Survey confirms near 50pc house price drop
HOUSE prices in Northern Ireland have almost halved from peak levels, the province’s most comprehensive residential property survey revealed yesterday.The University of Ulster recorded an average home...
View ArticlePoots attends Helsinki healthcare conference
THE opportunities for firms involved in the development of one of the fastest growing sectors within healthcare will top the agenda at a conference in Finland this week attended by Health Minister...
View ArticleBEN LOWRY: The epidemic of bad grammar
HOWEVER you feel about Gerry Adams, we can recognise one thing.He didn’t say of the IRA: “They haven’t went away you know.”Adams’ comment, which was interpreted as smug and knowing, made those who...
View Article‘I feel lucky cancer was detected’
Alaster Smyth, 68, from Glynn, near Larne in Co Antrim praises the bowel cancer screening programme, led by the Public Health Agency, for saving his life. “The test arrived through the letterbox for my...
View Article‘Bowel cancer test may save your life’
BOWEL cancer is the second most common cancer in Northern Ireland and claims the lives of 400 local people each year, but when detected at a very early stage there is a 90 per cent successful treatment...
View ArticleTruth process ‘must include Dublin and IRA’
ONGOING talks between the government and political parties about dealing with the past will not be allowed to result in a one-sided process which lets Dublin and the IRA off the hook, an MP...
View Article‘Sly fox’ Jackie is voice star of cartoon capers
HE may be better known for his docile tones behind the microphone but legendary sports broadcaster Jackie Fullerton has taken on the unusual role of a “crafty fox” in a new video game.The veteran...
View ArticleFootball eligibility rule ‘causing resentment’
A DUP MP is calling on the British and Irish governments to tackle the eligibility issue of Northern Ireland-born footballers opting to play for the Republic.Nigel Dodds hit out at the practice of...
View ArticleCork air crash victim’s medal honour
A TYRONE businessman killed in the Cork air crash a year ago today is to have a special award dedicated to his memory by his work colleagues.Pat Cullinan, a partner in accountancy firm KPMG, was one of...
View ArticleDr Paisley remains seriously ill
IAN Paisley was believed to remain seriously ill in the Ulster Hospital last night, but the hospital would not even confirm whether he remained in its care.Under instructions from the Paisley family...
View ArticleSpecial tribute to prison service
TODAY’S News Letter pays special tribute to the men and women of the Northern Ireland Prison Service who, for over three decades, bravely endured terrorist threats and murderous attacks.Since the...
View ArticleRepublicans blamed for Donegal murder
MEMBERS of a republican vigilante group are being blamed for shooting dead a man in Donegal last night.The victim who has been named locally as Andrew Allen from the Waterside area of Londonderry, was...
View ArticleShivers to serve 25 years in jail
CONVICTED dissident republican killer Brian Shivers must serve a minimum of 25 years in jail for the murders of two soldiers shot dead three years ago.Shivers, 46, from Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, who...
View ArticleMassereene killers’ voicemail released
DETECTIVES investigating the murders of Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar and the attempted murder of six other young men in a gun attack outside Massereene Barracks have issued a recording of a...
View ArticleVigilantes blamed for murder
A republican vigilante group was being blamed yesterday for the murder of a 24-year-old Londonderry man in the Inishowen area of Co Donegal on Thursday night.Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) has...
View ArticleAppeal to HET on 1997 killings
CALLS have been made for the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) to bring forward a review of the original police investigation into the murders of two RUC men in June 1997.Constables David Johnston and...
View ArticleFamily’s silent decorum a return to a bygone era
IAN Paisley’s failure to appear at a DUP dinner in Co Antrim on Saturday was the first sign of his latest health problems.His popular News Letter column appeared in the previous day’s edition as normal...
View ArticleKing’s Hall event is a hit with bikers
THOUSANDS of Ulster motorcycling enthusiasts converged on Belfast over the weekend for the Adelaide Motorcycle Festival.The King’s Hall show brought together many of the major motorcycle and equipment...
View ArticleSeventy couples say ‘I do’ for the second time
THE spirit of St Valentine filled an Armagh church yesterday as 70 couples returned to renew their wedding vows.All those who had been married at St Mark’s Church of Ireland over the years had been...
View ArticleRugby fan told by text of game’s cancellation
AN Ireland rugby fan who travelled to France for the Six Nations clash on Saturday night was told the game had been cancelled in a text message from friends back in Northern Ireland. The match was...
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