Children’s theatre company Cahoots: ‘We’ve been playing 3,500-seat venues – and filling them. It was a whole new experience’
Cahoots artistic director and cofounder Paul McEneaney on the Belfast company's 'game-changing' run in the United States
Belfast
Hazel Stewart ‘under coercive control’ of lover Colin Howell when respective spouses murdered
Judgment reserved on whether to grant killer leave to appeal sentence of minimum 18 years in prison
The Flats: Excellent post-Troubles documentary that illuminates how trauma can nag away for decades
Most of Alessandra Celesia’s film focuses on a man who finds it hard to set aside the old unhappiness
Burkitt review: Beautiful documentary about life of pioneering Fermanagh cancer researcher
Television: Film-maker Éanna Mac Cana, who has been treated for the lymphoma named after Burkitt, deftly traces a remarkable life
No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Bobby Storey funeral, Michelle O’Neill says
First Minister was also asked by inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett whether she was not listened to because of deep political divides in Northern Ireland
The slogan ‘Belfast’s got the buzz’ always rang hollow. Until now
The city is buzzing with shoppers and tourists when we visit for Queenie’s birthday lunch
‘It’s either him or me’: Woman (34) jailed for murdering abusive partner as he slept
Trial of Julie Ann McIlwaine (34) in Belfast heard she was bullied, assaulted by James Joseph Crossley
Leading loyalist jailed after being caught with firearms and ammunition in his car
Winston Irvine (49) avoided a statutory five-year prison term after judge ruled there were ‘exceptional circumstances’ in his case
Belfast primary school shut amid security alert
PSNI cordons off parts of the Benmore area of south Belfast
Celebrating 10 years of Fighting Words student storytelling: ‘Not for a minute have they ceased to amaze’
Glenn Patterson is founding patron of Fighting Words NI and director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast
PDForra extends scheme to allow members to travel for medical treatment
Defence Forces members can avoid lengthy HSE waiting lists
Northern police drama Blue Lights wins best drama series at Baftas
Irish actors Lola Petticrew and Nicola Coughlan miss out on awards, having both been nominated for the first time
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’
Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’
Northern Ireland teachers in Qatar: ‘We’re 25 and middle management. A lot of friends at home are still sub teaching’
Tax-free salaries and perpetual sunshine are not all that’s tempting newly qualified teachers to the Middle East
Eight officers injured and three people arrested after Irish Cup final disorder
Items were thrown at officers following the match between Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park stadium in Belfast
Journalists pay tribute to late Lyra McKee as her picture is unveiled at Belfast’s Reporters Bar
Accomplished writer and campaigner died after being struck in the head by a bullet in Derry
Kneecap’s manager says rap trio ‘happy to meet’ and apologise to family of murdered MP
David Amess’s daughter said she would be willing to meet the group and tell them how her life has been ‘obliterated’ by her father’s death
Kneecap controversy: what have the west Belfast rappers done now?
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating videos of the group
Seán Brown case: Court affirms ruling for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder
Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd
Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones
A wide-ranging story about connections between the two civil rights movements
Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs
Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory
Unions bid to secure 2,000 jobs at Spirit’s Belfast plant
European aircraft manufacturer may yet acquire other elements of Belfast site in €387m deal
The Guide: Kilkenny Roots Festival, The Flaming Lips and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
April 26th-May 2nd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Plans unveiled for south Dublin winter sports arena to host State’s first ice hockey franchise
Proposed €190m venue planned for Cherrywood, Dublin, will enable team compete in UK Elite Ice Hockey League
Belfast remembers Pope Francis: ‘Thanks for being voice for the poor, vulnerable and hurt’
Belfast book of condolences opens for pope at City Hall
How CS Lewis’s Irish childhood influenced the Chronicles of Narnia
The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination
Failure to connect electricity systems on island of Ireland has led to higher prices and greater emissions
Given our dependence on electric power, delivery of modern interconnector should be faster than one built in wartime
Latest controversy to engulf Stormont is over the definition of ‘controversial’
Current row is over Irish language signs at Grand Central Station - but brace for more of the same
My grandfather died by suicide. I work in the same Irish university where he taught history
Like me, he was interested in the lives and experiences of ordinary people
Titanic Belfast lost 2,000 bookings in one phone call: how new Brexit visa rules are hitting Northern Ireland tourism
From this month, holiday visitors to UK from EU member states other than the Republic must apply for £16 visa
The Belfast train station signs in Irish that are testing Stormont’s shaky foundations
Row over Belfast’s Grand Central Station adding Irish to displays and ticket machines reinforces Assembly’s vulnerability to identity politics
The Forest is the Path by Gary Lightbody: Moving, lyrical and more than just a companion book to Snow Patrol’s album
Bangor musician maps out the terrain of loss, memory and creative renewal in an imaginative, deeply personal work
UK government’s failure to order inquiry into Sean Brown murder ‘cannot stand’, appeal court rules
Chief Justice has given Northern Ireland Secretary four weeks to ‘reflect’ on judgment
Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest
Hearing also told there has been no response from Instagram to a request to memorialise teenager’s account
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