<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Northern Ireland with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster see off Edinburgh in pre-season encounter... but ill-discipline will be a concern for Richie Murphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh 26 Ulster 28]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ulster-see-off-edinburgh-in-pre-season-encounter-but-ill-discipline-will-be-a-concern-for-richie-murphy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ulster-see-off-edinburgh-in-pre-season-encounter-but-ill-discipline-will-be-a-concern-for-richie-murphy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexander Isak double earns Liverpool first win of season at Ipswich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ipswich Town 0 Liverpool 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alexander-isak-double-earns-liverpool-first-win-of-season-at-ipswich/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alexander-isak-double-earns-liverpool-first-win-of-season-at-ipswich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larne get back on track as second-half double sinks Glentoran on Conor McMenamin’s big return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 2 Glentoran 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larne-get-back-on-track-as-second-half-double-sinks-glentoran-on-conor-mcmenamins-big-return/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larne-get-back-on-track-as-second-half-double-sinks-glentoran-on-conor-mcmenamins-big-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened | Larne spoil Conor McMenamin’s Glentoran return as second half double secures win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 2 Glentoran 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-it-happened-larne-spoil-conor-mcmenamins-glentoran-return-as-second-half-double-secures-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-it-happened-larne-spoil-conor-mcmenamins-glentoran-return-as-second-half-double-secures-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: One-in-a-million Co Down property with Belfast Lough views and ‘forever home’ appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crawfordsburn house is on the market for offers around &pound;1.1m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/look-inside-one-in-a-million-co-down-property-with-belfast-lough-views-and-forever-home-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/look-inside-one-in-a-million-co-down-property-with-belfast-lough-views-and-forever-home-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gazan children won’t get chance to grow up’: NI actor responds to Maureen Lipman criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pair&rsquo;s online war of words over conflict in Middle East continues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gazan-children-wont-get-chance-to-grow-up-ni-actor-responds-to-maureen-lipman-criticism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gazan-children-wont-get-chance-to-grow-up-ni-actor-responds-to-maureen-lipman-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast street preacher abandons bid to avoid jail over foul-mouthed rant at ex-deputy Lord Mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[His barrister said the challenge was being withdrawn after &lsquo;a few moments of quiet reflection&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-street-preacher-abandons-bid-to-avoid-jail-over-foul-mouthed-rant-at-ex-deputy-lord-mayor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-street-preacher-abandons-bid-to-avoid-jail-over-foul-mouthed-rant-at-ex-deputy-lord-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: In surprising jail-distillery setting, one of NI’s celeb chefs presents eyebrow-raising menu to match]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paula McIntyre is fusing old-school reliables with modern compositions McConnell&rsquo;s Whisky Distillery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-in-surprising-jail-distillery-setting-one-of-nis-celeb-chefs-presents-eyebrow-raising-menu-to-match/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-in-surprising-jail-distillery-setting-one-of-nis-celeb-chefs-presents-eyebrow-raising-menu-to-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students reveal home comforts which help them settle into university life outside NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research on travel habits and how young people feel heading off across the Irish Sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/students-reveal-home-comforts-which-help-them-settle-into-university-life-outside-ni/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/students-reveal-home-comforts-which-help-them-settle-into-university-life-outside-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cathal would be so happy we’re doing this’: Co Down tractor run to take place on 21st birthday of man killed at 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cathal McCrory was killed in a road traffic collision near Katesbridge in November 2023]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cathal-would-be-so-happy-were-doing-this-co-down-tractor-run-to-take-place-on-21st-birthday-of-man-killed-at-18/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cathal-would-be-so-happy-were-doing-this-co-down-tractor-run-to-take-place-on-21st-birthday-of-man-killed-at-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speed limit being examined at junction where young footballer was struck by car, inquest hears  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aodh&aacute;n Gillen died almost a month after the collision in Newtownabbey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/speed-limit-being-examined-at-junction-where-young-footballer-was-struck-by-car-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/speed-limit-being-examined-at-junction-where-young-footballer-was-struck-by-car-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast street preacher abandons bid to avoid jail for subjecting ex-deputy Lord Mayor to foul-mouthed rant]]></title><description><![CDATA[His barrister said the challenge was being withdrawn after &lsquo;a few moments of quiet reflection&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-street-preacher-abandons-bid-to-avoid-jail-for-subjecting-ex-deputy-lord-mayor-to-foul-mouthed-rant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-street-preacher-abandons-bid-to-avoid-jail-for-subjecting-ex-deputy-lord-mayor-to-foul-mouthed-rant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walker Cup explainer — The teams, the TV details and everything you need to know about the 51st match at Lahinch]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Holy Grail&rsquo; of men&rsquo;s amateur golf touches down in west Clare for the first time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/walker-cup-explainer-the-teams-the-tv-details-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-51st-match-at-lahinch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/walker-cup-explainer-the-teams-the-tv-details-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-51st-match-at-lahinch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret files reveal how politics overrode security advice about Queen's NI Silver Jubilee visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security assessment considered possibility of suicide bomber or IRA divers, alongside fears Duke of Edinburgh Award recipients could be shot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-files-reveal-how-politics-overrode-security-advice-about-queens-ni-silver-jubilee-visit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-files-reveal-how-politics-overrode-security-advice-about-queens-ni-silver-jubilee-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deeply loved’ Co Down grandmother died after hospital failed to spot blocked tube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coroner concludes the 68-year-old woman&rsquo;s death was &lsquo;preventable&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deeply-loved-co-down-grandmother-died-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-blocked-tube/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deeply-loved-co-down-grandmother-died-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-blocked-tube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: At surprising jail-distillery setting, McIntyre presents eyebrow-raising menu to match]]></title><description><![CDATA[McConnell&rsquo;s Presents... Paula McIntyre, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast.&nbsp;www.mcconnellsirishwhisky.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-at-surprising-jail-distillery-setting-mcintyre-presents-eyebrow-raising-menu-to-match/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-at-surprising-jail-distillery-setting-mcintyre-presents-eyebrow-raising-menu-to-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assembly probe into Jeffrey Donaldson finds no evidence of inappropriate behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former DUP leader will be sentenced next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/assembly-probe-into-jeffrey-donaldson-finds-no-evidence-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/assembly-probe-into-jeffrey-donaldson-finds-no-evidence-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (12) killed, father (40s) injured after train strikes car in Co Mayo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-12-killed-father-40s-injured-after-train-strikes-car-in-co-mayo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-12-killed-father-40s-injured-after-train-strikes-car-in-co-mayo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dearest Dolly: Paula McIntyre pays homage to a musical icon with two inspired recipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perfect sharing dish to have with a beer and toast Parton&rsquo;s life well lived]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dearest-dolly-paula-mcintyre-pays-homage-to-a-musical-icon-with-two-inspired-recipes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dearest-dolly-paula-mcintyre-pays-homage-to-a-musical-icon-with-two-inspired-recipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dearest Dolly: Paula McIntyre pays homage to a musical icon with a selection of recipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perfect sharing dish to have with a beer and toast Parton&rsquo;s life well lived]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dearest-dolly-paula-mcintyre-pays-homage-to-a-musical-icon-with-a-selection-of-recipes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dearest-dolly-paula-mcintyre-pays-homage-to-a-musical-icon-with-a-selection-of-recipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dogs absolutely make me better as a human being’: BBC broadcaster Anne-Marie Wallace on her love for rescue dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our new monthly series, we chat to well-known pet owners about what makes their four-legged friends so special. This month, we speak to BBC broadcaster Anne-Marie Wallace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-dogs-absolutely-make-me-better-as-a-human-being-bbc-broadcaster-anne-marie-wallace-on-her-love-for-rescue-dogs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-dogs-absolutely-make-me-better-as-a-human-being-bbc-broadcaster-anne-marie-wallace-on-her-love-for-rescue-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a man tells you his anti-immigration stance is fuelled by concern for women, ask him if he’s abused any women lately]]></title><description><![CDATA[Podcaster James English has become the latest poster boy for far right domestic violence, following his recent conviction for assaulting a former partner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-a-man-tells-you-his-anti-immigration-stance-is-fuelled-by-concern-for-women-ask-him-if-hes-abused-any-women-lately/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-a-man-tells-you-his-anti-immigration-stance-is-fuelled-by-concern-for-women-ask-him-if-hes-abused-any-women-lately/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My mum had an electric carving knife for cutting crusts off’: Inside NI’s church sandwich tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the iconic Mars bar and apple combination to grape and chicken, our unique sarnies deserve celebration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-mum-had-an-electric-carving-knife-for-cutting-crusts-off-inside-nis-church-sandwich-tradition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-mum-had-an-electric-carving-knife-for-cutting-crusts-off-inside-nis-church-sandwich-tradition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: My best friend wants to have a baby, but I know she’s not ready to be a mum. Should I tell her to wait?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neither she nor her boyfriend is settled in their careers; they don&rsquo;t have savings or health insurance, and she has issues she hasn&rsquo;t dealt with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-best-friend-wants-to-have-a-baby-but-i-know-shes-not-ready-to-be-a-mum-should-i-tell-her-to-wait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-best-friend-wants-to-have-a-baby-but-i-know-shes-not-ready-to-be-a-mum-should-i-tell-her-to-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Cross 25 years on: Allison Morris on what she saw, and the loyalist point of view]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, but certain areas of Belfast felt little impact from the peace deal. In September 2001, the Holy Cross dispute became one of the most disturbing flashpoints of the post-Agreement era.&nbsp;Holy Cross was a Catholic Girls&rsquo; primary school but sat a few hundred yards inside the loyalist Glenbryn estate, in an area known as Upper Ardoyne. Within days of the school year starting, the world watched in horror as demonstrations involving abuse, spittin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/holy-cross-25-years-on-allison-morris-on-what-she-saw-and-the-loyalist-point-of-view-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/holy-cross-25-years-on-allison-morris-on-what-she-saw-and-the-loyalist-point-of-view-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (12) killed, man (40s) injured after train strikes car in Co Mayo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-12-killed-man-40s-injured-after-train-strikes-car-in-co-mayo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-12-killed-man-40s-injured-after-train-strikes-car-in-co-mayo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont minister orders probe into governance at NI Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister Liz Kimmins tells Assembly &lsquo;internal checks and balances&rsquo; of organisation need scrutiny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-minister-orders-probe-into-governance-at-ni-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-minister-orders-probe-into-governance-at-ni-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morocco star Fred desperately seeking Madonna in Marrakech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First Dates ma&icirc;tre d&rsquo; takes in the opulence of the Royal Mansour &mdash; where he enjoys a chauffeur-driven Bentley and a fountain full of rose petals. Shame about the cushions, though...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/morocco-star-fred-desperately-seeking-madonna-in-marrakech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/morocco-star-fred-desperately-seeking-madonna-in-marrakech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of NI electricity generated through renewable sources for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost three times more electricity was imported than the previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-half-of-ni-electricity-generated-through-renewable-sources-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-half-of-ni-electricity-generated-through-renewable-sources-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services attend scene of ‘serious incident’ after train strikes car; ‘significant disruption’ expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-attend-scene-of-serious-incident-after-train-strikes-car-significant-disruption-expected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-attend-scene-of-serious-incident-after-train-strikes-car-significant-disruption-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI retailers enjoy rise in footfall for second successive month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Region achieved UK&rsquo;s best numbers in August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-retailers-enjoy-rise-in-footfall-for-second-successive-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-retailers-enjoy-rise-in-footfall-for-second-successive-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP veteran politician ‘left in limbo’ as party selects new council candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Rodgers&rsquo; career hangs in balance ahead of 2027 election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-veteran-politician-left-in-limbo-as-party-selects-new-council-candidate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-veteran-politician-left-in-limbo-as-party-selects-new-council-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swift praise and lyrical shade: Phoebe Bridgers’ new album puts ex Paul Mescal and her ‘replacement’ Gracie Abrams in the spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The who-dumped-who rumour mill just went into overdrive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/swift-praise-and-lyrical-shade-phoebe-bridgers-new-album-puts-ex-paul-mescal-and-her-replacement-gracie-abrams-in-the-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/swift-praise-and-lyrical-shade-phoebe-bridgers-new-album-puts-ex-paul-mescal-and-her-replacement-gracie-abrams-in-the-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominic Sessa on the hellraising that led him to playing Anthony Bourdain: ‘The cops were not too fond of us’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 23-year-old Bafta-nominated star of Christmas comedy &lsquo;The Holdovers&rsquo; is playing the late culinary world bad boy in a bittersweet new biopic. He talks to Adam White about his &lsquo;Seventies face&rsquo;, his years of adolescent rebellion, and why &lsquo;Tony&rsquo; avoids mention of its hero&rsquo;s tragic death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dominic-sessa-on-the-hellraising-that-led-him-to-playing-anthony-bourdain-the-cops-were-not-too-fond-of-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dominic-sessa-on-the-hellraising-that-led-him-to-playing-anthony-bourdain-the-cops-were-not-too-fond-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emblem Award honour for 39 police officers who lost lives during Troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honour is civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emblem-award-honour-for-39-police-officers-who-lost-lives-during-troubles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emblem-award-honour-for-39-police-officers-who-lost-lives-during-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deeply loved’ Co Down pensioner died after hospital failed to spot blocked tube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coroner concludes the 68-year-old woman&rsquo;s death was &lsquo;preventable&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deeply-loved-co-down-pensioner-died-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-blocked-tube/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deeply-loved-co-down-pensioner-died-after-hospital-failed-to-spot-blocked-tube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department for Infrastructure launches probe into governance at NI Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister Liz Kimmins tells Assembly &lsquo;internal checks and balances&rsquo; of organisation need scrutiny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-infrastructure-launches-probe-into-governance-at-ni-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-infrastructure-launches-probe-into-governance-at-ni-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP veteran politican ‘left in limbo’ as party selects new council candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Rodgers&rsquo; career hangs in balance ahead of 2027 election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-veteran-politican-left-in-limbo-as-party-selects-new-council-candidate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-veteran-politican-left-in-limbo-as-party-selects-new-council-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Cross 25-years-on: Allison Morris on what she saw, and the loyalist point of view]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, but certain areas of Belfast felt little effect of peace. In September 2001, the Holy Cross dispute became one of the most disturbing flashpoints of the post-Agreement era.&nbsp;Holy Cross was a Catholic Girls&rsquo; primary school but sat a few hundred yards inside the loyalist Glenbryn estate, in an area known as Upper Ardoyne. Within days of the school year starting, the world watched in horror as demonstrations involving abuse, spitting and a bom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/holy-cross-25-years-on-allison-morris-on-what-she-saw-and-the-loyalist-point-of-view/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/holy-cross-25-years-on-allison-morris-on-what-she-saw-and-the-loyalist-point-of-view/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butler accused of being ‘caretaker Health Minister’ after announcing new panel to advise on hospital services]]></title><description><![CDATA[BMA warns &lsquo;reform cannot be endlessly discussed&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/butler-accused-of-being-caretaker-health-minister-after-announcing-new-panel-to-advise-on-hospital-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/butler-accused-of-being-caretaker-health-minister-after-announcing-new-panel-to-advise-on-hospital-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcycling legend Jonathan Rea receives Lifetime Achievement honour at 18th Ulster Tatler Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other big winners on the night included Anthony Boyle and Ciara Mageean]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/motorcycling-legend-jonathan-rea-receives-lifetime-achievement-honour-at-18th-ulster-tatler-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/motorcycling-legend-jonathan-rea-receives-lifetime-achievement-honour-at-18th-ulster-tatler-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters suspect lithium ion battery as reason for Belfast blaze as battle with flames enters second night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green Party councillor asks for site to be investigated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-suspect-lithium-ion-battery-as-reason-for-belfast-blaze-as-battle-with-flames-enters-second-night/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-suspect-lithium-ion-battery-as-reason-for-belfast-blaze-as-battle-with-flames-enters-second-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters suspect lithium ion battery as reason for blaze as battle with flames enters second night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green Party councillor asks for site to be investigated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-suspect-lithium-ion-battery-as-reason-for-blaze-as-battle-with-flames-enters-second-night/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-suspect-lithium-ion-battery-as-reason-for-blaze-as-battle-with-flames-enters-second-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘He was a controlling man – I hid food wrappers in the bin outside so I knew he wouldn’t see what I was eating’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her mid-40s with three children tells her story from her perspective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-he-was-a-controlling-man-i-hid-food-wrappers-in-the-bin-outside-so-i-knew-he-wouldnt-see-what-i-was-eating/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-he-was-a-controlling-man-i-hid-food-wrappers-in-the-bin-outside-so-i-knew-he-wouldnt-see-what-i-was-eating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco worker sets sights on Special Olympics World Games glory: ‘We’re all in awe of him’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callum Neill is fresh off winning three golds at the Special Olympics Ireland Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tesco-worker-sets-sights-on-special-olympics-world-games-glory-were-all-in-awe-of-him/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tesco-worker-sets-sights-on-special-olympics-world-games-glory-were-all-in-awe-of-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters expected to battle major Belfast blaze for second night in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green Party councillor asks for site to be investigated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-expected-to-battle-major-belfast-blaze-for-second-night-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firefighters-expected-to-battle-major-belfast-blaze-for-second-night-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the NI couple who started a brewery in the back garden: ‘We definitely have a challenge ahead of us’]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Treble Brewing, Jen and Alastair have set out to create &lsquo;something that comes from this land&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-ni-couple-who-started-a-brewery-in-the-back-garden-we-definitely-have-a-challenge-ahead-of-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-ni-couple-who-started-a-brewery-in-the-back-garden-we-definitely-have-a-challenge-ahead-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing adjourned for men who raped teenager in Dungannon car park]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will now take place on September 17]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sentencing-adjourned-for-men-who-raped-teenager-in-dungannon-car-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sentencing-adjourned-for-men-who-raped-teenager-in-dungannon-car-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree parade is now a template for reopening disputes that seemed settled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orange Order says this marks a reset in how it deals with the Parades Commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drumcree-parade-is-now-a-template-for-reopening-disputes-that-seemed-settled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drumcree-parade-is-now-a-template-for-reopening-disputes-that-seemed-settled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£16k benefits cheat working for department that investigates fraudsters avoids jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her employer is responsible for investigating benefit fraud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/16k-benefits-cheat-working-for-department-that-investigates-fraudsters-avoids-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/16k-benefits-cheat-working-for-department-that-investigates-fraudsters-avoids-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department for Communities civil servant avoids jail for £16k benefit fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her employer is responsible for investigating benefit fraud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-communities-civil-servant-avoids-jail-for-16k-benefit-fraud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-communities-civil-servant-avoids-jail-for-16k-benefit-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public consultation to take place on extension for Co Down secondary school]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Columbanus College celebrated its 65th anniversary earlier this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-consultation-to-take-place-on-extension-for-co-down-secondary-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-consultation-to-take-place-on-extension-for-co-down-secondary-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes as Coleraine legend and WW2 veteran dies aged 107]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norman Irwin BEM served in eight countries during Second World War]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-as-coleraine-legend-and-ww2-veteran-dies-aged-107/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-as-coleraine-legend-and-ww2-veteran-dies-aged-107/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman with cerebral palsy urges Electric Picnic to ‘do better’ on accessibility after she fell and broke nose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some music fans with additional needs said they &lsquo;felt pushed aside&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-with-cerebral-palsy-urges-electric-picnic-to-do-better-on-accessibility-after-she-fell-and-broke-nose/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-with-cerebral-palsy-urges-electric-picnic-to-do-better-on-accessibility-after-she-fell-and-broke-nose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of thug who made fake rape claims against over 25 innocent men is firebombed]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI probe deliberate arson after Darren Coyle&rsquo;s Cookstown house goes up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-of-thug-who-made-fake-rape-claims-against-over-25-innocent-men-is-firebombed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-of-thug-who-made-fake-rape-claims-against-over-25-innocent-men-is-firebombed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If he thought it’s time for him to leave, he’d leave’: Glentoran owner on why he’s sticking by boss despite fans’ frustrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ali Shams Pour rejects calls to sack Oval chief Declan Devine as he also addresses the club&rsquo;s fresh quest for title glory, asks for supporters to stay patient, lifts lid on stadium redevelopment plans and hails Conor McMenamin&rsquo;s &lsquo;statement&rsquo; return]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-he-thought-its-time-for-him-to-leave-hed-leave-glentoran-owner-on-why-hes-sticking-by-boss-despite-fans-frustrations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-he-thought-its-time-for-him-to-leave-hed-leave-glentoran-owner-on-why-hes-sticking-by-boss-despite-fans-frustrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craigavon’s ‘Marmite’ landmark: Nordic-style hotel dream or concrete eyesore destined for demolition?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From conversion into a Nordic-style hotel to long overdue demolition, residents have their say on future of edifice that&rsquo;s divided opinion for 50 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/craigavons-marmite-landmark-nordic-style-hotel-dream-or-concrete-eyesore-destined-for-demolition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/craigavons-marmite-landmark-nordic-style-hotel-dream-or-concrete-eyesore-destined-for-demolition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast mum hits out at Education Authority after SEN son left without primary place: ‘30-mile trip too much to cope with’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mum calls system into question as she refuses &lsquo;unsuitable&rsquo; offer for her child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-mum-hits-out-at-education-authority-after-sen-son-left-without-primary-place-30-mile-trip-too-much-to-cope-with/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-mum-hits-out-at-education-authority-after-sen-son-left-without-primary-place-30-mile-trip-too-much-to-cope-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen’s University to mark 60 years of Seamus Heaney’s Death of a Naturalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Glenn Patterson, director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, on the Digging at 60 conference which looks at the poet&rsquo;s early career, first collection and broadcasts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-to-mark-60-years-of-seamus-heaneys-death-of-a-naturalist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-to-mark-60-years-of-seamus-heaneys-death-of-a-naturalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life lessons: ‘As a child, I thought success looked like glitz, glam, trophies and accolades’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mezzo-soprano Ruby Dibble on what her mentor taught her about &lsquo;strange genius&rsquo;, her upcoming Carmen role, and being diagnosed with ADHD]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-lessons-as-a-child-i-thought-success-looked-like-glitz-glam-trophies-and-accolades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-lessons-as-a-child-i-thought-success-looked-like-glitz-glam-trophies-and-accolades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a firm believer that if you want something, you’ll go get it’: Brazilian engineer on how she started a new life in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Meaning of Life series, business owner Juliana Germ&iacute;nio chats about making dreams a reality and how she has continually reinvented herself]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-a-firm-believer-that-if-you-want-something-youll-go-get-it-brazilian-engineer-on-how-she-started-a-new-life-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-a-firm-believer-that-if-you-want-something-youll-go-get-it-brazilian-engineer-on-how-she-started-a-new-life-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool FM Breakfast Show hosts to cycle 800 miles in landmark Cash for Kids fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programme will be broadcast each morning while the presenters cycle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cool-fm-breakfast-show-hosts-to-cycle-800-miles-in-landmark-cash-for-kids-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cool-fm-breakfast-show-hosts-to-cycle-800-miles-in-landmark-cash-for-kids-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for Marlborough House, Craigavon’s ‘Marmite’ landmark building?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From conversion into a Nordic-style hotel to long overdue demolition, residents have their say on future of edifice that&rsquo;s divided opinion for 50 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-next-for-marlborough-house-craigavons-marmite-landmark-building/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-next-for-marlborough-house-craigavons-marmite-landmark-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No P1 place for Joel (4) as 30-mile school run ‘too much to cope with’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mum calls system into question as she refuses &lsquo;unsuitable&rsquo; offer for her child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-p1-place-for-joel-4-as-30-mile-school-run-too-much-to-cope-with/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-p1-place-for-joel-4-as-30-mile-school-run-too-much-to-cope-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street preacher claims criminal cases against him are ‘biggest load of c***’ ahead of appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pastor in rambling two-hour video rebuttal ahead of appeal against jail sentence for verbal abuse and resisting police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/street-preacher-claims-criminal-cases-against-him-are-biggest-load-of-c-ahead-of-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/street-preacher-claims-criminal-cases-against-him-are-biggest-load-of-c-ahead-of-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin minister accuses small business group of ‘inaccuracies’ over Good Jobs Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[FSB hits back at Caoimhe Archibald&rsquo;s &lsquo;ill-thought-out&rsquo; legislation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-minister-accuses-small-business-group-of-inaccuracies-over-good-jobs-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-minister-accuses-small-business-group-of-inaccuracies-over-good-jobs-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI universities can't say how many students are using AI to cheat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Queen&rsquo;s and UU said the focus was on responsible use of the technology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-universities-cant-say-how-many-students-are-using-ai-to-cheat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-universities-cant-say-how-many-students-are-using-ai-to-cheat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawrence Shankland double earns Rangers hard-fought win at Falkirk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falkirk 1 Rangers 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lawrence-shankland-double-earns-rangers-hard-fought-win-at-falkirk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lawrence-shankland-double-earns-rangers-hard-fought-win-at-falkirk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camilo Duran nets again as Celtic maintain perfect start with win over Aberdeen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/camilo-duran-nets-again-as-celtic-maintain-perfect-start-with-win-over-aberdeen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/camilo-duran-nets-again-as-celtic-maintain-perfect-start-with-win-over-aberdeen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged abuse victim shares horrific injuries after husband charged: ‘My ex tortured me for months... here’s my truth’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused breached bail after visiting estranged wife and hiding in her cupboard when cops called]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-abuse-victim-shares-horrific-injuries-after-husband-charged-my-ex-tortured-me-for-months-heres-my-truth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-abuse-victim-shares-horrific-injuries-after-husband-charged-my-ex-tortured-me-for-months-heres-my-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NI mayor announces political exit a year after giving reference for convicted rapist]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDLP councillor Brian Tierney will not contest the local elections in May 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-ni-mayor-announces-political-exit-a-year-after-giving-reference-for-convicted-rapist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-ni-mayor-announces-political-exit-a-year-after-giving-reference-for-convicted-rapist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast man jailed for attacking ex-partner at her work in children’s nursery while brandishing knife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Violent offender with 121 previous convictions also handed five-year restraining order to protect victim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-man-jailed-for-attacking-ex-partner-at-her-work-in-childrens-nursery-while-brandishing-knife/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-man-jailed-for-attacking-ex-partner-at-her-work-in-childrens-nursery-while-brandishing-knife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Hall to be lit up for International Safe Abortion Day as DUP slams decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP&rsquo;s Tracy Kelly said building should not be turned into &lsquo;billboard for abortion&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-hall-to-be-lit-up-for-international-safe-abortion-day-as-dup-slams-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-hall-to-be-lit-up-for-international-safe-abortion-day-as-dup-slams-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former district mayor announces political exit a year after giving reference for convicted rapist]]></title><description><![CDATA[SDLP councillor Brian Tierney will not contest the local elections in May 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-district-mayor-announces-political-exit-a-year-after-giving-reference-for-convicted-rapist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-district-mayor-announces-political-exit-a-year-after-giving-reference-for-convicted-rapist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pub review: One-time members club now a cult favourite among hipster and culture vulture types]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Sports Club is more popular than ever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pub-review-one-time-members-club-now-a-cult-favourite-among-hipster-and-culture-vulture-types/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pub-review-one-time-members-club-now-a-cult-favourite-among-hipster-and-culture-vulture-types/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Menace’ who assaulted nurses and patients and damaged equipment at Altnagelvin Hospital refused bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman (47) with 108 previous convictions &lsquo;a danger to the public&rsquo;, court told]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/menace-who-assaulted-nurses-and-patients-and-damaged-equipment-at-altnagelvin-hospital-refused-bail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/menace-who-assaulted-nurses-and-patients-and-damaged-equipment-at-altnagelvin-hospital-refused-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Football is changing’: Armagh native Oisin McConville backs new-look Wicklow to challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Garden County can look forward to Sam Maguire football next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/football-is-changing-armagh-native-oisin-mcconville-backs-new-look-wicklow-to-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/football-is-changing-armagh-native-oisin-mcconville-backs-new-look-wicklow-to-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a coward’: Maureen Lipman fires back as NI actor withdraws from show over her views on Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The English actor said the Belfast man was &lsquo;virtue signalling&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-coward-maureen-lipman-fires-back-as-ni-actor-withdraws-from-show-over-her-views-on-israel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-coward-maureen-lipman-fires-back-as-ni-actor-withdraws-from-show-over-her-views-on-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Questions need to be asked’: TUV chief speaks out as it’s revealed NI staff have BBC’s highest sickness rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions over &lsquo;significant disparity&rsquo; between sick days taken in BBC Northern Ireland and other parts of UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/questions-need-to-be-asked-tuv-chief-speaks-out-as-its-revealed-ni-staff-have-bbcs-highest-sickness-rate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/questions-need-to-be-asked-tuv-chief-speaks-out-as-its-revealed-ni-staff-have-bbcs-highest-sickness-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five signs your child is struggling with the new school year – and how you can help them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The novelty of new books and new teachers can wear off quickly, but experts share how to support a child who is floundering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-signs-your-child-is-struggling-with-the-new-school-year-and-how-you-can-help-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-signs-your-child-is-struggling-with-the-new-school-year-and-how-you-can-help-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramilitaries rule out Drumcree street terror as they vow no return to chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[UVF and LVF horrors haunt fresh powder-keg march showdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paramilitaries-rule-out-drumcree-street-terror-as-they-vow-no-return-to-chaos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paramilitaries-rule-out-drumcree-street-terror-as-they-vow-no-return-to-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mystery of the headless paedophile’s body found in a bog]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September 2000 a body was found in a bog in Fermanagh.&nbsp;This was not a so called &lsquo;bog-body&rsquo;, sacrificed long ago - the body turned out to belong to local bus driver David Sullivan, who had gone missing 17 months earlier.&nbsp; There were things that were particularly disturbing about this discovery &ndash; the first of which was that Sullivan was the subject of dozens of allegations of child abuse, the second was that his body had no head.&nbsp;Olivia Peden is joined by Belfas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-mystery-of-the-headless-paedophiles-body-found-in-a-bog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-mystery-of-the-headless-paedophiles-body-found-in-a-bog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As the First Day approaches, I realise that one day I have to let my wee girl go... Childhood doesn’t last forever’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the hazy heat of a memorable summer, I face-up the realisation that my daughter will soon begin school]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-the-first-day-approaches-i-realise-that-one-day-i-have-to-let-my-wee-girl-go-childhood-doesnt-last-forever-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-the-first-day-approaches-i-realise-that-one-day-i-have-to-let-my-wee-girl-go-childhood-doesnt-last-forever-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The horror we experienced up there lingers in my mind – it still haunts me’: Student who survived cable car catastrophe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sky-high ordeal of six Pakistani schoolboys and two teachers as their lives hung by a thread is subject of new film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-horror-we-experienced-up-there-lingers-in-my-mind-it-still-haunts-me-student-who-survived-cable-car-catastrophe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-horror-we-experienced-up-there-lingers-in-my-mind-it-still-haunts-me-student-who-survived-cable-car-catastrophe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can you do when your child doesn’t want to go to school?]]></title><description><![CDATA[School avoidance is one of the fastest-growing challenges facing families today, yet few parents know what to do about it. Psychotherapist Bronagh Starrs unpacks the hidden drivers of school anxiety]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-can-you-do-when-your-child-doesnt-want-to-go-to-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-can-you-do-when-your-child-doesnt-want-to-go-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr David Coleman: Our teenager is using snus — how can we get her to stop?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding nicotine pouches can be shocking for a parent, but reacting with anger can push a teenager to become even more secretive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dr-david-coleman-our-teenager-is-using-snus-how-can-we-get-her-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dr-david-coleman-our-teenager-is-using-snus-how-can-we-get-her-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Lough Erne to the seas: NI skipper on sailing to victory in race around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast man Oli Irvine spent 11 months on the water. Here, he talks about challenges posed by the weather, raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, and his goals for the future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-lough-erne-to-the-seas-ni-skipper-on-sailing-to-victory-in-race-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-lough-erne-to-the-seas-ni-skipper-on-sailing-to-victory-in-race-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI staff have BBC’s highest sickness rate amid calls for review of licence fee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions over &lsquo;significant disparity&rsquo; between sick days taken in BBC Northern Ireland and other parts of UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-staff-have-bbcs-highest-sickness-rate-amid-calls-for-review-of-licence-fee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-staff-have-bbcs-highest-sickness-rate-amid-calls-for-review-of-licence-fee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the First Day approaches, I realise that one day I have to let my wee girl go... Childhood doesn’t last forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the hazy heat of a memorable summer, I face-up the realisation that my daughter will soon begin school]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-the-first-day-approaches-i-realise-that-one-day-i-have-to-let-my-wee-girl-go-childhood-doesnt-last-forever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-the-first-day-approaches-i-realise-that-one-day-i-have-to-let-my-wee-girl-go-childhood-doesnt-last-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Sullivan: The mystery of the headless paedophile’s murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September 2000 a body was found in a bog in Fermanagh.&nbsp;This was not a so called &lsquo;bog-body&rsquo;, sacrificed long ago - the body turned out to belong to local bus driver David Sullivan, who had gone missing 17 months earlier.&nbsp; There were things that were particularly disturbing about this discovery &ndash; the first of which was that Sullivan was the subject of dozens of allegations of child abuse, the second was that his body had no head.&nbsp;Olivia Peden is joined by Belfas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-sullivan-the-mystery-of-the-headless-paedophiles-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-sullivan-the-mystery-of-the-headless-paedophiles-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam McStravick and Joe Gormley braces see Cliftonville stroll it but bigger tests will await]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 4 Knockbreda 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/liam-mcstravick-and-joe-gormley-braces-see-cliftonville-stroll-it-but-bigger-tests-will-await/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/liam-mcstravick-and-joe-gormley-braces-see-cliftonville-stroll-it-but-bigger-tests-will-await/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers’ Shield defence stopped at first hurdle as Crusaders hold nerve to win on penalties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 2 Carrick Rangers 2 (Crusaders win 5-4 on penalties)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/carrick-rangers-shield-defence-stopped-at-first-hurdle-as-crusaders-hold-nerve-to-win-on-penalties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/carrick-rangers-shield-defence-stopped-at-first-hurdle-as-crusaders-hold-nerve-to-win-on-penalties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gritty Glenavon comeback stuns Portadown as David Jeffrey’s wait for first win goes on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 2 Glenavon 4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gritty-glenavon-comeback-stuns-portadown-as-david-jeffreys-wait-for-first-win-goes-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gritty-glenavon-comeback-stuns-portadown-as-david-jeffreys-wait-for-first-win-goes-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larne have far too much for Championship leaders Newington as they ease way into next round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 4 Newington 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larne-have-far-too-much-for-championship-leaders-newington-as-they-ease-way-into-next-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larne-have-far-too-much-for-championship-leaders-newington-as-they-ease-way-into-next-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Food envy at town’s signature hotel after choosing the wrong dish for a Sunday lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dry turkey at the Seagoe Hotel&rsquo;s main restaurant The Courtyard the only downside to an otherwise excellent meal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-food-envy-at-towns-signature-hotel-after-choosing-the-wrong-dish-for-a-sunday-lunch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-food-envy-at-towns-signature-hotel-after-choosing-the-wrong-dish-for-a-sunday-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast barber accused of stalking neighbour after telling her she looked like ‘a beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed German’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast man (33) already on bail over similar allegations, court told]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-barber-accused-of-stalking-neighbour-after-telling-her-she-looked-like-a-beautiful-blonde-blue-eyed-german/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-barber-accused-of-stalking-neighbour-after-telling-her-she-looked-like-a-beautiful-blonde-blue-eyed-german/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not sure if there’s any other country in the world where 80,000 people turn up for a female athlete. I’m so grateful for the support’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Taylor fully focused on task at hand as Croke Park swansong looms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-not-sure-if-theres-any-other-country-in-the-world-where-80000-people-turn-up-for-a-female-athlete-im-so-grateful-for-the-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-not-sure-if-theres-any-other-country-in-the-world-where-80000-people-turn-up-for-a-female-athlete-im-so-grateful-for-the-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Sinn Féin MLA announced as veteran party member steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Boggs is a councillor in the Sperrins area]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-sinn-fin-mla-announced-as-veteran-party-member-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-sinn-fin-mla-announced-as-veteran-party-member-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who recorded PSNI officers’ cars at station is jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge said incident caused &lsquo;upset and distress&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-who-recorded-psni-officers-cars-at-station-is-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-who-recorded-psni-officers-cars-at-station-is-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Sinn Féin MLA announced following Maolíosa McHugh’s resignation as West Tyrone MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Boggs is a councillor in the Sperrins area]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-sinn-fin-mla-announced-following-maolosa-mchughs-resignation-as-west-tyrone-mla/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-sinn-fin-mla-announced-following-maolosa-mchughs-resignation-as-west-tyrone-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building whose partial collapse forced street closure last year has deteriorated further]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Convent of Mercy suffered structural damage during Storm Amy in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-whose-partial-collapse-forced-street-closure-last-year-has-deteriorated-further/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-whose-partial-collapse-forced-street-closure-last-year-has-deteriorated-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Christmas markets in Europe: Magical cities to explore ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planning a trip for the most magical time of the year?