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Enda Brady: Last week shows that we need to merge our two football associations

It’s beyond ridiculous that a small island fields TWO international football teams. Just look at what the Ireland rugby team is regularly able to achieve, writes Enda Brady

<p>In 1985 John Corcoran, a Garda informer within the ranks of the Cork IRA, was abducted and brutally executed by the IRA. No one has ever been charged with his murder</p>

spotlight

Mick Clifford: A Cork IRA informer's death, the Garda investigation, and the new questions raised

<p>Family and friends watch as the coffin is carried in to Holy Family Church (Mark Marlow/PA)</p>

news

Mourners at Amy Doherty’s funeral hear of her ‘magnetic personality’

Natalie McNally death

comment-analysis

Emma deSouza: Too many women in Northern Ireland are dying at the hands of men

Michael Clifford

SMick Clifford: Gerry Adams case shows how Sinn Féin still differs from other parties

Donald Trump's comment on Irish merger was 'just banter', says North's deputy first minister

politics

Donald Trump's comment on Irish merger was 'just banter', says North's deputy first minister

Gerry Adams civil court case

Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells court

Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRA

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool - Emirates FA Cup - Fifth Round - Molineux

Liverpool youngster receives first call-up to Northern Ireland squad for Italy World Cup playoff

The winner of the semi-final in Bergamo will travel to play either Wales or Bosnia & Herzegovina in the play-off final on March 31.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Gerry Adams civil court case

Docklands bombing victim says he believes Gerry Adams played ‘major part’ in IRA

A man injured in the Docklands bombing has said he believes Gerry Adams played a “major part” in the IRA. Jonathan Ganesh is giving evidence at the High Court in London in a civil case brought against the former Sinn Féin president.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Noah Donohoe death

Police ‘gripped’ seriousness of Noah Donohoe search at early stage, inquest told

Chief Inspector Robinson told Belfast Coroner’s Court that he had carried out a compliance review into how police carried out their search for the teenager in 2020

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Refugee peoples shadows behind the fence in the refugee camp

State must come to terms with its own miscarriages of justice

It is time for the state to confront its own abuses during the Troubles by giving an apology for the activities of the Heavy Gang, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

PSNI stock

Arrest made after reports of man with a gun in Toomebridge

Police said the incident happened in the Red Row area on Sunday evening

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Harlesden shooting death

Bus driver dies at scene of crash involving school children in Armagh

The collision occurred in the Belleeks area

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

PSNI stock

Police appeal for information after suspected arson at site of historic school

A small blaze was discovered at a derelict building at the old Cabin Hill site in east Belfast on Sunday

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

P&O Ferries announcement

Search operation underway after reports of man going overboard from ferry off Irish coast

The coastguard said crews responded to the incident on the Stranraer to Larne service at 1.21pm on Thursday

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Catherine Connolly visit to Northern Ireland

Unionist MP tells President Connolly in Derry: 'You're in our country'

Gregory Campbell told reporters that he was 'more than disappointed' that there were numerous references to Derry but 'not a single reference to Londonderry' in a speech given by the President

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

PSNI stock

Investigation after teen found unconscious with serious head injury in Derry

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Sean Brown public inquiry

McEntee vows to press for answers in Sean Brown murder case

Helen McEntee said it was “absolutely essential” that the circumstances of the 1997 killing were fully investigated

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

1986: Fury over 'invasion' — Loyalist leader held after rally in Clontibret, Co Monaghan

1986: Fury over 'invasion' — Loyalist leader held after rally in Clontibret, Co Monaghan

'Mr. Ian Paisley’s right-hand man was questioned for most of the day about his part in the Loyalist "takeover" ... during which two unarmed gardai were beaten up'

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

State papers: Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

State papers: Concerns over possibility of Stakeknife suicide raised in 2003

UK authorities have declined to officially identify Stakeknife, a position described by Mr Boutcher as 'untenable and bordering on farce'

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Martin McAleese declassified files

State Papers: President McAleese husband’s contacts with UDA took on ‘life of own’, ambassador heard

Dr McAleese was also keen to establish contact with someone on the 'military side' of the UVF

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

State Papers: UK feared Northern Bank robbery's 'top man' would be 'clever enough to avoid getting arrested'

State Papers: UK feared Northern Bank robbery's 'top man' would be 'clever enough to avoid getting arrested'

British officials also said that 'the republican movement had knocked up the price' of the peace process

Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

Connor Pollock

Man charged over cross-border terror plot to attack Galway mosque denied bail

Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink from HMP Maghaberry for a bail hearing at the Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Columba McVeigh search

Latest search for Disappeared teenager Columba McVeigh ends without success

The ICLVR said it still believes the information it was given that Mr McVeigh’s body is there was given in good faith

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Mourne Mountains wildfire

Woman dies in third fatal fire in 24 hours in Northern Ireland

The PSNI said they were called to a fire in Dunmurry, Co Antrim, just before 4am on Saturday

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Freddie Scappaticci

S Mick Clifford: Still no justice for innocent victims of the Troubles

Thirty years of violence left a traumatised society in the North, and plenty of pain and bereavement in the south and in Britain

