Irish News

12/07/2025

New plans have emerged to convert 125 Hyndford Street from a residential dwelling into a cultural hub dedicated to the 79-year-old musician.

Foundation run by singer’s daughter Shana submits bid to Belfast City Council

12/07/2025

"“No stone is left unturned with Tyrone and to do all that then you need to invest time into it. It’s not just the training sessions, it’s meetings and planning and organising and sorting and all of that."

Tyrone Sam Maguire winner McCullagh looks ahead to All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry

Tyrone Sam Maguire winner McCullagh looks ahead to All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry

12/07/2025

Eleventh night bonfires have been lit across the north, including one on a site in south Belfast with asbestos despite warnings. The fire service described its as “a challenging and extremely busy night” where they responded to 72 bonfire incidents, including one in Lisburn, where a firefighter was attacked.
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12/07/2025

Tens of thousands are set to take to the streets across Northern Ireland for the Orange Order’s annual July 12 parades. The festivities will be spread across 19 main locations.

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the north

12/07/2025

The image of a burning boat atop a Co Tyrone bonfire has been described as a “turning point” in the wider debate on immigration.

The effigies of migrants being burned at the bonfire have been widely condemned

12/07/2025

The fire service has confirmed a firefighter was attacked while attending a bonfire in Lisburn on Friday night. A senior figure described its as “a challenging and extremely busy night” where they responded to 72 bonfire incidents.

Elsewhere, effigies of the Irish rap group Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans were burned on pyres across Northern Ireland.

12/07/2025

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11/07/2025

"Saturday is the day all the Tyrone players need to catch fire. Sixes and sevens-out-of-10 won’t be good enough."

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11/07/2025

A transport union has announced Translink workers will strike during the Open golf tournament in Portrush next week.

The strikes will take place on Friday and Saturday next week, with the TSSA union warning of ‘a complete stoppage’ of rail services.

11/07/2025

A flag targeting members of Irish language rap group kneecap has appeared on a bonfire in Co Tyrone.

The flag includes the words ‘kill your local Kneecap’

11/07/2025

A Co Antrim man who had been homeless and dealing with alcoholism less than two years ago is preparing to run an ultramarathon to fund the addiction centre that helped turn his life around.

Co Antrim man has turned life around with the help of an addiction centre in Newry, and now aims to help others by completing a 41-mile challenge

11/07/2025

"The last two years of bloodshed have done nothing to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict"

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