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-christmas-markets-in-europe-magical-cities-to-explore/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-christmas-markets-in-europe-magical-cities-to-explore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Edinburgh’s blend of hills, history and hops can still be enjoyed with a pram in tow]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Mulgrew finds the tourism and hospitality offering in the gorgeous Scottish capital caters just as well for young families as for any other holidaymaker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-edinburghs-blend-of-hills-history-and-hops-can-still-be-enjoyed-with-a-pram-in-tow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-edinburghs-blend-of-hills-history-and-hops-can-still-be-enjoyed-with-a-pram-in-tow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MLA Maoliosa McHugh announces he is stepping down as West Tyrone MLA: ‘It has been an honour’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr McHugh has been an MLA for the area since 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-mla-maoliosa-mchugh-announces-he-is-stepping-down-as-west-tyrone-mla-it-has-been-an-honour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-mla-maoliosa-mchugh-announces-he-is-stepping-down-as-west-tyrone-mla-it-has-been-an-honour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US singer-songwriter Sombr announced as Belsonic headliner for Ormeau Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes following his headline performance at Electric Picnic festival in Co Laois]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/us-singer-songwriter-sombr-announced-as-belsonic-headliner-for-ormeau-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/us-singer-songwriter-sombr-announced-as-belsonic-headliner-for-ormeau-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manufacturing Month: showcasing the best of one of NI’s biggest sectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s leading manufacturing leaders and businesses have gathered at an event following a showcase of the sector as part of Manufacturing NI&rsquo;s Manufacturing Month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/manufacturing-month-showcasing-the-best-of-one-of-nis-biggest-sectors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/manufacturing-month-showcasing-the-best-of-one-of-nis-biggest-sectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unless government acts we face closures and job losses in this perfect storm’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glyn Roberts, chief executive of Retail NI, says the retail landscape, and both our high streets and sector, must evolve. However, more is needed from government to avoid the loss of one of our most precious assets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/unless-government-acts-we-face-closures-and-job-losses-in-this-perfect-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/unless-government-acts-we-face-closures-and-job-losses-in-this-perfect-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s no silver bullet to Belfast’s challenges… but we must look at new modes of delivery’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare Guinness, chief executive of Belfast Chamber, says Belfast remains a city with huge benefits and potential, but it&rsquo;s being held back by no long-term investment or budget, limited progress on Sunday trading, infrastructure, and rising costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/theres-no-silver-bullet-to-belfasts-challenges-but-we-must-look-at-new-modes-of-delivery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/theres-no-silver-bullet-to-belfasts-challenges-but-we-must-look-at-new-modes-of-delivery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thug branded ‘walking nightmare’ after making fake sex assault claims against over 20 men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families torn families apart after Darren Coyle made false allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thug-branded-walking-nightmare-after-making-fake-sex-assault-claims-against-over-20-men/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thug-branded-walking-nightmare-after-making-fake-sex-assault-claims-against-over-20-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notorious sex attacker caught by gravy stain DNA is back on the streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Predator Sean Heaton grabbed two women off street in terrifying alleyway assaults]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/notorious-sex-attacker-caught-by-gravy-stain-dna-is-back-on-the-streets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/notorious-sex-attacker-caught-by-gravy-stain-dna-is-back-on-the-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage boy to appear in court charged with murder of man in Dungannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victim named locally as Sidi Djalo who had lived in the area for two decades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenage-boy-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-murder-of-man-in-dungannon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenage-boy-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-murder-of-man-in-dungannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sage ‘delighted’ to celebrate firms ‘shaping a more innovative, resilient, prosperous future’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sponsor of Small-to-Mid-Tier Practice of the Year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sage-delighted-to-celebrate-firms-shaping-a-more-innovative-resilient-prosperous-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sage-delighted-to-celebrate-firms-shaping-a-more-innovative-resilient-prosperous-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former fisherman swaps ‘icicles in beard’ for gelato success as Little Mamma’s expands across Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of Little Mamma&rsquo;s Gelato chats with Mary McCarthy about being stocked in supermarkets north and south and why he&rsquo;ll never forget his time as a trawlerman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-fisherman-swaps-icicles-in-beard-for-gelato-success-as-little-mammas-expands-across-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-fisherman-swaps-icicles-in-beard-for-gelato-success-as-little-mammas-expands-across-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of ministerial accountability is hobbling economy department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recurring questions about the adequacy of governance, financial controls and stewardship of public money reinforce concern]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lack-of-ministerial-accountability-is-hobbling-economy-department/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lack-of-ministerial-accountability-is-hobbling-economy-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down business designs new four-in-one crib that’s built to last]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Buckley, of Huddle Baby on what drove him to invent product and his hopes of taking it into international markets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-business-designs-new-four-in-one-crib-thats-built-to-last/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-business-designs-new-four-in-one-crib-thats-built-to-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entries open for 2026 Belfast Telegraph IT Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Event will be held on November 13 at the Mac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/entries-open-for-2026-belfast-telegraph-it-awards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/entries-open-for-2026-belfast-telegraph-it-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI firm to double workforce after Scottish wind farm recycling project]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU and international markets are now opening up for us, says CEO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-firm-to-double-workforce-after-scottish-wind-farm-recycling-project/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-firm-to-double-workforce-after-scottish-wind-farm-recycling-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Water agreed £250,000 bailout to bridge contract gap after terminating whistleblower’s contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The whistleblower&rsquo;s work was terminated after raising concerns over potential fraud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-water-agreed-250000-bailout-to-bridge-contract-gap-after-terminating-whistleblowers-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-water-agreed-250000-bailout-to-bridge-contract-gap-after-terminating-whistleblowers-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-thirds of DAERA’s social media ad budget spent promoting beef and lamb industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth says figures prove department in thrall to farmers while environmental concerns &lsquo;not getting a look-in&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-thirds-of-daeras-social-media-ad-budget-spent-promoting-beef-and-lamb-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-thirds-of-daeras-social-media-ad-budget-spent-promoting-beef-and-lamb-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It felt like the natural next step’: Popular streetwear brand Storefront coming to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maiden City business that started out as Facebook group discussing clothes, film and TV to open new outlet in the capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-felt-like-the-natural-next-step-popular-streetwear-brand-storefront-coming-to-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-felt-like-the-natural-next-step-popular-streetwear-brand-storefront-coming-to-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree ‘publicity stunt’ could set parading back a decade, warns prominent loyalist bandsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derek Moore claims NIO rejected his application to join Parades Commission after an interview lasting a few minutes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drumcree-publicity-stunt-could-set-parading-back-a-decade-warns-prominent-loyalist-bandsman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drumcree-publicity-stunt-could-set-parading-back-a-decade-warns-prominent-loyalist-bandsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Allison: I’m not attracted to my husband and he bores me. An old male friend has now rekindled my sexual desire — should I have an affair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ask-allison-im-not-attracted-to-my-husband-and-he-bores-me-an-old-male-friend-has-now-rekindled-my-sexual-desire-should-i-have-an-affair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ask-allison-im-not-attracted-to-my-husband-and-he-bores-me-an-old-male-friend-has-now-rekindled-my-sexual-desire-should-i-have-an-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police union calls for courts to take off gloves after seven officers injured in 24 hours while policing Belfast concerts]]></title><description><![CDATA[One officer was bitten on the arm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-union-calls-for-courts-to-take-off-gloves-after-seven-officers-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-union-calls-for-courts-to-take-off-gloves-after-seven-officers-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police union calls for courts to take off gloves after seven PSNI officers are injured in 24 hours while policing Belfast concerts]]></title><description><![CDATA[One officer bitten on the arm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-union-calls-for-courts-to-take-off-gloves-after-seven-psni-officers-are-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-union-calls-for-courts-to-take-off-gloves-after-seven-psni-officers-are-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (21) jailed for life for murder of Cork postman who was beaten to death with golf club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brutal death of Barry Daly (44) described as tragedy for the community]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-21-jailed-for-life-for-murder-of-cork-postman-who-was-beaten-to-death-with-golf-club/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-21-jailed-for-life-for-murder-of-cork-postman-who-was-beaten-to-death-with-golf-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choice, change and a £1bn target: Inside Charles Hurst’s next chapter ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Hurst expands&nbsp;amid&nbsp;automotive transformation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/choice-change-and-a-1bn-target-inside-charles-hursts-next-chapter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/choice-change-and-a-1bn-target-inside-charles-hursts-next-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven PSNI officers injured in 24 hours while policing Belfast concerts]]></title><description><![CDATA[One officer bitten on the arm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/seven-psni-officers-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/seven-psni-officers-injured-in-24-hours-while-policing-belfast-concerts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young girl remains in hospital as police given further time to question teenager arrested in Co Tyrone murder probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victim named locally as Sidi Djalo who had lived in the area for two decades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/young-girl-remains-in-hospital-as-police-given-further-time-to-question-teenager-arrested-in-co-tyrone-murder-probe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/young-girl-remains-in-hospital-as-police-given-further-time-to-question-teenager-arrested-in-co-tyrone-murder-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Margot Robbie in a bubble bath is more dignified than Seán Quinn’s new podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put Se&aacute;n Quinn behind a microphone and all we hear is an angry old man who can&rsquo;t accept that his own mistakes caused his financial downfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/even-margot-robbie-in-a-bubble-bath-is-more-dignified-than-sen-quinns-new-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/even-margot-robbie-in-a-bubble-bath-is-more-dignified-than-sen-quinns-new-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning consultancy opens permanent north west base at Ebrington Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founded in 2008, award-winning TSA Planning advises clients across development and regeneration sectors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/planning-consultancy-opens-permanent-north-west-base-at-ebrington-square/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/planning-consultancy-opens-permanent-north-west-base-at-ebrington-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UVF hitman says MI5 ran loyalist death gangs as he begs for chance to tell his victims the truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maze Prison hardman who was shot during feud says he&rsquo;s turned his back on terror pals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uvf-hitman-says-mi5-ran-loyalist-death-gangs-as-he-begs-for-chance-to-tell-his-victims-the-truth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uvf-hitman-says-mi5-ran-loyalist-death-gangs-as-he-begs-for-chance-to-tell-his-victims-the-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Working Life: ‘There’s a misconception about what PR is. It’s not about flogging things’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grainne McGarvey chats to Claire Dickson her early career dreams, being self-employed, and taking her laptop on holiday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-working-life-theres-a-misconception-about-what-pr-is-its-not-about-flogging-things/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-working-life-theres-a-misconception-about-what-pr-is-its-not-about-flogging-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is soft saving? Here are the pros and cons of this finance trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[This financial strategy prioritises wellbeing and quality of life over rigid budgeting and aggressive saving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-is-soft-saving-here-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-this-finance-trend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-is-soft-saving-here-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-this-finance-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I see it as coming home’: Former DUP councillor joins UUP in big boost for Burrows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Kathryn Owen will run for the party in South Belfast and Mid Down in next year&rsquo;s Assembly election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-see-it-as-coming-home-former-dup-councillor-joins-uup-in-big-boost-for-burrows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-see-it-as-coming-home-former-dup-councillor-joins-uup-in-big-boost-for-burrows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly and me: Tyrone star Cliona Hagan on how Queen of Country shaped her music career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer vows to carry on remembering Parton&rsquo;s songs in her shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dolly-and-me-tyrone-star-cliona-hagan-on-how-queen-of-country-shaped-her-music-career/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dolly-and-me-tyrone-star-cliona-hagan-on-how-queen-of-country-shaped-her-music-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[God, Religion, the Troubles, and the Christian Peacebuilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[For much of the world, the Troubles in Northern Ireland were about Catholics and Protestants fighting each other.&nbsp; With those labels being used as shorthand to this day to describe members of the two main communities, it&rsquo;s easy to see why.&nbsp; But whilst for some the conflict clearly included a religious element, the role of religion is certainly up for debate.&nbsp; But what about peacebuilding &ndash; what role did Christians have in ending the conflict?&nbsp; Professor Gladys Gan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/god-religion-the-troubles-and-the-christian-peacebuilding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/god-religion-the-troubles-and-the-christian-peacebuilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cliftonville take firm control of Women’s Premiership title race as Caitlin McGuinness’ late strike edges out Glentoran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 2 Glentoran 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cliftonville-take-firm-control-of-womens-premiership-title-race-as-caitlin-mcguinness-late-strike-edges-out-glentoran/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cliftonville-take-firm-control-of-womens-premiership-title-race-as-caitlin-mcguinness-late-strike-edges-out-glentoran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can they justify it?’: School parents’ anger at £90 outlay for PE kits for primary ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[High cost is despite new legislation at Stormont aimed at easing financial pressures of pupils&rsquo; families]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-can-they-justify-it-school-parents-anger-at-90-outlay-for-pe-kits-for-primary-ones/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-can-they-justify-it-school-parents-anger-at-90-outlay-for-pe-kits-for-primary-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City throw away two-goal lead twice as Shamrock Rovers battle back to claim a point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City 3 Shamrock Rovers 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-throw-away-two-goal-lead-twice-as-shamrock-rovers-battle-back-to-claim-a-point/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-throw-away-two-goal-lead-twice-as-shamrock-rovers-battle-back-to-claim-a-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just as marching season draws to a close the ghost of summers past threatens to stir up old wounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parades Commission under fire like never before, but odds of Orangemen finally getting to walk down Garvaghy Road still a longshot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/just-as-marching-season-draws-to-a-close-the-ghost-of-summers-past-threatens-to-stir-up-old-wounds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/just-as-marching-season-draws-to-a-close-the-ghost-of-summers-past-threatens-to-stir-up-old-wounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rangers clinch much-needed away victory over Aberdeen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aberdeen 0 Rangers 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-clinch-much-needed-away-victory-over-aberdeen/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-clinch-much-needed-away-victory-over-aberdeen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager questioned over Tyrone murder as PSNI issue update while young girl remains critical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have urged public not to speculate and stressed they do not believe there is any ongoing risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-questioned-over-tyrone-murder-as-psni-issue-update-while-young-girl-remains-critical/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-questioned-over-tyrone-murder-as-psni-issue-update-while-young-girl-remains-critical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Conlon: At a stage in life when most mortals are slowing down, Jose Mourinho still has his eye on the prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix documentary reveals an unrepentant Machiavellian personality]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tommy-conlon-at-a-stage-in-life-when-most-mortals-are-slowing-down-jose-mourinho-still-has-his-eye-on-the-prize/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tommy-conlon-at-a-stage-in-life-when-most-mortals-are-slowing-down-jose-mourinho-still-has-his-eye-on-the-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager questioned over Tyrone murder as young girl remains critical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police issue update and urge people not to speculate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-questioned-over-tyrone-murder-as-young-girl-remains-critical/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-questioned-over-tyrone-murder-as-young-girl-remains-critical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager quizzed over Tyrone murder as community left shocked by ‘harrowing’ tragedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect known to victims arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-quizzed-over-tyrone-murder-as-community-left-shocked-by-harrowing-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-quizzed-over-tyrone-murder-as-community-left-shocked-by-harrowing-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowner blasts council over ‘deadly toxins’ fear around plans for 28 newbuilds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resident claims work to strengthen land which sits atop partially collapsed salt mines could force gases out of the already badly contaminated soil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/homeowner-blasts-council-over-deadly-toxins-fear-around-plans-for-28-newbuilds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/homeowner-blasts-council-over-deadly-toxins-fear-around-plans-for-28-newbuilds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Scanlon: ‘I was doing therapy twice a week for seven years. It was honestly a lot’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster and businesswoman Angela Scanlon on deciding she was &lsquo;fixed,&rsquo; learning to be more robust, and embracing the &lsquo;smallness&rsquo; of family life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/angela-scanlon-i-was-doing-therapy-twice-a-week-for-seven-years-it-was-honestly-a-lot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/angela-scanlon-i-was-doing-therapy-twice-a-week-for-seven-years-it-was-honestly-a-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is impossible to appreciate now where sport ends and gambling begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like the lab rats, they are chasing the buzz. The betting industry has created a fantasy world where it self-regulates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-is-impossible-to-appreciate-now-where-sport-ends-and-gambling-begins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-is-impossible-to-appreciate-now-where-sport-ends-and-gambling-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final hours of Irish mum and partner revealed as Spanish police probe jacuzzi malfunction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Couple retired to relax in jacuzzi after barbecue with son (14) and daughter (16)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/final-hours-of-irish-mum-and-partner-revealed-as-spanish-police-probe-jacuzzi-malfunction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/final-hours-of-irish-mum-and-partner-revealed-as-spanish-police-probe-jacuzzi-malfunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont ministers in public row over ‘atrocious’ disruption during parade as SF accused of ‘pure sectarianism’]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP&rsquo;s Little-Pengelly hits out at Sinn F&eacute;in&rsquo;s Kimmins over &lsquo;appalling position&rsquo; on Newry event while praising Fleadh pedestrianisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-ministers-in-public-row-over-atrocious-disruption-during-parade-as-sf-accused-of-pure-sectarianism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-ministers-in-public-row-over-atrocious-disruption-during-parade-as-sf-accused-of-pure-sectarianism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day Dolly Parton kept a promise to me with a joke that created a cherished family memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[I interviewed the Queen of Country more than 20 years ago before a concert in Belfast. What transpired underlined why she was so loved and admired the world over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-day-dolly-parton-kept-a-promise-to-me-with-a-joke-that-created-a-cherished-family-memory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-day-dolly-parton-kept-a-promise-to-me-with-a-joke-that-created-a-cherished-family-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I turned down two requests to manage Katie Taylor, but I couldn’t resist those brown gunfighter eyes’ — Brian Peters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Taylor&rsquo;s farewell fight at Croke Park, her long-time manager looks back on her remarkable story]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-turned-down-two-requests-to-manage-katie-taylor-but-i-couldnt-resist-those-brown-gunfighter-eyes-brian-peters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-turned-down-two-requests-to-manage-katie-taylor-but-i-couldnt-resist-those-brown-gunfighter-eyes-brian-peters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deposed dissident terror chief offers up guns to old ONH comrades in return for his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carl Reilly&rsquo;s desperate bid to see death threat lifted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deposed-dissident-terror-chief-offers-up-guns-to-old-onh-comrades-in-return-for-his-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deposed-dissident-terror-chief-offers-up-guns-to-old-onh-comrades-in-return-for-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret file reveals IRA gangster was on cusp of £1m newspaper payout before one legal slip pulled house down on his criminal empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inside story of The Sunday Times&rsquo; seminal libel victory over notorious Provo leader &ndash; and how close it was to defeat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-file-reveals-ira-gangster-was-on-cusp-of-1m-newspaper-payout-before-one-legal-slip-pulled-house-down-on-his-criminal-empire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-file-reveals-ira-gangster-was-on-cusp-of-1m-newspaper-payout-before-one-legal-slip-pulled-house-down-on-his-criminal-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deadly toxins could be released’: Homeowner’s health fears over plans for 28 newbuilds on landfill site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resident claims work to strengthen land which sits atop partially collapsed salt mines could force gases out of the already badly contaminated soil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deadly-toxins-could-be-released-homeowners-health-fears-over-plans-for-28-newbuilds-on-landfill-site/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deadly-toxins-could-be-released-homeowners-health-fears-over-plans-for-28-newbuilds-on-landfill-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen’s University paid out £19.2m in redundancies during 2024-25, second in UK for staff payouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institution forced to absorb significant financial pain as it seeks to find savings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-paid-out-192m-in-redundancies-during-2024-25-second-in-uk-for-staff-payouts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-paid-out-192m-in-redundancies-during-2024-25-second-in-uk-for-staff-payouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret file reveals IRA gangster Slab Murphy was on cusp of £1m newspaper payout before one legal slip pulled house down on his criminal empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inside story of The Sunday Times&rsquo; seminal libel victory over notorious Provo leader &ndash; and how close it was to defeat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-file-reveals-ira-gangster-slab-murphy-was-on-cusp-of-1m-newspaper-payout-before-one-legal-slip-pulled-house-down-on-his-criminal-empire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/secret-file-reveals-ira-gangster-slab-murphy-was-on-cusp-of-1m-newspaper-payout-before-one-legal-slip-pulled-house-down-on-his-criminal-empire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen’s University paid out £19.2m in redundancies during 2024-25, second only to Cardiff across UK for staff payouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institution forced to absorb significant financial pain as it seeks to find savings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-paid-out-192m-in-redundancies-during-2024-25-second-only-to-cardiff-across-uk-for-staff-payouts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-university-paid-out-192m-in-redundancies-during-2024-25-second-only-to-cardiff-across-uk-for-staff-payouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ll dedicate a song to them then’: Dolly Parton’s promise that became a cherished family memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maureen Coleman interviewed the Queen of Country more than 20 years ago before a concert in Belfast. What transpired underlined why she was so loved and admired the world over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ill-dedicate-a-song-to-them-then-dolly-partons-promise-that-became-a-cherished-family-memory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ill-dedicate-a-song-to-them-then-dolly-partons-promise-that-became-a-cherished-family-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just can’t believe it’: Twelve-year-old NI boy starstruck after playing opposite his Marvel hero Hugh Jackman in dark retelling of Robin Hood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dundonald schoolboy lands first big film credit as orphan in new Belfast-made, Hollywood take on classic tale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-just-cant-believe-it-twelve-year-old-ni-boy-starstruck-after-playing-opposite-his-marvel-hero-hugh-jackman-in-dark-retelling-of-robin-hood/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-just-cant-believe-it-twelve-year-old-ni-boy-starstruck-after-playing-opposite-his-marvel-hero-hugh-jackman-in-dark-retelling-of-robin-hood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getaway driver in Sean Graham bookies massacre goes to his grave without facing justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Belfast UDA commander Craig Cooper also linked to several other sectarian murders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/getaway-driver-in-sean-graham-bookies-massacre-goes-to-his-grave-without-facing-justice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/getaway-driver-in-sean-graham-bookies-massacre-goes-to-his-grave-without-facing-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Depraved bouncer flashed schoolgirl and a dog walker while filming himself engaged in a sex act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pervert&rsquo;s explanation dismissed by judge who warns him he&rsquo;s lucky to avoid prison for offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/depraved-bouncer-flashed-schoolgirl-and-a-dog-walker-while-filming-himself-engaged-in-a-sex-act/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/depraved-bouncer-flashed-schoolgirl-and-a-dog-walker-while-filming-himself-engaged-in-a-sex-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deposed terror chief Carl Reilly offers up guns to old ONH comrades in return for his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dissident&rsquo;s desperate bid to see death threat lifted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deposed-terror-chief-carl-reilly-offers-up-guns-to-old-onh-comrades-in-return-for-his-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deposed-terror-chief-carl-reilly-offers-up-guns-to-old-onh-comrades-in-return-for-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deadly toxins could be released’: Homeowner’s health fears over plans for 28 newbuilds on landfill site written off four decades ago as too hazardous to develop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resident claims work to strengthen land which sits atop partially collapsed salt mines could force gases out of the already badly contaminated soil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deadly-toxins-could-be-released-homeowners-health-fears-over-plans-for-28-newbuilds-on-landfill-site-written-off-four-decades-ago-as-too-hazardous-to-develop/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/deadly-toxins-could-be-released-homeowners-health-fears-over-plans-for-28-newbuilds-on-landfill-site-written-off-four-decades-ago-as-too-hazardous-to-develop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Sunday roast sabotaged as Seagoe gets tripped up by that most stubborn of birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dry turkey at the hotel&rsquo;s main restaurant the only downside to an otherwise excellent meal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-sunday-roast-sabotaged-as-seagoe-gets-tripped-up-by-that-most-stubborn-of-birds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-sunday-roast-sabotaged-as-seagoe-gets-tripped-up-by-that-most-stubborn-of-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom McKibbin just one off the lead at British Masters as Rory McIlroy surges into the mix with 63 in Tour Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newtownabbey star (23) chasing valuable Ryder Cup points at The Belfry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tom-mckibbin-just-one-off-the-lead-at-british-masters-as-rory-mcilroy-surges-into-the-mix-with-63-in-tour-championship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tom-mckibbin-just-one-off-the-lead-at-british-masters-as-rory-mcilroy-surges-into-the-mix-with-63-in-tour-championship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic boss Martin O’Neill reveals support in win over Falkirk was ‘unexpected’ but welcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic 2 Falkirk 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/celtic-boss-martin-oneill-reveals-support-in-win-over-falkirk-was-unexpected-but-welcome/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/celtic-boss-martin-oneill-reveals-support-in-win-over-falkirk-was-unexpected-but-welcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cliftonville boss laments two major refereeing calls during Reds’ home loss to clinical Dungannon Swifts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 0 Dungannon Swifts 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cliftonville-boss-laments-two-major-refereeing-calls-during-reds-home-loss-to-clinical-dungannon-swifts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cliftonville-boss-laments-two-major-refereeing-calls-during-reds-home-loss-to-clinical-dungannon-swifts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linfield boss delighted to avoid away day blues at Limavady, but admits he’s ‘worried’ by injury to key man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limavady United 0-2 Linfield]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/linfield-boss-delighted-to-avoid-away-day-blues-at-limavady-but-admits-hes-worried-by-injury-to-key-man/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/linfield-boss-delighted-to-avoid-away-day-blues-at-limavady-but-admits-hes-worried-by-injury-to-key-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;There's still so much more to come from him&rsquo;: Crusaders manager full of praise for Scottish star after downing Glentoran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glentoran 1 Crusaders 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquotheres-still-so-much-more-to-come-from-himrsquo-crusaders-manager-full-of-praise-for-scottish-star-after-downing-glentoran/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquotheres-still-so-much-more-to-come-from-himrsquo-crusaders-manager-full-of-praise-for-scottish-star-after-downing-glentoran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence is the best form of attack for Stephen Baxter as back three help Carrick Rangers sweep aside Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 0 Carrick Rangers 4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/defence-is-the-best-form-of-attack-for-stephen-baxter-as-back-three-help-carrick-rangers-sweep-aside-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/defence-is-the-best-form-of-attack-for-stephen-baxter-as-back-three-help-carrick-rangers-sweep-aside-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (49) in court over Co Down hit-and-run that left man with serious injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerospace worker facing six charges in relation to May 2025 incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-49-in-court-over-co-down-hit-and-run-that-left-man-with-serious-injuries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-49-in-court-over-co-down-hit-and-run-that-left-man-with-serious-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola fumes at substitution delay before Forest penalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool 2 Nottingham Forest 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/liverpool-boss-andoni-iraola-fumes-at-substitution-delay-before-forest-penalty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/liverpool-boss-andoni-iraola-fumes-at-substitution-delay-before-forest-penalty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refusing to recognise reality is not a road to go down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commissioners aren&rsquo;t alone in parading a stubborn refusal to walk... myriad public servants kid themselves into thinking they&rsquo;re still indispensable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/refusing-to-recognise-reality-is-not-a-road-to-go-down/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/refusing-to-recognise-reality-is-not-a-road-to-go-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely horrific’: Shock as murder probe launched after man found dead and young girl seriously injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/absolutely-horrific-shock-as-murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-young-girl-seriously-injured/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/absolutely-horrific-shock-as-murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-young-girl-seriously-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder probe launched after man found dead and young girl seriously injured as heavy PSNI presence remains in area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-young-girl-seriously-injured-as-heavy-psni-presence-remains-in-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-young-girl-seriously-injured-as-heavy-psni-presence-remains-in-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robber back behind bars after punching good Samaritan during Belfast garage bust-up and using racial slur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attack came only weeks after violent thug was released from jail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/robber-back-behind-bars-after-punching-good-samaritan-during-belfast-garage-bust-up-and-using-racial-slur/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/robber-back-behind-bars-after-punching-good-samaritan-during-belfast-garage-bust-up-and-using-racial-slur/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My moral compass didn’t break in one go. It just kept bending’ – Ryan Caldwell on his agonising injuries, addiction, a difficult divorce and hallucinations in the Amazon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-rugby player on hitting rock bottom, fighting his way back to health and the pain-filled story behind his tattoos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-moral-compass-didnt-break-in-one-go-it-just-kept-bending-ryan-caldwell-on-his-agonising-injuries-addiction-a-difficult-divorce-and-hallucinations-in-the-amazon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-moral-compass-didnt-break-in-one-go-it-just-kept-bending-ryan-caldwell-on-his-agonising-injuries-addiction-a-difficult-divorce-and-hallucinations-in-the-amazon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder probe launched after man found dead and child seriously injured as heavy PSNI presence remains in area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-child-seriously-injured-as-heavy-psni-presence-remains-in-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/murder-probe-launched-after-man-found-dead-and-child-seriously-injured-as-heavy-psni-presence-remains-in-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re renovating and want to move away from the classic ‘big light’ in every room. How do we create warmer, layered lighting?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Kennedy finds out from lighting expert Sarah Woods about the alternative fixtures worth considering in your kitchen, bedroom and living areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/were-renovating-and-want-to-move-away-from-the-classic-big-light-in-every-room-how-do-we-create-warmer-layered-lighting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/were-renovating-and-want-to-move-away-from-the-classic-big-light-in-every-room-how-do-we-create-warmer-layered-lighting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Hidden gem in the middle of the UK is the stuff of folktales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Cochrane goes back in time to discover the hidden gem that is the Isle of Man on a flight-free weekend away to learn more about the island&rsquo;s heritage rail network]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-hidden-gem-in-the-middle-of-the-uk-is-the-stuff-of-folktales/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-hidden-gem-in-the-middle-of-the-uk-is-the-stuff-of-folktales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI at scene of serious assault in Co Tyrone as people urged to avoid the area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man taken to hospital with serious head injuries in separate incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-at-scene-of-serious-assault-in-co-tyrone-as-people-urged-to-avoid-the-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-at-scene-of-serious-assault-in-co-tyrone-as-people-urged-to-avoid-the-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruaidhri Higgins hails Coleraine star’s ‘masterclass’ as Premiership leaders maintain unbeaten start at Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 0 Coleraine 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ruaidhri-higgins-hails-coleraine-stars-masterclass-as-premiership-leaders-maintain-unbeaten-start-at-portadown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ruaidhri-higgins-hails-coleraine-stars-masterclass-as-premiership-leaders-maintain-unbeaten-start-at-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nationwide tour, a special bond, and one man’s refusal to say no — the story behind Katie Taylor’s Croke Park full house]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promoter Peter Aiken says farewell fight is the biggest event he has ever been involved in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-nationwide-tour-a-special-bond-and-one-mans-refusal-to-say-no-the-story-behind-katie-taylors-croke-park-full-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-nationwide-tour-a-special-bond-and-one-mans-refusal-to-say-no-the-story-behind-katie-taylors-croke-park-full-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant critic Jay Rayner on his ‘rule’ for negative reviews and when it’s OK to write them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The journalist and broadcaster is releasing the second collection of recipes and stories from his life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-critic-jay-rayner-on-his-rule-for-negative-reviews-and-when-its-ok-to-write-them/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-critic-jay-rayner-on-his-rule-for-negative-reviews-and-when-its-ok-to-write-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It seems unjust’: How NIO helped self-confessed paedophile evade justice, with child victim blamed and top official joking about abuser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declassified ocuments reveal how Northern Ireland&rsquo;s criminaI justice system let child abuser John Kevin Wilson &mdash; in the words of an official &mdash; &lsquo;get away with it&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-seems-unjust-how-nio-helped-self-confessed-paedophile-evade-justice-with-child-victim-blamed-and-top-official-joking-about-abuser/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-seems-unjust-how-nio-helped-self-confessed-paedophile-evade-justice-with-child-victim-blamed-and-top-official-joking-about-abuser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debut Tyrone novelist on what it’s like to launch her first book: ‘You get a shock...’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tyrone writer is celebrating her first novel, The Lobster Pot &mdash; a literary mystery and family saga set in a fictional seaside village loosely based on her hometown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-tyrone-novelist-on-what-its-like-to-launch-her-first-book-you-get-a-shock/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-tyrone-novelist-on-what-its-like-to-launch-her-first-book-you-get-a-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filming a blockbuster in NI: Hugh Jackman looking like a ‘70s porno cop’, the ‘hardest day’ of his career, and a restaurant that became home]]></title><description><![CDATA[American director Michael Sarnoski speaks about reinventing an ancient legend and the year in Northern Ireland that became one of the happiest of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/filming-a-blockbuster-in-ni-hugh-jackman-looking-like-a-70s-porno-cop-the-hardest-day-of-his-career-and-a-restaurant-that-became-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/filming-a-blockbuster-in-ni-hugh-jackman-looking-like-a-70s-porno-cop-the-hardest-day-of-his-career-and-a-restaurant-that-became-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Queen’s University’s evening classes: ‘No pressure’, some ‘bizarre’ topics... and mostly not what you’d have learnt in school]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Open Learning programme opens at Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast, Dr Robyn Atcheson explains the value of extramural classes and what they can offer attendees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-queens-universitys-evening-classes-no-pressure-some-bizarre-topics-and-mostly-not-what-youd-have-learnt-in-school/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-queens-universitys-evening-classes-no-pressure-some-bizarre-topics-and-mostly-not-what-youd-have-learnt-in-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We tend to either completely sanitise history or completely sensationalise it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Open Learning programme opens at Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast, Dr Robyn Atcheson explains the value of extramural classes and what they can offer attendees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-tend-to-either-completely-sanitise-history-or-completely-sensationalise-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-tend-to-either-completely-sanitise-history-or-completely-sensationalise-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘Sundays are about finding some balance before another busy week’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Reed, Founder and Creative Director, Mega Events, creative producer of The Rock Orchestra, shares his ideal weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-sundays-are-about-finding-some-balance-before-another-busy-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-sundays-are-about-finding-some-balance-before-another-busy-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make a style statement with the natural warmth of woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[The resurgence of wood furniture paired with earthy colour tones signals a shift toward softer, cosier interiors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/make-a-style-statement-with-the-natural-warmth-of-woods/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/make-a-style-statement-with-the-natural-warmth-of-woods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was beautiful and brutal’: Director Michael Sarnoski on filming Hugh Jackman’s Robin Hood in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American filmmaker speaks about reinventing an ancient legend and the year in Northern Ireland that became one of the happiest of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-beautiful-and-brutal-director-michael-sarnoski-on-filming-hugh-jackmans-robin-hood-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-beautiful-and-brutal-director-michael-sarnoski-on-filming-hugh-jackmans-robin-hood-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Help: We’re renovating and want to move away from the classic ‘big light’ in every room. How do we create warmer, layered lighting?