” where people are at risk of being misdiagnosed with ADHD and autism, according to a new review which calls for “radical reform” to support people.

Scientists have secured funding for a multimillion-pound project assessing the risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases in the UK.

A naturally occurring fungus found inside wheat seeds could help protect one of the world’s most important food crops from a damaging disease, researchers have found.

Retailers have suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in footfall as inflation, fuel and household bill rises kept shoppers at home, figures show.

Richard E Grant was “convinced” his fellow traitor James Acaster would not vote to banish him on The Celebrity Traitors.

Richard E Grant was banished from The Celebrity Traitors and Hannah Fry was recruited in his place during Thursday’s episode.

Andy Burnham has pledged to make dementia research a national priority as he announced a £48 million industry partnership to accelerate the search for a cure.

Polls have closed in a by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Holborn and St Pancras MP, with results expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning.

Richard E Grant was banished from The Celebrity Traitors and Hannah Fry was recruited in his place during Thursday’s episode.

FORMER GAA President John Horan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of The Steering Group on Integration, succeeding Dr Mary McAleese who recently stepped down from the role.

FORMER GAA President John Horan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of The Steering Group on Integration, succeeding Dr Mary McAleese who recently stepped down from the role.

Actor Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancee, former boxer Wladimir Klitschko, has been granted legal authority to protect her property for their 11-year-old daughter after the star’s accidental overdose death left the girl as her sole heir.

An SDLP councillor who was threatened with being ‘shot in the head’ for standing with the Garvaghy Road residents has been selected to try to win back the party’s Assembly seat in North Belfast.

Richard E Grant has been banished from The Celebrity Traitors after he accidentally revealed he was a traitor.

The Harry Potter television series is doing the books “more than justice”, Kit Harington has said.

Graffiti targeting a journalist in west Belfast has been condemned.

Kit Harington has said his A Tale Of Two Cities adaptation “takes some creative licence”.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Bay after a record-long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.

“You don’t really get much time to think about anything other than trying to keep them alive.”

One defeat and a draw in their opening two United Rugby Championship games this season have already increased the stakes for Ulster home game with Munster on Saturday evening.

Donegal GAA might well have to enlist the help of an outside mediator as they look to formally adopt club boundaries.

Ulster LGFA Senior Club Championship: Group 2: St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass v St Eunan’s (Sunday, 2pm) Antrim’s first-ever Ulster senior club champions, Moneyglass, begin the defence of their title on Sunday with St Eunan’s travelling north for their first Uls…

Enzo Maresca insists his players and staff “trust completely” in Manchester City after the club were found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

News Garvaghy Road protesters to be interviewed by police as MLA confirms he was sent letter Nationalists who the PSNI allege took part in recent protests over a planned Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road are to be interviewed by the force.

Award-winning actress Olivia Colman has praised the British film industry for championing “odd” films.

Some 45 serving Police Scotland officers are currently suspended over allegations of violence against women and girls, the force has confirmed.

Baroness Nuala O’Loan resisted “high level” political pressure from the then-Northern Ireland secretary not to publish her critical report into the Omagh bombing investigation, the public inquiry has heard.

Tottenham attacker Dejan Kulusevski has taken a major step forward in his comeback after he played in a behind-closed-doors match during the international break.

President Donald Trump said that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections in the United States.

Five men who claim a paedophile priest groomed and abused them may seek the winding up of a Co Down school if agreed damages of £1.2m are not paid out, it has emerged.

The Irish News understands that both John McEntee and Andy McEntee have submitted applications with prospective backroom teams to the county board for the vacant role of Monaghan manager.

A former Maze escapee was sentenced on Thursday for terrorism offences dating back five decades.

Sarina Wiegman praised Ella Toone for her reaction to being left out by England after handing the Manchester United midfielder a second chance.

Calls by the White House for the UK and other Nato allies to invest in defence is “not a hostile thing”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has insisted.

A first-look image of The Baddies Christmas special starring Gavin & Stacey actors Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman has been released.

Erling Haaland has urged Manchester City to “stick together and stay positive” as they prepare to return to action for the first time since being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

Four astronauts have returned to Earth from the International Space Station after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.