New search for teenager ‘disappeared’ by IRA
Excavators return to Co Monaghan site to search for Columba McVeigh, a teenager murdered and secretly buried by the IRA.
Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore,...
Service for Troubles’ ‘hidden’ victims
Event organised for those bereaved in Ireland
Families bereaved south of the Border during the Troubles called for more official recognition at a service for...
‘This is our World Cup final’
Republic of Ireland’s Lily Agg tells David Hennessy about leading the Girls in Green into their first ever World Cup play- off.
Republic of Ireland’s...
‘Flying’ ferry unveiled by Belfast firm
Zero-emission vessel uses hydrofoil to lift above the waves.
Design plans for a zero emission 100 per cent electric “flying” ferry have been unveiled.
The EF-24...
Westmeath mum in court for murder of her two children
A mother appeared in court on Thursday evening charged with the murder of her two children in Co Westmeath.
Lynn Egar is accused of murdering...
Halted murder prosecution of Bloody Sunday’s paratrooper ‘Soldier F’ to resume
The discontinued prosecution of a former British Army paratrooper, known as Soldier F, for two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972 is...
Northern Ireland’s Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time since partition
The latest Census figures for Northern Ireland, published today, show that Catholics (45.7%) outnumber Protestants (43.5%) for the first time since the partition of...
Differing age profiles – and Brexit – ‘key to understanding shifts’, says head of...
Protestant community is, on average, older than Catholic community
The differing age profiles of Northern Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic communities are key to understanding the...
First Victoria Cross awarded to a civilian – an Irishman from Westmeath – sold...
The first Victoria Cross (VC) awarded to a civilian – an Irishman from Co Westmeath – has been bought at auction for almost £1...
Man who stored Lyra McKee murder weapon jailed for seven years
The journalist was shot dead as she reported on riots in Derry in 2019.
A man convicted of possessing the gun used to shoot journalist...