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Kennedy finds out from lighting expert Sarah Woods about the alternative fixtures worth considering in your kitchen, bedroom and living areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-help-were-renovating-and-want-to-move-away-from-the-classic-big-light-in-every-room-how-do-we-create-warmer-layered-lighting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-help-were-renovating-and-want-to-move-away-from-the-classic-big-light-in-every-room-how-do-we-create-warmer-layered-lighting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debut novelist Bernie McQuillan: ‘I’ve always wanted to write... and I have more stories to come’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tyrone writer is celebrating her first novel, The Lobster Pot &mdash; a literary mystery and family saga set in a fictional seaside village loosely based on her hometown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-novelist-bernie-mcquillan-ive-always-wanted-to-write-and-i-have-more-stories-to-come/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-novelist-bernie-mcquillan-ive-always-wanted-to-write-and-i-have-more-stories-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It seems unjust’: How NI Office helped self-confessed paedophile evade justice, with child victim blamed and top official joking about abuser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declassified ocuments reveal how Northern Ireland&rsquo;s criminaI justice system let child abuser John Kevin Wilson &mdash; in the words of an official &mdash; &lsquo;get away with it&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-seems-unjust-how-ni-office-helped-self-confessed-paedophile-evade-justice-with-child-victim-blamed-and-top-official-joking-about-abuser/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-seems-unjust-how-ni-office-helped-self-confessed-paedophile-evade-justice-with-child-victim-blamed-and-top-official-joking-about-abuser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Super Bowls to off-field struggles: Bill Belichick is fighting to rebuild his reputation in Dublin]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been much glee in the legendary NFL coach&rsquo;s fall from grace, but many also hope he can earn back respect in the college game]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-super-bowls-to-off-field-struggles-bill-belichick-is-fighting-to-rebuild-his-reputation-in-dublin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-super-bowls-to-off-field-struggles-bill-belichick-is-fighting-to-rebuild-his-reputation-in-dublin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intrepid duo get to grips with currant affairs and fishy goings-on in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his latest series of The Tudors with Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman on Channel Five, the pair tackled the age-old conflict between rich and poor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/intrepid-duo-get-to-grips-with-currant-affairs-and-fishy-goings-on-in-court/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/intrepid-duo-get-to-grips-with-currant-affairs-and-fishy-goings-on-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘Although I don’t live there anymore, Ballycastle beach will forever be my favourite place’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Performer Dara Dubh shares her favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-although-i-dont-live-there-anymore-ballycastle-beach-will-forever-be-my-favourite-place/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-although-i-dont-live-there-anymore-ballycastle-beach-will-forever-be-my-favourite-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant critic Jay Rayner: ‘Food is about so much more than just how it tastes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The journalist and broadcaster is releasing the second collection of recipes and stories from his life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-critic-jay-rayner-food-is-about-so-much-more-than-just-how-it-tastes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-critic-jay-rayner-food-is-about-so-much-more-than-just-how-it-tastes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No planes, just plenty of trains and automobiles… and a ferry across the Irish Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Cochrane goes back in time to discover the hidden gem that is the Isle of Man on a flight-free weekend away to learn more about the island&rsquo;s heritage rail network]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-planes-just-plenty-of-trains-and-automobiles-and-a-ferry-across-the-irish-sea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-planes-just-plenty-of-trains-and-automobiles-and-a-ferry-across-the-irish-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get roasted: Paula McIntyre shares recipes on how best to enjoy seasonal fruit and veg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrots are in season and this is your opportunity to enjoy them at their very best]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/get-roasted-paula-mcintyre-shares-recipes-on-how-best-to-enjoy-seasonal-fruit-and-veg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/get-roasted-paula-mcintyre-shares-recipes-on-how-best-to-enjoy-seasonal-fruit-and-veg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on fisted points, four-point goals, handpass limit, 13-metre kick-outs and ‘back-court’ rule set for third-level trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin McStay-led advisory group to commence scoping exercise but acknowledge much change will not be required after heavy lifting FRC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ban-on-fisted-points-four-point-goals-handpass-limit-13-metre-kick-outs-and-back-court-rule-set-for-third-level-trials/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ban-on-fisted-points-four-point-goals-handpass-limit-13-metre-kick-outs-and-back-court-rule-set-for-third-level-trials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine maintain unbeaten start to season as Premiership leaders comfortably swat aside Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 0 Coleraine 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/coleraine-maintain-unbeaten-start-to-season-as-premiership-leaders-comfortably-swat-aside-portadown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/coleraine-maintain-unbeaten-start-to-season-as-premiership-leaders-comfortably-swat-aside-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: A bridesmaid sent me a snarky text demanding €180 for hen party expenses – I want to say no]]></title><description><![CDATA[I now don&rsquo;t want to go because of her, but I also don&rsquo;t want to be the person who increases the cost for everyone else if I pull out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-a-bridesmaid-sent-me-a-snarky-text-demanding-180-for-hen-party-expenses-i-want-to-say-no/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-a-bridesmaid-sent-me-a-snarky-text-demanding-180-for-hen-party-expenses-i-want-to-say-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee barrister expelled from QUB who is accused of punching Garda said he ‘doesn’t believe resisting unjust arrest is a crime’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominic Gallagher (35) allegedly struck the garda on Aston Quay in the early hours of July 20.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-barrister-expelled-from-qub-who-is-accused-of-punching-garda-said-he-doesnt-believe-resisting-unjust-arrest-is-a-crime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-barrister-expelled-from-qub-who-is-accused-of-punching-garda-said-he-doesnt-believe-resisting-unjust-arrest-is-a-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee barrister expelled from QUB says he ‘doesn’t believe resisting unjust arrest is a crime’ after ‘punching Garda’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominic Gallagher (35) allegedly struck the garda on Aston Quay in the early hours of July 20.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-barrister-expelled-from-qub-says-he-doesnt-believe-resisting-unjust-arrest-is-a-crime-after-punching-garda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-barrister-expelled-from-qub-says-he-doesnt-believe-resisting-unjust-arrest-is-a-crime-after-punching-garda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rangers co-owner tried to pay £103 for sex but was busted by undercover cops instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jed York was nailed by a veteran detective known for &ldquo;catching rats and vermin&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-co-owner-tried-to-pay-103-for-sex-but-was-busted-by-undercovercops-instead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-co-owner-tried-to-pay-103-for-sex-but-was-busted-by-undercovercops-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comic’s new ‘nostalgia musuem’ a love letter to 80s and 90s: ‘You just put a VCR on, put the feet up and watch The Goonies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Some might call it a midlife crisis, but I call it a business venture,&rsquo; says Sean Hegarty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/comics-new-nostalgia-musuem-a-love-letter-to-80s-and-90s-you-just-put-a-vcr-on-put-the-feet-up-and-watch-the-goonies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/comics-new-nostalgia-musuem-a-love-letter-to-80s-and-90s-you-just-put-a-vcr-on-put-the-feet-up-and-watch-the-goonies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reflection is only useful up to a point’: McColgan’s Food chief on why ego is bad for business and happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[William McColgan, Director of McColgan&rsquo;s Foods, on the important things that life has taught him]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/reflection-is-only-useful-up-to-a-point-mccolgans-food-chief-on-why-ego-is-bad-for-business-and-happiness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/reflection-is-only-useful-up-to-a-point-mccolgans-food-chief-on-why-ego-is-bad-for-business-and-happiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to make sure road closures are not just for a big p**s-up’: Calls for ‘consideration’ before pedestrianising Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture Night paved the way almost two decades ago and returnswith 200 free events in almost 100 locations across city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-need-to-make-sure-road-closures-are-not-just-for-a-big-ps-up-calls-for-consideration-before-pedestrianising-belfast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-need-to-make-sure-road-closures-are-not-just-for-a-big-ps-up-calls-for-consideration-before-pedestrianising-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to make sure road closures are for benefit of the arts, not for a big p**s-up’: calls for ‘careful consideration’ before pedestrianising Belfast centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture Night paved the way almost two decades ago and returnswith 200 free events in almost 100 locations across city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-need-to-make-sure-road-closures-are-for-benefit-of-the-arts-not-for-a-big-ps-up-calls-for-careful-consideration-before-pedestrianising-belfast-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-need-to-make-sure-road-closures-are-for-benefit-of-the-arts-not-for-a-big-ps-up-calls-for-careful-consideration-before-pedestrianising-belfast-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: A tasting menu of 10 courses might sound daunting... but the result is pure joy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty Studio has all it needs to make it the hottest ticket in Dublin right now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-a-tasting-menu-of-10-courses-might-sound-daunting-but-the-result-is-pure-joy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-a-tasting-menu-of-10-courses-might-sound-daunting-but-the-result-is-pure-joy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving behind the classroom: Ex-NI teachers say job is a six-hour daily performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the new term begins, three former NI teachers reminisce about their school days at the front of the classroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leaving-behind-the-classroom-ex-ni-teachers-say-job-is-a-six-hour-daily-performance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leaving-behind-the-classroom-ex-ni-teachers-say-job-is-a-six-hour-daily-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty 50 Part 5 — The top 10 best All-Ireland final displays of the last 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top 10 in football and hurling &mdash; we list the leading performers on the GAA&rsquo;s biggest days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-5-the-top-10-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-5-the-top-10-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reflection is only useful up to a point; wallowing serves no one’: William McColgan on why ego is bad for business and happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[William McColgan, Director of McColgan&rsquo;s Foods, on the important things that life has taught him]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/reflection-is-only-useful-up-to-a-point-wallowing-serves-no-one-william-mccolgan-on-why-ego-is-bad-for-business-and-happiness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/reflection-is-only-useful-up-to-a-point-wallowing-serves-no-one-william-mccolgan-on-why-ego-is-bad-for-business-and-happiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving behind the classroom: Ex-NI teachers say the classroom is a six-hour daily performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the new term begins, three former NI teachers reminisce about their school days at the front of the classroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leaving-behind-the-classroom-ex-ni-teachers-say-the-classroom-is-a-six-hour-daily-performance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leaving-behind-the-classroom-ex-ni-teachers-say-the-classroom-is-a-six-hour-daily-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman and partner found dead in jacuzzi named as Spanish police rule out foul play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post-mortem examinations found the couple could have been victims of &lsquo;chain-reaction&rsquo; accident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-woman-and-partner-found-dead-in-jacuzzi-named-as-spanish-police-rule-out-foul-play/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-woman-and-partner-found-dead-in-jacuzzi-named-as-spanish-police-rule-out-foul-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over wild mushroom poisonings as some patients in Ireland left needing amputations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish foragers urged to watch out for deadly death cap and destroying angel varieties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/warning-over-wild-mushroom-poisonings-as-some-patients-in-ireland-left-needing-amputations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/warning-over-wild-mushroom-poisonings-as-some-patients-in-ireland-left-needing-amputations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve had some amazing memories here’: JLS singer on his Belfast roots and what fans can expect from group’s NI gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merrygold and bandmates set to perform in Ebrington Square on Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ive-had-some-amazing-memories-here-jls-singer-on-his-belfast-roots-and-what-fans-can-expect-from-groups-ni-gig/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ive-had-some-amazing-memories-here-jls-singer-on-his-belfast-roots-and-what-fans-can-expect-from-groups-ni-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judi Love: ‘Love just means appreciating the most simple things’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comedian and broadcaster is bringing her show to Belfast next week. She speaks about confidence and always being herself]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judi-love-love-just-means-appreciating-the-most-simple-things/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judi-love-love-just-means-appreciating-the-most-simple-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was the best craic’: Pulling Moves cast prepare to reunite two decades after cult Belfast comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor Ciar&aacute;n McMenamin and his co-stars will gather at the Devenish this weekend for a live podcast recording, revisiting memories from the much-loved show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-the-best-craic-pulling-moves-cast-prepare-to-reunite-two-decades-after-cult-belfast-comedy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-the-best-craic-pulling-moves-cast-prepare-to-reunite-two-decades-after-cult-belfast-comedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a surprise twist in judge’s ruling could open door to Anne Donaghy appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgment was based on an FoI request not actually considered during case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-a-surprise-twist-in-judges-ruling-could-open-door-to-anne-donaghy-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-a-surprise-twist-in-judges-ruling-could-open-door-to-anne-donaghy-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Dolours Price’s final months in jail: ‘She sits, listless and companionless… a gaunt spectre, prematurely aged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medic said &lsquo;it seems that her advisers are pushing things to the limit...he does not see himself being able to hold the situation for more than another 10-12 days&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-dolours-prices-final-months-in-jail-she-sits-listless-and-companionless-a-gaunt-spectre-prematurely-aged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-dolours-prices-final-months-in-jail-she-sits-listless-and-companionless-a-gaunt-spectre-prematurely-aged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larne's European dream comes to devastating end as Lincoln Red Imps seal Conference League spot with dramatic extra-time win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 0 Lincoln Red Imps 3 (AET) - Lincoln Red Imps win 3-2 on aggregate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larnes-european-dream-comes-to-devastating-end-as-lincoln-red-imps-seal-conference-league-spot-with-dramatic-extra-time-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/larnes-european-dream-comes-to-devastating-end-as-lincoln-red-imps-seal-conference-league-spot-with-dramatic-extra-time-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI-bound flight declares emergency after cockpit windscreen cracks in mid-air]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Several people were quite vocal and nobody really knew what was going on&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-bound-flight-declares-emergency-after-cockpit-windscreen-cracks-in-mid-air/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-bound-flight-declares-emergency-after-cockpit-windscreen-cracks-in-mid-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek McInnes ‘embarrassed and mortified’ as Rangers exit Conference League in Jablonec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jablonec 1 Rangers 0 - 1-1 on aggregate, Jablonec win 4-3 on penalties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derek-mcinnes-embarrassed-and-mortified-as-rangers-exit-conference-league-in-jablonec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derek-mcinnes-embarrassed-and-mortified-as-rangers-exit-conference-league-in-jablonec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I know I can compete with them’ — Áine Donegan ready to battle for Irish Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ennis star tied ninth after opening with a gritty 69 in the rain at The K Club]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-know-i-can-compete-with-them-ine-donegan-ready-to-battle-for-irish-open/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-know-i-can-compete-with-them-ine-donegan-ready-to-battle-for-irish-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rangers crash out of Conference League after shootout defeat to Jablonec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jablonec 1 Rangers 0 - 1-1 on aggregate, Jablonec win 4-3 on penalties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-crash-out-of-conference-league-after-shootout-defeat-to-jablonec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rangers-crash-out-of-conference-league-after-shootout-defeat-to-jablonec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve now played opposite Michael Fassbender and Colin Farrell, it doesn’t get much better’: Laura Donnelly on new grittier roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NI actress is having a moment. She talks to Chrissie Russell about imposter syndrome, her pride in Belfast&rsquo;s booming film industry, and finding her 40s liberating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ive-now-played-opposite-michael-fassbender-and-colin-farrell-it-doesnt-get-much-better-laura-donnelly-on-new-grittier-roles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ive-now-played-opposite-michael-fassbender-and-colin-farrell-it-doesnt-get-much-better-laura-donnelly-on-new-grittier-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There will be something for everyone’: Culture Night to return next month to streets and venues of Belfast for free one-night-only event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 200 events will take place across 95 venues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-will-be-something-for-everyone-culture-night-to-return-next-month-to-streets-and-venues-of-belfast-for-free-one-night-only-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-will-be-something-for-everyone-culture-night-to-return-next-month-to-streets-and-venues-of-belfast-for-free-one-night-only-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loganair flight declares emergency after cockpit windscreen cracks during flight to north west]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Several people were quite vocal and nobody really knew what was going on&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/loganair-flight-declares-emergency-after-cockpit-windscreen-cracks-during-flight-to-north-west/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/loganair-flight-declares-emergency-after-cockpit-windscreen-cracks-during-flight-to-north-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘It was the couples therapist who called out the abuse’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her mid-40s with one child tells her story]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-it-was-the-couples-therapist-who-called-out-the-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-it-was-the-couples-therapist-who-called-out-the-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People who love Sauvignon Blanc could be having cider instead’: What a scientist says about the nectar of Armagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science is Judith Boyle&rsquo;s background, but the drinks trade is her passion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/people-who-love-sauvignon-blanc-could-be-having-cider-instead-what-a-scientist-says-about-the-nectar-of-armagh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/people-who-love-sauvignon-blanc-could-be-having-cider-instead-what-a-scientist-says-about-the-nectar-of-armagh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast set for another Northern Ireland Open Snooker spectacular]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Waterfront Hall prepares to welcome the world&rsquo;s elite snooker stars once again.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfastsetforanother-northern-ireland-open-snookerspectacular/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfastsetforanother-northern-ireland-open-snookerspectacular/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims of Narrow Water massacre remembered 47 years on from IRA bombs that killed 18 soldiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[We think of their families, friends and comrades, whose lives were changed forever, says UUP leader Burrows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victims-of-narrow-water-massacre-remembered-47-years-on-from-ira-bombs-that-killed-18-soldiers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victims-of-narrow-water-massacre-remembered-47-years-on-from-ira-bombs-that-killed-18-soldiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English far-right party chucked off pier in election stunt target Belfast with migrant ‘invasion’ scare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Democratic Party caused a major scene after Reform leader Nigel Farage was re-elected in the UK earlier this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/english-far-right-party-chucked-off-pier-in-election-stunt-target-belfast-with-migrant-invasion-scare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/english-far-right-party-chucked-off-pier-in-election-stunt-target-belfast-with-migrant-invasion-scare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The quiet roads of Northern Ireland are slowly wearing down your front shock absorbers ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Autumn months&nbsp;in particular can&nbsp;prove to be harder on your car&rsquo;s suspension.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-quiet-roads-of-northern-ireland-are-slowly-wearing-down-your-front-shock-absorbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-quiet-roads-of-northern-ireland-are-slowly-wearing-down-your-front-shock-absorbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row over plan to scrap GCSE Economics as exams body faces calls to rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI needs &lsquo;economic literacy&rsquo; says Queen&rsquo;s expert]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/row-over-plan-to-scrap-gcse-economics-as-exams-body-faces-calls-to-rethink/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/row-over-plan-to-scrap-gcse-economics-as-exams-body-faces-calls-to-rethink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum ‘felt like she was in hell’ after being doused in petrol and set alight on her doorstep, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man accused of the attempted murder of Alexis Campion is refused bail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-felt-like-she-was-in-hell-after-being-doused-in-petrol-and-set-alighton-her-doorstep-court-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-felt-like-she-was-in-hell-after-being-doused-in-petrol-and-set-alighton-her-doorstep-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman and partner found dead in hot tub in Spain may have died in ‘chain-reaction accident’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three relatives thought to include an uncle are now with the teenage boys aged 14 and 16 at a hotel in Cullera near Valencia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-woman-and-partner-found-dead-in-hot-tub-in-spain-may-have-died-in-chain-reaction-accident/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-woman-and-partner-found-dead-in-hot-tub-in-spain-may-have-died-in-chain-reaction-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Chopstix to open in Belfast with 1,000 free spring rolls for early arrivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restaurant opens in CastleCourt on September 14]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-chopstix-to-open-in-belfast-with-1000-free-spring-rolls-for-early-arrivals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-chopstix-to-open-in-belfast-with-1000-free-spring-rolls-for-early-arrivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Dornan to star in Apple TV heist drama premiering this autumn]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI star joins Anthony Mackie, Jack Kesy and Emmy Award nominee Kali Reis in cast of 12 12 12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-dornan-to-star-in-apple-tv-heist-drama-premiering-this-autumn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-dornan-to-star-in-apple-tv-heist-drama-premiering-this-autumn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chantelle Cameron: ‘Katie Taylor would be in interviews saying ‘I want the trilogy’... but it was never going to happen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[English boxer on letting go of third fight with Taylor after &lsquo;grab-and-run rematch&rsquo; and the pursuit of boxing happiness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chantelle-cameron-katie-taylor-would-be-in-interviews-saying-i-want-the-trilogy-but-it-was-never-going-to-happen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chantelle-cameron-katie-taylor-would-be-in-interviews-saying-i-want-the-trilogy-but-it-was-never-going-to-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty 50 Part 4 — Ranking the 50 best All-Ireland Final displays of the last 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counting down from 20 to 11 across football and hurling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-4-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-4-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American millionaire hires boat accident specialist as $50m lawsuit over mystery death of Irish woman escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mystery still surrounds entrepreneur&rsquo;s death with conflicting evidence from post-mortem examinations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/american-millionaire-hires-boat-accident-specialist-as-50m-lawsuit-over-mystery-death-of-irish-woman-escalates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/american-millionaire-hires-boat-accident-specialist-as-50m-lawsuit-over-mystery-death-of-irish-woman-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a scenic Co Down town became unlikely battleground for race attacks and hate crimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent weeks has seen the picturesque seaside town of Holywood struck by obscene graffiti and attacks on innocent migrants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-a-scenic-co-down-town-became-unlikely-battleground-for-race-attacks-and-hate-crimes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-a-scenic-co-down-town-became-unlikely-battleground-for-race-attacks-and-hate-crimes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Trust is implicit; abuse of trust is abhorrent’: Former doctor exposes medicine’s dark side in new thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fatal Practice, by Paul Carson, is set in late 1980s Co Cavan. He explains how his decades-long career inspired the novel and how it taught him something uncomfortable about human beings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trust-is-implicit-abuse-of-trust-is-abhorrent-former-doctor-exposes-medicines-dark-side-in-new-thriller/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trust-is-implicit-abuse-of-trust-is-abhorrent-former-doctor-exposes-medicines-dark-side-in-new-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish mythology is never given the acknowledgement it deserves’: Co Antrim writer’s debut book aims to restore ‘forgotten’ history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caoimh&iacute;n Mac Giolla &Iacute;osa explores &lsquo;tales from the deep past of Ireland&rsquo; in Before The Myth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-mythology-is-never-given-the-acknowledgement-it-deserves-co-antrim-writers-debut-book-aims-to-restore-forgotten-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-mythology-is-never-given-the-acknowledgement-it-deserves-co-antrim-writers-debut-book-aims-to-restore-forgotten-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Government seriously explored opening Belfast passport office in 2000, but baulked at consulate proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prior to Good Friday Agreement, there were 7,000 NI applications a year for Irish passports - now that figure is 84,980]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-government-seriously-explored-opening-belfast-passport-office-in-2000-but-baulked-at-consulate-proposal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-government-seriously-explored-opening-belfast-passport-office-in-2000-but-baulked-at-consulate-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A very special moment for us’: four-decade love story leads to hospital wedding after hospice proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Londonderry couple tie knot after 44 years, raising thousands of pounds for the team who supported them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-very-special-moment-for-us-four-decade-love-story-leads-to-hospital-wedding-after-hospice-proposal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-very-special-moment-for-us-four-decade-love-story-leads-to-hospital-wedding-after-hospice-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin controlled Tallaght using guns and ‘muscle’, British Embassy told in 2000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour councillor warned there was &lsquo;more urgent need for decommissioning in Dublin South West than in Northern Ireland&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-controlled-tallaght-using-guns-and-muscle-british-embassy-told-in-2000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-controlled-tallaght-using-guns-and-muscle-british-embassy-told-in-2000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was a way to redeem myself or end the year on a really positive note’ — Rory McIlroy’s view on FedEx Cup finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masters champion chasing fourth Tour Championship title at East Lake]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-a-way-to-redeem-myself-or-end-the-year-on-a-really-positive-note-rory-mcilroys-view-on-fedex-cup-finale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-a-way-to-redeem-myself-or-end-the-year-on-a-really-positive-note-rory-mcilroys-view-on-fedex-cup-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP founding member says Ian Paisley may have accepted Irish unity as he warns unionism is in crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wallace Thompson was speaking at the D&rsquo;Arcy McGee Summer School in Co Louth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-founding-member-says-ian-paisley-may-have-accepted-irish-unity-as-he-warns-unionism-is-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-founding-member-says-ian-paisley-may-have-accepted-irish-unity-as-he-warns-unionism-is-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UVF transition talks hit logjam as loyalist chiefs bid to protect members from police probes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process risks being further bogged down as paramilitary chiefs seek to include younger members in deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uvf-transition-talks-hit-logjam-as-loyalist-chiefs-bid-to-protect-members-from-police-probes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uvf-transition-talks-hit-logjam-as-loyalist-chiefs-bid-to-protect-members-from-police-probes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a dream come true’: Stars of country musical telling ‘Irish love story with a Nashville sound’ can’t wait to get show on the road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story from the pen of Co Tyrone novelist and country music fanatic Emma Heatherington]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-dream-come-true-stars-of-country-musical-telling-irish-love-story-with-a-nashville-sound-cant-wait-to-get-show-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-dream-come-true-stars-of-country-musical-telling-irish-love-story-with-a-nashville-sound-cant-wait-to-get-show-on-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court highlights illegality and irrationality in Lyons’ failure to respond on Irish language plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormont still in breach of strategy obligations, says judge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/high-court-highlights-illegality-and-irrationality-in-lyons-failure-to-respond-on-irish-language-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/high-court-highlights-illegality-and-irrationality-in-lyons-failure-to-respond-on-irish-language-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustrated businesses in Newry say unfinished parklets have become ‘eyesore’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New public outdoor seating areas to boost hospitality held up by need to renew planning permission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/frustrated-businesses-in-newry-say-unfinished-parklets-have-become-eyesore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/frustrated-businesses-in-newry-say-unfinished-parklets-have-become-eyesore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He makes me play my best’ – Beth Coulter ditches dad for boyfriend for Irish Open tilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Down rookie looking for a repeat at The K Club after winning on pro debut with boyfriend Owen as her caddie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-makes-me-play-my-best-beth-coulter-ditches-dad-for-boyfriend-for-irish-open-tilt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-makes-me-play-my-best-beth-coulter-ditches-dad-for-boyfriend-for-irish-open-tilt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Keep leading from the front’: Band and community mourn ‘larger-than-life’ Londonderry drum major]]></title><description><![CDATA[William King Memorial Flute Band member Norman Rosborough died peacefully at home on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/keep-leading-from-the-front-band-and-community-mourn-larger-than-life-londonderry-drum-major/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/keep-leading-from-the-front-band-and-community-mourn-larger-than-life-londonderry-drum-major/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish President hails ‘new chapter’ for Dáithí after Belfast boy’s life-changing heart transplant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly tells family she&rsquo;s &lsquo;overjoyed at wonderful news&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-president-hails-new-chapter-for-dith-after-belfast-boys-life-changing-heart-transplant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-president-hails-new-chapter-for-dith-after-belfast-boys-life-changing-heart-transplant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t want to be bothered... we just want to walk home’: New mural calls for end to violence against women and girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of youth group behind public art project with simple but powerful message]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-dont-want-to-be-bothered-we-just-want-to-walk-home-new-mural-calls-for-end-to-violence-against-women-and-girls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-dont-want-to-be-bothered-we-just-want-to-walk-home-new-mural-calls-for-end-to-violence-against-women-and-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigning mum’s anger after severely autistic son summoned to job centre for interview despite disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alma White of Caleb&rsquo;s Cause charity brands experience &lsquo;degrading&rsquo; as she slams &lsquo;broken, disjointed system&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/campaigning-mums-anger-after-severely-autistic-son-summoned-to-job-centre-for-interview-despite-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/campaigning-mums-anger-after-severely-autistic-son-summoned-to-job-centre-for-interview-despite-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protestant identity was ‘weaponised’ in ‘sectarian’ Irish presidential campaign, says Heather Humphreys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Fine Gael deputy leader was beaten by Catherine Connolly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/protestant-identity-was-weaponised-in-sectarian-irish-presidential-campaign-says-heather-humphreys/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/protestant-identity-was-weaponised-in-sectarian-irish-presidential-campaign-says-heather-humphreys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face of ‘manipulative’ St Vincent De Paul boss who told her ex to take his own life]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a number of years she has been the public face of the well respected charity which offers avariety of family support services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/face-of-manipulative-st-vincent-de-paul-boss-who-told-her-ex-to-take-his-own-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/face-of-manipulative-st-vincent-de-paul-boss-who-told-her-ex-to-take-his-own-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-star Belfast hotel goes on the market for over £30m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hotel recently secured planning permission for a &lsquo;significant expansion&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-star-belfast-hotel-goes-on-the-market-for-over-30m/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-star-belfast-hotel-goes-on-the-market-for-over-30m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty 50 Part 3 — Ranking the 50 best All-Ireland final displays of the last 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counting down from 30 to 21 across football and hurling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-3-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-3-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin O’Neill reflects on his most painful Celtic night as defeat costs club £17m in Champions League prizemoney]]></title><description><![CDATA[5-1 defeat sees the Bhoys relegated to Europa League]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/martin-oneill-reflects-on-his-most-painful-celtic-night-as-defeat-costs-club-17m-in-champions-league-prizemoney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/martin-oneill-reflects-on-his-most-painful-celtic-night-as-defeat-costs-club-17m-in-champions-league-prizemoney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are tough times’: Martin O’Neill’s most painful night as manager costs Celtic £17m in Champions League prizemoney]]></title><description><![CDATA[5-1 defeat sees the Bhoys relegated to Europa League]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/these-are-tough-times-martin-oneills-most-painful-night-as-manager-costs-celtic-17m-in-champions-league-prizemoney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/these-are-tough-times-martin-oneills-most-painful-night-as-manager-costs-celtic-17m-in-champions-league-prizemoney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No excuse whatsoever’ — Callum McGregor apologises for Celtic’s Champions League collapse in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[5-1 defeat sees Martin O&rsquo;Neill&rsquo;s Bhoys relegated to Europa League with loss of at least &euro;20m in prizemoney]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-excuse-whatsoever-callum-mcgregor-apologises-for-celtics-champions-league-collapse-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-excuse-whatsoever-callum-mcgregor-apologises-for-celtics-champions-league-collapse-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wedding couple hit by fake invoice scam as alleged data breach at Irish hotel probed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland&rsquo;s Data Protection Commission assessing notification from four-star Co Wicklow hotel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/wedding-couple-hit-by-fake-invoice-scam-as-alleged-data-breach-at-irish-hotel-probed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/wedding-couple-hit-by-fake-invoice-scam-as-alleged-data-breach-at-irish-hotel-probed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish couple found dead in hot tub with ‘puncture wounds’ at luxury Spanish coastal resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their two young children reportedly alerted the homeowner after finding their naked bodies inside the hot tub]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-couple-found-dead-in-hot-tub-with-puncture-wounds-at-luxury-spanish-coastal-resort/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-couple-found-dead-in-hot-tub-with-puncture-wounds-at-luxury-spanish-coastal-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The IRA’s infamous escape from Belfast’s prison ship, the HMS Maidstone]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMS Maidstone, an ex-Royal Navy Ship, was used in the early 1970s to hold internees. In January 1972, a group of IRA prisoners swam 270 meters through an ice-cold Belfast Lough in a bid to escape, greasing themselves in butter to squeeze out of the ship&rsquo;s portholes. They then hijacked a double-decker bus before slipping across the border, humiliating the authorities. Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by James Durney, author of &lsquo;Jailbreak: Great Irish Republican escapes&rsquo;. This epis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-iras-infamous-escape-from-belfasts-prison-ship-the-hms-maidstone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-iras-infamous-escape-from-belfasts-prison-ship-the-hms-maidstone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI officer sacked after ‘catalogue of corruption’ over sexual relationship with vulnerable woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Catalogue of corruption&rsquo; found by Police Ombudsman prompts dismissal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-sacked-after-catalogue-of-corruption-over-sexual-relationship-with-vulnerable-woman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-sacked-after-catalogue-of-corruption-over-sexual-relationship-with-vulnerable-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is no stereotypical adopted child, just as there is no stereotypical adopter’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adoption is not about finding perfect parents, it is about finding the right ones, writes Lynda Wilson CBE, chief executive of Family Routes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-is-no-stereotypical-adopted-child-just-as-there-is-no-stereotypical-adopter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-is-no-stereotypical-adopted-child-just-as-there-is-no-stereotypical-adopter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Doing homework or making revision notes in study sessions can help greatly as you progress through the year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caitlin Johnston, who is in her final year of school, offers guidance and advice for those entering their A-level years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/doing-homework-or-making-revision-notes-in-study-sessions-can-help-greatly-as-you-progress-through-the-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/doing-homework-or-making-revision-notes-in-study-sessions-can-help-greatly-as-you-progress-through-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leonard Cohen tribute show inspired by chance meeting with legend: ‘He was just so humble’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Doyle recalls memorable run-in with Canadian singer-songwriter and poet ahead of Belfast performance next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leonard-cohen-tribute-show-inspired-by-chance-meeting-with-legend-he-was-just-so-humble/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leonard-cohen-tribute-show-inspired-by-chance-meeting-with-legend-he-was-just-so-humble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History teachers warn new  curriculum proposals will endanger future of subject]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planned changes branded &lsquo;a splurge of events to cram into heads of young people&rsquo; that will put them off studying topic at GCSE and A-level]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/history-teachers-warn-new-curriculum-proposals-will-endanger-future-of-subject/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/history-teachers-warn-new-curriculum-proposals-will-endanger-future-of-subject/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont department routinely shredded papers after they were read by minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Good Friday Agreement, devolved departments were told to shred or return files from direct rule era]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-department-routinely-shredded-papers-after-they-were-read-by-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-department-routinely-shredded-papers-after-they-were-read-by-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s 1950 view of NI declassified: Militarily strategic, religiously harmonious and bound to GB by racial ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internal Foreign Office document fused self-reflective honesty about the past with wishful thinking about the present]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/britains-1950-view-of-ni-declassified-militarily-strategic-religiously-harmonious-and-bound-to-gb-by-racial-ties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/britains-1950-view-of-ni-declassified-militarily-strategic-religiously-harmonious-and-bound-to-gb-by-racial-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleepless nights, terrorism and riots... my years reporting on the Drumcree deadlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working very close to the front line, I saw a conflict that came closer to disaster than most realised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sleepless-nights-terrorism-and-riots-my-years-reporting-on-the-drumcree-deadlock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sleepless-nights-terrorism-and-riots-my-years-reporting-on-the-drumcree-deadlock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI officer sacked after probe uncovers inappropriate sexual relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Catalogue of corruption&rsquo; found by Police Ombudsman prompts dismissal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-sacked-after-probe-uncovers-inappropriate-sexual-relationship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-sacked-after-probe-uncovers-inappropriate-sexual-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s certainly different, but it’s cool’ — Rory McIlroy gives thumbs-up to radical new Tour Championship format]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-time winner backs PGA decision to bring in matchplay finale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-certainly-different-but-its-cool-rory-mcilroy-gives-thumbs-up-to-radical-new-tour-championship-format/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-certainly-different-but-its-cool-rory-mcilroy-gives-thumbs-up-to-radical-new-tour-championship-format/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Parades Commission? Public body set up to ease parading tensions now in eye of the storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the commission&rsquo;s role, and why is a DUP MP calling for its members to now resign?