Peace broker praises Paisley
THE Catholic American politician whom Ian Paisley once denounced as “a sort of Pope” has said that he and the former Free Presbyterian Moderator have become friends.Former US Senator George Mitchell,...
View ArticleHeated debate as ‘unseat’ vote fails
NATIONALISTS and unionists exchanged allegations of sectarianism across the Stormont chamber yesterday as a bid to unseat Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland over a parades dispute was voted...
View ArticleOrder responds in parade row
THE Orange Order has spoken out against what it called the “dishonest and misleading information” circulating ahead of Saturday’s Covenant centenary parade.Referring to the row over calls for the Order...
View ArticleBaby among victims of tragic 24 hours
THREE people, including a one-year-old child, have been killed and another two critically injured during a tragic 24-hour period on Northern Ireland’s roads.The infant died following a single-vehicle...
View ArticleCampaigners step up fight to save heart unit
A CAMPAIGN to stop the closure of a children’s heart surgery unit is gathering pace.A string of public meetings have been taking place around the Province to oppose the ending of children’s heart...
View ArticleGALLERY: Warning as storms sweep in
AUTUMN announced its arrival with a vengeance as powerful winds and heavy rain swept the Province in the last 24 hours.The extra-wet weather prompted an “amber warning” for Northern Ireland from the...
View ArticleJohn Kennedy – the Bard of Cullybackey
In a period dominated by epic anniversaries and political commemorations, historian DR LAWRENCE H HOLDEN begins a new News Letter feature series which recalls the often forgotten histories of our rural...
View ArticleTravolta takes another turn
John Travolta is back on screen in his first film since losing his son, and more than three decades since he revived disco in Saturday Night Fever. SUSAN GRIFFIN has a rare meeting with the comeback...
View ArticleShow spans 200 years of exceptional work
HELEN MCGURKWHYTE’S first auction of autumn takes place at the RDS, Dublin from September 28 to October 1 and presents in excess of 250 lots of exceptional Irish and British art spanning more than 200...
View ArticleCHRIS MONCRIEFF; Nick Clegg: the vultures are circling
NICK Clegg is trying to bluster his way through the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, well aware that his leadership of the party is by no means secure.Already two serious names are in the frame...
View ArticleCommentators reveal their fears on government collusion
“IT was within Fianna Fail that ‘sneaking regarders’ with sympathies for the IRA were a problem, particularly in the early years of the Troubles. However, it remains the case that just as the British...
View ArticleNesbitt scrubs up again
James Nesbitt is heading back into the operating theatre as brain surgeon Gabriel Monroe. On a visit to the set, ROGER CROW picks the actor’s brains about the new seriesIT’S a sun-kissed spring day in...
View ArticleA quarter of shops lie vacant in Belfast
ALMOST one quarter of shops in Belfast are lying vacant, while elsewhere in Northern Ireland the number of unused shop premises has also increased.Northern Ireland has a significantly higher number of...
View ArticleUlster Scots should vote in Scottish referendum
People with an Ulster Scots background should be allowed to vote in Scotland’s independence referendum, a senior Orange Order member has said. Dr David Hume said Ulster Scots had played a key role in...
View Article£29m investment in new buses for Province
A £29m investment in new Goldline and Metro buses has been announced by Transport Minister Danny Kennedy.The new Metro buses are replacing older vehicles in the fleet to make Metro Services 100 per...
View ArticleJanet Devlin to perform for Childline charity
X Factor stars Janet Devlin and Diva Fever are to entertain guests at a charity ball in London to help raise funds for ChildLine.The X Factor ChildLine Ball will be held at the city’s Savoy Hotel on...
View ArticleOrange Order moves on talks policy
A SENIOR figure in the Orange Order has confirmed the organisation no longer prohibits its members engaging in direct talks with republicans over parading issues.Grand Chaplain the Rev Mervyn Gibson...
View ArticleNationalist MLAs call for direct dialogue
NATIONALIST politicians have said the Parades Commission’s restrictions on Saturday’s Covenant centenary are no substitute for direct talks between residents and those on parade.Alban Maginness of the...
View ArticleCOVENANT: Missing page riddle solved
The fate of the first page of the Ulster Covenant which was signed by unionist greats such as Lord Carson has finally been revealed after decades of mystery.The Ulster Unionist Party revealed yesterday...
View ArticleCouncils must plan for extreme weather
ULSTER’S authorities must get used to more freakish weather in future - and plan accordingly.That is the message following the first study of how a Northern Irish council can cope with the bouts of...
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