From Robert Plant to Van Morrison, former agent and author Paul Charles shares his celebrity memories of life on the road with Esther McCarthy.

Ten years on from the publication of his book, Hooked, Kevin Markham looks at how golf in Ireland has evolved.

Carol O’Callaghan talks design, television and architecture with new ‘Home of the Year’ judge Patrick Bradley.

Double killer Colin Howell has been questioned by police about a new claim of sexual assault.

A convicted murderer who had been at large since Monday evening is back in police custody in Northern Ireland.

A 48-year-old womans been killed in a crash in Derry this morning.

Ireland International footballer Eunan O'Kane and his fiancee Laura Lacole are seeking legal recognition of their humanist wedding.

The Prince of Wales stressed the possibilities inherent in breaking down barriers on a Northern Ireland visit that took in a cross border hospital and a centre dedicated to one of his favourite poets.

A man has appeared in court accused of using a fake modelling agency to persuade women to commit sex acts.

A 14-year-old boy will appear in court in the North charged with attempting to obtain a gun and ammunition.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempting to obtain a gun and ammunition.

Michael Kerr samples the sights, sounds and tastes of Ireland’s first luxury rail tour on the Belmond Grand Hibernian - formerly known as the Orient Express - in Dublin.

Aileen Lee sits down to chat with Gillian Sherrard, interior architect, to pick her brain for ways to create the simple and spacious home you’ve always wanted.

Police investigating suspected extreme right-wing activity have arrested a 26-year-old man.

The family of Seamus Heaney have said he would have been proud to see a new arts and literary centre where he spent his childhood.

If you want an engagement ring to rival those of Natalie Portman’s and Reese Witherspoon’s, there’s one about to go under the hammer in Ireland.

It was "completely inappropriate" to refuse a caesarean section request from a mother whose baby was later stillborn, a coroner's court has heard.

A charity worker has begun an epic bid to become the first swimmer in almost 90 years to cross a 13-mile stretch of sea between two coastal beauty spots off Ireland's north coast.

As a promoter, Paul Charles has a reputation as one of the nice guys of the Irish music

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A man who was twice convicted of murdering his pregnant ex-partner following three trials over six years has been granted an extension of time to file an appeal against his most recent conviction for murder.

Derry man Stephen Cahoon has been found guilty of murdering pregnant mother-of-four Jean Teresa Quigley for the second time after three trials over a period of six years.

Literary great Brian Friel was buried yesterday on a hillside outside a Co Donegal town where many of his works were set.

Mark Graham completed his 2,500km cycle in Kinsale, Co Cork, yesterday with a visit to Charles Fort and a pint in The Bulman pub, where the Waterford man announced his intention to continue cycling as far as his own front door.

Pressure is something Tyrone’s Kris Meeke reckons he has handled for most of his rallying career.

A man whose conviction for murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend was quashed in March faces a third trial for her killing despite an appeal by his lawyers that a second retrial would not be justified.

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The recent hot spell has brought with it some unstable weather and outbreaks of heavy, thundery showers.

Paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth found peace with god, an inquiry has been told. In a letter written in 1995 after his conviction for sexually assaulting more than 40 children in the North, the west Belfast-born priest said he hoped his victims could also find solace. He had lashed out at the media for adding to their distress.

Irish renewable energy group Gaelectric has announced two new wind farm purchases — estimated at a total cost of between €10m and €15m — and is negotiating on “a number” of further acquisition targets.

Suitably decked out in 40 shades of verdant green, a most patriotic Menu is all set to celebrate Lá Fhéile Pádraig, in the only way he knows how: the consumption of the finest of Irish produce. 

A 13-year-old girl killed in a crash in Co Derry has been named as Georgia Louise Doherty.

A 13-year-old girl has died following a crash in Co Derry.

A man who murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend must wait to hear whether his appeal against conviction has been successful.

Northern Ireland’s highest ranking police officer has been summoned to court to explain why a crucial report on the murder of a GAA official almost 18 years ago has been withheld from an inquest.

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Met Eireann has issued two wind warnings for most of the country.

A group of men detained by British security forces during the Troubles want the Irish Government to step in and seek a review of a controversial 1978 judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which said their treatment was "inhuman and degrading" but not torture.

Motorsport: Three young drivers — Josh Moffett, Owen Murphy and Desi Henry — will battle it out in tomorrow’s Glens of Antrim Rally to become the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally champion.

From his madcap childhood to college in the North, Omid Djalili has plenty life experiences to mine for comedy, says Richard Fitzpatrick

There aren’t many 14-year-olds who get to be launched 600m into the sky by their mother, so Harry Houlihan must be quite unique.

It is too early, yet, to think about the literary meaning of the unexpected passing of poet Seamus Heaney nearly a year ago says Thomas McCarthy.