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Belfast man jailed for travelling to Dublin to perform lewd acts in front of children
Belfast man jailed for travelling to Dublin to perform lewd acts in front of children
The incidents happened in the food court of Dundrum Town Centre

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

Stormont Assembly
Irish Examiner view: First priority is the day-to-day needs of the people of the North 
First Minister Michelle O'Neill echoes the Sinn FĂ©in president on the issue of Irish unity, but is emphasising more immediate concerns

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Extradition sought for ex-League of Ireland player accused of injuring opponent
Extradition sought for ex-League of Ireland player accused of injuring opponent
The authorities in Northern Ireland have charged Ken Oman with gross bodily harm at a game between his club Portadown FC and Cliftonville

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

CC SINN FEIN
Sinn FĂ©in Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile resigns from the Seanad on medical grounds
Mr Ó Donnghaile has been the Sinn FĂ©in leader in the chamber since 2020

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

Cork-based hotel group Cliste Hospitality expands into Belfast
Cork-based hotel group Cliste Hospitality expands into Belfast
Radisson Blu set to be rebranded as the Gasworks Hotel and will undergo a €4m refurbishment over the next nine months

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

Bruce Springsteen in Ireland tickets FAQ: How much are tickets? How do I get tickets?
Bruce Springsteen in Ireland tickets FAQ: How much are tickets? How do I get tickets?
Bruce Springsteen tickets for gigs in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny and Belfast go went on sale on Monday. Here's what you need to know re prices, Ticketmaster log-ins, etc 

Sun, 05 Nov, 2023

Want to bag Bruce Springsteen tickets? You might be better off looking abroad 
Want to bag Bruce Springsteen tickets? You might be better off looking abroad 
Ahead of Monday's release of tickets for his 2024 gigs, some cost-conscious Irish fans will consider a minibreak in Spain or Italy to see The Boss

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

European Council Summit in Belgium
Irish Examiner view:  A vote in favour of democracy as Donald Tusk poised to take the helm in Poland
It appears that Sunday’s vote will have major implications not only for the country itself, but the wider world as well

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

Hospital wastewater has reservoir of bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Hospital wastewater has reservoir of bacteria resistant to antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is a hospital-acquired infection, which occurs when people who are admitted for treatment become infected by microbes circulating in the hospital wards

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

Coronavirus - Tue Aug 10, 2021
Belfast-based neurologist gave patients drugs with toxic side-effects, tribunal told
An assessment report into a Belfast-based neurologist found that he repeatedly failed to make correct diagnoses, which led to patients inappropriately being given drugs with “serious and toxic side-effects”, a fitness to practise tribunal has heard.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s Irish links: Five times the singer popped up in odd places in Ireland
From Christmas in Co Limerick to what appeared to be an Irish road trip, Swift is no stranger to the Emerald Isle

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

How to style your home like a BBC Interior Design Master
How to style your home like a BBC Interior Design Master
They've been going from strength since competing in the popular TV series. We consult Peter Irvine and Tom Power 

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Martin: There will be tax cuts in October budget
Martin: There will be tax cuts in October budget
TĂĄnaiste MicheĂĄl Martin said the public finances are 'strong' in Ireland, and also said there would be additional expenditure on public services

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Northern Ireland council elections
Irish Examiner view: Slow progress
Northern Ireland elections

Mon, 22 May, 2023

NTMA removes Davy as Government bond dealer
Businessman's claim against Davy and 16 former employees over Anglo bonds struck out
Part of the settlement includes a provision for 15 of the Davy individuals to pay for all of the legal costs incurred by Mr Kearney and his firm Kilmona Holdings Ltd in bringing their case

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

President Biden visit to the island of Ireland
Irish Examiner view: Economic opportunity for peace
The arrival of president comes with all the attendant dazzle — the Secret Service, the motorcades, Air Force One, all of the markers which establish the presence of the most powerful person in the world.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

Security tightens ahead of Joe Biden's visit to Ireland 
Security tightens ahead of Joe Biden's visit to Ireland 
Mr Biden, who Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described as the "most Irish-American president since John F Kennedy", will visit Louth, Mayo and Dublin

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Paul Hosford: Ignorance of the Troubles a privilege afforded to me, but not to my grandfather
Paul Hosford: Ignorance of the Troubles a privilege afforded to me, but not to my grandfather
To me, he was Grandad Jim and not ‘My grandad who left Belfast because of the Troubles’. We were the children of a generation that didn’t worry about the North but didn’t really understand it either

Sat, 08 Apr, 2023

Portrait Of John Hume
Fergus Finlay: Good Friday Agreement must not be seen as the success of two men
I don’t begrudge Ahern or Blair a day in the sun for the agreement they signed, but if it is to be seen as ‘their’ work it would be a complete travesty

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

RTÉ’s Home of the Year: Inside a renovated Edwardian house 
RTÉ’s Home of the Year: Inside a renovated Edwardian house 
‘Tour de force’ Belfast residence is third through to final: Take a look and see the two other family homes with the wow factor

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

Henry McDonald death
Henry McDonald: Lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination
Belfast journalist and author had relatives on both sides of the religious divide and enjoyed exploring the Troubles with empathy and fascination

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023

Clodagh Finn: Ireland’s singing star who saved lives during Second World War
Clodagh Finn: Ireland’s singing star who saved lives during Second World War
As anti-refugee sentiment is being stoked around the country, is there a better time to remind ourselves of the Irish people who risked their lives to save others?