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-is-the-parades-commission-public-body-set-up-to-ease-parading-tensions-now-in-eye-of-the-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-is-the-parades-commission-public-body-set-up-to-ease-parading-tensions-now-in-eye-of-the-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Co Antrim potter inviting customers in to watch the magic happen: ‘I’ll likely be covered in clay’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young mum Natasha Swan has been inundated with commissions from likes of Copeland Distillery and Killeavy Castle &mdash; but everyone&rsquo;s welcome at her studio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-co-antrim-potter-inviting-customers-in-to-watch-the-magic-happen-ill-likely-be-covered-in-clay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-co-antrim-potter-inviting-customers-in-to-watch-the-magic-happen-ill-likely-be-covered-in-clay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: With superb small plates, cosy Belfast bar and kitchen is still a lunchtime legend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny, trendy Gnostic still punching way above its weight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-with-superb-small-plates-cosy-belfast-bar-and-kitchen-is-still-a-lunchtime-legend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-with-superb-small-plates-cosy-belfast-bar-and-kitchen-is-still-a-lunchtime-legend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former All-Ireland GAA winner pleads guilty to posing as a solicitor in Scottish court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin McGourty pleaded guilty last week to the fraud charge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-all-ireland-gaa-winner-pleads-guilty-to-posing-as-a-solicitor-in-scottish-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-all-ireland-gaa-winner-pleads-guilty-to-posing-as-a-solicitor-in-scottish-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scathing Drumcree ruling shows Parades Commission was complacent at best... and jaw-droppingly incompetent at worst]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body will have to consider any fresh application by Orange Order for Drumcree march in the now, not the troubled circumstances of 30 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/scathing-drumcree-ruling-shows-parades-commission-was-complacent-at-best-and-jaw-droppingly-incompetent-at-worst/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/scathing-drumcree-ruling-shows-parades-commission-was-complacent-at-best-and-jaw-droppingly-incompetent-at-worst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former council boss Anne Donaghy convened apparent Sunday crisis meeting at own home over deleted emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cases relates to alleged breaches of Freedom of Information Act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-council-boss-anne-donaghy-convened-apparent-sunday-crisis-meeting-at-own-home-over-deleted-emails/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-council-boss-anne-donaghy-convened-apparent-sunday-crisis-meeting-at-own-home-over-deleted-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair jailed after industrial-scale cannabis factory uncovered in north Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantity estimated to be worth between &pound;110k and &pound;497k]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pair-jailed-after-industrial-scale-cannabis-factory-uncovered-in-north-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pair-jailed-after-industrial-scale-cannabis-factory-uncovered-in-north-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘End the criminal activity’: Priest pleads with friends of fatal M9 crash victim at funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a visible garda presence around the church and throughout the town of Athy, Co Kildare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/end-the-criminal-activity-priest-pleads-with-friends-of-fatal-m9-crash-victim-at-funeral/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/end-the-criminal-activity-priest-pleads-with-friends-of-fatal-m9-crash-victim-at-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for Parades Commission members to resign as court quashes decision to restrict Drumcree march]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Totemic victory has laid bare why confidence in the commission has collapsed within the unionist community&rsquo; - Gavin Robinson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/calls-for-parades-commission-members-to-resign-as-court-quashes-decision-to-restrict-drumcree-march/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/calls-for-parades-commission-members-to-resign-as-court-quashes-decision-to-restrict-drumcree-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court quashes Parades Commission decision to restrict Drumcree march]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unionist politicians demand Parades Commission is axed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/high-court-quashes-parades-commission-decision-to-restrict-drumcree-march/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/high-court-quashes-parades-commission-decision-to-restrict-drumcree-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast actor Anthony Boyle takes lead role in new Sky drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes less than 24 hours after he was announced for the return of Season 2 of Netflix&rsquo;s House of Guinness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-actor-anthony-boyle-takes-lead-role-in-new-sky-drama/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-actor-anthony-boyle-takes-lead-role-in-new-sky-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty 50 Part 2 — Ranking the 50 best All-Ireland final displays of the last 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counting down from 40 to 31 across football and hurling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-2-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifty-50-part-2-ranking-the-50-best-all-ireland-final-displays-of-the-last-50-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial of former council boss Anne Donaghy over emails that were deleted continues today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cases relates to alleged breaches of Freedom of Information Act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trial-of-former-council-boss-anne-donaghy-over-emails-that-were-deleted-continues-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trial-of-former-council-boss-anne-donaghy-over-emails-that-were-deleted-continues-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New evidence on EncroChat hack could help Jonathan Gill defence, experts claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gill is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-evidence-on-encrochat-hack-could-help-jonathan-gill-defence-experts-claim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-evidence-on-encrochat-hack-could-help-jonathan-gill-defence-experts-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug lord and dealer wife slam claims they’re working as informers after armed raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Quinn was not arrested despite him being told to come out of the property with his hands above his head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drug-lord-and-dealer-wife-slam-claims-theyre-working-as-informers-after-armed-raid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drug-lord-and-dealer-wife-slam-claims-theyre-working-as-informers-after-armed-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport takes next step in major transformation plans that include direct rail link ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A voluntary public consultation will take place after councils issued pre-application notice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-airport-takes-next-step-in-major-transformation-plans-that-include-direct-rail-link/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-airport-takes-next-step-in-major-transformation-plans-that-include-direct-rail-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lone piper leads the slow march of mourners as M9 crash teen Jeremy ‘Bobbles’ O’Brien is laid to rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armed detectives and public order unit on standby as horse-drawn carriage carries the remains of Jeremy &lsquo;Bobbles&rsquo; O&rsquo;Brien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lone-piper-leads-the-slow-march-of-mourners-as-m9-crash-teen-jeremy-bobbles-obrien-is-laid-to-rest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lone-piper-leads-the-slow-march-of-mourners-as-m9-crash-teen-jeremy-bobbles-obrien-is-laid-to-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why NI’s only FTSE 250 company is hiring for 340 new roles: ‘AI won’t replace jobs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colette Kidd, Kainos plc chief people officer, talks to Margaret Canning about her near 30-year career at the FTSE 250 company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-nis-only-ftse-250-company-is-hiring-for-340-new-roles-ai-wont-replace-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-nis-only-ftse-250-company-is-hiring-for-340-new-roles-ai-wont-replace-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Irish diplomat made ‘bizarre’ comment on NI Office man’s evangelical Protestant faith: ‘I was nonplussed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Stephens &lsquo;unsettled&rsquo; by conversation with Sean O hUiginn in which he was told he was &lsquo;one of the most disliked British officials&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-irish-diplomat-made-bizarre-comment-on-ni-office-mans-evangelical-protestant-faith-i-was-nonplussed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-irish-diplomat-made-bizarre-comment-on-ni-office-mans-evangelical-protestant-faith-i-was-nonplussed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen’s Business School set to salute financial leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sponsor of Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director of the Year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-business-school-set-to-salute-financial-leadership/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/queens-business-school-set-to-salute-financial-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chartered Accountants Ireland ‘delighted to recognise achievements of NI’s accountancy community’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional body partner and sponsor of Accountant of the Year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chartered-accountants-ireland-delighted-to-recognise-achievements-of-nis-accountancy-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chartered-accountants-ireland-delighted-to-recognise-achievements-of-nis-accountancy-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good things like Belfast pedestrianisation shouldn’t have to come to an end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Success of the Fleadh showed what is possible. We can&rsquo;t go back to the status quo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/good-things-like-belfast-pedestrianisation-shouldnt-have-to-come-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/good-things-like-belfast-pedestrianisation-shouldnt-have-to-come-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast-based Kainos bets big on artificial intelligence as hiring spree brings 340 new roles in NI: ‘AI won’t replace jobs, but it is going to change them’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colette Kidd, Kainos plc chief people officer, talks to Margaret Canning about her near 30-year career at the FTSE 250 company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-based-kainos-bets-big-on-artificial-intelligence-as-hiring-spree-brings-340-new-roles-in-ni-ai-wont-replace-jobs-but-it-is-going-to-change-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-based-kainos-bets-big-on-artificial-intelligence-as-hiring-spree-brings-340-new-roles-in-ni-ai-wont-replace-jobs-but-it-is-going-to-change-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You make your own luck': Meet the couple behind one of NI's biggest hotel empires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husband and wife power couple Eugene and Catherine McKeever have built a family-run hotel empire, having worked their way up from humble beginnings to now celebrating 40 years in business with a portfolio of seven hotels. They join Cathy to tell their remarkable story of how hard work, drive, determination, and family values helped them achieve their vision for success.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-make-your-own-luck-meet-the-couple-behind-one-of-nis-biggest-hotel-empires-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-make-your-own-luck-meet-the-couple-behind-one-of-nis-biggest-hotel-empires-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You make your own luck’: Meet the couple behind one of NI’s biggest hotel empires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eugene and Catherine McKeever tell In Good Company podcast&nbsp;about growing their business from one restaurant to a seven-venue group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-make-your-own-luck-meet-the-couple-behind-one-of-nis-biggest-hotel-empires/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-make-your-own-luck-meet-the-couple-behind-one-of-nis-biggest-hotel-empires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s one of my colleagues’ chance to shine this year’: Award-winning carer steps back to let others take spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community care worker Heather McMillan hopes her actions will inspire others to consider careers in the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-one-of-my-colleagues-chance-to-shine-this-year-award-winning-carer-steps-back-to-let-others-take-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-one-of-my-colleagues-chance-to-shine-this-year-award-winning-carer-steps-back-to-let-others-take-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From hamlet to shopping hub to Paisley fiefdom: Ballymena marks 400 years of history]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;City of the Seven Towers&rsquo; has seen a lot since Charles I granted lands beside the River Braid for settlement to the Adair family in 1626, and it&rsquo;s pulling out the stops to celebrate the special birthday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-hamlet-to-shopping-hub-to-paisley-fiefdom-ballymena-marks-400-years-of-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-hamlet-to-shopping-hub-to-paisley-fiefdom-ballymena-marks-400-years-of-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declassified file: Top Irish diplomat made ‘bizarre’ criticism of how NIO man’s evangelical Protestant faith influenced his work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Stephens &lsquo;unsettled&rsquo; by conversation with Sean O hUiginn in which he was told he was &lsquo;one of the most disliked British officials&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/declassified-file-top-irish-diplomat-made-bizarre-criticism-of-how-nio-mans-evangelical-protestant-faith-influenced-his-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/declassified-file-top-irish-diplomat-made-bizarre-criticism-of-how-nio-mans-evangelical-protestant-faith-influenced-his-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Trimble was paid thousands more than Seamus Mallon — despite the first and deputy first minister roles being equal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pay differential was &pound;5,000, and plan was to hike it to &pound;15,000 with NIO fearing equal pay lest Trimble &lsquo;get mad&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-trimble-was-paid-thousands-more-than-seamus-mallon-despite-the-first-and-deputy-first-minister-roles-being-equal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-trimble-was-paid-thousands-more-than-seamus-mallon-despite-the-first-and-deputy-first-minister-roles-being-equal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport issues pre-planning notice to two councils ahead of plans for major transformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A voluntary public consultation will also take place]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-airport-issues-pre-planning-notice-to-two-councils-ahead-of-plans-for-major-transformation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-airport-issues-pre-planning-notice-to-two-councils-ahead-of-plans-for-major-transformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part of Antrim Road damaged by rioters in June to finally be repaired]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councillor welcomes planned work close to Sandyknowes roundabout but questions why it has taken so long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/part-of-antrim-road-damaged-by-rioters-in-june-to-finally-be-repaired/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/part-of-antrim-road-damaged-by-rioters-in-june-to-finally-be-repaired/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why slowing down is the fastest way to better thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better thinking does not happen by accident, writes Coral McConnon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-slowing-down-is-the-fastest-way-to-better-thinking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-slowing-down-is-the-fastest-way-to-better-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a chance for one of my colleagues to shine this year... I’ve had my glory’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community care worker Heather McMillan hopes her actions will inspire others to consider careers in the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-chance-for-one-of-my-colleagues-to-shine-this-yearivehad-my-glory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-chance-for-one-of-my-colleagues-to-shine-this-yearivehad-my-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh cyclist Seth Dunwoody: ‘I was tipped off by an old Belgian fisherman who had settled in Ireland after finding the love of his life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seth Dunwoody&rsquo;s dream comes true by signing WorldTour deal after first being spotted by an unusual talent scout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-cyclist-seth-dunwoody-i-was-tipped-off-by-an-old-belgian-fisherman-who-had-settled-in-ireland-after-finding-the-love-of-his-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-cyclist-seth-dunwoody-i-was-tipped-off-by-an-old-belgian-fisherman-who-had-settled-in-ireland-after-finding-the-love-of-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Bangor baker putting her old skills to use in new career: ‘It’s a lot like icing a cake’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesswoman Kerry helping to preserve dying art]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-bangor-baker-putting-her-old-skills-to-use-in-new-career-its-a-lot-like-icing-a-cake/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-bangor-baker-putting-her-old-skills-to-use-in-new-career-its-a-lot-like-icing-a-cake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right couple blame neo-Nazi former friend for arson attack on their car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gemma McMaster posted a video of a number of men setting fire to their family car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/far-right-couple-blame-neo-nazi-former-friend-for-arson-attack-on-their-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/far-right-couple-blame-neo-nazi-former-friend-for-arson-attack-on-their-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m closer than I was at the start of the week’ — Rory McIlroy turns his focus to Tour Championship after late BMW charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holywood star still in with a chance of lifting his fourth FedEx Cup title with victory at East Lake]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-closer-than-i-was-at-the-start-of-the-week-rory-mcilroy-turns-his-focus-to-tour-championship-after-late-bmw-charge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-closer-than-i-was-at-the-start-of-the-week-rory-mcilroy-turns-his-focus-to-tour-championship-after-late-bmw-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen ‘quietly confident’ ahead of expected Drumcree ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[This challenge raises the prospect of Orange feet on the Garvaghy Road for a generation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/orangemen-quietly-confident-ahead-of-expected-drumcree-ruling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/orangemen-quietly-confident-ahead-of-expected-drumcree-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-council boss Anne Donaghy asked PA to delete email to Arlene Foster over threats to port staff, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case relates to FoI request about decision to withdraw workers over alleged loyalist threats]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-council-boss-anne-donaghy-asked-pa-to-delete-email-to-arlene-foster-over-threats-to-port-staff-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-council-boss-anne-donaghy-asked-pa-to-delete-email-to-arlene-foster-over-threats-to-port-staff-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman admits breaching Jeffrey Donaldson victims’ anonymity in social media post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donna Toman is a former Dolly Parton impersonator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-admits-breaching-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-anonymity-in-social-media-post/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-admits-breaching-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-anonymity-in-social-media-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast-founded success story making waves in London’s competitive commercial sector ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harrods, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and King&rsquo;s Cross &ndash; what do they all have in common? A specialist stone and tiling company based in Belfast.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-belfast-founded-success-story-making-waves-in-londons-competitive-commercial-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-belfast-founded-success-story-making-waves-in-londons-competitive-commercial-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I felt I failed the families’: Ex-detective speaks of regret over Irish woman’s murder as mystery remains unsolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Bailey is still hopeful the missing woman&rsquo;s family will someday get closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-felt-ifailed-the-families-ex-detective-speaks-of-regret-over-irish-womans-murder-as-mystery-remains-unsolved/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-felt-ifailed-the-families-ex-detective-speaks-of-regret-over-irish-womans-murder-as-mystery-remains-unsolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They stood on the road laughing: My terrifying experience with reckless young driver on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dangerous situation could have been so much worse if I had been driving just a bit faster, writes Arlene Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/they-stood-on-the-road-laughing-my-terrifying-experience-with-reckless-young-driver-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/they-stood-on-the-road-laughing-my-terrifying-experience-with-reckless-young-driver-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to enjoy your retirement savings without fear of running out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget FOMO; here&rsquo;s how to avoid FORO, says Sin&eacute;ad Ryan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-to-enjoy-your-retirement-savings-without-fear-of-running-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-to-enjoy-your-retirement-savings-without-fear-of-running-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking of selling your home? These 15 design details are making it look cheap – but you can fix them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home stagers and interior stylists share their tips with Meadhbh McGrath]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thinking-of-selling-your-home-these-15-design-details-are-making-it-look-cheap-but-you-can-fix-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thinking-of-selling-your-home-these-15-design-details-are-making-it-look-cheap-but-you-can-fix-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-council boss Anne Donaghy due to stand trial over alleged records incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case relates to FoI request about decision to withdraw port staff over alleged loyalist threats]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-council-boss-anne-donaghy-due-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-records-incident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-council-boss-anne-donaghy-due-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-records-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bogus TikTok account sparks online backlash against family store with ‘shocking’ content]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana Interiors owner says company does not agree with &lsquo;vile attacks&rsquo; made by fake online account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-family-store-with-shocking-content/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-family-store-with-shocking-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has one of the Troubles’ most disturbing miscarriages of justice been all but forgotten?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of Robert Hindes and Richard Hanna should be as well known as the Birmingham Six or Guildford Four]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-has-one-of-the-troubles-most-disturbing-miscarriages-of-justice-been-all-but-forgotten/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-has-one-of-the-troubles-most-disturbing-miscarriages-of-justice-been-all-but-forgotten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bogus TikTok account sparks online backlash against family store with ‘disturbing’ content]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana Interiors owner says company does not agree with &lsquo;vile attacks&rsquo; made by fake online account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-family-store-with-disturbing-content/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-family-store-with-disturbing-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP man ‘was prepared to take up weapons’ against NI peace deal ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I was not, however, prepared for, and admit to being shocked by, his... being prepared to take up arms,&rsquo; civil servant wrote in declassified file]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-man-was-prepared-to-take-up-weapons-against-ni-peace-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-man-was-prepared-to-take-up-weapons-against-ni-peace-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bogus TikTok account sparks online backlash against NI family store with ‘disturbing’ content]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana Interiors owner says company does not agree with &lsquo;vile attacks&rsquo; made by fake online account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-ni-family-store-with-disturbing-content/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bogus-tiktok-account-sparks-online-backlash-against-ni-family-store-with-disturbing-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Thatcher commissioned secret analysis which examined plan to force everyone in NI to carry an ID card]]></title><description><![CDATA[RUC and Army chiefs said idea didn&rsquo;t help as &lsquo;the majority of terrorists are already well known to the security forces&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/margaret-thatcher-commissioned-secret-analysis-which-examined-plan-to-force-everyone-in-ni-to-carry-an-id-card/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/margaret-thatcher-commissioned-secret-analysis-which-examined-plan-to-force-everyone-in-ni-to-carry-an-id-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a dream come true’: Antrim actress ready for ‘full-circle moment’ starring in upcoming Mamma Mia! stage show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-bound production will see Sarah McFarlane also act as first cover (understudy) for lead role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-dream-come-true-antrim-actress-ready-for-full-circle-moment-starring-in-upcoming-mamma-mia-stage-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-dream-come-true-antrim-actress-ready-for-full-circle-moment-starring-in-upcoming-mamma-mia-stage-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI health trust unable to provide child protection statistics due to ‘significant staff sickness absence’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delay means latest figures are based on estimated data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-health-trust-unable-to-provide-child-protection-statistics-due-to-significant-staff-sickness-absence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-health-trust-unable-to-provide-child-protection-statistics-due-to-significant-staff-sickness-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He didn’t have the glazed eyes of the fanatic’: DUP politician readied for ‘brother to brother’ violence just weeks before Good Friday Agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I was not, however, prepared for, and admit to being shocked by, his... being prepared to take up arms,&rsquo; civil servant wrote in declassified file]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-didnt-have-the-glazed-eyes-of-the-fanatic-dup-politician-readied-for-brother-to-brother-violence-just-weeks-before-good-friday-agreement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-didnt-have-the-glazed-eyes-of-the-fanatic-dup-politician-readied-for-brother-to-brother-violence-just-weeks-before-good-friday-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maura Lyons: The Rev Ian Paisley and the 15-year-old 'abducted' from west Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rev Ian Paisley rose to prominence as the face of hardline unionism but the first time some would have heard of him would have been in connection with Maura Lyons. In 1956, the west Belfast teenager was smuggled to Scotland by members of the Free Presbyterian Church.&nbsp;She was a 15-year-old Catholic girl who converted to Free Presbyterianism, in the face of the strong objections of her family. They accused the Rev Ian Paisley of &ldquo;abduction&rdquo;.&nbsp;At one point, he gathered his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/maura-lyons-the-rev-ian-paisley-and-the-15-year-old-abducted-from-west-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/maura-lyons-the-rev-ian-paisley-and-the-15-year-old-abducted-from-west-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthias Jaissle fumes at Liverpool penalty decision that cost him dream Newcastle start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/matthias-jaissle-fumes-at-liverpool-penalty-decision-that-cost-him-dream-newcastle-start/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/matthias-jaissle-fumes-at-liverpool-penalty-decision-that-cost-him-dream-newcastle-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are totally gutted’: Business owner devastated by blaze, but thankful ‘no lives were lost’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owner of the Fiddler&rsquo;s Cottage thanks those who offered support after Kesh holiday accommodation destroyed in weekend fire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-are-totally-gutted-business-owner-devastated-by-blaze-but-thankful-no-lives-were-lost/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-are-totally-gutted-business-owner-devastated-by-blaze-but-thankful-no-lives-were-lost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA ‘will hit back’ after North Antrim boss attacked at band parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UDA is promising to hit back after its North Antrim boss was attacked by rival loyalists. Marcus Boreland, who denies any links to criminality, was left with a snapped ankle after band supporters broke loose from a parade and attacked him with their flutes, following the brigade&rsquo;s feud with a faction from a nearby village. The LCC has rejected police demands for a meeting after loyalist Dee Stitt was arrested over online comments on recent race-related violence &ndash; raising new ques]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-will-hit-back-after-north-antrim-boss-attacked-at-band-parade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-will-hit-back-after-north-antrim-boss-attacked-at-band-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dee’ Stitt says claims loyalist paramilitaries were involved in race riots are ‘bo***xs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leading loyalist has re-invented himself as an anti-immigration campaigner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dee-stitt-says-claims-loyalist-paramilitaries-were-involved-in-race-riots-are-boxs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dee-stitt-says-claims-loyalist-paramilitaries-were-involved-in-race-riots-are-boxs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death driver Olali Jnr launches wellness brand with help from top boxer while ranting online about people ‘slandering’ him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killer, due to be sentenced next month over fatal hit-and-run, blames media for fleadh melee and for his notoriety]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/death-driver-olali-jnr-launches-wellness-brand-with-help-from-top-boxer-while-ranting-online-about-people-slandering-him/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/death-driver-olali-jnr-launches-wellness-brand-with-help-from-top-boxer-while-ranting-online-about-people-slandering-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Forgotten, but not gone’: Just what is Seán Quinn up to now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former mogul is attempting to rewrite his story, one conspiracy theory at a time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/forgotten-but-not-gone-just-what-is-sen-quinn-up-to-now/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/forgotten-but-not-gone-just-what-is-sen-quinn-up-to-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I still think he’s got a bit more to give’ – Justin Rinaldi, coach to Mark English, on big decision facing European champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian who helped Donegal man reach European glory says it was one of his proudest moments as a coach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-still-think-hes-got-a-bit-more-to-give-justin-rinaldi-coach-to-mark-english-on-big-decision-facing-european-champion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-still-think-hes-got-a-bit-more-to-give-justin-rinaldi-coach-to-mark-english-on-big-decision-facing-european-champion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman-beating bandsman complains about social media treatment after savage pub attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Butler admitted to the offence of causing actual bodily harm aggravated by involving domestic abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-beating-bandsman-complains-about-social-media-treatment-after-savage-pub-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-beating-bandsman-complains-about-social-media-treatment-after-savage-pub-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crusaders’ response to opening day defeat has Declan Caddell grinning from ear to ear after latest win over Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 3 Portadown 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/crusaders-response-to-opening-day-defeat-has-declan-caddell-grinning-from-ear-to-ear-after-latest-win-over-portadown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/crusaders-response-to-opening-day-defeat-has-declan-caddell-grinning-from-ear-to-ear-after-latest-win-over-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m feeling really positive’: Bangor boss insists results will turn after latest defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 2 Bangor 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-know-its-hard-to-believe-but-im-feeling-really-positive-bangor-boss-insists-results-will-turn-after-latest-defeat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-know-its-hard-to-believe-but-im-feeling-really-positive-bangor-boss-insists-results-will-turn-after-latest-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissidents threaten to shoot ex-Sinn Fein official after court appearance over cocaine smuggling operation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-accused shot in both legs previously by ONH after being charged then acquitted in separate drugs case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dissidents-threaten-to-shoot-ex-sinn-fein-official-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dissidents-threaten-to-shoot-ex-sinn-fein-official-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the sex toy capital of NI is... Enniskillen revealed as eighth randiest place in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sex toy company reveals raunchy secrets of local towns, with Ballyclare, Ballymena, Newry and Dungannon all in top 50]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/and-the-sex-toy-capital-of-ni-is-enniskillen-revealed-as-eighth-randiest-place-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/and-the-sex-toy-capital-of-ni-is-enniskillen-revealed-as-eighth-randiest-place-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Sinn Fein official in dissident group’s crosshairs after court appearance over cocaine smuggling operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-accused shot in both legs previously by ONH after being charged then acquitted in separate drugs case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-sinn-fein-official-in-dissident-groups-crosshairs-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-sinn-fein-official-in-dissident-groups-crosshairs-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim McGarry revelling in success of podcast as BBC cuts leave TV comedy future uncertain: ‘We’re still trying to get the hold of Jim Allister’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Give My Head podcast just celebrated 100 up, with comedian eager to build on that as well as his stage shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tim-mcgarry-revelling-in-success-of-podcast-as-bbc-cuts-leave-tv-comedy-future-uncertain-were-still-trying-to-get-the-hold-of-jim-allister/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tim-mcgarry-revelling-in-success-of-podcast-as-bbc-cuts-leave-tv-comedy-future-uncertain-were-still-trying-to-get-the-hold-of-jim-allister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager accused of grooming child via Roblox behind bars after UVF put him out of bail address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged sex offender remanded into custody after initially being released to relative&rsquo;s Carrick home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-accused-of-grooming-child-via-roblox-behind-bars-after-uvf-put-him-out-of-bail-address/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-accused-of-grooming-child-via-roblox-behind-bars-after-uvf-put-him-out-of-bail-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Sandy Row to the River Ouse: Levellers frontman on the Belfast roots behind his most experimental work yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI-bound singer-songwriter recalls his early childhood here, and how he originally wanted to follow his father into the armed forces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-sandy-row-to-the-river-ouse-levellers-frontman-on-the-belfast-roots-behind-his-most-experimental-work-yet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-sandy-row-to-the-river-ouse-levellers-frontman-on-the-belfast-roots-behind-his-most-experimental-work-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Sinn Fein official in dissident group’s crosshairs after court appearance over cocaine smuggling operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-accused shot in both legs previously by ONH after being charged then acquitted in separate drugs case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-sinn-fein-official-in-dissident-groups-crosshairs-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-sinn-fein-official-in-dissident-groups-crosshairs-after-court-appearance-over-cocaine-smuggling-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Room for improvement’: Crusaders hat-trick hero not giving himself pass marks despite sinking Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 3 Portadown 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/room-for-improvement-crusaders-hat-trick-hero-not-giving-himself-pass-marks-despite-sinking-portadown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/room-for-improvement-crusaders-hat-trick-hero-not-giving-himself-pass-marks-despite-sinking-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The murder of Lyra McKee and the New IRA in Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although critically damaged in the crackdown following their murder of Lyra McKee the dissident the New IRA continue to operate in Derry. What drives them, who leads them and what are they capable of?Host: Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar, Guest: Ciaran Barnes, chief reporter with The Sunday Life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-murder-of-lyra-mckee-and-the-new-ira-in-derry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-murder-of-lyra-mckee-and-the-new-ira-in-derry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian Tim McGarry talks comedy, religion and the need for integrated education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim McGarry and iconic on-screen character on screen 'Da', along with the likes of Uncle Andy and Billy the Peeler, has long been making fun of life and politics here.But it&rsquo;s not all about comedy for Tim, he&rsquo;s passionate about humanism and the cause of integrated education in Northern Ireland.He spoke to Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/comedian-tim-mcgarry-talks-comedy-religion-and-the-need-for-integrated-education/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/comedian-tim-mcgarry-talks-comedy-religion-and-the-need-for-integrated-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If I hear the phone ring, I ignore it’: Dungannon boss fending off transfer interest in strike star after victory over Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 2 Bangor 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-i-hear-the-phone-ring-i-ignore-it-dungannon-boss-fending-off-transfer-interest-in-strike-star-after-victory-over-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-i-hear-the-phone-ring-i-ignore-it-dungannon-boss-fending-off-transfer-interest-in-strike-star-after-victory-over-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IRA’s political wing Saoradh a ‘laughing stock’ after leading member exposed as Batman cosplayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bodybuilder Mark Mackin&rsquo;s social media shows him dressed up as Gotham villain Bane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-iras-political-wing-saoradh-a-laughing-stock-after-leading-member-exposed-as-batman-cosplayer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-iras-political-wing-saoradh-a-laughing-stock-after-leading-member-exposed-as-batman-cosplayer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean McAllister sets Dungannon on way to first home victory of season as Bangor defeated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 2 Bangor 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sean-mcallister-sets-dungannon-on-way-to-first-home-victory-of-season-as-bangor-defeated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sean-mcallister-sets-dungannon-on-way-to-first-home-victory-of-season-as-bangor-defeated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The scariest thing I’ve seen’: Witness tells how injured man staggered from car with his hands covered in blood after stabbing in Newtownabbey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police make two arrests as victim airlifted to hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-scariest-thing-ive-seen-witness-tells-how-injured-man-staggered-from-car-with-his-hands-covered-in-blood-after-stabbing-in-newtownabbey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-scariest-thing-ive-seen-witness-tells-how-injured-man-staggered-from-car-with-his-hands-covered-in-blood-after-stabbing-in-newtownabbey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Harry and Meghan staging a royal reboot or a desperate ratings grab with their move back to Blighty?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new twist to the Windsor family drama, California-based Harry and Meghan plan to return to the UK later this month. Stay tuned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/are-harry-and-meghan-staging-a-royal-reboot-or-a-desperate-ratings-grab-with-their-move-back-to-blighty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/are-harry-and-meghan-staging-a-royal-reboot-or-a-desperate-ratings-grab-with-their-move-back-to-blighty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine hit Premiership top spot as second-half double enough to see off Carrick Rangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 0 Coleraine 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/coleraine-hit-premiership-top-spot-as-second-half-double-enough-to-see-off-carrick-rangers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/coleraine-hit-premiership-top-spot-as-second-half-double-enough-to-see-off-carrick-rangers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popular coffee shop to close after 22 years in Derry city centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popular Ferryquay Street coffee shop has been a staple of Derry city centre for more than two decades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/popular-coffee-shop-to-close-after-22-years-in-derry-city-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/popular-coffee-shop-to-close-after-22-years-in-derry-city-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big unit’ kickboxer accused of  knifepoint robbery warned by judge after cops caught him drunk in breach of his bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Belfast man (22) told any more incidents and he&rsquo;ll be held on remand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-unit-kickboxer-accused-of-knifepoint-robbery-warned-by-judge-after-cops-caught-him-drunk-in-breach-of-his-bail/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-unit-kickboxer-accused-of-knifepoint-robbery-warned-by-judge-after-cops-caught-him-drunk-in-breach-of-his-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had no idea he was going to do it!’: Glentoran boss relieved cheeky penalty went in to secure dogged win at Ballymena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ballymena United 0 Glentoran 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-had-no-idea-he-was-going-to-do-it-glentoran-boss-relieved-cheeky-penalty-went-in-to-secure-dogged-win-at-ballymena/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-had-no-idea-he-was-going-to-do-it-glentoran-boss-relieved-cheeky-penalty-went-in-to-secure-dogged-win-at-ballymena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There are more to come’: Linfield star vows to continue goal-scoring heroics after ending two-year drought against Cliftonville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linfield 1 Cliftonville 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-are-more-to-come-linfield-star-vows-to-continue-goal-scoring-heroics-after-ending-two-year-drought-against-cliftonville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-are-more-to-come-linfield-star-vows-to-continue-goal-scoring-heroics-after-ending-two-year-drought-against-cliftonville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 great small shops around island of Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[From homeware havens and global grocers to booksellers and boutiques, our writers share some of their favourite independent retailers for 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/100-great-small-shops-around-island-of-ireland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/100-great-small-shops-around-island-of-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrian Dunbar: ‘Cops love my Line of Duty character  — it’s very handy for getting through customs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fermanagh actor Adrian Dunbar on his iconic TV role, Kneecap and how young Northern Irish creatives are caught in a &lsquo;trap&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/adrian-dunbar-cops-love-my-line-of-duty-character-its-very-handy-for-getting-through-customs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/adrian-dunbar-cops-love-my-line-of-duty-character-its-very-handy-for-getting-through-customs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How joyriding evolved into a deadly social media spectacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reckless youths racing around taunting garda&iacute; is not a new phenomenon, with such behaviour prevalent in the 80s, while an &lsquo;epidemic of joyriding&rsquo; was reported as far back as the 1930s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-joyriding-evolved-into-a-deadly-social-media-spectacle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-joyriding-evolved-into-a-deadly-social-media-spectacle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV review: One day life is a beach and the next you wash up in the MasterChef kitchen]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a lot to be said for Race Against The Tide, while Celebrity MasterChef serves up both the good and the bad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-one-day-life-is-a-beach-and-the-next-you-wash-up-in-the-masterchef-kitchen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-one-day-life-is-a-beach-and-the-next-you-wash-up-in-the-masterchef-kitchen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sussex Show is back for another season]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new twist to the Windsor family drama, California-based Harry and Meghan plan to return to the UK later this month. Stay tuned...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-sussex-show-is-back-for-another-season/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-sussex-show-is-back-for-another-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘I think most writers have a visual imagination and therefore love cinema’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Wassell Montague shares her favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-i-think-most-writers-have-a-visual-imagination-and-therefore-love-cinema/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-i-think-most-writers-have-a-visual-imagination-and-therefore-love-cinema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘We get a lot of company, so no two Sundays are ever the same’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shona McCarthy from International Fund for Ireland shares her ideal weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-we-get-a-lot-of-company-so-no-two-sundays-are-ever-the-same/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-we-get-a-lot-of-company-so-no-two-sundays-are-ever-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cerulean skies and castle luxury: Formal beauty and relaxed hospitality make Lough Eske the perfect Donegal getaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hotel offers a luxurious five-star experience amid woodland and lake scenery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cerulean-skies-and-castle-luxury-formal-beauty-and-relaxed-hospitality-make-lough-eske-the-perfect-donegal-getaway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cerulean-skies-and-castle-luxury-formal-beauty-and-relaxed-hospitality-make-lough-eske-the-perfect-donegal-getaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am so grateful and glad to be part of Clandeboye Festival’s 25th anniversary’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founder and pianist Barry Douglas &lsquo;aiming to go on for a long time yet&rsquo; as new book celebrates music event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-am-so-grateful-and-glad-to-be-part-of-clandeboye-festivals-25th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-am-so-grateful-and-glad-to-be-part-of-clandeboye-festivals-25th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A headless body found in a bog, a community rife with rumours and secrets: Uncovering the mystery of David Sullivan’s murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[When remains of the former bus driver were discovered in 200- 17 months after he went missing- a disturbing twist ande calls for justice were to follow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-headless-body-found-in-a-bog-a-community-rife-with-rumours-and-secrets-uncovering-the-mystery-of-david-sullivans-murder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-headless-body-found-in-a-bog-a-community-rife-with-rumours-and-secrets-uncovering-the-mystery-of-david-sullivans-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How my granny and a motorcycle crash almost changed English football history]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Alliance councillor reveals that an accident involving his gran a century ago nearly deprived the English game of Dixie Dean, one of its greatest ever goalscorers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-my-granny-and-a-motorcycle-crash-almost-changed-english-football-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-my-granny-and-a-motorcycle-crash-almost-changed-english-football-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Greece, the musical, as teens tackle ancient myths with modern twist at MAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[80 students under tutelage of West End star Peter Corry take to stage for production of award-winning Hadestown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-greece-the-musical-as-teens-tackle-ancient-myths-with-modern-twist-at-mac/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-greece-the-musical-as-teens-tackle-ancient-myths-with-modern-twist-at-mac/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At £365 per head, I’d expect Michelin three-star standard’: Hotel that serves most expensive NI Christmas dinner hikes price by £10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restaurant critic calls menu a &lsquo;classic&rsquo; but price over &pound;100 dearer than top hotel across the border]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/at-365-per-head-id-expect-michelin-three-star-standard-hotel-that-serves-most-expensive-ni-christmas-dinner-hikes-price-by-10/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/at-365-per-head-id-expect-michelin-three-star-standard-hotel-that-serves-most-expensive-ni-christmas-dinner-hikes-price-by-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Burrows&rsquo; greatest asset is also his greatest weakness: UUP leader's path to victory still exists, but is perilously narrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inexperienced UUP leader is the most popular man in unionism, but his feet of clay are starting to emerge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrowsrsquo-greatest-asset-is-also-his-greatest-weakness-uup-leaders-path-to-victory-still-exists-but-is-perilously-narrow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrowsrsquo-greatest-asset-is-also-his-greatest-weakness-uup-leaders-path-to-victory-still-exists-but-is-perilously-narrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going down: the rise and rise of breast reductions]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of pain, many women are going for what is now an increasingly popular surgery. We talk to those at both ends of the scalpel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/going-down-the-rise-and-rise-of-breast-reductions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/going-down-the-rise-and-rise-of-breast-reductions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brilliant Bohemians blow away Derry City with five goals in stunning second-half turnaround]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bohemians 5 Derry City 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/brilliant-bohemians-blow-away-derry-city-with-five-goals-in-stunning-second-half-turnaround/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/brilliant-bohemians-blow-away-derry-city-with-five-goals-in-stunning-second-half-turnaround/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethan McGee goal gives David Healy’s Linfield victory over rivals Cliftonville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linfield 1 Cliftonville 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ethan-mcgee-goal-gives-david-healys-linfield-victory-over-rivals-cliftonville/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ethan-mcgee-goal-gives-david-healys-linfield-victory-over-rivals-cliftonville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree ‘massacre’ at Belfast community garden devastates Phantom Planter but sparks fundraising surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green hero&rsquo;s 140,000 social media followers rally round to raise funds so he can continue his work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tree-massacre-at-belfast-community-garden-devastates-phantom-planter-but-sparks-fundraising-surge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tree-massacre-at-belfast-community-garden-devastates-phantom-planter-but-sparks-fundraising-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: I’m in my late 70s and seriously considering leaving everything I own to charity when I die – not to my only son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaving my money to charities would do so much good, and my son will be fine &mdash; he does well in his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-im-in-my-late-70s-and-seriously-considering-leaving-everything-i-own-to-charity-when-i-die-not-to-my-only-son/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-im-in-my-late-70s-and-seriously-considering-leaving-everything-i-own-to-charity-when-i-die-not-to-my-only-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecowarrior the Phantom Planter unbowed after 200 of his trees destroyed by mysterious foe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green hero&rsquo;s 140,000 social media followers rally round to raise funds so he can continue his work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ecowarrior-the-phantom-planter-unbowed-after-200-of-his-trees-destroyed-by-mysterious-foe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ecowarrior-the-phantom-planter-unbowed-after-200-of-his-trees-destroyed-by-mysterious-foe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry and Meghan are coming home – what could possibly go wrong?