A 32-year-old Derry club GAA player tragically passed away during a training session last night.

Two men from the North have been charged in connection with the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks.

Police have arrested a man over the death of an immigrant found in a container at Tilbury Docks.

FOR the young solo English backpacker, Northern Ireland during the Troubles had a certain curious allure.

A man has been killed in a collision between a car and a lorry in Derry.

Make nice video for your viewing pleasure. Perhaps remind Irelanders small, damp country not so bad after all.

A 15-year-old boy has died after falling into the River Roe in Co Derry.

Two friends were killed and a third left seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree on a rural road in Sligo overnight.

Three young men and a toddler have been killed in three separate crashes around the country.

First Trust Bank has confirmed that it will close six branches in Northern Ireland by June.

Police are treating an attack by loyalists on a police officer in Belfast last night as attempted murder.

Loyalists tried to kill a police officer when they set fire to his patrol car in Belfast last night.

Loyalists attacked police with petrol bombs in a new outbreak of sporadic trouble in parts east and south Belfast tonight.

The PSNI are monitoring a Facebook page which claims to name and shame paedophiles in Co Derry.

A 29-year-old man has been injured in a stabbing attack.

Niall O'Connor will join Ulster after an agreement was made to release him early from his two-year Connacht contract.

The Olympic torch shone a light on the North’s dramatic north coast today on the second day of its journey around the region.

Chris Henry is confident he will be fit for next Saturday’s Heineken Cup final against Leinster at Twickenham.

DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness has hit back at Niall Moyna’s claims he “bullied” Martin McElhinney into playing for his county the same day the midfielder was due to line out for DCU in the O’Byrne Cup.

A FORMER Presbyterian minister who came to Cork after fleeing loyalist death threats is to return to his home in the North.

Detectives investigating the murder of Catholic police officer Ronan Kerr in Omagh have arrested a third man.

A major reinvestigation of cold case dissident republican attacks has been launched as it emerged that the terror groups are continuing to target policemen in the wake of Pc Ronan Kerr's murder.

IRISH renewable energy group, Gaelectric has secured planning approval for a €68 million wind farm development in Co Derry.

THE cold, calm weather has given pike anglers a chance to tackle a number of lakes, and there were some great fish taken.

NIALL O’CONNOR continues as Ulster first choice number 10 for the fourth consecutive game against Magners League new boys Aironi in Viadana tonight.

Three men were charged today after an attack on an Orange hall in Limavady, Co Derry.

One of three men being questioned about a killing in the North has been released on bail.

Police in the North have named a man found dead at a flat in Belfast on Thursday.

Two separate murder inquiries are underway in the North.

Emergency shelters are being set up for those who are still without power across the North.

Heavy snow and winds caused overnight chaos in parts of the North with up to 300 people rescued from a mountain road after conditions overwhelmed vehicles.

Blizzards, gale force winds and torrential rain have hit power supplies and caused transport chaos in the North.

The North's political leaders Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness clashed in public today as the split at the heart of the power-sharing government was dramatically exposed.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to visit Buncrana Garda Station in Co Donegal later to pay his respects to the colleagues of a young garda who was killed following a crash yesterday morning.

Politicians in Ireland, north and south, must focus on building the economy and supporting the peace process, Brian Cowen said today.

A murderer who skipped bail in the North before his guilty verdict was delivered may be hiding in the Republic, police said today.

Plans for a £1bn (€1.14bn) investment which developers say could produce up to 10,000 jobs in the North in the next 10 years were unveiled today.

Police in the North have released two men they were questioning in connection with the murder of a man in Derry earlier this year.

FOR the fortunate, the focus is very much on the quest for the Grand Slam. For the less fortunate, the focus is on the quest for tickets.

The daughter of Northern trainer Mervyn Torrens was killed after being crushed under heavy machinery.

Police in the North are appealing for witnesses to an arson attack yesterday evening in which a man suffered burns to his head.

There were fears for jobs at a US-owned technology company today after the entire workforce was called to a meeting tomorrow.

Ratepayers in the North could reported be facing a 10% hike in their rates bills in the next financial year.