12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (791+ words) MOURNERS gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon in southern England last month for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe. It was a brief report, easily overlooked amid the coverage that followed her death. Yet it was the one that stayed with…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (514+ words) A Belfast filmmaker has been inspired by the Belfast Fleadh to bring his gothic horror movie to the big screen. Anthony McKenna hopes his in-production short film, set in Co Donegal during the Great Famine, can build on the all-island…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (743+ words) Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. WE did not have to wait for long for Andy Burnham to confirm that he is the latest in a long line…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (965+ words) Young mothers on the Garvaghy Road have spoken of their fears after the Orange Order revealed plans to reopen a bitter parade dispute that was settled almost 30 years ago. Tensions on the mainly nationalist area of Portadown have increased significantly…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (592+ words) The Parades Commission must take account of the growing Catholic population across nationalist areas of Portadown when considering if the Orange Order is allowed to march through the Garvaghy Road area, a former MLA has said. The call comes after…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (731+ words) Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill will join her counterparts from Scotland and Wales in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold independence referendums. The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (315+ words) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement. The US president triggered a diplomatic row on Saturday by claiming during a visit to Dublin that Irish…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (486+ words) US President Donald Trump’s remarks in support of Irish unity reflect the “broad north American sentiment”, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams welcomed Mr Trump’s remarks but stated that Taoiseach Micheál Martin had “put himself outside…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...