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After publishing private conversations and public accusations of racism, the couple will get a frosty reception and face scrutiny from a media they can&rsquo;t control]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/harry-and-meghan-are-coming-home-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/harry-and-meghan-are-coming-home-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public order unit maintains heavy presence as two of five boys killed in M9 crash laid to rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of 15-year-old Joey Carthy was brought to church in a gold-coloured casket in a white carriage pulled by two white horses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-order-unit-maintains-heavy-presence-as-two-of-five-boys-killed-in-m9-crash-laid-to-rest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-order-unit-maintains-heavy-presence-as-two-of-five-boys-killed-in-m9-crash-laid-to-rest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Smith: ‘I’ve had so many amazing trips to Ireland and I am desperate to do Other Voices in Dingle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The acclaimed singer-songwriter on finding love, weathering controversies, and celebrating their &lsquo;more mature&rsquo; voice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sam-smith-ive-had-so-many-amazing-trips-to-ireland-and-i-am-desperate-to-do-other-voices-in-dingle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sam-smith-ive-had-so-many-amazing-trips-to-ireland-and-i-am-desperate-to-do-other-voices-in-dingle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Is this cocktail-led menu a match for Belfast’s best hotel restaurants?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chez Mal, Malmaison Belfast, 34-38 Victoria Street, Belfast.&nbsp;www.malmasion.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-is-this-cocktail-led-menu-a-match-for-belfasts-best-hotel-restaurants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-is-this-cocktail-led-menu-a-match-for-belfasts-best-hotel-restaurants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every second week in the WhatsApp, somebody new is coming down — ‘Has anyone a spare hurl, or a spare helmet?’’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former rugby star Nora Stapleton hails the impact of social camogie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-second-week-in-the-whatsapp-somebody-new-is-coming-down-has-anyone-a-spare-hurl-or-a-spare-helmet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-second-week-in-the-whatsapp-somebody-new-is-coming-down-has-anyone-a-spare-hurl-or-a-spare-helmet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for crackdown on ‘selfish’ social housing fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Aont&uacute; councillor says existing process was &lsquo;well below what was required&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/demand-for-crackdown-on-selfish-social-housing-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/demand-for-crackdown-on-selfish-social-housing-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mum cried every night over my sister’s unsolved murder’: £20k reward offered as ‘time running out’ to find killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information sought about dance at Hadden&rsquo;s Garage, Aughnacloy, the night of March 30, 1973]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-cried-every-night-over-my-sisters-unsolved-murder-20k-reward-offered-as-time-running-out-to-find-killer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-cried-every-night-over-my-sisters-unsolved-murder-20k-reward-offered-as-time-running-out-to-find-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance announces former deputy mayor as Assembly candidate with veteran MLA set to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newtownards councillor named second contender for Strangford, with Kellie Armstrong stepping down next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliance-announces-former-deputy-mayor-as-assembly-candidate-with-veteran-mla-set-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliance-announces-former-deputy-mayor-as-assembly-candidate-with-veteran-mla-set-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great ADHD Myth? review: ‘This brazenly one-sided documentary is grossly irresponsible TV’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It plays into the hands of those who&rsquo;d have you believe that ADHD is not a real thing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-great-adhd-myth-review-this-brazenly-one-sided-documentary-is-grossly-irresponsible-tv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-great-adhd-myth-review-this-brazenly-one-sided-documentary-is-grossly-irresponsible-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public order units to police funerals of five teenagers killed in M9 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garda&iacute; concerned about scramblers and dangerous stunt driving at services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-order-units-to-police-funerals-of-five-teenagers-killed-in-m9-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/public-order-units-to-police-funerals-of-five-teenagers-killed-in-m9-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We all felt like actual actors, not the clowns on set’: Brooke Lynn Hytes on joy of mainstream drag movie Stop! That! Train!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lynn Rusk chats to the cast of Stop! That! Train!, including Ginger Minj, Jujubee and Brooke Lynn Hytes about the joy of making a mainstream drag film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-all-felt-like-actual-actors-not-the-clowns-on-set-brooke-lynn-hytes-on-joy-of-mainstream-drag-movie-stop-that-train/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-all-felt-like-actual-actors-not-the-clowns-on-set-brooke-lynn-hytes-on-joy-of-mainstream-drag-movie-stop-that-train/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department for Communities reports 20 major personal data breaches in last 12 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only one met threshold to be reported to watchdog, which took no further action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-communities-reports-20-major-personal-data-breaches-in-last-12-months/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-for-communities-reports-20-major-personal-data-breaches-in-last-12-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasure Boys manager defends upcoming shows after group branded ‘sinful and immoral’ by Free Presbyterian minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Male strippers to perform in Enniskillen and Belfast next week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pleasure-boys-manager-defends-upcoming-shows-after-group-branded-sinful-and-immoral-by-free-presbyterian-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pleasure-boys-manager-defends-upcoming-shows-after-group-branded-sinful-and-immoral-by-free-presbyterian-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP John Finucane will not be acting for alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan, Sinn Féin confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solicitor John Finucane was said to have visited Daniel Kinahan in Portlaoise prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-john-finucane-will-not-be-acting-for-alleged-crime-boss-daniel-kinahan-sinn-fin-confirms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-john-finucane-will-not-be-acting-for-alleged-crime-boss-daniel-kinahan-sinn-fin-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance announces former deputy mayor Vicky Moore as Assembly candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newtownards councillor named second contender for Strangford, with veteran MLA Armstrong stepping down next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliance-announces-former-deputy-mayor-vicky-moore-as-assembly-candidate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliance-announces-former-deputy-mayor-vicky-moore-as-assembly-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I haven’t lived here since 1978, but it’s still my home town show’: Stiff Little Finger’s Jake Burns on the joy of playing Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punk frontman says the nerves are building ahead of Custom House Square gig on Saturday night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-havent-lived-here-since-1978-but-its-still-my-home-town-show-stiff-little-fingers-jake-burns-on-the-joy-of-playing-belfast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-havent-lived-here-since-1978-but-its-still-my-home-town-show-stiff-little-fingers-jake-burns-on-the-joy-of-playing-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mum cried every night over my sister’s unsolved murder’: Family speak out as £20k reward offered over information about dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information sought about dance at Hadden&rsquo;s Garage, Aughnacloy, the night of March 30, 1973]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-cried-every-night-over-my-sisters-unsolved-murder-family-speak-out-as-20k-reward-offered-over-information-about-dance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-cried-every-night-over-my-sisters-unsolved-murder-family-speak-out-as-20k-reward-offered-over-information-about-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Peace at last’: The 1994 Loyalist ceasefires]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 13 October 1994, six weeks after the IRA announced a &lsquo;complete cessation&rsquo;, the Loyalist paramilitary groups declared their ceasefires.&nbsp;The UVF&rsquo;s Gusty Spence announced loyalist violence was over, in a step that is seen as one of the vital steps towards a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.&nbsp;Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by former PUP leader Billy Hutchinson, Historian Aaron Edwards, and journalists Allison Morris, Mark Simpson, and Vincent Kearney.&nbsp;This epi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/peace-at-last-the-1994-loyalist-ceasefires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/peace-at-last-the-1994-loyalist-ceasefires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Naderi’s goal gives Rangers the edge against Jablonec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rangers 1 Jablonec 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ryan-naderis-goal-gives-rangers-the-edge-against-jablonec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ryan-naderis-goal-gives-rangers-the-edge-against-jablonec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lisburn beautician who kept illegal weight-loss jabs at home avoids jail as judge bemoans lack of ‘sufficient power’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says Nadine Poole will go to prison if she commits similar offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lisburn-beautician-who-kept-illegal-weight-loss-jabs-at-home-avoids-jail-as-judge-bemoans-lack-of-sufficient-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lisburn-beautician-who-kept-illegal-weight-loss-jabs-at-home-avoids-jail-as-judge-bemoans-lack-of-sufficient-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European dream beckons again as late double gives Larne two-goal advantage in Conference League play-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lincoln Red Imps 0 Larne 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/european-dream-beckons-again-as-late-double-gives-larne-two-goal-advantage-in-conference-league-play-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/european-dream-beckons-again-as-late-double-gives-larne-two-goal-advantage-in-conference-league-play-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Somerset meets the Mediterranean at Unity Beach resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holiday park packed with things to keep the family entertained]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-somerset-meets-the-mediterranean-at-unity-beach-resort/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-somerset-meets-the-mediterranean-at-unity-beach-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened: Late double has Larne in control after victory at Lincoln Red Imps in Conference League play-off first leg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lincoln Red Imps 0 Larne 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-it-happened-late-double-has-larne-in-control-after-victory-at-lincoln-red-imps-in-conference-league-play-off-first-leg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-it-happened-late-double-has-larne-in-control-after-victory-at-lincoln-red-imps-in-conference-league-play-off-first-leg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Merchant Hotel’s food and drink chief who’s helped make Prosecco a NI staple: ‘We don’t do Champagne’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian Marco Marro says his home country doesn&rsquo;t entertain the French fizz that&rsquo;s now been eclipsed by its rival in the UK too]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-merchant-hotels-food-and-drink-chief-whos-helped-make-prosecco-a-ni-staple-we-dont-do-champagne/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-merchant-hotels-food-and-drink-chief-whos-helped-make-prosecco-a-ni-staple-we-dont-do-champagne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Problems will not be solved overnight’: New Health Minister Robbie Butler says huge challenges lie ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Butler told &lsquo;genuine transformation&rsquo; is needed after appointment confirmed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/problems-will-not-be-solved-overnight-new-health-minister-robbie-butler-says-huge-challenges-lie-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/problems-will-not-be-solved-overnight-new-health-minister-robbie-butler-says-huge-challenges-lie-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Stormont Health Minister told ‘genuine transformation’ needed after appointment confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robbie Butler&rsquo;s appointment comes less than 48 hours after Mike Nesbitt&rsquo;s resignation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-stormont-health-minister-told-genuine-transformation-needed-after-appointment-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-stormont-health-minister-told-genuine-transformation-needed-after-appointment-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think I gave them a bit of a fright’: Former senior NI civil servant opens up on not getting top Stormont job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Gray was speaking to Ed Balls on the Political Currency podcast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-think-i-gave-them-a-bit-of-a-fright-former-senior-ni-civil-servant-opens-up-on-not-getting-top-stormont-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-think-i-gave-them-a-bit-of-a-fright-former-senior-ni-civil-servant-opens-up-on-not-getting-top-stormont-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin bid to quell row over Saoradh mural to IRA man Brendan ‘The Dark’ Hughes backfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[War of words over Twinbrook mural continues after dissident group publishes private messages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-bid-to-quell-row-over-saoradh-mural-to-ira-man-brendan-the-dark-hughes-backfires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-bid-to-quell-row-over-saoradh-mural-to-ira-man-brendan-the-dark-hughes-backfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP minister says nationalists and Alliance are ‘salivating’ over unionist chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[But Education Minister backs DUP to produce a strong showing in 2027 Assembly election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-minister-says-nationalists-and-alliance-are-salivating-over-unionist-chaos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-minister-says-nationalists-and-alliance-are-salivating-over-unionist-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He has my full confidence’: UUP leader Jon Burrows confirms Robbie Butler will be new Stormont Health Minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political parties have reacted to the Lagan Valley MLA&rsquo;s appointment, after Mike Nesbitt&rsquo;s resignation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-has-my-full-confidence-uup-leader-jon-burrows-confirms-robbie-butler-will-be-new-stormont-health-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-has-my-full-confidence-uup-leader-jon-burrows-confirms-robbie-butler-will-be-new-stormont-health-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think I gave them a bit of a fright’: Former senior NI civil servant Sue Gray opens up on not getting top Stormont job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Gray was speaking to Ed Balls on the Political Currency podcast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-think-i-gave-them-a-bit-of-a-fright-former-senior-ni-civil-servant-sue-gray-opens-up-on-not-getting-top-stormont-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-think-i-gave-them-a-bit-of-a-fright-former-senior-ni-civil-servant-sue-gray-opens-up-on-not-getting-top-stormont-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don’t need to reinvent the wheel in Northern Ireland… but we need to fix the bottlenecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela McGowan, CBI director, takes a look at this year&rsquo;s Top 100 list &ndash; which shows solid performance from our leading firms &ndash; and examines what roadblocks are in the way and what can be done to expand our economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-dont-need-to-reinvent-the-wheel-in-northern-ireland-but-we-need-to-fix-the-bottlenecks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-dont-need-to-reinvent-the-wheel-in-northern-ireland-but-we-need-to-fix-the-bottlenecks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Givan: Nationalists and Alliance are ‘salivating’ over unionist chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[But Education Minister backs DUP to produce a strong showing in 2027 Assembly election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paul-givan-nationalists-and-alliance-are-salivating-over-unionist-chaos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paul-givan-nationalists-and-alliance-are-salivating-over-unionist-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland ‘cannot afford another lost decade of leadership’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Ramsey, Professor of Practice in Economics at Queen&rsquo;s University, says Northern Ireland has endured one lost decade of devolution after another]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-cannot-afford-another-lost-decade-of-leadership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-cannot-afford-another-lost-decade-of-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Northern Ireland Ireland is the centre of excellence for our system and software development’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sensata comes in at the number 48 spot on this year&rsquo;s Ulster Business Top 100, in association with Ryan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-ireland-is-the-centre-of-excellence-for-our-system-and-software-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-ireland-is-the-centre-of-excellence-for-our-system-and-software-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner-led and future-focused: McCartan Turkington Breen building on local strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[McCartan Turkington Breen Solicitors has continued to evolve alongside the changing needs of business. Partner Aleric Turtle, whose expertise in corporate law, commercial property and banking explains how the firm has grown its commercial offering, embraced new technology and is preparing for the next phase of expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/partner-led-and-future-focused-mccartan-turkington-breen-building-on-local-strength/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/partner-led-and-future-focused-mccartan-turkington-breen-building-on-local-strength/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy resilience is not just an option… it’s a strategic business decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noel Brady, is chair of battery storage and UPS systems firm Continu, as well as being the founder of his own firm Nb 1. He looks at the work Continu is undertaking and how it can play its part in helping firms protect power and reduce energy costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/energy-resilience-is-not-just-an-option-its-a-strategic-business-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/energy-resilience-is-not-just-an-option-its-a-strategic-business-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog’s teeth found wrapped around the bars of its cage, as the animal tried to free itself: Council under fire after dogs starve to death in Co Armagh home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 47-year-old man has been charged and is due to appear in court next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dogs-teeth-found-wrapped-around-the-bars-of-its-cage-as-the-animal-tried-to-free-itself-council-under-fire-after-dogs-starve-to-death-in-co-armagh-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dogs-teeth-found-wrapped-around-the-bars-of-its-cage-as-the-animal-tried-to-free-itself-council-under-fire-after-dogs-starve-to-death-in-co-armagh-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Middle’ matters… but who’s carrying the weight?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simon Hamilton, Confluence Consulting on behalf of HM Chartered Accountants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-middle-matters-but-whos-carrying-the-weight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-middle-matters-but-whos-carrying-the-weight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Harbour: growth on the horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Theresa Donaldson, chair of Belfast Harbour Commissioners, says its ambitious 2050 Masterplan sets out a clear, long-term vision that is reflective of its enduring commitment to building a better future for Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-harbour-growth-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-harbour-growth-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McColgan’s recipe for a successful future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third generation business McColgan&rsquo;s Quality Foods is growing across the UK, Ireland and beyond thanks to ambition and talent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mccolgans-recipe-for-a-successful-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mccolgans-recipe-for-a-successful-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building expertise: BDO’s growing specialist tax offering in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[As partner and head of tax at BDO Northern Ireland, Lorraine Nelson has overseen significant growth in the firm&rsquo;s tax division. From expanding specialist teams to embracing new technology and advising businesses through increasingly complex tax challenges, she is helping shape a modern advisory practice focused on long-term client value]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-expertise-bdos-growing-specialist-tax-offering-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-expertise-bdos-growing-specialist-tax-offering-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Caoimhe Archibald: Top 100 businesses powering the economy across the north]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald says the breadth and strength of firms making this year&rsquo;s Top 100 Northern Ireland Companies, in association with Ryan, highlights the resilience of our business community here, while challenges remain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dr-caoimhe-archibald-top-100-businesses-powering-the-economy-across-the-north/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dr-caoimhe-archibald-top-100-businesses-powering-the-economy-across-the-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right couple quit anti-Islam group after domestic bust-up posted online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking domestic row as Dan Grundle and Gemma McMaster close down race hate organisation they founded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/far-right-couple-quit-anti-islam-group-after-domestic-bust-up-posted-online/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/far-right-couple-quit-anti-islam-group-after-domestic-bust-up-posted-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sign Language Act would have changed my life’: What NI’s new law means to deaf community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill was introduced by Communities Minister Lyons and secured cross-party support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sign-language-act-would-have-changed-my-life-what-nis-new-law-means-to-deaf-community/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sign-language-act-would-have-changed-my-life-what-nis-new-law-means-to-deaf-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two abandoned dogs starve to death in Co Armagh home: Northern Ireland council under fire for ignoring pleas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 47-year-old man has been charged and is due to appear in court next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-abandoned-dogs-starve-to-death-in-co-armagh-home-northern-ireland-council-under-fire-for-ignoring-pleas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-abandoned-dogs-starve-to-death-in-co-armagh-home-northern-ireland-council-under-fire-for-ignoring-pleas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘As the kids were getting older, it kind of struck me, I wouldn’t want them in this kind of relationship’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her late 50s with two adult children tells her story]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-as-the-kids-were-getting-older-it-kind-of-struck-me-i-wouldnt-want-them-in-this-kind-of-relationship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-as-the-kids-were-getting-older-it-kind-of-struck-me-i-wouldnt-want-them-in-this-kind-of-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected driver of BMW in M9 killer crash was under investigation for involvement in violent feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager Jeremy O&rsquo;Brien was &lsquo;person of interest&rsquo; in incident in Co Tipperary town]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/suspected-driver-of-bmw-in-m9-killer-crash-was-under-investigation-for-involvement-in-violent-feud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/suspected-driver-of-bmw-in-m9-killer-crash-was-under-investigation-for-involvement-in-violent-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From blockbuster blunders to retail website chaos: F*ckup Nights aims to ‘de-stigmatise failure’ of career catastrophes in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Software firm owner Chris Shannon on the Black Box event, hosted by David Meade, where speakers openly share their biggest professional mishaps and the lessons learnt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-blockbuster-blunders-to-retail-website-chaos-fckup-nights-aims-to-de-stigmatise-failure-of-career-catastrophes-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-blockbuster-blunders-to-retail-website-chaos-fckup-nights-aims-to-de-stigmatise-failure-of-career-catastrophes-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every ability matters’: Co Tyrone coach aims to bring inclusivity to all in physical activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronan Conlon&rsquo;s empathy for those with additional needs shaped by his family growing up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-ability-matters-co-tyrone-coach-aims-to-bring-inclusivity-to-all-in-physical-activity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-ability-matters-co-tyrone-coach-aims-to-bring-inclusivity-to-all-in-physical-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sign Language Act would have changed my life’: what NI’s new law means to deaf community and stands to achieve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill was introduced by Communities Minister Lyons and secured cross-party support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sign-language-act-would-have-changed-my-life-what-nis-new-law-means-to-deaf-community-and-stands-to-achieve/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sign-language-act-would-have-changed-my-life-what-nis-new-law-means-to-deaf-community-and-stands-to-achieve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists being squeezed out of music industry by AI, Queen’s research warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donaghadee singer Taylor Lally fears AI could leave artists asking &lsquo;why do I bother?&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/artists-being-squeezed-out-of-music-industry-by-ai-queens-research-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/artists-being-squeezed-out-of-music-industry-by-ai-queens-research-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Such a big opportunity’: NI designer’s jewellery collection to hit the runway at New York Fashion Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melanie Bond began creating jewellery as a hobby while working as a solicitor.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/such-a-big-opportunity-ni-designers-jewellery-collection-to-hit-the-runway-at-new-york-fashion-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/such-a-big-opportunity-ni-designers-jewellery-collection-to-hit-the-runway-at-new-york-fashion-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Council has £4.6m plan to encourage businesses to embrace AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal submitted to Stormont for programme that would see firms receive grants to adopt the technology to boost productivity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-council-has-46m-plan-to-encourage-businesses-to-embrace-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-council-has-46m-plan-to-encourage-businesses-to-embrace-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If it’s not broken, don’t fix it’: Campaigners battling to save historic Co Down lighthouse launch exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Museum appealing for artefacts to display as part of &lsquo;organic&rsquo; exhibition as politicians submit formal objections to council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-its-not-broken-dont-fix-it-campaigners-battling-to-save-historic-co-down-lighthouse-launch-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-its-not-broken-dont-fix-it-campaigners-battling-to-save-historic-co-down-lighthouse-launch-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pay-as-you-go’ private healthcare admissions on the rise in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long waiting lists leaving patients opting to go private]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pay-as-you-go-private-healthcare-admissions-on-the-rise-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pay-as-you-go-private-healthcare-admissions-on-the-rise-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chef aiming to ‘set the standard’ at south Belfast hotel: ‘People say hotel food’s just OK. We’re not going to be just OK’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chef Michael O&rsquo;Connor talks about his return to BT9 to relaunch The Avenue Brasserie within The Malone on Eglantine Avenue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chef-aiming-to-set-the-standard-at-south-belfast-hotel-people-say-hotel-foods-just-ok-were-not-going-to-be-just-ok/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/chef-aiming-to-set-the-standard-at-south-belfast-hotel-people-say-hotel-foods-just-ok-were-not-going-to-be-just-ok/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We owe him a sincere debt of gratitude’: Healthcare reaction to Nesbitt departure shows goodwill he had in sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal College of Surgeons and NI Confederation for Health and Social Care among those to share views]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-owe-him-a-sincere-debt-of-gratitude-healthcare-reaction-to-nesbitt-departure-shows-goodwill-he-had-in-sector/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-owe-him-a-sincere-debt-of-gratitude-healthcare-reaction-to-nesbitt-departure-shows-goodwill-he-had-in-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP councillor who was SpAd to Nesbitt faces standards hearing over declaration of interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ovens, who has served as special advisor to two health ministers, features on NI Local Government Commissioner for Standards&rsquo; list of upcoming sittings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-councillor-who-was-spad-to-nesbitt-faces-standards-hearing-over-declaration-of-interests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-councillor-who-was-spad-to-nesbitt-faces-standards-hearing-over-declaration-of-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back-to-school essentials: Some tasty items to add to your grocery shop this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting ready for the big back-to-school food shop? Here are some ideas to add to your shopping list.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/back-to-school-essentials-some-tasty-items-to-add-to-your-grocery-shop-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/back-to-school-essentials-some-tasty-items-to-add-to-your-grocery-shop-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘S**t happens, it’s how you move on that matters’: F*ckup Nights brings candid tales of career catastrophe and resilience to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI mentalist David Meade and broadcaster Julian Simmons part of the line-up for Black Box event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/st-happens-its-how-you-move-on-that-matters-fckup-nights-brings-candid-tales-of-career-catastrophe-and-resilience-to-belfast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/st-happens-its-how-you-move-on-that-matters-fckup-nights-brings-candid-tales-of-career-catastrophe-and-resilience-to-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debut novelist: ‘Belfast is a city with a literary and intellectual culture to rival the best in Europe’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-based author Andrew Cunning shares the background to his debut novel, and pride in the city&rsquo;s golden age of literature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-novelist-belfast-is-a-city-with-a-literary-and-intellectual-culture-to-rival-the-best-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/debut-novelist-belfast-is-a-city-with-a-literary-and-intellectual-culture-to-rival-the-best-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Tyrone coach aims to bring inclusivity for all in physical activity: ‘every ability matters’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronan Conlon&rsquo;s empathy for those with additional needs shaped by his family growing up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-tyrone-coach-aims-to-bring-inclusivity-for-all-in-physical-activity-every-ability-matters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-tyrone-coach-aims-to-bring-inclusivity-for-all-in-physical-activity-every-ability-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camilo Duran steps up to the mark to aid Celtic victory over LASK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic 3 LASK 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/camilo-duran-steps-up-to-the-mark-to-aid-celtic-victory-over-lask/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/camilo-duran-steps-up-to-the-mark-to-aid-celtic-victory-over-lask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP’s Robbie Butler frontrunner to be Stormont’s new health minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party leader Jon Burrows to announce decision on Thursday after Mike Nesbitt&rsquo;s resignation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uups-robbie-butler-frontrunner-to-be-stormonts-new-health-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uups-robbie-butler-frontrunner-to-be-stormonts-new-health-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP calls for fresh probe into US Marine turned IRA man after his memoir detailed shooting of soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[There remain serious questions which cannot be ignored, says Easton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-calls-for-fresh-probe-into-us-marine-turned-ira-man-after-his-memoir-detailed-shooting-of-soldier/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-calls-for-fresh-probe-into-us-marine-turned-ira-man-after-his-memoir-detailed-shooting-of-soldier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This has completely changed my life’: Swathes of runners assemble as popular Co Down parkrun marks 250th event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The course has been described as one of the most scenic in the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-completely-changed-my-life-swathes-of-runners-assemble-as-popular-co-down-parkrun-marks-250th-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-completely-changed-my-life-swathes-of-runners-assemble-as-popular-co-down-parkrun-marks-250th-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From presidents to Provos, flags to the fleadh: How City Hall has been at the heart of Belfast’s history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerry Adams uttered those infamous words about the IRA there, but landmark has also played host to kings, seen armies packed off to war, and been the scene of countless rallies, marriages and acts of remembrance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-presidents-to-provos-flags-to-the-fleadh-how-city-hall-has-been-at-the-heart-of-belfasts-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-presidents-to-provos-flags-to-the-fleadh-how-city-hall-has-been-at-the-heart-of-belfasts-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Burrows and the UUP in a fix as Mike Nesbitt resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UUP&rsquo;s Mike Nesbitt has resigned as health minister &ndash; with a stinging public resignation letter aimed at his UUP leader Jon BurrowsThe row is over retaining emergency general surgery at the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. The Northern Trust had recommended its closure, despite widespread local opposition.Jon Burrows told a public meeting in Coleraine that he wouldn&rsquo;t support any closure &ndash; despite the health minister being a UUP man. Mike Nesbitt is understood to have a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrows-and-the-uup-in-a-fix-as-mike-nesbitt-resigns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrows-and-the-uup-in-a-fix-as-mike-nesbitt-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 adult-only stays in Ireland including one NI spot: ‘Guests can expect a grown-up atmosphere, quieter spaces and the freedom to switch off’]]></title><description><![CDATA[From hotels to adult-only cottages, guesthouses and bubble domes, our travel editor has a guide to child-free getaways across the island]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/19-adult-only-stays-in-ireland-including-one-ni-spot-guests-can-expect-a-grown-up-atmosphere-quieter-spaces-and-the-freedom-to-switch-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/19-adult-only-stays-in-ireland-including-one-ni-spot-guests-can-expect-a-grown-up-atmosphere-quieter-spaces-and-the-freedom-to-switch-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every line of Mike Nesbitt’s resignation letter contained a subtly savage sting – with one particularly brutal swipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[UUP&rsquo;s new dawn turns dark as Jon Burrows&rsquo; biggest test begins]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-line-of-mike-nesbitts-resignation-letter-contained-a-subtly-savage-sting-with-one-particularly-brutal-swipe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/every-line-of-mike-nesbitts-resignation-letter-contained-a-subtly-savage-sting-with-one-particularly-brutal-swipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male domestic abuse victims are not being asked about injuries in healthcare settings, campaign warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI and Men&rsquo;s Advisory Project launch &lsquo;Every Victim Matters&rsquo; initiative to raise awareness and challenge misconceptions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/male-domestic-abuse-victims-are-not-being-asked-about-injuries-in-healthcare-settings-campaign-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/male-domestic-abuse-victims-are-not-being-asked-about-injuries-in-healthcare-settings-campaign-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping GCSE and A-level German ‘sending wrong message to students’]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUB academic fears for future of language learning, with economics and engineering also set to disappear from exams schedule]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dropping-gcse-and-a-level-german-sending-wrong-message-to-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dropping-gcse-and-a-level-german-sending-wrong-message-to-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custody descends into chaos as drunk defendant spat at officers and tried to kiss female cop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused convicted in his absence after court no-show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/custody-descends-into-chaos-as-drunk-defendant-spat-at-officers-and-tried-to-kiss-female-cop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/custody-descends-into-chaos-as-drunk-defendant-spat-at-officers-and-tried-to-kiss-female-cop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge issues arrest warrant for angry drunk who spat at and tried to kiss police officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused convicted in his absence after court no-show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judge-issues-arrest-warrant-for-angry-drunk-who-spat-at-and-tried-to-kiss-police-officer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judge-issues-arrest-warrant-for-angry-drunk-who-spat-at-and-tried-to-kiss-police-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The very best of our community spirit’: Double success with prestigious award for neighbouring Co Down seaside towns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groomsport and Donaghadee competed with two other towns for the awards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-very-best-of-our-community-spirit-double-success-with-prestigious-award-for-neighbouring-co-down-seaside-towns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-very-best-of-our-community-spirit-double-success-with-prestigious-award-for-neighbouring-co-down-seaside-towns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader of M9 crash gang was on bail and banned from leaving his county]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kamil Pustkowski (17) was extremely well known to gardai all over the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leader-of-m9-crash-gang-was-on-bail-and-banned-from-leaving-his-county/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/leader-of-m9-crash-gang-was-on-bail-and-banned-from-leaving-his-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bringing you into Stormont is on me’: Mike Nesbitt’s ‘bitter barb’ at UUP leader in damning resignation letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burrows defends stance, saying party is open to reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bringing-you-into-stormont-is-on-me-mike-nesbitts-bitter-barb-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bringing-you-into-stormont-is-on-me-mike-nesbitts-bitter-barb-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Bringing you into Stormont is on me&rsquo;: Mike Nesbitt's &lsquo;bitter barb&rsquo; at UUP leader in damning resignation letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burrows defends stance, saying UUP is open to reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquobringing-you-into-stormont-is-on-mersquo-mike-nesbitts-lsquobitter-barbrsquo-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquobringing-you-into-stormont-is-on-mersquo-mike-nesbitts-lsquobitter-barbrsquo-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisocial behaviour by young people in west Belfast ‘putting lives at risk’ as police come under attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young people were also driving motorbikes illegally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/antisocial-behaviour-by-young-people-in-west-belfast-putting-lives-at-risk-as-police-come-under-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/antisocial-behaviour-by-young-people-in-west-belfast-putting-lives-at-risk-as-police-come-under-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culling referees at 50 places ageism ahead of their ability to perform — it should be addressed]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Coldrick has to stand down despite being at the top of his game &mdash; Jarlath Burns has time to sort out this issue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/culling-referees-at-50-places-ageism-ahead-of-their-ability-to-perform-it-should-be-addressed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/culling-referees-at-50-places-ageism-ahead-of-their-ability-to-perform-it-should-be-addressed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Main player in M9 atrocity had garda alert issued and was on bail for similar incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kamil Pustkowski (17) was extremely well known to gardai all over the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/main-player-in-m9-atrocity-had-garda-alert-issued-and-was-on-bail-for-similar-incidents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/main-player-in-m9-atrocity-had-garda-alert-issued-and-was-on-bail-for-similar-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five dos and don’ts on how to react if your child is disappointed with their exam results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Marguerita Magennis, psychologist, educational consultant and psychology tutor at FindTutors, advises parents ahead of GCSE results day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-dos-and-donts-on-how-to-react-if-your-child-is-disappointed-with-their-exam-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-dos-and-donts-on-how-to-react-if-your-child-is-disappointed-with-their-exam-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pageant queen Rebecca’s dedication to Air Ambulance  sees her lift top American title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry woman&rsquo;s fundraising for charity that saved dad&rsquo;s life recognised at US competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pageant-queen-rebeccas-dedication-to-air-ambulance-sees-her-lift-top-american-title/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pageant-queen-rebeccas-dedication-to-air-ambulance-sees-her-lift-top-american-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Burrows defends stance as Mike Nesbitt hits out at UUP leader in damning resignation letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departing minister accuses Burrows of creating &lsquo;shockwaves&rsquo; in health system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrows-defends-stance-as-mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jon-burrows-defends-stance-as-mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Nesbitt hits out at UUP leader in damning resignation letter as politicians react to shock news]]></title><description><![CDATA[He criticises Jon Burrows in damning letter amid row over Causeway services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter-as-politicians-react-to-shock-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-uup-leader-in-damning-resignation-letter-as-politicians-react-to-shock-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distrust of artificial intelligence could hold NI back, warns Ulster University professor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academic shares view ahead of public seminar in Derry aimed at giving citizens chance to question experts and voice concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/distrust-of-artificial-intelligence-could-hold-ni-back-warns-ulster-university-professor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/distrust-of-artificial-intelligence-could-hold-ni-back-warns-ulster-university-professor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“What has gone wrong?”: Allison Morris on Northern Ireland’s femicide problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past six weeks, four women have been killed in NI, bringing this year&rsquo;s total of alleged femicides up to six. At the time of recording, a further two deaths from this weekend are under investigation. Why is femicide so high in Northern Ireland, how does the PSNI deal with domestic violence here, and can anything be done? Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris.&nbsp;Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-has-gone-wrong-allison-morris-on-northern-irelands-femicide-problem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-has-gone-wrong-allison-morris-on-northern-irelands-femicide-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last man standing falls: The closure of a popular Ballymena newsagent should send more alarm bells ringing]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the end of this month another window into the soul of the high street will be closed and a champion of the independent retail community will take his leave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-last-man-standing-falls-the-closure-of-a-popular-ballymena-newsagent-should-send-more-alarm-bells-ringing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-last-man-standing-falls-the-closure-of-a-popular-ballymena-newsagent-should-send-more-alarm-bells-ringing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 5,000 domestic abuse crimes against men recorded in NI over last 12 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police launch new campaign urging victims to seek support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-5000-domestic-abuse-crimes-against-men-recorded-in-ni-over-last-12-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-5000-domestic-abuse-crimes-against-men-recorded-in-ni-over-last-12-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-IRA member ‘transferred properties to friends and family’ after being sued over fatal bombing, lawsuit claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Downey is being pursued for &euro;1.8m by daughter of murdered soldier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-ira-member-transferred-properties-to-friends-and-family-after-being-sued-over-fatal-bombing-lawsuit-claims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-ira-member-transferred-properties-to-friends-and-family-after-being-sued-over-fatal-bombing-lawsuit-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building economic strength: Cross-border trade now more important than ever ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighteen entrepreneurs&nbsp;to&nbsp;share a &euro;500,000 prize fund designed to boost cross-border business collaboration.