Rory McIlroy admits that a fear of missing out fuelled his decision to change tack on Olympic ambitions and declare himself available to represent Ireland at the Games in Tokyo in 2020.

Many years ago, my wife and I went north. It was the first time we had travelled north together, and we were to pick up a wedding present made by Tyrone Crystal.

As Northern Ireland once again prepares for the marching season, it is becoming increasingly evident that neither the police, local politicians nor the secretary of state has any control over the gangs of so-called Loyalists constructing bonfires the size of tower blocks close to homes, businesses and children’s play areas.

Trump’s own supporters, though, will have been rocked by watching their man look like a traitor, writes Terry Prone

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

In our Hadron Collider and text-anyone-anywhere-anytime world, it may seem slightly embarrassing to acknowledge what a powerful force old-fashioned tribalism remains. Yet, that force of nature, or at least human nature, is active all around us and sometimes in ways that may not be as admirable as we might wish.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Theresa May "just putting off" finding a solution to a hard Irish border until 2021 "isn't enough" to resolve the ongoing Brexit stand-off.

The Eighth Amendment was never about Catholicism. The Catholic Church did not insert it, the political system did, writes Victoria White.

Considered by many the cornerstone of peace and stability on the island of Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement and the path to it was fraught with hurdles and political landmines, writes Juno McEnroe.

The Good Friday Agreement brought the framework for peace, but it hasn’t been an easy ride. Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks back on the key moments of the first 20 years of the peace process.

UEFA has announced it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths for provoking spectators at the end of Friday's Champions League qualifier against Linfield.

Craig Gordon believes Celtic will retain their Champions League focus even if their fans are absent against Linfield at Windsor Park.

Police in the North are on standby for this evening's highly anticipated Champions League clash between Linfield and Celtic at Windsor Park in Belfast.

Sinn Féin's Chairperson in the North has hit out at those who used 12th of July parades as an opportuity to incite what he calls, hatred.

Thousands of Orange Order members took part in parades across Northern Ireland as part of the Twelfth of July celebrations.

A peaceful Orange Order parade past the Ardoyne flashpoint in the North is a massive step forward, a community worker has said.

Northern Ireland's powersharing crisis is set to drift on through the summer as talks were scaled down amid widespread acknowledgement a deal before the autumn is unlikely.

Latest: Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has said today that she is disappointed an agreement to restore powersharing has not been reached in Northern Ireland, suggesting a deal will now have to wait until at least the autumn.

Nationalists and republicans need to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the merits of uniting Ireland, Gerry Adams has said.

One of the North's most controversial parades has passed off peacefully.

An agreement has been reached to resolve a long-running parade dispute in north Belfast.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams says he intends to lead his party into the next general election.

A row of terraced houses caught fire close to one of the huge loyalist bonfires lit in the North to usher in the main date of the Orange Order's parading season.

When William crushed the deposed Catholic King James ll and his Jacobite army of some 25,000 men, the victory was celebrated with songs and prayers in the Catholic cathedrals of William’s allies — the Dutch, the Danes, and the Germans, writes Clodagh Finn.

Politics at the start of 1916 in Cork City and county was overshadowed by events in Europe and the Middle East.

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has said he would seriously consider attending a Protestant loyal order Twelfth of July commemoration if invited.

Former winner Darren Clarke admits he never thought it would be possible to contest the Open Championship on home soil.

A driver has been arrested for suspected attempted murder after a teenager was hit by a car during a riot in Belfast.

THE appalling scenes on the streets of Belfast on Monday are evidence of an uncomfortable truth: whatever about the IRA and other paramilitary organisations, violence in Northern Ireland has not gone away.

Alexis Tsipras is facing a battle to cling on to his government’s majority; Eircode expects the postcode to be widely used within two years; A teenage girl who survived a plane crash emerged from the wilderness after hiking “for a couple of days”; Barry Davis Ryan was laid to rest yesterday. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

As a new Dublin-Liverpool route opens for business, Tony Clayton-Lea takes a trip to the city that skips to the same beat as Ireland    

Orange Order leaders have expressed both relief and disappointment at the decision of President Michael D Higgins not to attend the Republic’s only Orange march, in Donegal, next week.

The formation of a new centre-left party movement will challenge the policies of the Government parties; Representatives of the dairy industry are warning against an over-reaction to a suspected case of BSE in Co Louth; A second man has died following the industrial accident in Portmarnock in Dublin. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The British Government has established a panel of experts to examine a long-standing parading dispute in Belfast that has been the source of bitter community tensions and outbreaks of serious violence.

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has slammed as horrifying and disgusting the suspected torching of an Orange hall in Donegal – the second such attack within weeks.

The President Michael D Higgins has confirmed he has been formally invited to Rossnowlagh in Co Donegal to join the Orange Order's July 12 celebrations next year.

The deterioration in relations between nationalist and unionist politicians in the North was sparked by a decision to limit the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said.

The deterioration in relations between politicians in the North was sparked by a decision to limit the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said.

This Sunday, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the IRA ceasefire, celebrations must by tempered by the fact that, three decades after that great, bitterly-won opportunity, the past still holds a crippling grip on the future.

The Northern peace process is under its greatest threat since the landmark 1998 Good Friday Agreement negotiations, Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams has warned.

Cool heads helped maintain calm in Northern Ireland during the peak of this year’s marching season, the North’s justice minister said.

Members of the Orange Order have staged a peaceful protest in north Belfast after restrictions were imposed on their parade.