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

1974 bombings report in hands of Taoiseach

Denton's claims on Dublin and Monaghan bombings are baseless

Even in the context of the many atrocities committed at that time, a barrier was crossed into the darkness when 34 souls were murdered that day, writes John O’Brien

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

British government refuses to name Stakeknife despite ‘deeply disturbing’ behaviour

British government refuses to name Stakeknife despite ‘deeply disturbing’ behaviour

Operation Kenova found that 'it is in the public interest that Stakeknife is named'

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Freddie Scappaticci's will

Stakeknife: British government challenged to name agent planted in Provisional IRA

Operation Kenova found in its interim report that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of Stakeknife

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Project Vigilant initiative

Man, 24, who died Coleraine crash named locally

Emergency services attended but the man died at the scen

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Robert Nairac

Ex-IRA man determined to help find remains of Disappeared soldier to speak at Cork Film Festival

Former republican prisoner Martin McAllister described the situation as an 'open running sore' in south Armagh, where the Grenadier Guards captain was last seen alive in 1977

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

PSNI stock

Two people arrested after attack on woman in her home

Two people have been arrested after an attack on a woman in her own home in west Belfast. Police said shortly before 5. 30am, it was reported that a man and a woman, armed with a knife and a hammer, entered a house in the Springfield Avenue area.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Soldier F court case

Colin Sheridan: The Soldier F verdict shows the Republic’s peace was built on someone else’s pain

Soldier F’s acquittal reminds us that the Republic’s comfort was built on Northern suffering — and the wound still bleeds

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Soldier F not guilty of committing Bloody Sunday murders

Soldier F not guilty of committing Bloody Sunday murders

Delivering his judgment at Belfast Crown Court, Judge Patrick Lynch said the evidence presented against the veteran fell well short of what was required for conviction

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Journalist and author Ed Moloney dies aged 77

Journalist and author Ed Moloney dies aged 77

In a tribute, Mr Moloney was described as 'one of the most consequential journalists of his generation'

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Grieving parents pleased with Lenihan meeting

'Please give us justice': Gardaí echo mum's appeal on 18th anniversary of Paul Quinn's murder

Paul Quinn was murdered in Co Monaghan on October 20 in 2007 after being lured to a shed by a number of men

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Virus Outbreak Germany

Heather Humphreys campaign team uploads new video of Belfast trip after 'mistake'

Original video used a clip of the Bundestag in Berlin, with a German flag visible flying above, instead of Belfast City Hall

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Bird flu

High alert as bird flu detected on farm in the North

Avian influenza outbreak in Omagh has led to around 20,000 birds being culled, DAERA has confirmed

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Soldier F court case

Soldier F trial hears claims paratrooper opened fire on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of the murders of James Wray and William McKinney

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

House of Guinness premiere - London

Anthony Boyle: Say Nothing inspired family discussions on the Troubles

The series won four gongs at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards earlier in the year, with Boyle, 31, who played Brendan Hughes, taking home the rising star prize

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Soldier F court case

Soldier F trial hears of ‘pandemonium’ on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F sits in the courtroom at Belfast Crown Court behind a curtain during each day of the trial which began last month

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island

S Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island

Sinn Féin's stampede towards a border poll will do nothing to build a new and peaceful Ireland for all citizens, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Chk Spelling of Manser(a?)gh

Fergus Finlay: Martin Mansergh was top of the list of peacemakers in the North

Throughout that period of government, the thing that bound Martin and I close together was the peace process, writes Fergus Finlay

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Humphreys' presidency would be about 'breaking down awful prejudices creeping into our society'

Humphreys' presidency would be about 'breaking down awful prejudices creeping into our society'

Born in Monaghan, her father was a member of the Orange Order but Ms Humphreys became 'a proud Irish republican'

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

New museum in Derry will ‘honour heritage and history’

New museum in Derry will ‘honour heritage and history’

Junior ministers Joanne Bunting and Aisling Reilly have welcomed the start of construction work on the €17m Derry North Atlantic (DNA) Museum at Ebrington Square

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Soldier F court case

Judge rules that ‘decisive’ statement evidence can be heard in Soldier F trial

A judge has ruled that key hearsay evidence in the trial of a former British paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday can be admitted as evidence in his trial.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election

Catherine Connolly defends Hamas remarks, insists both Israel and Hamas must be held to account

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly said both Israel and Hamas must disarm, while insisting Palestinians have the right to self-determination

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Emma DeSouza: There's no 'gotcha' in Heather's Orange Order connections

Emma DeSouza: There's no 'gotcha' in Heather's Orange Order connections

The challenge for Heather Humphreys is not her family's history, but how she handled the question of her husband’s prior membership of the Orange Order, writes Emma DeSouza

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

Ireland and UK agree new legacy framework to replace controversial Troubles law

The new Ireland-UK framework will replace the disputed Legacy Act, restore inquests, and create stronger protections for victims’ families

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

Governments to publish framework to deal with legacy of Northern Ireland Troubles

The new framework will raise expectations that the Irish Government is moving closer to dropping its interstate legal case against the UK

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025