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David Young
UK
Starmer condemns Belfast stabbing attack as ‘horrific’ and ‘abhorrent’
Graphic video footage is circulating online appearing to show the violent incident unfold on Kinnaird Avenue in the north of the city.
By
David Young
9 Jun 2026
UK
Benn rejects claim of handling ‘dual control’ of legacy issues to Dublin
Irish deputy premier Simon Harris also pushed back on unionist criticism that his government had been given too much say on the new legacy framework.
By
David Young
19 Sept 2025
Music
Bob Geldof says he was never really serious about an Irish presidential bid
The singer and campaigner has revealed details of a conversation with Irish premier Micheal Martin about the prospect of an election run.
By
David Young
17 Sept 2025
Politics
Taoiseach calls for more international pressure on Israel after genocide report
Independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council said Israeli was committing genocide in Gaza.
By
David Young
16 Sept 2025
UK
Police launch murder probe after man found with fatal injuries in Lisburn
The 42-year-old died in hospital on Monday morning following an incident in the Wardsborough Road area of the city.
By
David Young
15 Sept 2025
UK
Bloody Sunday shootings ‘unjustified and gratuitous’, soldier murder trial told
A former paratrooper known as Soldier F is accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in Londonderry on January 30 1972.
By
David Young
15 Sept 2025
UK
Conor McGregor withdraws bid to contest Ireland’s presidential election
The former MMA fighter had been due to make pitches to two Irish councils on Monday in a bid to get onto the ballot paper.
By
David Young
15 Sept 2025
UK
Family of Bloody Sunday victim hails ‘momentous day’ as Soldier F trial begins
The former paratrooper is accused of two murders and five attempted murders in Londonderry on January 30 1972.
By
David Young
15 Sept 2025
UK
Brother of Bloody Sunday victim prepared for landmark murder trial of veteran
Solider F is due to go on trial on Monday for two murders and five attempted murders on the streets of Londonderry in January 1972.
By
David Young
14 Sept 2025
UK
How the violence unfolded on Bloody Sunday
The shootings happened at the conclusion of a banned protest march by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
By
David Young
14 Sept 2025
UK
Trial comes after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims
The last five decades have witnessed many legal twists and turns.
By
David Young
14 Sept 2025
UK
Man held in probe into Creeslough service station explosion
The man, in his 40s, is being questioned at a Garda station in the Dublin area about the 2022 blast that killed 10 people.
By
David Young
12 Sept 2025
UK
O’Neill urges PM to use peace deal’s 30th anniversary to announce unity poll
Stormont’s Sinn Fein First Minister said calling a referendum on Irish unification would mark the ‘fulfilment’ of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
By
David Young
8 Sept 2025
UK
Next Irish president should use office to advocate for unification – O’Neill
The Sinn Fein vice president refused to be drawn on whether her own party would be running a candidate in next month’s presidential election.
By
David Young
8 Sept 2025
UK
O’Neill insists Executive disagreements are not a sign of Stormont instability
The First Minister said there was a lot of common ground uniting the four parties in Northern Ireland’s devolved mandatory coalition government.
By
David Young
8 Sept 2025
UK
Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti is released along with other hostages
Gena Heraty was taken captive with seven other people, including a young child, earlier this month.
By
David Young
29 Aug 2025
UK
Martin Smyth was an MP of ‘integrity and Christian principle’, service told
The former Ulster Unionist MP for South Belfast and Orange Order grand master died last week at the age of 94.
By
David Young
29 Aug 2025
UK
Race hate crimes reach record levels in Northern Ireland
Amnesty International described the surge in racist incidents and crimes as ‘shameful’ and called on politicians to act.
By
David Young
28 Aug 2025
UK
Accused shouted ‘trick or treat’ before throwing petrol bomb in bar, court hears
John Patrick Nixon, 38, from Irish Street in Armagh, is facing two counts of attempted murder over the incident at the Toby Jug bar in the city.
By
David Young
20 Aug 2025
UK
Valour of Belfast VC recipient marked at VJ Day 80th anniversary in city
Leading Seaman James Magennis was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Singapore in 1945.
By
David Young
15 Aug 2025
UK
King Charles marks nuclear industry anniversaries in Caithness visit
Charles was in Scrabster, a short distance from John O Groats, to meet with key figures working in the nuclear sector.
By
David Young
28 Jul 2025
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