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-economic-strengthcross-border-trade-now-more-important-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/building-economic-strengthcross-border-trade-now-more-important-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s Over&rsquo;: The 1994 IRA &lsquo;ceasefire']]></title><description><![CDATA[After 25 years of what it termed &lsquo;Armed Struggle&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Long War&rsquo; , the Provisional IRA called a &ldquo;complete cessation of military operations&rdquo; on 31st August 1994.&nbsp;By that stage, the organisation was responsible for the deaths of 1,700 people. Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by Journalists Brian Rowan and Allison Morris, Former Belfast Telegraph Editor Ed Curran and historian Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh.&nbsp;This episode was originally released in August 202]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/itrsquos-overrsquo-the-1994-ira-lsquoceasefire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/itrsquos-overrsquo-the-1994-ira-lsquoceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont shaken as Mike Nesbitt hits out at party leader after resignation as health minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[He criticises Jon Burrows in damning letter amid row over Causeway services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-shaken-as-mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-party-leader-after-resignation-as-health-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-shaken-as-mike-nesbitt-hits-out-at-party-leader-after-resignation-as-health-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont shaken after Mike Nesbitt resigns as health minister amid party clash: ‘He’ll be missed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[UUP says he &lsquo;leaves a significant legacy&rsquo; while FM &lsquo;genuinely sorry&rsquo; at news]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-shaken-after-mike-nesbitt-resigns-as-health-minister-amid-party-clash-hell-be-missed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-shaken-after-mike-nesbitt-resigns-as-health-minister-amid-party-clash-hell-be-missed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sisters injured in M9 crash have been through ‘incredibly frightening time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niamh and Alma Kinsella (30s) were seriously injured in crash alongside their sister Ella Hendricken (20s)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/three-sisters-injured-in-m9-crash-have-been-through-incredibly-frightening-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/three-sisters-injured-in-m9-crash-have-been-through-incredibly-frightening-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Nesbitt quits as health minister amid clash with UUP leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party says he &lsquo;leaves a significant legacy&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mike-nesbitt-quits-as-health-minister-amid-clash-with-uup-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mike-nesbitt-quits-as-health-minister-amid-clash-with-uup-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast crime author blasts AI firm over book piracy ‘corruption’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bestselling Belfast author has blasted Anthropic over &lsquo;useless&rsquo; copyright payout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-crime-author-blasts-ai-firm-over-book-piracy-corruption/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-crime-author-blasts-ai-firm-over-book-piracy-corruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Difference between life and death’: MP’s warning over closure of hospital emergency general surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[TUV leader writes to UUP Health Minister to keep service in Coleraine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/difference-between-life-and-death-mps-warning-over-closure-of-hospital-emergency-general-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/difference-between-life-and-death-mps-warning-over-closure-of-hospital-emergency-general-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Much-loved village pub is prettier than ever… and food could match it with a few tweaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moira staple Pretty Mary&rsquo;s has had a welcome facelift... now it needs a menu to match the new surroundings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-much-loved-village-pub-is-prettier-than-ever-and-food-could-match-it-with-a-few-tweaks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-much-loved-village-pub-is-prettier-than-ever-and-food-could-match-it-with-a-few-tweaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts warn social media live streaming has created ‘microculture celebrities’ that are ‘synonymous with joyriding’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts warn that social media live streaming has &lsquo;industrialised&rsquo; validation of anti-social behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/experts-warn-social-media-live-streaming-has-created-microculture-celebrities-that-are-synonymous-with-joyriding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/experts-warn-social-media-live-streaming-has-created-microculture-celebrities-that-are-synonymous-with-joyriding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: M9 crash teen featured in dangerous road race video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clip shows Alex McCarthy taking part in a sulky race on a public road before he was killed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/watch-m9-crash-teen-featured-in-dangerous-road-race-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/watch-m9-crash-teen-featured-in-dangerous-road-race-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast city centre office block on ‘strategic corner’ set for redevelopment after council green light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital House to be extended by two storeys under plans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-centre-office-block-on-strategic-corner-set-for-redevelopment-after-council-green-light/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-city-centre-office-block-on-strategic-corner-set-for-redevelopment-after-council-green-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men’s domestic violence campaigner opens up on issue in NI: ‘You name it, it has happened’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carey Baxter says the stigma is so great that many of the men who come to him don&rsquo;t class their experience as domestic abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mens-domestic-violence-campaigner-opens-up-on-issue-in-ni-you-name-it-it-has-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mens-domestic-violence-campaigner-opens-up-on-issue-in-ni-you-name-it-it-has-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Wells blasts DUP as ‘rotten to the core’ over recent controversies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader and chief executive urged to expose any past scandals and cover&#8209;ups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jim-wells-blasts-dup-as-rotten-to-the-core-over-recent-controversies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jim-wells-blasts-dup-as-rotten-to-the-core-over-recent-controversies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI issues warning to drivers after horror motorway crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police vow to use &lsquo;all available measures&rsquo; against dangerous drivers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-issues-warning-to-drivers-after-horror-motorway-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-issues-warning-to-drivers-after-horror-motorway-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 50 Northern Ireland employers: Queen’s University tops list of our biggest workforces]]></title><description><![CDATA[As challenges facing employers change, experience and expertise matter more than ever, writes Mark Wade of Hays as Ulster Business showcases the largest employers in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-queens-university-tops-list-of-our-biggest-workforces/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-queens-university-tops-list-of-our-biggest-workforces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 50 Northern Ireland Employers: Tesco and Queen’s University among biggest workforces]]></title><description><![CDATA[As challenges facing employers change, experience and expertise matter more than ever, writes Mark Wade of Hays as Ulster Business showcases the largest employers in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-tesco-and-queens-university-among-biggest-workforces/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-tesco-and-queens-university-among-biggest-workforces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP accused of being split on future of Causeway Hospital’s emergency surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burrows had previously said the closure &lsquo;does not have my support&rsquo; while future of local services hang in balance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-accused-of-being-split-on-future-of-causeway-hospitals-emergency-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-accused-of-being-split-on-future-of-causeway-hospitals-emergency-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Tyrone man who communicated sexually  with girl (14) avoids jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offending discovered after mother examined teenager&rsquo;s phone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-tyrone-man-who-communicated-sexually-with-girl-14-avoids-jail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-tyrone-man-who-communicated-sexually-with-girl-14-avoids-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once-feared UVF chief hits rock bottom and is ‘sleeping in pal’s garden shed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Moore was a leading member of the Mount Vernon unit which was exposed by then Police Ombudsman Nuala O&rsquo;Loan&rsquo;s 2007 report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/once-feared-uvf-chief-hits-rock-bottom-and-is-sleeping-in-pals-garden-shed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/once-feared-uvf-chief-hits-rock-bottom-and-is-sleeping-in-pals-garden-shed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Michael Carrick's first full season in charge at Old Trafford could look like]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United have not mustered back-to-back top-four finishes since 2021 so even finishing fourth would be a feat for Reds boss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-michael-carricks-first-full-season-in-charge-at-old-trafford-could-look-like/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-michael-carricks-first-full-season-in-charge-at-old-trafford-could-look-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When I was 10 I couldn’t sit on the floor cross-legged’: Lisburn man’s journey from inflammatory arthritis to mobility teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Morrison was plagued by pain all his life and believed himself to be unlucky until he was diagnosed with a form of inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and joints. Thanks to the diagnosis and regular movement and stretching, he is now pain free and works as a mobility teacher helping others]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/when-i-was-10-i-couldnt-sit-on-the-floor-cross-legged-lisburn-mans-journey-from-inflammatory-arthritis-to-mobility-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/when-i-was-10-i-couldnt-sit-on-the-floor-cross-legged-lisburn-mans-journey-from-inflammatory-arthritis-to-mobility-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once-feared UVF chief hits rock bottom and is ‘sleeping in pal’s in garden shed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Moore was a leading member of the Mount Vernon unit which was exposed by then Police Ombudsman Nuala O&rsquo;Loan&rsquo;s 2007 report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/once-feared-uvf-chief-hits-rock-bottom-and-is-sleeping-in-pals-in-garden-shed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/once-feared-uvf-chief-hits-rock-bottom-and-is-sleeping-in-pals-in-garden-shed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NI council chief executive to face two day trial over alleged records incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann Donaghy is alleged to have erased records during her time asMid and East Antrim Council boss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-ni-council-chief-executive-to-face-two-day-trial-over-alleged-records-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-ni-council-chief-executive-to-face-two-day-trial-over-alleged-records-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast beauty fans get first look at £1,000-plus 2026 Sephora Favourites advent calendar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast Telegraph gets exclusive first look, with items from brands such as Makeup by Mario, Medik8, Sol de Janeiro, One/Size, Sephora Collection and NI&rsquo;s Dr Sam&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-beauty-fans-get-first-look-at-1000-plus-2026-sephora-favourites-advent-calendar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-beauty-fans-get-first-look-at-1000-plus-2026-sephora-favourites-advent-calendar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croke Park remains the GAA's golden goose, but you don&rsquo;t want to kill it with too much friendly fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suggestion that more Premier League sides could play in country&rsquo;s biggest stadium won&rsquo;t please many in the grassroots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/croke-park-remains-the-gaas-golden-goose-but-you-donrsquot-want-to-kill-it-with-too-much-friendly-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/croke-park-remains-the-gaas-golden-goose-but-you-donrsquot-want-to-kill-it-with-too-much-friendly-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enter here: 2026 Belfast Telegraph Property Awards now open for nominations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Openreach returns as headline sponsor for fourth year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/enter-here-2026-belfast-telegraph-property-awards-now-open-for-nominations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/enter-here-2026-belfast-telegraph-property-awards-now-open-for-nominations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spider-Man on BMW dashboards – how German car giant is blurring line between distribution and permission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real risk for car firm if it follows this strategy is that any incremental revenue undermines its perception as a premium brand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/spider-man-on-bmw-dashboards-how-german-car-giant-is-blurring-line-between-distribution-and-permission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/spider-man-on-bmw-dashboards-how-german-car-giant-is-blurring-line-between-distribution-and-permission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From €4.5bn to over €17bn: How cross-border trade along the M1 corridor is transforming SMEs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accountancy boss Neil Hughes tells Donal O&rsquo;Donovan about a new economic zone from Bushmills to Wexford]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-45bn-to-over-17bn-how-cross-border-trade-along-the-m1-corridor-is-transforming-smes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-45bn-to-over-17bn-how-cross-border-trade-along-the-m1-corridor-is-transforming-smes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Almost a third of us are economically inactive': Does Northern Ireland need more workers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As chief executive of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Wylie is a woman at the top of her game, having grown the chamber into one of the best performing chambers in the UK with a strategic focus on skills, infrastructure, and trade. Under her leadership, it won British Chambers of Commerce Chamber of the Year 2024, and she remains passionate about helping Northern Ireland&rsquo;s businesses maximize their growth potential. She joined Cathy to tell her more about her role and her car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/almost-a-third-of-us-are-economically-inactive-does-northern-ireland-need-more-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/almost-a-third-of-us-are-economically-inactive-does-northern-ireland-need-more-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens killed in M9 motorway crash had bragged online about driving against traffic to avoid gardaí]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s believed some of the gang had previously been suspected of stealing cars and committing dangerous driving offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teens-killed-in-m9-motorway-crash-had-bragged-online-about-driving-against-traffic-to-avoid-garda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teens-killed-in-m9-motorway-crash-had-bragged-online-about-driving-against-traffic-to-avoid-garda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flute band frontman savagely stamped on woman’s head outside pub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Butler pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm aggravated by involving domestic abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flute-band-frontman-savagely-stamped-on-womans-head-outside-pub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flute-band-frontman-savagely-stamped-on-womans-head-outside-pub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP accuses UUP leader of failing to use ‘political levers at his disposal’ to ensure emergency surgery at Causeway Hospital remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burrows had previously said the closure &lsquo;does not have my support&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-accuses-uup-leader-of-failing-to-use-political-levers-at-his-disposal-to-ensure-emergency-surgery-at-causeway-hospital-remains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-accuses-uup-leader-of-failing-to-use-political-levers-at-his-disposal-to-ensure-emergency-surgery-at-causeway-hospital-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s important to highlight how far we’ve come’: Omagh artist’s new collection charts identity of post-conflict NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[History and politics teacher says response to project has been very positive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-important-to-highlight-how-far-weve-come-omagh-artists-new-collection-charts-identity-of-post-conflict-ni/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-important-to-highlight-how-far-weve-come-omagh-artists-new-collection-charts-identity-of-post-conflict-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cross-border trade is reshaping the entire east of Ireland, north and south’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accountancy boss Neil Hughes tells Donal O&rsquo;Donovan about a new economic zone from Bushmills to Wexford]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cross-border-trade-is-reshaping-the-entire-east-of-ireland-north-and-south/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cross-border-trade-is-reshaping-the-entire-east-of-ireland-north-and-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new generation of wannabe thugs are out of control... they simply don’t value life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garda&iacute; have their hands tied as a result of a failed juvenile justice system that is not fit for purpose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irelands-new-generation-of-wannabe-thugs-are-out-of-control-they-simply-dont-value-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irelands-new-generation-of-wannabe-thugs-are-out-of-control-they-simply-dont-value-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The bigger the job I had, the more I liked it because I was having more of an impact’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suzanne Wylie, NI Chamber chief executive, talks to Cathy Martin about her career and her work with business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-bigger-the-job-i-had-the-more-i-liked-it-because-i-was-having-more-of-an-impact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-bigger-the-job-i-had-the-more-i-liked-it-because-i-was-having-more-of-an-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Almost a third of us are economically unactive': Does Northern Ireland need more workers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8202;As chief executive of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Wylie is a woman at the top of her game, having grown the chamber into one of the best performing chambers in the UK with a strategic focus on skills, infrastructure, and trade.<br />
Under her leadership, it won British Chambers of Commerce Chamber of the Year 2024, and she remains passionate about helping Northern Ireland's businesses maximize their growth potential.<br />
She joined Cathy to tell her more about her role and her ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/almost-a-third-of-us-are-economically-unactive-does-northern-ireland-need-more-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/almost-a-third-of-us-are-economically-unactive-does-northern-ireland-need-more-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Fleadh, can Belfast finally stop overthinking itself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists really aren&rsquo;t that interested in how we view ourselves &mdash; they&rsquo;re just out to enjoy their visit to city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/after-the-fleadh-can-belfast-finally-stop-overthinking-itself/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/after-the-fleadh-can-belfast-finally-stop-overthinking-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing regulator fails to apologise to NI professional whose reputation was ‘shredded’ by botched tribunal 
 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[But NMC says it is &lsquo;considering&rsquo; Belfast judge&rsquo;s scathing criticisms of its case against retired nurse Mildred Wylie&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/nursing-regulator-fails-to-apologise-to-ni-professional-whose-reputation-was-shredded-by-botched-tribunal-/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/nursing-regulator-fails-to-apologise-to-ni-professional-whose-reputation-was-shredded-by-botched-tribunal-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan looks to legal firms in NI for representation]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been reported that Belfast-based solicitor John Finucane visited the alleged cartel leader in Portlaoise Prison last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/suspected-crime-bossdaniel-kinahan-looks-to-legal-firms-in-ni-for-representation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/suspected-crime-bossdaniel-kinahan-looks-to-legal-firms-in-ni-for-representation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin councillor appeals for change in name of local council: ‘People here feel isolated’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motion suggesting name change is due to be introduced to council in the coming months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-councillor-appeals-for-change-in-name-of-local-council-people-here-feel-isolated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-councillor-appeals-for-change-in-name-of-local-council-people-here-feel-isolated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town ‘aghast’ as spate of racist graffiti continues while councillor appeals to PSNI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police operating additional patrols with investigation ongoing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/town-aghast-as-spate-of-racist-graffiti-continues-while-councillor-appeals-to-psni/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/town-aghast-as-spate-of-racist-graffiti-continues-while-councillor-appeals-to-psni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World-famous opera set for Belfast run with aim of ‘holding up a mirror’ to major NI issue: ‘It resonates the same way it did 150 years ago’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-show panel to mull why operatic heroines tend to die horribly, and also discuss the scourge of misogyny in the modern day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/world-famous-opera-set-for-belfast-run-with-aim-of-holding-up-a-mirror-to-major-ni-issue-it-resonates-the-same-way-it-did-150-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/world-famous-opera-set-for-belfast-run-with-aim-of-holding-up-a-mirror-to-major-ni-issue-it-resonates-the-same-way-it-did-150-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Belfast man accused of sending abusive emails to No 10 denies targeting Andy Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court told the emails were &lsquo;aggressive in tone, racist and homophobic&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/north-belfast-man-accused-of-sending-abusive-emails-to-no-10-denies-targeting-andy-burnham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/north-belfast-man-accused-of-sending-abusive-emails-to-no-10-denies-targeting-andy-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee teachers ‘unfairly’ excluded from new bursary scheme call for it to be extended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undergraduates at Stranmillis and St Mary&rsquo;s Colleges unite to urge rethink over financial incentive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-teachers-unfairly-excluded-from-new-bursary-scheme-call-for-it-to-be-extended/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/trainee-teachers-unfairly-excluded-from-new-bursary-scheme-call-for-it-to-be-extended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fitness and padel hub to open in east Belfast following £1.5m investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[15 new jobs will be created at the site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-fitness-and-padel-hub-to-open-in-east-belfast-following-15m-investment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-fitness-and-padel-hub-to-open-in-east-belfast-following-15m-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TUV names Alex Easton’s parliamentary assistant as North Down candidate for next Assembly election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Wilson said his experience as a political staffer has demonstrated his ability to represent North Down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tuv-names-alex-eastons-parliamentary-assistant-as-north-down-candidate-for-next-assembly-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tuv-names-alex-eastons-parliamentary-assistant-as-north-down-candidate-for-next-assembly-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five boys killed in M9 wrong-way crash in stolen car are named locally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and seven-year-old boy on way to airport were seriously injured in early-morning crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-boys-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-in-stolen-car-are-named-locally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-boys-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-in-stolen-car-are-named-locally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI financial services firm to create over 50 jobs amid continued growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creation of graduate roles comes as FinTru expands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-financial-services-firm-to-create-over-50-jobs-amid-continued-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-financial-services-firm-to-create-over-50-jobs-amid-continued-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial services firm to add more than 50 jobs amid continued growth in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creation of graduate roles comes as company expands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/financial-services-firm-to-add-more-than-50-jobs-amid-continued-growth-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/financial-services-firm-to-add-more-than-50-jobs-amid-continued-growth-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan requests prayer mat, Koran and hour-long meeting with Cartel number two Sean McGovern from prison chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cartel boss granted face-to-face meeting with former No2 Sean McGovern in Portlaoise exercise yard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahan-requests-prayer-mat-koran-and-hour-long-meeting-with-cartel-number-two-sean-mcgovern-from-prison-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahan-requests-prayer-mat-koran-and-hour-long-meeting-with-cartel-number-two-sean-mcgovern-from-prison-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five boys killed in M9 wrong-way crash were in stolen car linked to earlier ‘Lucky Dip’ burglary attempts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and seven-year-old boy on way to airport were seriously injured in early-morning crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-boys-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-were-in-stolen-car-linked-to-earlier-lucky-dip-burglary-attempts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-boys-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-were-in-stolen-car-linked-to-earlier-lucky-dip-burglary-attempts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It grieves me greatly he was able to have a Jekyll and Hyde character and I never saw it’: Jim Shannon on ex-DUP leader Donaldson, faith, family and his political future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strangford MP speaks exclusively to the Belfast Telegraph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-grieves-me-greatly-he-was-able-to-have-a-jekyll-and-hyde-character-and-i-never-saw-it-jim-shannon-on-ex-dup-leader-donaldson-faith-family-and-his-political-future-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-grieves-me-greatly-he-was-able-to-have-a-jekyll-and-hyde-character-and-i-never-saw-it-jim-shannon-on-ex-dup-leader-donaldson-faith-family-and-his-political-future-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m so proud to continue with what my parents built’: Inside jewellery store where brides, bereaved families and TV winner Rachel Duffy mark life’s big moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[In This Working Life, the second generation owner of Jack Murphy Jewellers Gemma Murphy chats to Claire Dickson about switching from social work to owning her own business, the challenges of working as a parent to a daughter with complex needs, and her celebrity customer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-so-proud-to-continue-with-what-my-parents-built-inside-jewellery-store-where-brides-bereaved-families-and-tv-winner-rachel-duffy-mark-lifes-big-moments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-so-proud-to-continue-with-what-my-parents-built-inside-jewellery-store-where-brides-bereaved-families-and-tv-winner-rachel-duffy-mark-lifes-big-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political wing of New IRA blasts Sinn Féin and vows to repaint west Belfast mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribute to IRA man Brendan Hughes painted over in latest incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/political-wing-of-new-ira-blasts-sinn-fin-and-vows-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/political-wing-of-new-ira-blasts-sinn-fin-and-vows-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political wing of New IRA blasts Sinn Féin and vow to repaint west Belfast mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribute to IRA man Brendan Hughes painted over in latest incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/political-wing-of-new-ira-blasts-sinn-fin-and-vow-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/political-wing-of-new-ira-blasts-sinn-fin-and-vow-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easy to mourn tragedy of Jason Arday after the event... it is much harder to recognise your own part in a pile-on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Cambridge academic resigned from his post as the professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism were made against him. On Friday, he was found dead after emergency services were called to an address in Battersea, south London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-is-easy-to-mourn-tragedy-of-jason-arday-after-the-event-it-is-much-harder-to-recognise-your-own-part-in-a-pile-on/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-is-easy-to-mourn-tragedy-of-jason-arday-after-the-event-it-is-much-harder-to-recognise-your-own-part-in-a-pile-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It grieves me greatly he was able to have a Jekyll and Hyde character and I never saw it’:  Jim Shannon on ex-DUP leader Donaldson, faith, family and his political future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strangford MP speaks exclusively to the Belfast Telegraph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-grieves-me-greatly-he-was-able-to-have-a-jekyll-and-hyde-character-and-i-never-saw-it-jim-shannon-on-ex-dup-leader-donaldson-faith-family-and-his-political-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-grieves-me-greatly-he-was-able-to-have-a-jekyll-and-hyde-character-and-i-never-saw-it-jim-shannon-on-ex-dup-leader-donaldson-faith-family-and-his-political-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pamela Ballantine on Camino walk: ‘You’ve all day; that’s not a race... Nobody’s out to beat a world record’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster is seizing opportunity to walk 100km in honour of NI charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pamela-ballantine-on-camino-walk-youve-all-day-thats-not-a-race-nobodys-out-to-beat-a-world-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pamela-ballantine-on-camino-walk-youve-all-day-thats-not-a-race-nobodys-out-to-beat-a-world-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Minister urged to explain proposed £30k spend on football team’s astro pitch amid schools funding crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pledge made within weeks at time schools are waiting years for essential works]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/education-minister-urged-to-explain-proposed-30k-spend-on-football-teams-astro-pitch-amid-schools-funding-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/education-minister-urged-to-explain-proposed-30k-spend-on-football-teams-astro-pitch-amid-schools-funding-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department ‘washing its hands’ of disused oxygen generator project costing public thousands, says MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have said they will not conduct probe into maintenance costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-washing-its-hands-of-disused-oxygen-generator-project-costing-public-thousands-says-mla/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/department-washing-its-hands-of-disused-oxygen-generator-project-costing-public-thousands-says-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saoradh blast Sinn Féin and vow to repaint west Belfast mural after repeated attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tribute to IRA man Brendan Hughes painted over in latest incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/saoradh-blast-sinn-fin-and-vow-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural-after-repeated-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/saoradh-blast-sinn-fin-and-vow-to-repaint-west-belfast-mural-after-repeated-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m so proud to continue with what my parents built’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In This Working Life, the second generation owner of Jack Murphy Jewellers Gemma Murphy chats to Claire Dickson about switching from social work to owning her own business, the challenges of working as a parent to a daughter with complex needs, and her celebrity customer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-so-proud-to-continue-with-what-my-parents-built/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-so-proud-to-continue-with-what-my-parents-built/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families search for truth over 1983 south Armagh murders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon&rsquo;s bodies were found on the morning of the 13th of July, 1983. They both had been blasted with a shotgun as close range.&nbsp; The murders of the 34 year olds were first blamed on INLA leaders Dominic and Mary McGlinchey.&nbsp; But their families don&rsquo;t believe that &ndash; they believe &ldquo;other republicans&rdquo; were involved. They claim that an informer recruited by Captain Robert Nairac helped set up their loved ones&nbsp; They say this man later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/families-search-for-truth-over-1983-south-armagh-murders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/families-search-for-truth-over-1983-south-armagh-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State papers reveal fears of handing IRA a ‘propaganda victory’ by cancelling Elizabeth II trip to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Provisional IRA had promised the late Queen &lsquo;a visit to remember&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/state-papers-reveal-fears-of-handing-ira-a-propaganda-victory-by-cancelling-elizabeth-ii-trip-to-belfast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/state-papers-reveal-fears-of-handing-ira-a-propaganda-victory-by-cancelling-elizabeth-ii-trip-to-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five who died in Co Kildare head-on crash were all teenage males in BMW driving on wrong side of motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and young child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport at the time of crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-who-died-in-co-kildare-head-on-crash-were-all-teenage-males-in-bmw-driving-on-wrong-side-of-motorway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-who-died-in-co-kildare-head-on-crash-were-all-teenage-males-in-bmw-driving-on-wrong-side-of-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth body located at scene of M9 crash that left three women and child seriously injured, as garda chief hits out at ‘reckless’ behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and young child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport at the time of crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifth-body-located-at-scene-of-m9-crash-that-left-three-women-and-child-seriously-injured-as-garda-chief-hits-out-at-reckless-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fifth-body-located-at-scene-of-m9-crash-that-left-three-women-and-child-seriously-injured-as-garda-chief-hits-out-at-reckless-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin push for border poll ‘about the campaign, not the substance’, says Taoiseach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miche&aacute;l Martin said talk of vote on unification makes him go&rsquo; bananas&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-push-for-border-poll-about-the-campaign-not-the-substance-says-taoiseach/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sinn-fin-push-for-border-poll-about-the-campaign-not-the-substance-says-taoiseach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for mental health court which could have dealt with Eleanor Donaldson gathering dust since Covid outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial pressures at Stormont means no current scope to progress proposals either, admits Naomi Long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/plans-for-mental-health-court-which-could-have-dealt-with-eleanor-donaldson-gathering-dust-since-covid-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/plans-for-mental-health-court-which-could-have-dealt-with-eleanor-donaldson-gathering-dust-since-covid-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious collision closes Drumrane Road in Limavady as emergency services attend scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency services are attending the scene]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/serious-collision-closes-drumrane-road-in-limavady-as-emergency-services-attend-scene/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/serious-collision-closes-drumrane-road-in-limavady-as-emergency-services-attend-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four killed in crash involving car driving wrong way on motorway as three women and child injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport when crash occurred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-killed-in-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway-as-three-women-and-child-injured/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-killed-in-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway-as-three-women-and-child-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re absolutely thrilled’: Ulster University student bags JLS support slot for his band]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast group backing up pop stars at Ebrington gig at end of month after winning competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/were-absolutely-thrilled-ulster-university-student-bags-jls-support-slot-for-his-band/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/were-absolutely-thrilled-ulster-university-student-bags-jls-support-slot-for-his-band/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictured: Belfast student who openly fantasised on social media about raping and killing woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast undergraduate (22) avoids jail over his &lsquo;disturbing&rsquo; views]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pictured-belfast-student-who-openly-fantasised-on-social-media-about-raping-and-killing-woman/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pictured-belfast-student-who-openly-fantasised-on-social-media-about-raping-and-killing-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From wretched carnage to a  wonderful carnival, witnessing this joyous Belfast was bittersweet for me]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the capital showed her best face to the world for the Fleadh, I couldn&rsquo;t help but reflect on the thousands slaughtered for nothing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-wretched-carnage-to-a-wonderful-carnival-witnessing-this-joyous-belfast-was-bittersweet-for-me/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-wretched-carnage-to-a-wonderful-carnival-witnessing-this-joyous-belfast-was-bittersweet-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defeated Irish FA Presidential candidate creates a storm at Council meeting as former DUP Minister elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a single-item agenda to elect Simon Hamilton erupted into a five-minute verbal attack on IFA leadership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/defeated-irish-fa-presidential-candidate-creates-a-storm-at-council-meeting-as-former-dup-minister-elected/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/defeated-irish-fa-presidential-candidate-creates-a-storm-at-council-meeting-as-former-dup-minister-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two rescued by RNLI after getting into difficulty near Strangford Lough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four crew members attended the call out after a may day alarm was raised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-rescued-by-rnli-after-getting-into-difficulty-near-strangford-lough/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-rescued-by-rnli-after-getting-into-difficulty-near-strangford-lough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home ransacked and jewellery stolen in afternoon burglary in Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[No arrests have been made yet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-ransacked-and-jewellery-stolen-in-afternoon-burglary-in-co-down/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-ransacked-and-jewellery-stolen-in-afternoon-burglary-in-co-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four killed in crash involving car driving wrong way on motorway as three women and girl (7) injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three women and young child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport when crash occurred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-killed-in-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway-as-three-women-and-girl-7-injured/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-killed-in-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway-as-three-women-and-girl-7-injured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys ‘still bruised’ over questions about Orange Order during Irish presidential campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms Humpheys lost out on the race in October 2025 to Catherine Connolly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/heather-humphreys-still-bruised-over-questions-about-orange-order-during-irish-presidential-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/heather-humphreys-still-bruised-over-questions-about-orange-order-during-irish-presidential-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down man raises thousands for charity with North Channel swim: ‘I’m happy I only picked up four or five jellyfish stings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Dobson was raising vital cash for Newlife with charity chiefs praising him for his work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-man-raises-thousands-for-charity-with-north-channel-swim-im-happy-i-only-picked-up-four-or-five-jellyfish-stings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-man-raises-thousands-for-charity-with-north-channel-swim-im-happy-i-only-picked-up-four-or-five-jellyfish-stings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several people dead and four seriously injured after crash involving car driving wrong way on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three young women and a child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport when crash occurred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/several-people-dead-and-four-seriously-injured-after-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/several-people-dead-and-four-seriously-injured-after-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of people killed and four seriously injured after crash involving car driving wrong way on motorway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three young women and a child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport when crash occurred]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/number-of-people-killed-and-four-seriously-injured-after-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/number-of-people-killed-and-four-seriously-injured-after-crash-involving-car-driving-wrong-way-on-motorway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in after death of ‘quiet and unassuming’ young Gaelic footballer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clann na Banna CLG have suspended all activities as a mark of respect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-pour-in-after-death-of-quiet-and-unassuming-young-gaelic-footballer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-pour-in-after-death-of-quiet-and-unassuming-young-gaelic-footballer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jessica’s idea of heaven’: Mum pays tribute as cat haven opens in memory of Limavady teenager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family turn their grief into a lasting legacy for Jessica Glasser, who dreamed of becoming a veterinary nurse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jessicas-idea-of-heaven-mum-pays-tribute-as-cat-haven-opens-in-memory-of-limavady-teenager/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jessicas-idea-of-heaven-mum-pays-tribute-as-cat-haven-opens-in-memory-of-limavady-teenager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It never moves, even if he’s walking to a helicopter’: Former Belfast-based journalist wades into debate over Trump’s hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[US forums awash with gossip lately over what has happened to the commander-in-chief&rsquo;s bouffant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-never-moves-even-if-hes-walking-to-a-helicopter-former-belfast-based-journalist-wades-into-debate-over-trumps-hair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-never-moves-even-if-hes-walking-to-a-helicopter-former-belfast-based-journalist-wades-into-debate-over-trumps-hair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a very nice guy’: One-time owner of Belfast eatery insists no hard feelings after conviction for harassing former manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman and barber admits he was stressed at the time as his restaurant&rsquo;s fortunes took nosedive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-very-nice-guy-one-time-owner-of-belfast-eatery-insists-no-hard-feelings-after-conviction-for-harassing-former-manager/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-very-nice-guy-one-time-owner-of-belfast-eatery-insists-no-hard-feelings-after-conviction-for-harassing-former-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Closing Fleadh was one of the highlights of an amazing year’: Teen harpist on a high since Britain’s Got Talent success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent semi-finalist (17) reflects on performing in front of thousands of people at City Hall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/closing-fleadh-was-one-of-the-highlights-of-an-amazing-year-teen-harpist-on-a-high-since-britains-got-talent-success/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/closing-fleadh-was-one-of-the-highlights-of-an-amazing-year-teen-harpist-on-a-high-since-britains-got-talent-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I took a lot of flak, but it was worth it’: Bandsman who argued case for loyalists to join Fleadh feeling vindicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bands given generous welcome at Belfast carnival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-took-a-lot-of-flak-but-it-was-worth-it-bandsman-who-argued-case-for-loyalists-to-join-fleadh-feeling-vindicated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-took-a-lot-of-flak-but-it-was-worth-it-bandsman-who-argued-case-for-loyalists-to-join-fleadh-feeling-vindicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No way back for Winkie Irvine’ insist UVF rank and file as Shankill chief fights to get him reinstated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terror gang has set aside thousands of pounds for gunrunner&rsquo;s release, but former B Company commander has &lsquo;lost trust of his men&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-way-back-for-winkie-irvine-insist-uvf-rank-and-file-as-shankill-chief-fights-to-get-him-reinstated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-way-back-for-winkie-irvine-insist-uvf-rank-and-file-as-shankill-chief-fights-to-get-him-reinstated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh bust-up which saw man threaten to shoot death driver ‘not linked to gun attack at his home’, insist pals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman has told friends he has &lsquo;cast-iron alibi&rsquo; for night of attack after video of melee went viral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bust-up-which-saw-man-threaten-to-shoot-death-driver-not-linked-to-gun-attack-at-his-home-insist-pals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bust-up-which-saw-man-threaten-to-shoot-death-driver-not-linked-to-gun-attack-at-his-home-insist-pals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No way back for Winkie’ insist UVF rank and file as Shankill chief Stockman fights to get him reinstated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terror gang has set aside thousands of pounds for gunrunner&rsquo;s release, but former B Company commander has &lsquo;lost trust of his men&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-way-back-for-winkie-insist-uvf-rank-and-file-as-shankill-chief-stockman-fights-to-get-him-reinstated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-way-back-for-winkie-insist-uvf-rank-and-file-as-shankill-chief-stockman-fights-to-get-him-reinstated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lough Neagh pollution enforcement action pursued just 129 times in five years despite blue-green algae crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low rate of prosecutions raises serious questions for Executive, says SDLP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lough-neagh-pollution-enforcement-action-pursued-just-129-times-in-five-years-despite-blue-green-algae-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lough-neagh-pollution-enforcement-action-pursued-just-129-times-in-five-years-despite-blue-green-algae-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jessica’s idea of heaven’: Mum’s tribute as cat haven opens in memory of Limavady teenager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family turn their grief into a lasting legacy for Jessica Glasser, who dreamed of becoming a veterinary nurse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jessicas-idea-of-heaven-mums-tribute-as-cat-haven-opens-in-memory-of-limavady-teenager/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jessicas-idea-of-heaven-mums-tribute-as-cat-haven-opens-in-memory-of-limavady-teenager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It