Esther N McCarthy spies sunshiney lampshades and wistful wallpaper this week.

Ante-post favourite Riders Onthe Storm will miss today’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup after being declared a non-runner in error.

Voting is continuing in the final hour of this year’s General Election.

Robin McBryde was a baby at birth in Bangor...

The body of the 68-year-old was found at his home in Bangor on Tuesday evening.

After the ‘lost’ years of recession, funding for maintenance and building of roads is on the agenda, says Áilín Quinlan

Trish Dromey hears about a flawless home which has been built by a master craftsman in Bandon.

From action and adventure to idyllic villages, North Wales is a revelation – and it’s just a short ferry journey away, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

There has been an arson attack on a house and car in Bangor in Co Down.

Whether zipping through the air at 160kph, bouncing in a speedboat at 40 knots, or exploring the dream-like Italianate village of Portmeirion, North Wales is a revelation, and just a short ferry trip away.

Two Irish sailors have progressed to the qualification event for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

People living in a town in West Cork are celebrating its declaration as the 'Best Kept Town in Ireland'.

The west Cork hotspot was announced as the winner today while also being named as winner in the Best Kept Small Town category.

Bangor-born blogger Jonny Blair has been travelling the world since 2003.

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline

Mark McCall made a record-breaking start to his first crack at the European Cup as head coach of Ulster. He responded by resigning.

A man who was in the house jumped from a first-floor window to escape the intruders.

There is much talk around UIster this season about the legends of 1998/99, but Stuart McCloskey is keen for the current Ulster side to write their own piece of winning history.

As numbers for Volvo Cork Week swell towards 130 boats, one of the highlights of the biennial event will be the start of the Beaufort Cup for military and rescue services that gets underway on Monday morning.

Two people suffered minor injuries when a light aircraft overturned while landing at an airport, police have said.

Child-to-parent violence is on the increase, and we have to ask ourselves why, writes Richard Hogan

Sky Sports is to launch a dedicated racing channel, replacing At The Races.

A car fire which sparked a security alert in Northern Ireland was the result of a mechanical fault, police have confirmed.

Three men have appeared in court in Northern Ireland on attempted intimidation charges as part of a police investigation into alleged paedophile hunting.

Cork C of I’s youth section will play a crucial role in keeping them competitive in the men’s EY Hockey League according to club legend John Jermyn.

A portrait of the late John Montague by artist Colin Davidson will be unveiled in UCC today.

Four people have been arrested by detectives investigating the feud murder of a loyalist.

As the film IT scares a whole new generation, Ed Power looks at why Stephen King’s stories are as popular as ever

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The case against a man accused of the murder of a loyalist in a busy supermarket car park is "weak, tenuous and circumstantial", his lawyer has told a court.

The case against a man accused of the murder of a loyalist in a busy supermarket car park is "weak, tenuous and circumstantial", his lawyer has told a court.

Tullamore will witness a rare family feat on Saturday.

A man has been charged with the murder of a loyalist in a busy supermarket car park as his three-year-old son looked on.

A man has been arrested over the murder of a loyalist in a busy supermarket car park as his three-year-old son looked on.

A man has been arrested after a loyalist supporter was shot dead in a supermarket car park in Bangor in County Down on Sunday.

Detectives believe that there may have been more than 100 witnesses to the shooting and the aftermath.

The attack happened at a supermarket car park in Bangor just before 3pm.

A father has died after falling "a considerable distance" while walking with his daughter on a Welsh mountain.

Kevin Markham discovers Irish golf clubs embracing the magic of the Masters.

An elderly woman who went missing while dressed in nightwear has died in hospital, police in the North have said.

A man in the US charged with posting cyanide to a suicidal man in England has been found guilty by a federal jury.