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

Blue lobster
Rare blue lobster catch in Belfast Lough ‘two million to one shot’, says skipper
Some marine biologists have estimated the odds of catching a blue lobster at around two million to one.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert
State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert
Release of top-secret files on North peace process show members of Anglo-Irish secretariat were anxious to establish who was behind attempted assassination in Belfast in 1999

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

A festive feast for the senses: Esther McCarthy's guide to 48 hours in Belfast
A festive feast for the senses: Esther McCarthy's guide to 48 hours in Belfast
A road trip to Belfast ticks all the boxes for a break with friends. Fabulous food, upscale hotels, cool bars, festive markets, what more could you want? writes Esther N McCarthy

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

Strep A infection
HSE says sick children should be kept home from schools amid Strep A spread
Parents are advised to discuss concerns with their GP, and that the HSE website contains up-to-date information on Strep A and other infections including RSV

Thu, 08 Dec, 2022

Old Cathedral Building fire
Over 50 firefighters tackle blaze in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter
'It was just heart breaking as I watched people’s studios go. One man owns a violin making studio – it was gone.'

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Speed limits of 32km/hr can cut road deaths by a quarter
Speed limits of 32km/hr can cut road deaths by a quarter
The year-long study in Edinburgh found the number of collisions during the trial fell from 514 to 367, while casualties fell from 569 to 409

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

20/7/2005
Football club secures disclosure order for Twitter account behind allegedly defamatory material
The details being sought included the IP address associated with the account, as well as device data, email and postal addresses and phone numbers

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Belfast or Blind: 100th bus departs for cataracts service
Belfast or Blind: 100th bus departs for cataracts service
Cross-border transport is now regarded as one of the most efficient ways to access eye surgery

Sat, 10 Sep, 2022

Two Munster hospitals account for a fifth of eye patients on country's waiting lists
Two Munster hospitals account for a fifth of eye patients on country's waiting lists
The waiting list for the coach service in Munster to go to Belfast for cataract operations has now increased to more than 200

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Calls for political leadership
Emma deSouza: Condemning symbols of sectarianism is to ignore the problems beneath
Damning flags and slogans while paramilitaries have an active influence on  our politics is like cursing the cracks in the ceiling rather than the gaping hole in the roof during a rainstorm

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

BBC staff discrimination cases
No jail for 'ill child' over online harassment of BBC journalist
The teen's distraught mother said her son was "not in control of his own thoughts" and remains on a “bottomless pit” waiting list for mental health services

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Gavel On Top Of Open Law Book
European court rejects application from Belfast woman whose son was killed by RUC officer
Pearse Jordan was shot dead by an RUC officer after the stolen car he was driving was involved in a collision with a police vehicle on Belfast’s Falls Road in 1992

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Northern Ireland centenary parade
Irish Examiner view: Celebrating the centenary of Northern Ireland
Marchers and Orange Order bands from across the North and from North America gathered and referenced the signing of the Ulster Covenant of 1912

Mon, 30 May, 2022

2022 NI Assembly election
Trade war fears: Simon Coveney warns of 'consequences' if Britain breaks international law 
Boris Johnson attempt to override protocol would 'force EU to respond'

Mon, 16 May, 2022

PSNI stock
Man seriously injured following assault in Belfast 
Police have appealed for information about the incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday

Mon, 02 May, 2022

Titanic 110th anniversary
Titanic lifejacket to be displayed in Belfast visitor centre
Priceless artefact goes on display for the first time on the island of Ireland

Fri, 08 Apr, 2022

Micheal Martin comments
Taoiseach 'didn’t think twice' about travelling to NI following Coveney security alert
The Taoiseach said he “didn’t think twice” about travelling to Northern Ireland after a foiled attack on Simon Coveney. A Belfast speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs was  after a “suspect device” was found in the car park of the venue.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

Belfast courts stock
Man remanded over Belfast security alert which halted Coveney speech
Darren Service, 40, of Ballysillan Road, has been charged with preparation of terrorist acts, hijacking and placing a hoax bomb last week

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022

Houben Centre incident
Two arrested over security alert at Coveney event in Belfast
The PSNI said that following searches in the north and west of Belfast, a suspected firearm, two vehicles, a number of controlled drugs and a large sum of cash were seized

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022

Houben Centre incident
Cormac O'Keeffe: Coveney's Belfast bomb alert 'a message' to Government
PSNI blames loyalist paramilitaries for the hoax, which comes after the terrorism threat level in the North was lowered

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

"The Lost Daughter" UK Premiere - 65th BFI London Film Festival
Irish Examiner view: Golden opportunity for Irish stars at the Academy Awards
Jessie Buckley and CiarĂĄn Hinds are in the running for acting awards while Kenneth Branagh is tipped for best director and best original screenplay

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

Lucy Caldwell: ‘I felt sick with despair at the idea of growing up'
Lucy Caldwell: ‘I felt sick with despair at the idea of growing up'
The greatest advice I have ever been given was from my dad — 'never be the last to buy your round'

Sat, 05 Mar, 2022

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