never moves, even if he’s walking to a helicopter’: Former Belfast-based BBC journo wades into debate over Trump’s indestructible hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[US forums awash with gossip lately over what has happened to the commander-in-chief&rsquo;s bouffant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-never-moves-even-if-hes-walking-to-a-helicopter-former-belfast-based-bbc-journo-wades-into-debate-over-trumps-indestructible-hair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-never-moves-even-if-hes-walking-to-a-helicopter-former-belfast-based-bbc-journo-wades-into-debate-over-trumps-indestructible-hair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I took a lot of flak, but it was worth it’: Bandsman who argued case for loyalists to join Fleadh on feeling vindicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bands given generous welcome at Belfast carnival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-took-a-lot-of-flak-but-it-was-worth-it-bandsman-who-argued-case-for-loyalists-to-join-fleadh-on-feeling-vindicated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-took-a-lot-of-flak-but-it-was-worth-it-bandsman-who-argued-case-for-loyalists-to-join-fleadh-on-feeling-vindicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a very nice guy’: One-time owner of Ballyhack eatery Oliver’s insists no hard feelings after his conviction for harassing former manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman and barber admits he was stressed at the time as his restaurant&rsquo;s fortunes took nosedive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-very-nice-guy-one-time-owner-of-ballyhack-eatery-olivers-insists-no-hard-feelings-after-his-conviction-for-harassing-former-manager/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hes-a-very-nice-guy-one-time-owner-of-ballyhack-eatery-olivers-insists-no-hard-feelings-after-his-conviction-for-harassing-former-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Helping someone to make their life better is really what matters’: Portuguese man left retail career behind to work in social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dad took leap of faith in early 30s and says he&rsquo;s an example of why it&rsquo;s never too late to change lanes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/helping-someone-to-make-their-life-better-is-really-what-matters-portuguese-man-left-retail-career-behind-to-work-in-social-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/helping-someone-to-make-their-life-better-is-really-what-matters-portuguese-man-left-retail-career-behind-to-work-in-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He abused schoolgirls, so why is court told a pervert is a good guy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Character references retraumatise victims. Hearing that the sex offender&rsquo;s friends and family think he&rsquo;s a decent bloke is a nonsense]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-abused-schoolgirls-so-why-is-court-told-a-pervert-is-a-good-guy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-abused-schoolgirls-so-why-is-court-told-a-pervert-is-a-good-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh bust-up which saw man threaten to shoot death driver ‘in the morning’ not linked to gun attack at his home, insist pals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businessman has told friends he has &lsquo;cast-iron alibi&rsquo; for night of attack after video of melee went viral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bust-up-which-saw-man-threaten-to-shoot-death-driver-in-the-morning-not-linked-to-gun-attack-at-his-home-insist-pals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bust-up-which-saw-man-threaten-to-shoot-death-driver-in-the-morning-not-linked-to-gun-attack-at-his-home-insist-pals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Closing the Fleadh one of the highlights of an amazing year’: BGT star Niamh Noade on a high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s Got Talent semi-finalist (17) reflects on performing in front of thousands of people at City Hall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/closing-the-fleadh-one-of-the-highlights-of-an-amazing-year-bgt-star-niamh-noade-on-a-high/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/closing-the-fleadh-one-of-the-highlights-of-an-amazing-year-bgt-star-niamh-noade-on-a-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Healy pleased to end difficult week with Big Two derby victory: ‘It’s been a long week’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linfield 2 Glentoran 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-healy-pleased-to-end-difficult-week-with-big-two-derby-victory-its-been-a-long-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/david-healy-pleased-to-end-difficult-week-with-big-two-derby-victory-its-been-a-long-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He charged into the back of him’: Injury to key man gives Larne boss major headache ahead of European showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coleraine 0 Larne 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-charged-into-the-back-of-him-injury-to-key-man-gives-larne-boss-major-headache-ahead-of-european-showdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-charged-into-the-back-of-him-injury-to-key-man-gives-larne-boss-major-headache-ahead-of-european-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crusaders chief salutes ‘brave’ referee after last-gasp Ballymena United leveller is ruled out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 2 Ballymena United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/crusaders-chief-salutes-brave-referee-after-last-gasp-ballymena-united-leveller-is-ruled-out/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/crusaders-chief-salutes-brave-referee-after-last-gasp-ballymena-united-leveller-is-ruled-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Cliftonville silence Seasiders at Clandeboye Park to go top: ‘It was a professional performance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 0 Cliftonville 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/clinical-cliftonville-silence-seasiders-at-clandeboye-park-to-go-top-it-was-a-professional-performance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/clinical-cliftonville-silence-seasiders-at-clandeboye-park-to-go-top-it-was-a-professional-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT student tried to kill his mother with drugged coffee after becoming obsessed with YouTube murder documentaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenager who made admissions to police and social worker loses bid for bail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-student-tried-to-kill-his-mother-with-drugged-coffee-after-becoming-obsessed-with-youtube-murder-documentaries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-student-tried-to-kill-his-mother-with-drugged-coffee-after-becoming-obsessed-with-youtube-murder-documentaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalist drugs boss could hold key to solving case of teenager stabbed to death in north Belfast 30 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocaine dealer who clashed with John Molloy in weeks before murder believed to know who wielded blade in fatal attack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/loyalist-drugs-boss-could-hold-key-to-solving-case-of-teenager-stabbed-to-death-in-north-belfast-30-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/loyalist-drugs-boss-could-hold-key-to-solving-case-of-teenager-stabbed-to-death-in-north-belfast-30-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents let down after kids’ indoor play centre closes down in middle of summer holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty full and part-time jobs axed overnight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parents-let-down-after-kids-indoor-play-centre-closes-down-in-middle-of-summer-holidays/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parents-let-down-after-kids-indoor-play-centre-closes-down-in-middle-of-summer-holidays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piddington’s independence vote shows that posh postcodes can fight back too]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says wealthy areas of Britain must play a part in housing asylum seekers &mdash; but one Oxfordshire village has said &lsquo;sod that&rsquo; and staged a bid for independence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/piddingtons-independence-vote-shows-that-posh-postcodes-can-fight-back-too/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/piddingtons-independence-vote-shows-that-posh-postcodes-can-fight-back-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piddington shows that posh postcodes can fight back too]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says wealthy areas of Britain must play a part in housing asylum seekers &mdash; but one Oxfordshire village has said &lsquo;sod that&rsquo; and staged a bid for independence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/piddington-shows-that-posh-postcodes-can-fight-back-too/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/piddington-shows-that-posh-postcodes-can-fight-back-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast restaurant owner who died on 50th birthday remembered as a ‘big man with an even bigger character’]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Picnic owner passed away on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-restaurant-owner-who-died-on-50th-birthday-remembered-as-a-big-man-with-an-even-bigger-character/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-restaurant-owner-who-died-on-50th-birthday-remembered-as-a-big-man-with-an-even-bigger-character/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast restaurateur Arthur McAnerney remembered as a ‘big man with an even bigger character’]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Picnic owner passed away on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-restaurateur-arthur-mcanerney-remembered-as-a-big-man-with-an-even-bigger-character/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-restaurateur-arthur-mcanerney-remembered-as-a-big-man-with-an-even-bigger-character/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m feeling pretty positive’ — Kate O’Connor within touching distance of first European heptathlon gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s teams into tonight&rsquo;s 4x100m relay finals as Healy and O&rsquo;Sullivan book 1500m final places]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-feeling-pretty-positive-kate-oconnor-within-touching-distance-of-first-european-heptathlon-gold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-feeling-pretty-positive-kate-oconnor-within-touching-distance-of-first-european-heptathlon-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escape to the country: Four-star Irish venue is perfect spot for spa getaway and girlie catch-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farnham Estate in Co Cavan hosts one of the few adult-only spas on the island of Ireland &mdash; and it is bliss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/escape-to-the-country-four-star-irish-venue-is-perfect-spot-for-spa-getaway-and-girlie-catch-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/escape-to-the-country-four-star-irish-venue-is-perfect-spot-for-spa-getaway-and-girlie-catch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I make sure to have a swim in the sea at the weekend and then hit the sauna... you feel so good after’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist Lisa Ballard on what constitutes a great weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-make-sure-to-have-a-swim-in-the-sea-at-the-weekend-and-then-hit-the-sauna-you-feel-so-good-after/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-make-sure-to-have-a-swim-in-the-sea-at-the-weekend-and-then-hit-the-sauna-you-feel-so-good-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV review: Bit of a bumpy ride as the Kemps embark on an Irish road trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin and Roman go ghost hunting in Co Cork, while, to nobody&rsquo;s surprise, Jos&eacute; Mourinho revels in the attention of a three-part documentary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-bit-of-a-bumpy-ride-as-the-kemps-embark-on-an-irish-road-trip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-bit-of-a-bumpy-ride-as-the-kemps-embark-on-an-irish-road-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Condemnation of poppy wreaths and flags on Derry bonfire as pyre also built in middle of road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Condemnation of displays on Creggan bonfire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/condemnation-of-poppy-wreaths-and-flags-on-derry-bonfire-as-pyre-also-built-in-middle-of-road/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/condemnation-of-poppy-wreaths-and-flags-on-derry-bonfire-as-pyre-also-built-in-middle-of-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy blew my brain right open when a schoolmate gave it to me at age 12’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne, Claire Quinn and Chris McDonald share appreciation for CS Lewis, Conan Doyle and Maeve Binchy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-blew-my-brain-right-open-when-a-schoolmate-gave-it-to-me-at-age-12/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-blew-my-brain-right-open-when-a-schoolmate-gave-it-to-me-at-age-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-bed period Belfast home with restored original features on market for £1.15m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4,500 sq ft home, which dates back to 1910, spans three floors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/six-bed-period-belfast-home-with-restored-original-features-on-market-for-115m/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/six-bed-period-belfast-home-with-restored-original-features-on-market-for-115m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailing spectacle on Belfast Lough as yacht club hosts GP14 World Championships for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event has been heralded as a huge boost for tourism following from the Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sailing-spectacle-on-belfast-lough-as-yacht-club-hosts-gp14-world-championships-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sailing-spectacle-on-belfast-lough-as-yacht-club-hosts-gp14-world-championships-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The culture here is so rich’: Meet the teens from nine countries visiting NI to learn from our shared history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends Forever International, which started as a one-off trip from Carrickfergus in the 1980s, is marking 40 years of building global communities. We hear from some of those currently here, and how they&rsquo;re embracing different traditions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-culture-here-is-so-rich-meet-the-teens-from-nine-countries-visiting-ni-to-learn-from-our-shared-history/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-culture-here-is-so-rich-meet-the-teens-from-nine-countries-visiting-ni-to-learn-from-our-shared-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-bed period residence with restored original features on market for £1.15m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4,500 sq ft home, which dates back to 1910, spans three floors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/six-bed-period-residence-with-restored-original-features-on-market-for-115m/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/six-bed-period-residence-with-restored-original-features-on-market-for-115m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paula McIntyre’s recipes: the perfect torta plus dip-accompanied stuffed flatbreads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make the most of summer rhubarb and courgettes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paula-mcintyres-recipes-the-perfect-torta-plus-dip-accompanied-stuffed-flatbreads/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/paula-mcintyres-recipes-the-perfect-torta-plus-dip-accompanied-stuffed-flatbreads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘We try to cook as much as possible and try to recreate dishes we love’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actress Antoinette Moretti shares how she spends her weekends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-we-try-to-cook-as-much-as-possible-and-try-to-recreate-dishes-we-love/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-we-try-to-cook-as-much-as-possible-and-try-to-recreate-dishes-we-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘I make sure to have a swim in the sea and then hit the sauna... you feel so good after’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist Lisa Ballard on what constitutes a great weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-i-make-sure-to-have-a-swim-in-the-sea-and-then-hit-the-sauna-you-feel-so-good-after/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-i-make-sure-to-have-a-swim-in-the-sea-and-then-hit-the-sauna-you-feel-so-good-after/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escape to the country: Farnham Estate is perfect spot for spa getaway and girlie catch-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-star Co Cavan venue hosts one of the few adult-only spas on the island of Ireland &mdash; and it is bliss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/escape-to-the-country-farnham-estate-is-perfect-spot-for-spa-getaway-and-girlie-catch-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/escape-to-the-country-farnham-estate-is-perfect-spot-for-spa-getaway-and-girlie-catch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruise control: Freedom of the Seas plays host to a family affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourteen years after exploring the high seas with her own mum, Michelle Jackson takes daughter Nicole on a similar route with Royal Caribbean &mdash; with their late Granny &lsquo;with them in spirit&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cruise-control-freedom-of-the-seas-plays-host-to-a-family-affair/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cruise-control-freedom-of-the-seas-plays-host-to-a-family-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit of a bumpy ride as the Kemps embark on Irish road trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin and Roman go ghost hunting in Co Cork, while, to nobody&rsquo;s surprise, Jos&eacute; Mourinho revels in the attention of a three-part documentary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bit-of-a-bumpy-ride-as-the-kemps-embark-on-irish-road-trip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bit-of-a-bumpy-ride-as-the-kemps-embark-on-irish-road-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI health trust to review maintenance costs of unused Covid-era oxygen generators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some &pound;634,000 has been spent maintaining units]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-health-trust-to-review-maintenance-costs-of-unused-covid-era-oxygen-generators/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-health-trust-to-review-maintenance-costs-of-unused-covid-era-oxygen-generators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends running length of Ireland in charity challenge: ‘We want to make a positive difference’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mizen to Malin challenge motivated by men&rsquo;s personal experiences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/friends-running-length-of-ireland-in-charity-challenge-we-want-to-make-a-positive-difference/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/friends-running-length-of-ireland-in-charity-challenge-we-want-to-make-a-positive-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gulf War missions to final family flight: NI pilot signs off after 50 years in the skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Magee says a fond farewell to a remarkable career with wife and children by his side]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gulf-war-missions-to-final-family-flight-ni-pilot-signs-off-after-50-years-in-the-skies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gulf-war-missions-to-final-family-flight-ni-pilot-signs-off-after-50-years-in-the-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savage Stormont showdown could produce some big casualties – here’s how NI’s political map may change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest LucidTalk poll suggests our political scene is facing a major shake-up in next May&rsquo;s Assembly election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/savage-stormont-showdown-could-produce-some-big-casualties-heres-how-nis-political-map-may-change/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/savage-stormont-showdown-could-produce-some-big-casualties-heres-how-nis-political-map-may-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlene Arkinson’s sister makes emotional plea 32 years on from disappearance: ‘Come forward and tell the truth’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Arkinson made a fresh appeal at the seaside town her sister was last seen alive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/arlene-arkinsons-sister-makes-emotional-plea-32-years-on-from-disappearance-come-forward-and-tell-the-truth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/arlene-arkinsons-sister-makes-emotional-plea-32-years-on-from-disappearance-come-forward-and-tell-the-truth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City edge UCD in FAI Cup fourth round without James McClean]]></title><description><![CDATA[UCD 1 Derry City 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-edge-ucd-in-fai-cup-fourth-round-without-james-mcclean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-edge-ucd-in-fai-cup-fourth-round-without-james-mcclean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shocking footage shows Irishman being arrested on flight as plane attempts to take off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The video shows the flight attendant warning the passenger: &ldquo;I will be restraining you, sir, if you do not sit down&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shocking-footage-shows-irishman-being-arrested-on-flight-as-plane-attempts-to-take-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shocking-footage-shows-irishman-being-arrested-on-flight-as-plane-attempts-to-take-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI council staff take most sick days of anywhere in the UK, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers at local authorities here took an average of 16.1 sick days in 2024/25]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-council-staff-take-most-sick-days-of-anywhere-in-the-uk-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-council-staff-take-most-sick-days-of-anywhere-in-the-uk-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmer who drowned lost footing and fell into hole while filling buckets of water for cattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eugene McSweeney (55) died after incident in Dunmanway, Co Cork]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/farmer-who-drowned-lost-footing-and-fell-into-hole-while-filling-buckets-of-water-for-cattle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/farmer-who-drowned-lost-footing-and-fell-into-hole-while-filling-buckets-of-water-for-cattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture Minister says he was assaulted and threatened as he vows he won’t quit over cattle cull]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP to table motion of no confidence in &lsquo;tone-deaf&rsquo; minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/agriculture-minister-says-he-was-assaulted-and-threatened-as-he-vows-he-wont-quit-over-cattle-cull/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/agriculture-minister-says-he-was-assaulted-and-threatened-as-he-vows-he-wont-quit-over-cattle-cull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of exposing himself to nursery children said he was ‘relieving himself’ in the bushes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused told police he had been visiting a grave in a nearby cemetery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-nursery-children-said-he-was-relieving-himself-in-the-bushes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-nursery-children-said-he-was-relieving-himself-in-the-bushes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast landmarks to feature in famous Beano comic in ‘Summer of Mischief’ series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classic comic is now available to Belfast Telegraph subscribers on epaper app]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-landmarks-to-feature-in-famous-beano-comic-in-summer-of-mischief-series/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-landmarks-to-feature-in-famous-beano-comic-in-summer-of-mischief-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge to set trial date next month for man accused of murdering Chloe Mitchell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court told by defence a psychiatric report on Brandon Rainey due soon, while Crown has engaged psychologist to examine him in Maghaberry Prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judge-to-set-trial-date-next-month-for-man-accused-of-murdering-chloe-mitchell/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/judge-to-set-trial-date-next-month-for-man-accused-of-murdering-chloe-mitchell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair admit stealing three-week-old pygmy goat from NI farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The defendants entered guilty pleas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pair-admit-stealing-three-week-old-pygmy-goat-from-ni-farm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pair-admit-stealing-three-week-old-pygmy-goat-from-ni-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men charged over major haul of illegal cigarettes and cash in Co Armagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hold seizure &lsquo;a massive blow&rsquo; for all-Ireland crime gang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-men-charged-over-major-haul-of-illegal-cigarettes-and-cash-in-co-armagh/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-men-charged-over-major-haul-of-illegal-cigarettes-and-cash-in-co-armagh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP accuses Agriculture Minister of being ‘tone deaf’ on cattle cull row as farmers’ union calls for resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members &ldquo;do not have confidence&rdquo; in independence of a review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-accuses-agriculture-minister-of-being-tone-deaf-on-cattle-cull-row-as-farmers-union-calls-for-resignation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mp-accuses-agriculture-minister-of-being-tone-deaf-on-cattle-cull-row-as-farmers-union-calls-for-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ombudsman hits back at claims of bias around PSNI officers under investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[New watchdog said those who came forward with allegations would be believed in the &lsquo;first instance&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ombudsman-hits-back-at-claims-of-bias-around-psni-officers-under-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ombudsman-hits-back-at-claims-of-bias-around-psni-officers-under-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flashback to Lady Day 1876: ‘A glimpse into an Irish nationalist tradition that has been lost over time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historian Jason Burke looks through the Belfast Telegraph archive for a large-scale event that resulted in severe violence and rioting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flashback-to-lady-day-1876-a-glimpse-into-an-irish-nationalist-tradition-that-has-been-lost-over-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flashback-to-lady-day-1876-a-glimpse-into-an-irish-nationalist-tradition-that-has-been-lost-over-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: ‘My mum and dad haven’t offered to contribute any money to my wedding and we need them to chip in; how do we bring it up?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our vendors are expecting at least part payment, and although my parents have the means to help us, they haven&rsquo;t done so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-mum-and-dad-havent-offered-to-contribute-any-money-to-my-wedding-and-we-need-them-to-chip-in-how-do-we-bring-it-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-mum-and-dad-havent-offered-to-contribute-any-money-to-my-wedding-and-we-need-them-to-chip-in-how-do-we-bring-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ll keep working until I drop’: Julian Simmons is spinning many plates — and loving it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julian Simmons is packing everything into his career &mdash; and rightly so. The air travel expert turned broadcaster turned DJ tells Weekend about his latest role and why being open to all of life&rsquo;s opportunities is the direction to take]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ill-keep-working-until-i-drop-julian-simmons-is-spinning-many-plates-and-loving-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ill-keep-working-until-i-drop-julian-simmons-is-spinning-many-plates-and-loving-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Conducted with the skill of a chamber orchestra, the food at this spot is the true performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husk, Crescent Arts Centre, University Road, Belfast. Instagram: @huskcafe24]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-conducted-with-the-skill-of-a-chamber-orchestra-the-food-at-this-spot-is-the-true-performance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-conducted-with-the-skill-of-a-chamber-orchestra-the-food-at-this-spot-is-the-true-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got a part in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as an extra… Every time I got paid, I sent the money to the last owner until the shop was mine’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each month, the Belfast Telegraph showcases one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most exciting, quirky and individual shops. This August, it&rsquo;s Portrush&rsquo;s Arcadia Skateshop in the spotlight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-got-a-part-in-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-as-an-extra-every-time-i-got-paid-i-sent-the-money-to-the-last-owner-until-the-shop-was-mine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-got-a-part-in-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-as-an-extra-every-time-i-got-paid-i-sent-the-money-to-the-last-owner-until-the-shop-was-mine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He became a metaphor for what Anthony Bourdain needed’: Antonio Banderas on playing a maestro chef]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antonio Banderas joins director Matt Johnson to discuss their biopic Tony based on the formative kitchen experiences of Anthony Bourdain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-became-a-metaphor-for-what-anthony-bourdain-needed-antonio-banderas-on-playing-a-maestro-chef-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-became-a-metaphor-for-what-anthony-bourdain-needed-antonio-banderas-on-playing-a-maestro-chef-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 50 Northern Ireland Employers: Queen’s University and Tesco boasting biggest workforces]]></title><description><![CDATA[As challenges facing employers change, experience and expertise matter more than ever, writes Mark Wade of Hays as Ulster Business showcases the largest employers in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-queens-university-and-tesco-boasting-biggest-workforces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-50-northern-ireland-employers-queens-university-and-tesco-boasting-biggest-workforces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIA no longer believes Israeli intel – where does that leave Trump’s fragile relationship with Netanyahu?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two leaders were good friends &ndash; butrelationship under pressure as Iran war continues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cia-no-longer-believes-israeli-intel-where-does-that-leave-trumps-fragile-relationship-with-netanyahu/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cia-no-longer-believes-israeli-intel-where-does-that-leave-trumps-fragile-relationship-with-netanyahu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not going to stay quiet’: Martin Olali claims shooting was ‘coordinated’ attack on his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killer hit-and-run driver now charged with disorderly behaviour over incident at Belfast Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-not-going-to-stay-quiet-martin-olali-claims-shooting-was-coordinated-attack-on-his-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/im-not-going-to-stay-quiet-martin-olali-claims-shooting-was-coordinated-attack-on-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyons welcomes ‘no intention’ of Executive collapse but accuses Sinn Féin of mixed messaging: ‘They’re blaming everyone but themselves’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities Minister takes aim at &lsquo;a real lack of delivery in Sinn F&eacute;in-led departments&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lyons-welcomes-no-intention-of-executive-collapse-but-accuses-sinn-fin-of-mixed-messaging-theyre-blaming-everyone-but-themselves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lyons-welcomes-no-intention-of-executive-collapse-but-accuses-sinn-fin-of-mixed-messaging-theyre-blaming-everyone-but-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He became a metaphor for what Anthony Bourdain needed’ – Antonio Banderas on playing a maestro chef]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antonio Banderas joins director Matt Johnson to discuss their biopic Tony based on the formative kitchen experiences of Anthony Bourdain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-became-a-metaphor-for-what-anthony-bourdain-needed-antonio-banderas-on-playing-a-maestro-chef/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-became-a-metaphor-for-what-anthony-bourdain-needed-antonio-banderas-on-playing-a-maestro-chef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A track-by-track guide to Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ at 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[The iconic album gave the American singer his biggest success since Simon &amp; Garfunkel&rsquo;s heyday but his breaking of a cultural boycott of South Africa sparked controversy on its release]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-track-by-track-guide-to-paul-simons-graceland-at-40/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-track-by-track-guide-to-paul-simons-graceland-at-40/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planners recommend social housing scheme at former cricket club be turned down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns proposal for 37 homes in Dunmurry will lead to &lsquo;significant loss of open space&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/planners-recommend-social-housing-scheme-at-former-cricket-club-be-turned-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/planners-recommend-social-housing-scheme-at-former-cricket-club-be-turned-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fearmongering by a minority putting marine regeneration plans in jeopardy, claims forum admin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post was made after several posts were deleted due to comments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fearmongering-by-a-minority-putting-marine-regeneration-plans-in-jeopardy-claims-forum-admin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fearmongering-by-a-minority-putting-marine-regeneration-plans-in-jeopardy-claims-forum-admin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health body tried to block release of documents on medical gas contracts over ‘commercial interest’ concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation took almost eight months to provide the information]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/health-body-tried-to-block-release-of-documents-on-medical-gas-contracts-over-commercial-interest-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/health-body-tried-to-block-release-of-documents-on-medical-gas-contracts-over-commercial-interest-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Olali claims shooting was ‘coordinated’ attack on his life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killer hit-and-run driver now charged with disorderly behaviour over incident at Belfast Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/martin-olali-claims-shooting-was-coordinated-attack-on-his-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/martin-olali-claims-shooting-was-coordinated-attack-on-his-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture war rages in the wake of Prof Jason Arday resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 37, Jason Arday became the University of Cambridge&rsquo;s youngest black professor. However, he is now at the center of a plagiarism accusations which have cast a shadow over his career &ndash; and thrust him into the international limelight.&nbsp; Parts of his CV have been rubbished, and his most implausible claims about his personal life and achievements have been ridiculed.&nbsp; Arday resigned from Cambridge last week saying he was under an &ldquo;unrelenting level of public scrutiny and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/culture-war-rages-in-the-wake-of-prof-jason-arday-resignation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/culture-war-rages-in-the-wake-of-prof-jason-arday-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Evil and abhorrent’: Holywood community reps slam recent attacks on migrant homes in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of MLAs and local MP Alex Easton have signed an open letter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/evil-and-abhorrent-holywood-community-reps-slam-recent-attacks-on-migrant-homes-in-town/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/evil-and-abhorrent-holywood-community-reps-slam-recent-attacks-on-migrant-homes-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He loved people, conversation, good food and, above all, laughter’: Family pays tribute to City Picnic restaurateur after death at 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family pays tribute to City Picnic restaurateur Arthur McAnerney after death at 50]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-loved-people-conversation-good-food-and-above-all-laughter-family-pays-tribute-to-city-picnic-restaurateur-after-death-at-50/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/he-loved-people-conversation-good-food-and-above-all-laughter-family-pays-tribute-to-city-picnic-restaurateur-after-death-at-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive writes to Burnham seeking meeting to discuss fair funding for Stormont]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities Minister says his &lsquo;biggest ask&rsquo; is newborrowing powers for Housing Executive so it can build more social homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/executive-writes-to-burnham-seeking-meeting-to-discuss-fair-funding-for-stormont/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/executive-writes-to-burnham-seeking-meeting-to-discuss-fair-funding-for-stormont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Strand superfan who got married in its aisles and is now living her dream as part of team at cinema: ‘I can’t wait to get into work every day’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iconic East Belfast picture house currently being redeveloped, with new recruit delighted with role future-proofing 1930s cinema for new generations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-strand-superfan-who-got-married-in-its-aisles-and-is-now-living-her-dream-as-part-of-team-at-cinema-i-cant-wait-to-get-into-work-every-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-strand-superfan-who-got-married-in-its-aisles-and-is-now-living-her-dream-as-part-of-team-at-cinema-i-cant-wait-to-get-into-work-every-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘One night, he came home late looking for sex – I wasn’t having any of it so he beat me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her mid-70s with three adult children tells her story of separation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-one-night-he-came-home-late-looking-for-sex-i-wasnt-having-any-of-it-so-he-beat-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-one-night-he-came-home-late-looking-for-sex-i-wasnt-having-any-of-it-so-he-beat-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the wheels are coming off anything, it’s Sinn Féin, says DUP Minister amid Stormont collapse fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Givan: &lsquo;Unforgivable&rsquo; if party collapses Stormont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-the-wheels-are-coming-off-anything-its-sinn-fin-says-dup-minister-amid-stormont-collapse-fears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-the-wheels-are-coming-off-anything-its-sinn-fin-says-dup-minister-amid-stormont-collapse-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young family targeted as car torched in race-motivated arson attack in Co Antrim]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vehicle was completely destroyed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/young-family-targeted-as-car-torched-in-race-motivated-arson-attack-in-co-antrim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/young-family-targeted-as-car-torched-in-race-motivated-arson-attack-in-co-antrim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Best is yet to come’: Education Minister hails NI’s A-level pupils for being top of class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of students across the country are receiving their results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/best-is-yet-to-come-education-minister-hails-nis-a-level-pupils-for-being-top-of-class/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/best-is-yet-to-come-education-minister-hails-nis-a-level-pupils-for-being-top-of-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Moran joins the instant-impact Sam Maguire pantheon after best season ever for Gaelic football’s year-one bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayo boss tops the list as we rank the new managers of 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/andy-moran-joins-the-instant-impact-sam-maguire-pantheon-after-best-season-ever-for-gaelic-footballs-year-one-bosses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/andy-moran-joins-the-instant-impact-sam-maguire-pantheon-after-best-season-ever-for-gaelic-footballs-year-one-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a nervous day’: Relief and joy across Northern Ireland as thousands open A-Level results envelopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland has secured the best A-level results across the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-nervous-day-relief-and-joy-across-northern-ireland-as-thousands-open-a-level-results-envelopes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-nervous-day-relief-and-joy-across-northern-ireland-as-thousands-open-a-level-results-envelopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police appeal for calm as fires lit on Bogside road and crowd gathers after removal of bonfire material]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormont department acted &lsquo;because of significant fire risk due to nearby underground gas mains&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-appeal-for-calm-as-fires-lit-on-bogside-road-and-crowd-gathers-after-removal-of-bonfire-material/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-appeal-for-calm-as-fires-lit-on-bogside-road-and-crowd-gathers-after-removal-of-bonfire-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One door led to another’: Chef brings experience from top restaurants to new south Belfast spot after returning to NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former fine dining chef Nathan Sno swaps brutal 100-hour weeks for nutrition-led fast casual food at Vine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/one-door-led-to-another-chef-brings-experience-from-top-restaurants-to-new-south-belfast-spot-after-returning-to-ni/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/one-door-led-to-another-chef-brings-experience-from-top-restaurants-to-new-south-belfast-spot-after-returning-to-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrests as specialist firearms team deployed after man stabbed in chest and neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI swooped on the scene on Wednesday evening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-arrests-as-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-after-man-stabbed-in-chest-and-neck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-arrests-as-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-after-man-stabbed-in-chest-and-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrests and specialist firearms team deployed as man stabbed in chest and neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI swooped on the scene on Wednesday evening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-arrests-and-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-as-man-stabbed-in-chest-and-neck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-arrests-and-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-as-man-stabbed-in-chest-and-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid as popular Belfast businessman dies on 50th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restaurant owner has been remembered as a &lsquo;devoted father&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-paid-as-popular-belfast-businessman-dies-on-50th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-paid-as-popular-belfast-businessman-dies-on-50th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-Level results: Northern Ireland secures top spot across UK for grades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of students across the country are receiving their results this morning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-level-results-northern-ireland-secures-top-spot-across-uk-for-grades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-level-results-northern-ireland-secures-top-spot-across-uk-for-grades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was impossible to keep going’: End of road for NI town’s last two small taxi firms after FonaCAB takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owner of Q-Cabs for 29 years Barney Campbell laments state of industry and licensing &lsquo;minefield&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-impossible-to-keep-going-end-of-road-for-ni-towns-last-two-small-taxi-firms-after-fonacab-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-impossible-to-keep-going-end-of-road-for-ni-towns-last-two-small-taxi-firms-after-fonacab-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears for Translink’s future and warnings of sweeping cuts as it faces £47m black hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hike in fares and cuts to services have been discussed by bosses due to budget crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-translinks-future-and-warnings-of-sweeping-cuts-as-it-faces-47m-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-translinks-future-and-warnings-of-sweeping-cuts-as-it-faces-47m-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My ADHD diagnosis helped me understand why I never felt like I fitted in’: How NI lawyer is helping others with neurodiversity in legal industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Tyrone lawyer Donna McGrath on helping others with neurodiversity in the legal industry achieve their full potential, her own struggles with concentration, and the importance of her faith]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-adhd-diagnosis-helped-me-understand-why-i-never-felt-like-i-fitted-in-how-ni-lawyer-is-helping-others-with-neurodiversity-in-legal-industry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-adhd-diagnosis-helped-me-understand-why-i-never-felt-like-i-fitted-in-how-ni-lawyer-is-helping-others-with-neurodiversity-in-legal-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damage caused to Housing Executive properties during racist rioting cost at least £168k]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homes occupied by foreign nationals targeted in June&rsquo;s disorder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/damage-caused-to-housing-executive-properties-during-racist-rioting-cost-at-least-168k/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/damage-caused-to-housing-executive-properties-during-racist-rioting-cost-at-least-168k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It hasn’t gone to his head’: How pop-up pug captured the hearts of Belfast’s Fleadh-goers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie became a viral sensation after his performance at The Donegal bar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-hasnt-gone-to-his-head-how-pop-up-pug-captured-the-hearts-of-belfasts-fleadh-goers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-hasnt-gone-to-his-head-how-pop-up-pug-captured-the-hearts-of-belfasts-fleadh-goers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was impossible to keep going’: End of road for Banbridge’s last two small taxi firms after FonaCAB takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owner of Q-Cabs for 29 years Barney Campbell laments state of industry and licensing &lsquo;minefield&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-impossible-to-keep-going-end-of-road-for-banbridges-last-two-small-taxi-firms-after-fonacab-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-was-impossible-to-keep-going-end-of-road-for-banbridges-last-two-small-taxi-firms-after-fonacab-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears for Translink’s future as it faces loss of £47m for the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hike in fares and cuts to services discussed by bosses in March due to budget crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-translinks-future-as-it-faces-loss-of-47m-for-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-translinks-future-as-it-faces-loss-of-47m-for-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One arrest as specialist firearms team deployed to reports of stabbing incident in south Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police remain at the scene]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/one-arrest-as-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-to-reports-of-stabbing-incident-in-south-belfast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/one-arrest-as-specialist-firearms-team-deployed-to-reports-of-stabbing-incident-in-south-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There was blood everywhere’: Man bitten by shark off Irish coast recalls terrifying ordeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angler &lsquo;feels very lucky&rsquo; after blue shark ripped open leg on fishing trip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-was-blood-everywhere-man-bitten-by-shark-off-irish-coast-recalls-terrifying-ordeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-was-blood-everywhere-man-bitten-by-shark-off-irish-coast-recalls-terrifying-ordeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid following death of popular city centre businessman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restaurant owner has been remembered as a &lsquo;devoted father&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-paid-following-death-of-popular-city-centre-businessman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-paid-following-death-of-popular-city-centre-businessman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specialist firearms team deployed to reports of stabbing incident in south Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist firearms officers have attended the scene]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/specialist-firearms-team-deployed-to-reports-of-stabbing-incident-in-south-belfast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/specialist-firearms-team-deployed-to-reports-of-stabbing-incident-in-south-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Francie Molloy does not represent Sinn Féin’ says party after former MP blames A5 failure on Plantation of Ulster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unionists slam former Mid Ulster MP for citing 1609 arrival of protestants in Ulster as a reason why A5 scheme has not been delivered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/francie-molloy-does-not-represent-sinn-fin-says-party-after-former-mp-blames-a5-failure-on-plantation-of-ulster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/francie-molloy-does-not-represent-sinn-fin-says-party-after-former-mp-blames-a5-failure-on-plantation-of-ulster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland stargazers take in deepest partial solar eclipse since 1999]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say it will be the deepest until 2090]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-stargazers-take-in-deepest-partial-solar-eclipse-since-1999/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/northern-ireland-stargazers-take-in-deepest-partial-solar-eclipse-since-1999/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love working with my mum... we’re very honest with each other’: Entrepreneur’s daughter becomes face of self-tanning and skincare brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[She&rsquo;s only 17 but Holly Stinson&rsquo;s already a force to be reckoned with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-love-working-with-my-mum-were-very-honest-with-each-other-entrepreneurs-daughter-becomes-face-of-self-tanning-and-skincare-brand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-love-working-with-my-mum-were-very-honest-with-each-other-entrepreneurs-daughter-becomes-face-of-self-tanning-and-skincare-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-soldier on gun and drug charges refused bail variation for holiday in Alicante]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sceptical judge blocks Belfast man&rsquo;s four-day trip to Spain with partner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-soldier-on-gun-and-drug-charges-refused-bail-variation-for-holiday-in-alicante/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-soldier-on-gun-and-drug-charges-refused-bail-variation-for-holiday-in-alicante/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazen blackmailer snared after wily 80-year-old pensioner demands signed cash receipt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terrified mum forced to hand over nearly &pound;4,270 in &lsquo;stress&rsquo; payments to thug gardener]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/brazen-blackmailer-snared-after-wily-80-year-old-pensioner-demands-signed-cash-receipt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/brazen-blackmailer-snared-after-wily-80-year-old-pensioner-demands-signed-cash-receipt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal’s Mark English oozes class in 800m while Ballymena’s Lauren Roy makes 200m semis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donegal athlete sets championship record of 1:43.49 as he goes up against Max Burgin for gold medal in Thursday night final]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegals-mark-english-oozes-class-in-800m-while-ballymenas-lauren-roy-makes-200m-semis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegals-mark-english-oozes-class-in-800m-while-ballymenas-lauren-roy-makes-200m-semis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage girl treated for injuries after ‘head slammed against wall’]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI have appealed for information on incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenage-girl-treated-for-injuries-after-head-slammed-against-wall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenage-girl-treated-for-injuries-after-head-slammed-against-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Splendid isolation off the beaten track in the Algarve]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Viceroy Ombria isn&rsquo;t a base from which to explore Portugal&rsquo;s southernmost region... it&rsquo;s a destination in itself]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-splendid-isolation-off-the-beaten-track-in-the-algarve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/travel-review-splendid-isolation-off-the-beaten-track-in-the-algarve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner of Belfast gifting brand Born &amp; Bred &lsquo;absolutely ecstatic&rsquo; to be opening second store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linzi Rooney said the expansion &lsquo;feels like the next natural step&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/owner-of-belfast-gifting-brand-born-amp-bred-lsquoabsolutely-ecstaticrsquo-to-be-opening-second-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/owner-of-belfast-gifting-brand-born-amp-bred-lsquoabsolutely-ecstaticrsquo-to-be-opening-second-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast TikTok star signs US deal after internet trolls’ death threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[From New Lodge flats to Hollywood Bowl dreams for singer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-tiktok-star-signs-us-deal-after-internet-trolls-death-threats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-tiktok-star-signs-us-deal-after-internet-trolls-death-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish President’s office to ‘address matters directly’ with victim’s sister amid row over photo with IRA killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP man who lost brother-in-law during Troubles &lsquo;feels pain of Travers family&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-presidents-office-to-address-matters-directly-with-victims-sister-amid-row-over-photo-with-ira-killer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-presidents-office-to-address-matters-directly-with-victims-sister-amid-row-over-photo-with-ira-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s not uncommon for old buildings to be set on fire — but this one hits home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down mansion linked to my family is latest in series of buildings set alight in recent years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-not-uncommon-for-old-buildings-to-be-set-on-fire-but-this-one-hits-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-not-uncommon-for-old-buildings-to-be-set-on-fire-but-this-one-hits-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil hailed as an enormous success for Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil na h&Eacute;ireann took over Belfast City Centre for over a week drawing huge crowds.