2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (676+ words) It is one in and one out leaving three Irish athletes on the startlists for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships which start today in Budapest and continue over three evenings until Sunday. Andrew Coscoran has dropped off the qualifiers…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (446+ words) A now struck-off neurologist had a “tendency to joke” with patients who had received devastating news, with families viewing him as “cocky” and even “doolally” in their interactions with him. The striking claims are among details in the final report…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1841+ words) JUST under the surface of the old Ballerin pitch, around the centre half-back position at one end, lay a giant rock. Despite constant attempts to turf over it, the rock kept coming to the surface but it didn’t prevent a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (991+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been accused of “trivialising” rape after comparing other airlines to rapists. Mr O’Leary made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. He said it is “absolutely” appropriate to compare…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (627+ words) A defence barrister expressed “genuine concerns” on Thursday that the trial date in the Greenvale hotel crush tragedy case may not be met due to delays in material being disclosed by the prosecution. Greg Berry KC said the defence were…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (483+ words) Flight disruption that caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers has eased, as airports said their operations have returned to normal. A technical issue at National Air Traffic Services (Nats) caused more than 2,000 flights arriving or departing the UK…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (294+ words) A west Belfast man on Thursday pleaded guilty to making a hoax bomb call to the PSNI. Michael Corr (49), of Downfine Gardens off the Monagh Bypass, appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court for a brief arraignment hearing. Corr…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (164+ words) The Irish News Derry woman pays homage to NI’s factory legacy with new clothing brand Sinn Féin feared move to the right on immigration would leave the party ‘exposed’ in the north, adviser says Labour MP did not…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (439+ words) John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business Reporter. He is a past winner of the CIPR's Business…...