Royal babies cleared of pseudomonas infection
TESTS have shown 24 babies at the Royal Maternity’s neo-natal unit test have not contracted the bacterial infection pseudomonas.In addition to the three babies known to have died, three others have...
View ArticleALEX KANE: Bring on ‘Northern Ireland Spring’
HAVING sent out suitably soothing and cooing noises to pro-Union Roman Catholics and assorted non-voters during his speech at the DUP’s annual conference, it shouldn’t really surprise anyone that Peter...
View ArticleNew jobs mark the Chinese New Year
UP to eight new jobs are to be created at a major food distribution company as it expands its operations serving the Asian community in Northern Ireland.Announced to coincide with the Chinese New Year...
View ArticleMaeve just can’t stop doing comedy
MAEVE Higgins wasn’t exactly sure what stand up was about until, aged 19, the Co Cork native watched Eddie Murphy’s Raw video.It didn’t exactly resonate with her - whimsy, self-deprecating humour and...
View ArticleDragons help Chinese celebrate the New Year
ULSTER’S longest established ethnic minority community had reason to celebrate yesterday as they welcomed in the Chinese New Year.Joining billions of their compatriots around the world, members of the...
View ArticleRower Kate tells of perilous final miles
LION-HEARTED Ulsterwoman Kate Richardson played an heroic role in ensuring disaster didn’t strike the Row for Freedom crew in the terrifying final few miles of their record-breaking Atlantic...
View ArticleUnionist politicians pay tribute to Lady Faulkner
LADY Lucy Faulkner, the widow of Northern Ireland’s last prime minister, Brian Faulkner, has died.A former National Governor of the BBC in Northern Ireland, Lady Faulkner held the post between 1978 and...
View ArticleActivist encouraged by homosexuality event
A LEADING gay rights campaigner who attended a controversial Christian conference on homosexuality in Belfast at the weekend says there was a significant difference between how the event was initially...
View ArticleNew suspected baby infection case probed
ANOTHER suspected case of a baby being infected by a killer bacteria is under investigation by medical staff at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Belfast.The source of the outbreak, which has...
View ArticleMcConville death secrets in Boston archive
SEVERAL former terrorists did speak about Jean McConville’s murder on secret tapes held in Boston College, an American judge has dramatically confirmed.The contents of the tapes were meant to remain in...
View ArticleRuth opens up anout her ‘living bereavement’
In a moving interview with HELEN McGURK This Morning presenter and Alzheimer’s Society ambassador Ruth Langsford talks candidly about her father’s Alzheimer’s and why she is hoping a charity event in...
View ArticleTrailer firm hauls in £1m Saudi deal
A £1 MILLION order for a Dungannon transport engineering firm highlights the kind of opportunities open to local firms all over the world Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said yesterday.Congratulating...
View ArticleRecession fears ‘excessive’
THE coming year will provide growth in the global economy and with it increased opportunities for export businesses, the Northern Bank has claimed.Despite the ongoing European debt crisis, the slowing...
View ArticleStar gazer’s joy over lights show
NORTHERN Ireland could be set for a spectacular display of the Aurora Borealis tonight.Earlier this week, local astronomer and photographer Martin McKenna captured the magical Northern Lights at the...
View Article£15m injection for Ravenhill
THE provision of modern stadia to cater for the Province’s three major sports took a massive stride forward yesterday with the announcement that the home of Ulster rugby is to undergo significant...
View ArticleNew crematorium ‘definitely needed’
A DECISION to approve a planning application for a crematorium and cemetery in Moira will bring much needed relief for grieving families as more people here opt for cremation, it has been claimed.On...
View Article‘Education axe is not falling fairly’
The Church of Ireland says it understands the pain caused by school closures but that the “harsh reality” of financial pressures plays a crucial part in such decisions. The DUP, however, argues that...
View Article‘Family ethos at heart of the teaching’
Parents have told of their high respect for both Aghavilly and Keady Primary Schools – and the deep sense of sadness surrounding the closures.Rodney Wilson, a part-time farmer and insurance agent, has...
View ArticleMigration ‘a legacy of the Troubles’
Protestants have been migrating out of the south Armagh area for some years, according to local research.David Hanna is chairman of Altnaveigh House, an Ulster-Scots umbrella organisation in Newry...
View ArticleBorder schools prepare for their final lessons
Two former Church of Ireland schools near the south Armagh border, each over 100 years old, are closing in August due to low pupil numbers. Philip Bradfield visited both schools and found two...
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