&nbsp; The all-Ireland traditional Irish music competition and festival has been near universally hailed as an enormous success. It has been cited as having made a massive cultural, social, and economic impact on the city.&nbsp; How much money was made? What impact will it have on the Fleadh, and can any lessons be learned?&nbsp;Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph reporter, and flea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-cheoil-hailed-as-an-enormous-success-for-belfast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-cheoil-hailed-as-an-enormous-success-for-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm vouched for by Trust on medical gas contract also maintained unused Covid oxygen generators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust admitted its email to the adjudication panel was an unusual move]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firm-vouched-for-by-trust-on-medical-gas-contract-also-maintained-unused-covid-oxygen-generators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/firm-vouched-for-by-trust-on-medical-gas-contract-also-maintained-unused-covid-oxygen-generators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of teenager stabbed to death 30 years ago renew appeal for information: ‘Our John is an invisible victim of the Troubles’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;The police promised they&rsquo;d have John&rsquo;s killers... 30 years later, we&rsquo;ve had nothing,&rsquo; says heartbroken mum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parents-of-teenager-stabbed-to-death-30-years-ago-renew-appeal-for-information-our-john-is-an-invisible-victim-of-the-troubles/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parents-of-teenager-stabbed-to-death-30-years-ago-renew-appeal-for-information-our-john-is-an-invisible-victim-of-the-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman only found out she wasn’t referred for MRI after ringing hospital two years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neurologist did not tell the patient about referral rejection]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-only-found-out-she-wasnt-referred-for-mri-after-ringing-hospital-two-years-later/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/woman-only-found-out-she-wasnt-referred-for-mri-after-ringing-hospital-two-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of cancer cases in NI over last five years up almost 10pc on previous period]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates in deprived areas way above NI average, as expert urges stronger focus on prevention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/number-of-cancer-cases-in-ni-over-last-five-years-up-almost-10pc-on-previous-period/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/number-of-cancer-cases-in-ni-over-last-five-years-up-almost-10pc-on-previous-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI parents forking out ‘up to £2,000’ on uniforms and other secondary school essentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit unions body in warning over &lsquo;financial burden&rsquo; faced by families]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-parents-forking-out-up-to-2000-on-uniforms-and-other-secondary-school-essentials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-parents-forking-out-up-to-2000-on-uniforms-and-other-secondary-school-essentials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish president’s continued silence over photo with IRA killer branded ‘shameful’ by MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP man Trevor Clarke, who lost brother-in-law in Troubles, &lsquo;feels pain of Travers family&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-presidents-continued-silence-over-photo-with-ira-killer-branded-shameful-by-mla/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-presidents-continued-silence-over-photo-with-ira-killer-branded-shameful-by-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of death driver who killed man in hit-and-run shot up by masked gunmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Shocking&rsquo; attack linked to street brawl in Belfast city centre days earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-of-death-driver-who-killed-man-in-hit-and-run-shot-up-by-masked-gunmen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/home-of-death-driver-who-killed-man-in-hit-and-run-shot-up-by-masked-gunmen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer entertainment shouldn’t cost the earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[New resource combines children&rsquo;s love of technology with environmental education]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/summer-entertainment-shouldnt-cost-the-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/summer-entertainment-shouldnt-cost-the-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My parents told us they were divorcing on Christmas Eve...’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of It Starts With You Sara Bell writes about how she learned to be a better parent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-parents-told-us-they-were-divorcing-on-christmas-eve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-parents-told-us-they-were-divorcing-on-christmas-eve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student accused of ‘sinister’ pursuit of woman outside Grand Central station denied bail in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect previously given suspended sentence for Pride hate crime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/student-accused-of-sinister-pursuit-of-woman-outside-grand-central-station-denied-bail-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/student-accused-of-sinister-pursuit-of-woman-outside-grand-central-station-denied-bail-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI Chief Constable signs letter calling for PM to prevent early release of cop killers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears killers could be freed under new government plans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-chief-constable-signs-letter-calling-for-pm-to-prevent-early-release-of-cop-killers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-chief-constable-signs-letter-calling-for-pm-to-prevent-early-release-of-cop-killers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It smelt like rotten eggs’: Residents in Holylands, Lower Ormeau and Stranmillis woken from 4am by reek from River Lagan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stench actually came from works that aim to &lsquo;improve water quality&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-smelt-like-rotten-eggs-residents-in-holylands-lower-ormeau-and-stranmillis-woken-from-4am-by-reek-from-river-lagan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-smelt-like-rotten-eggs-residents-in-holylands-lower-ormeau-and-stranmillis-woken-from-4am-by-reek-from-river-lagan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been a whirlwind few years’: How Belfast woman and Dublin man’s holiday romance turned into so much more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Escaping from everyday pressures encourages people to &lsquo;let their heart wander&rsquo; and open up to new connections, says renowned matchmaker Mair&eacute;ad Loughman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-a-whirlwind-few-years-how-belfast-woman-and-dublin-mans-holiday-romance-turned-into-so-much-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-a-whirlwind-few-years-how-belfast-woman-and-dublin-mans-holiday-romance-turned-into-so-much-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student alleged to have followed terrified woman in ‘sinister’ chase outside Grand Central Station denied bail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect previously given suspended sentence for Pride hate crime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/student-alleged-to-have-followed-terrified-woman-in-sinister-chase-outside-grand-central-station-denied-bail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/student-alleged-to-have-followed-terrified-woman-in-sinister-chase-outside-grand-central-station-denied-bail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five arrests after £1.1m drugs seizure in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 14kg in suspected cocaine was discovered during the raid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-arrests-after-11m-drugs-seizure-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-arrests-after-11m-drugs-seizure-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services called to reports of a fall on Cavehill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 2pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-called-to-reports-of-a-fall-on-cavehill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-called-to-reports-of-a-fall-on-cavehill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It smelt like rotten eggs’: Foul odour from River Lagan triggers wave of gas leak fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stench actually came from works that aim to &lsquo;improve water quality&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-smelt-like-rotten-eggs-foul-odour-from-river-lagan-triggers-wave-of-gas-leak-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-smelt-like-rotten-eggs-foul-odour-from-river-lagan-triggers-wave-of-gas-leak-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van driver stopped with drugs worth £220,000 at NI port claimed he was transporting a hot tub]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver has been jailed for more than two years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/van-driver-stopped-with-drugs-worth-220000-at-ni-port-claimed-he-was-transporting-a-hot-tub/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/van-driver-stopped-with-drugs-worth-220000-at-ni-port-claimed-he-was-transporting-a-hot-tub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armed Response Unit operation leads to arrest of wanted man]]></title><description><![CDATA[37-year-old found in possession of drugs and mobile phones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armed-response-unit-operation-leads-to-arrest-of-wanted-man/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armed-response-unit-operation-leads-to-arrest-of-wanted-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Daniel Kinahan’s prison regime – from sharing a wing with a child-killer to spending 20 hours a day in his cell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged crime boss housed in A wing at Portlaoise with Andy Cash and meth smuggler Nathan McDonnell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-daniel-kinahans-prison-regime-from-sharing-a-wing-with-a-child-killer-to-spending-20-hours-a-day-in-his-cell/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-daniel-kinahans-prison-regime-from-sharing-a-wing-with-a-child-killer-to-spending-20-hours-a-day-in-his-cell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discover Greece: The best places, sights, and experiences ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From some of the oldest cities on the planet, to some of the most stunning coasts you can imagine.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/discover-greece-thebestplacessightsandexperiences/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/discover-greece-thebestplacessightsandexperiences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This has destroyed us’: Business owner left reeling after firefighters battle blaze in south Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three businesses have been substantially damaged in Rosetta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-destroyed-us-business-owner-left-reeling-after-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-south-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-destroyed-us-business-owner-left-reeling-after-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-south-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This has destroyed us’: Business owner left reeling after firefighters battle overnight blaze in south Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three businesses have been substantially damaged in Rosetta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-destroyed-us-business-owner-left-reeling-after-firefighters-battle-overnight-blaze-in-south-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-destroyed-us-business-owner-left-reeling-after-firefighters-battle-overnight-blaze-in-south-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy fights for life after M50 crash as Gardaí  investigate stolen car being driven the wrong way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight teens were in stolen car involved in head-on collision near Firhouse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-fights-for-life-after-m50-crash-as-garda-investigate-stolen-car-being-driven-the-wrong-way/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/boy-fights-for-life-after-m50-crash-as-garda-investigate-stolen-car-being-driven-the-wrong-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the NI man heading Ireland’s communications regulator: ‘It was probably a bad move financially... but there’s satisfaction’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garrett Blaney, boss of Ireland&rsquo;s communications regulator, tells John Burns about growing up in Holywood and the various challenges he faces in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-ni-man-heading-irelands-communications-regulator-it-was-probably-a-bad-move-financially-but-theres-satisfaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-ni-man-heading-irelands-communications-regulator-it-was-probably-a-bad-move-financially-but-theres-satisfaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the court as alleged godfather Daniel Kinahan charged and jailed ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan sounded bemused when he described the frenzy around his life as &ldquo;movie stuff&rdquo;, but the scenes that accompanied his trip back to Ireland were undeniably cinematic.&nbsp;A trip on a &euro;53m government jet that was tracked by the public in real-time, a ring of steel around parts of Dublin as he was escorted in a bomb-proof convoy, and a long-awaited appointment at the Criminal Courts of Justice.&nbsp; Perhaps the most surprising aspect, however, was the alleged criminal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-the-court-as-alleged-godfather-daniel-kinahan-charged-and-jailed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:52:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-the-court-as-alleged-godfather-daniel-kinahan-charged-and-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘James had the heart of a lion’: Tributes paid after Donegal GAA great dies in road crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;m just broken-hearted,&rsquo; says his former manager Brian McEniff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/james-had-the-heart-of-a-lion-tributes-paid-after-donegal-gaa-great-dies-in-road-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/james-had-the-heart-of-a-lion-tributes-paid-after-donegal-gaa-great-dies-in-road-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why domestic abuse is a workplace issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[This societal issue needs a societal response, meaning businesses and employers have an important role to play in providing support for victims and survivors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-domestic-abuse-is-a-workplace-issue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/why-domestic-abuse-is-a-workplace-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ards and North Down ‘proud to bring Taste Autumn back for 2026’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The showcase of local food and drink, with a series of seasonal foodie-themed events, will take place in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ards-and-north-down-proud-to-bring-taste-autumn-back-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ards-and-north-down-proud-to-bring-taste-autumn-back-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How property developer backed Belfast when others walked away: ‘I was always kinda running into the fire’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil McKibbin talks business, belief and bold investment on the In Good Company podcast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-property-developer-backed-belfast-when-others-walked-away-i-was-always-kinda-running-into-the-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-property-developer-backed-belfast-when-others-walked-away-i-was-always-kinda-running-into-the-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My innocence has been proven after 14-year nightmare, says nurse as decision to strike her off quashed by court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge scathing in his criticism of case brought against Mildred Wylie for alleged &lsquo;deplorable&rsquo; financial behaviour at care homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-innocence-has-been-proven-after-14-year-nightmare-says-nurse-as-decision-to-strike-her-off-quashed-by-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-innocence-has-been-proven-after-14-year-nightmare-says-nurse-as-decision-to-strike-her-off-quashed-by-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Times Square in New York could provide blueprint for a city centre free of cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fleadh provided &lsquo;proof of concept&rsquo; on how things can be done differently in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-times-square-in-new-york-could-provide-blueprint-for-a-city-centre-free-of-cars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-times-square-in-new-york-could-provide-blueprint-for-a-city-centre-free-of-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a pedestrianised Belfast a realistic proposition after the success of the Fleadh?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil na h&Eacute;ireann attracted 1.6 million to car-free streets of the city, but challenges in the way to make it a permanent arrangement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/is-a-pedestrianised-belfast-a-realistic-proposition-after-the-success-of-the-fleadh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/is-a-pedestrianised-belfast-a-realistic-proposition-after-the-success-of-the-fleadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The disappearance of Castlederg teen Arlene Arkinson and the search for her body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arlene Arkinson was 15 years old the last time she was seen alive. She disappeared in August 1994 after leaving Castlederg in County Tyrone to attend a disco across the border. She was last seen with convicted sex offender Robert Howard, who was released without charge for her murder. Today it was announced that the Garda&iacute; have started a new search for her body in Donegal. Olivia Peden is joined by Belfast Telegraph&rsquo;s Andrew Madden&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-disappearance-of-castlederg-teen-arlene-arkinson-and-the-search-for-her-body/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-disappearance-of-castlederg-teen-arlene-arkinson-and-the-search-for-her-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It will be an emotional journey’: Sister of missing Arlene Arkinson to return to beach where she was last seen alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roses will be released into the sea in memory of Tyrone 15-year-old, who vanished after a disco in Bundoran in August 1994]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-will-be-an-emotional-journey-sister-of-missing-arlene-arkinson-to-return-to-beach-where-she-was-last-seen-alive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-will-be-an-emotional-journey-sister-of-missing-arlene-arkinson-to-return-to-beach-where-she-was-last-seen-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s always special’: Foy Vance on performing in Belfast and launching world tour at Custom House Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor-born musician who performed as part of Fleadh was &lsquo;pretty taken aback&rsquo; by celebrations and atmosphere of the festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-always-special-foy-vance-on-performing-in-belfast-and-launching-world-tour-at-custom-house-square/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-always-special-foy-vance-on-performing-in-belfast-and-launching-world-tour-at-custom-house-square/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster University told plan to scrap sports dome ‘a kick in the teeth’ for people in north west]]></title><description><![CDATA[F&eacute;ile Derry audience hits out at latest blow to university expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ulster-university-told-plan-to-scrap-sports-dome-a-kick-in-the-teeth-for-people-in-north-west/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ulster-university-told-plan-to-scrap-sports-dome-a-kick-in-the-teeth-for-people-in-north-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact, innovation, and legacy – what 80 years of heritage means to Northern Ireland’s biggest company ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a privilege to play a role in so many communities across Northern Ireland&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/impact-innovationand-legacy-what-80-years-of-heritage-means-to-northern-irelands-biggest-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/impact-innovationand-legacy-what-80-years-of-heritage-means-to-northern-irelands-biggest-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I could feel my blood pressure rising’: DUP founding member says online trolls taking aim at Linzi McLaren triggered stroke]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Stressed&rsquo; Wallace Thompson had been defending the former North Down councillor&rsquo;s decision to leave UUP when he started to experience symptoms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-could-feel-my-blood-pressure-rising-dup-founding-member-says-online-trolls-taking-aim-at-linzi-mclaren-triggered-stroke/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-could-feel-my-blood-pressure-rising-dup-founding-member-says-online-trolls-taking-aim-at-linzi-mclaren-triggered-stroke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Life after cancer is not a return to “normal”. It is the creation of a new normal’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, which triggered an abrupt medical menopause, Marguerite Burke found herself facing an unexpected and often overlooked challenge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-after-cancer-is-not-a-return-to-normal-it-is-the-creation-of-a-new-normal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-after-cancer-is-not-a-return-to-normal-it-is-the-creation-of-a-new-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Devastating’ fire at historic Co Down lodge was ‘started deliberately’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local councillor has posted a picture of the blaze online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/devastating-fire-at-historic-co-down-lodge-was-started-deliberately/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/devastating-fire-at-historic-co-down-lodge-was-started-deliberately/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Informants could claim $5m Daniel Kinahan bounty, US law enforcement official says, as alleged crime boss charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kinahan was brought before the Special Criminal Court on Sunday charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/informants-could-claim-5m-daniel-kinahan-bounty-us-law-enforcement-official-says-as-alleged-crime-boss-charged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/informants-could-claim-5m-daniel-kinahan-bounty-us-law-enforcement-official-says-as-alleged-crime-boss-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lucy’s body is shattered’: NI teenager facing years of rehab after crash which killed boyfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucy Robb&rsquo;s family have launched a fundraising appeal to meet the costs associated with what is expected to be a long recovery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lucys-body-is-shattered-ni-teenager-facing-years-of-rehab-after-crash-which-killed-boyfriend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lucys-body-is-shattered-ni-teenager-facing-years-of-rehab-after-crash-which-killed-boyfriend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What about our mummy’s life?’: Sinn Féin slammed by son of woman killed by IRA hunger striker as Michelle O’Neill attends commemoration ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas McElwee was jailed for manslaughter of Yvonne Dunlop in 1976 incendiary bombing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-about-our-mummys-life-sinn-fin-slammed-by-son-of-woman-killed-by-ira-hunger-striker-as-michelle-oneill-attends-commemoration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-about-our-mummys-life-sinn-fin-slammed-by-son-of-woman-killed-by-ira-hunger-striker-as-michelle-oneill-attends-commemoration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What about our mummy’s life?’: Son of woman killed by IRA hunger striker condemns Sinn Féin’s attendance at commemoration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas McElwee was jailed for manslaughter of Yvonne Dunlop in 1976 incendiary bombing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-about-our-mummys-life-son-of-woman-killed-by-ira-hunger-striker-condemns-sinn-fins-attendance-at-commemoration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-about-our-mummys-life-son-of-woman-killed-by-ira-hunger-striker-condemns-sinn-fins-attendance-at-commemoration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the wedding celebrant giving couples their dream bespoke wedding: ‘It’s the little details’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dad-of-two inspired to set up company after lockdown delayed nuptials four times]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-wedding-celebrant-giving-couples-their-dream-bespoke-wedding-its-the-little-details/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-wedding-celebrant-giving-couples-their-dream-bespoke-wedding-its-the-little-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day Peter Robinson and an unruly loyalist rabble ‘invaded’ tiny village over the border]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stunt in response to 1985 signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement was a mixture of farce and menace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-day-peter-robinson-and-an-unruly-loyalist-rabble-invaded-tiny-village-over-the-border/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-day-peter-robinson-and-an-unruly-loyalist-rabble-invaded-tiny-village-over-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can tie knot outdoors, in a forest, on a beach... it’s about  celebrating love’: Humanist weddings business gives ceremonies the personal touch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dad-of-two inspired to set up company after lockdown delayed nuptials four times]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-can-tie-knot-outdoors-in-a-forest-on-a-beach-its-about-celebrating-love-humanist-weddings-business-gives-ceremonies-the-personal-touch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/you-can-tie-knot-outdoors-in-a-forest-on-a-beach-its-about-celebrating-love-humanist-weddings-business-gives-ceremonies-the-personal-touch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forty years on: The day Peter Robinson and an unruly loyalist rabble ‘invaded’ tiny village over the border]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stunt in response to 1985 signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement was a mixture of farce and menace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/forty-years-on-the-day-peter-robinson-and-an-unruly-loyalist-rabble-invaded-tiny-village-over-the-border/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/forty-years-on-the-day-peter-robinson-and-an-unruly-loyalist-rabble-invaded-tiny-village-over-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It would be weird for Taylor Swift to wear something by me’: The Irish designer who turned down Taylor and the Kardashians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Malone&rsquo;s rise has been remarkable. Even before graduation, fashion&rsquo;s big guns were circling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-would-be-weird-for-taylor-swift-to-wear-something-by-me-the-irish-designer-who-turned-down-taylor-and-the-kardashians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-would-be-weird-for-taylor-swift-to-wear-something-by-me-the-irish-designer-who-turned-down-taylor-and-the-kardashians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s best Airbnb hunters share their tips for finding great stays, from filter and search hacks to ‘niching down’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three aficionados talk filters, reviews and finding the best places to check into for less]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irelands-best-airbnb-hunters-share-their-tips-for-finding-great-stays-from-filter-and-search-hacks-to-niching-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irelands-best-airbnb-hunters-share-their-tips-for-finding-great-stays-from-filter-and-search-hacks-to-niching-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police say man found dead in burning car ‘not suspicious’ as post mortem completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers were called to the scene on Sunday night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-say-man-found-dead-in-burning-car-not-suspicious-as-post-mortem-completed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-say-man-found-dead-in-burning-car-not-suspicious-as-post-mortem-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If a farmer had done that, he’d probably be in jail’: Farmers protest outside Stormont over cattle cull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is accused of &lsquo;double standards&rsquo; over June incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-a-farmer-had-done-that-hed-probably-be-in-jail-farmers-protest-outside-stormont-over-cattle-cull/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-a-farmer-had-done-that-hed-probably-be-in-jail-farmers-protest-outside-stormont-over-cattle-cull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 1.6 million people visited Belfast during Fleadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footfall figures reveal city experienced &lsquo;a week like no other&rsquo; as it hosted world&rsquo;s biggest celebration of Irish culture and music]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-16-million-people-visited-belfast-during-fleadh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-16-million-people-visited-belfast-during-fleadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Totally unacceptable’: Féile Derry condemns ‘vile’ misogynistic and sectarian abuse targeting Martina Anderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[F&eacute;ile Derry says hundreds of hateful comments have targeted the former Sinn F&eacute;in politician since the launch of her memoir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/totally-unacceptable-file-derry-condemns-vile-misogynistic-and-sectarian-abuse-targeting-martina-anderson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/totally-unacceptable-file-derry-condemns-vile-misogynistic-and-sectarian-abuse-targeting-martina-anderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner bomb-maker ‘Mooch’ Blair feared back in deadly business after New IRA device seized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish Defence Forces probe bomb for fingerprints of notorious Omagh atrocity suspect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pensioner-bomb-maker-mooch-blair-feared-back-in-deadly-business-after-new-ira-device-seized/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pensioner-bomb-maker-mooch-blair-feared-back-in-deadly-business-after-new-ira-device-seized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship celebrated at North West Cancer Centre as charity highlights support for patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centre has been open for almost a decade having welcomed its first patients in November 2016]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/friendship-celebrated-at-north-west-cancer-centre-as-charity-highlights-support-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/friendship-celebrated-at-north-west-cancer-centre-as-charity-highlights-support-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down radio station rebrands after nine years: ‘This is for the community, by the community’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The station is now working closely with the local Chamber of Commerce to promote local businesses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-radio-station-rebrands-after-nine-years-this-is-for-the-community-by-the-community/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-radio-station-rebrands-after-nine-years-this-is-for-the-community-by-the-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Totally unacceptable’: Féile condemns ‘vile’ misogynistic and sectarian abuse targeting Martina Anderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[F&eacute;ile Derry says hundreds of hateful comments have targeted the former Sinn F&eacute;in politician since the launch of her memoir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/totally-unacceptable-file-condemns-vile-misogynistic-and-sectarian-abuse-targeting-martina-anderson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/totally-unacceptable-file-condemns-vile-misogynistic-and-sectarian-abuse-targeting-martina-anderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan’s one-way ticket home was sealed the minute the US put a huge bounty on his head]]></title><description><![CDATA[UAE elites he once cosied up to will never allow his return]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahans-one-way-ticket-home-was-sealed-the-minute-the-us-put-a-huge-bounty-on-his-head/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahans-one-way-ticket-home-was-sealed-the-minute-the-us-put-a-huge-bounty-on-his-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The DUP and Alliance have overseen managed decline’: Green Party confirm Brian Smyth as Assembly candidate for East Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the second candidate announcement that the party have confirmed ahead of next year&rsquo;s elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-dup-and-alliance-have-overseen-managed-decline-green-party-confirm-brian-smyth-as-assembly-candidate-for-east-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-dup-and-alliance-have-overseen-managed-decline-green-party-confirm-brian-smyth-as-assembly-candidate-for-east-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan cut a dejected figure in court, alone and unrepresented, after a decade away from Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged crime boss addressed judges politely during brief hearing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahan-cut-a-dejected-figure-in-court-alone-and-unrepresented-after-a-decade-away-from-ireland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/daniel-kinahan-cut-a-dejected-figure-in-court-alone-and-unrepresented-after-a-decade-away-from-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI officer struck by car that narrowly avoided pedestrians in west Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including dangerous driving and failing to stop for police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-struck-by-car-that-narrowly-avoided-pedestrians-in-west-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-officer-struck-by-car-that-narrowly-avoided-pedestrians-in-west-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It blew up overnight... I realised it was bigger than me’: How Derry woman turned loneliness into a growing community movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding herself isolated in her hometown after spending years abroad, Cassie Jane launched Clann &amp; Co to bring people together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-blew-up-overnight-i-realised-it-was-bigger-than-me-how-derry-woman-turned-loneliness-into-a-growing-community-movement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-blew-up-overnight-i-realised-it-was-bigger-than-me-how-derry-woman-turned-loneliness-into-a-growing-community-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy debate must be removed from ‘cauldron’ of NI politics, urges former head of Army here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting down with the Belfast Telegraph, the General Officer Commanding at the time Operation Banner ended explains why he has set up a group to lobby for changes government&rsquo;s Troubles Bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legacy-debate-must-be-removed-from-cauldron-of-ni-politics-urges-former-head-of-army-here/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legacy-debate-must-be-removed-from-cauldron-of-ni-politics-urges-former-head-of-army-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It blew up overnight. That was when I realised it was bigger than me’: How Derry woman turned loneliness into a growing community movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding herself isolated in her hometown after spending years abroad, Cassie Jane launched Clann &amp; Co to bring people together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-blew-up-overnight-that-was-when-i-realised-it-was-bigger-than-me-how-derry-woman-turned-loneliness-into-a-growing-community-movement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-blew-up-overnight-that-was-when-i-realised-it-was-bigger-than-me-how-derry-woman-turned-loneliness-into-a-growing-community-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working as a porter in a busy NI hospital: ‘A short chat can make for a more positive experience for patients’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In This Working Life, Altnagelvin Hospital porter Gary McCorkell chats to Louise Doyle about donating a kidney to his sister, crossing paths with his daughter at the same hospital, and the small moments that mean the most to those in his care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/working-as-a-porter-in-a-busy-ni-hospital-a-short-chat-can-make-for-a-more-positive-experience-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/working-as-a-porter-in-a-busy-ni-hospital-a-short-chat-can-make-for-a-more-positive-experience-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Lough Neagh Sailing Club fears becoming homeless due to poor state of marina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local council accused of neglect by failing to maintain facility it is responsible for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/historic-lough-neagh-sailing-club-fears-becoming-homeless-due-to-poor-state-of-marina/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/historic-lough-neagh-sailing-club-fears-becoming-homeless-due-to-poor-state-of-marina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scooter owners rally in Belfast for two-wheeled parade across city: ‘To see our group riding up Stormont is massive’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ride-out has international flavour as 250 enthusiasts from as far away as US hit streets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/scooter-owners-rally-in-belfast-for-two-wheeled-parade-across-city-to-see-our-group-riding-up-stormont-is-massive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/scooter-owners-rally-in-belfast-for-two-wheeled-parade-across-city-to-see-our-group-riding-up-stormont-is-massive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Working Life: ‘A short chat can make for a more positive experience for patients’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Altnagelvin Hospital porter Gary McCorkell chats to Louise Doyle about donating a kidney to his sister, crossing paths with his daughter at the same hospital, and the small moments that mean the most to those in his care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-working-life-a-short-chat-can-make-for-a-more-positive-experience-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-working-life-a-short-chat-can-make-for-a-more-positive-experience-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a comfort... but nothing will ever take the pain away’: Co Down couple among first in NI to receive baby loss certificates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down couple whose triplets were stillborn one of first families to receive official acknowledgement of their trauma through baby loss certificates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-comfort-but-nothing-will-ever-take-the-pain-away-co-down-couple-among-first-in-ni-to-receive-baby-loss-certificates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-comfort-but-nothing-will-ever-take-the-pain-away-co-down-couple-among-first-in-ni-to-receive-baby-loss-certificates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy debate must be removed from ‘cauldron’ of NI politics, urges former head of Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting down with the Belfast Telegraph, the General Officer Commanding at the time Operation Banner ended explains why he has set up a group to lobby for changes government&rsquo;s Troubles Bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legacy-debate-must-be-removed-from-cauldron-of-ni-politics-urges-former-head-of-army/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legacy-debate-must-be-removed-from-cauldron-of-ni-politics-urges-former-head-of-army/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A real step forward’: Call for permanent pedestrianised zone in Belfast city centre after Fleadh success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discussions urged after success of Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-real-step-forward-call-for-permanent-pedestrianised-zone-in-belfast-city-centre-after-fleadh-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-real-step-forward-call-for-permanent-pedestrianised-zone-in-belfast-city-centre-after-fleadh-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A guide to some of the biggest horse races and courses in Northern Ireland ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of these incredible races have been in operation since the 17th&nbsp;century.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-guide-to-some-of-the-biggest-horse-races-and-courses-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-guide-to-some-of-the-biggest-horse-races-and-courses-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We had six or seven meetings but he said no every time’: Carrick Rangers boss lifts lid on how he talked his veteran talisman out of retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 1 Portadown 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-had-six-or-seven-meetings-but-he-said-no-every-time-carrick-rangers-boss-lifts-lid-on-how-he-talked-his-veteran-talisman-out-of-retirement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-had-six-or-seven-meetings-but-he-said-no-every-time-carrick-rangers-boss-lifts-lid-on-how-he-talked-his-veteran-talisman-out-of-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glentoran wing star full of hope ‘pivotal’ Pat Hoban can build on goalscoring start to season and lead latest charge for glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glentoran 2 Limavady United 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glentoran-wing-star-full-of-hope-pivotal-pat-hoban-can-build-on-goalscoring-start-to-season-and-lead-latest-charge-for-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glentoran-wing-star-full-of-hope-pivotal-pat-hoban-can-build-on-goalscoring-start-to-season-and-lead-latest-charge-for-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of UK to sizzle in 36C weather this week — but no heatwave in sight for NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Met Office says chances are &lsquo;low&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parts-of-uk-to-sizzle-in-36c-weather-this-week-but-no-heatwave-in-sight-for-ni/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/parts-of-uk-to-sizzle-in-36c-weather-this-week-but-no-heatwave-in-sight-for-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four arrests at Apprentice Boys parade as poppy wreath also damaged in hate crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large crowds packed Londonderry for the annual parade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-arrests-at-apprentice-boys-parade-as-poppy-wreath-also-damaged-in-hate-crime/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-arrests-at-apprentice-boys-parade-as-poppy-wreath-also-damaged-in-hate-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four arrests after PSNI operation at Apprentice Boys of Derry parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poppy wreath also damaged in sectarian hate crime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-arrests-after-psni-operation-at-apprentice-boys-of-derry-parade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/four-arrests-after-psni-operation-at-apprentice-boys-of-derry-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruthless Antrim blitz Laois to seal Intermediate title and return to top tier camogie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antrim 1-22 Laois&nbsp;0-11]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ruthless-antrim-blitz-laois-to-seal-intermediate-title-and-return-to-top-tier-camogie/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ruthless-antrim-blitz-laois-to-seal-intermediate-title-and-return-to-top-tier-camogie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight teenagers and one man injured in crash on Irish motorway involving car going the wrong way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Separately, a motorcyclist has died in Republic and numerous people have been hospitalised in road collisions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/eight-teenagers-and-one-man-injured-in-crash-on-irish-motorway-involving-car-going-the-wrong-way/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/eight-teenagers-and-one-man-injured-in-crash-on-irish-motorway-involving-car-going-the-wrong-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast singer explains how his song has become a huge hit 50 years later... after being picked up by rockers loved by Jurgen Klopp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outcasts star hoping to be invited on tour with his new friends to realise dream of stadium gig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-singer-explains-how-his-song-has-become-a-huge-hit-50-years-later-after-being-picked-up-by-rockers-loved-by-jurgen-klopp/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-singer-explains-how-his-song-has-become-a-huge-hit-50-years-later-after-being-picked-up-by-rockers-loved-by-jurgen-klopp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh end Croke Park hoodoo as Orchard County edge thriller against Cavan in camogie classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armagh 0-17 Cavan 0-15]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-end-croke-park-hoodoo-as-orchard-county-edge-thriller-against-cavan-in-camogie-classic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-end-croke-park-hoodoo-as-orchard-county-edge-thriller-against-cavan-in-camogie-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock ‘n’ roll... Greg Cowan stunned after German rockers revive 1979 Outcasts anthem: ‘More people will hear that song now than ever’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast singer hoping to be invited on tour with his new friends to realise dream of stadium gig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shock-n-roll-greg-cowan-stunned-after-german-rockers-revive-1979-outcasts-anthem-more-people-will-hear-that-song-now-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shock-n-roll-greg-cowan-stunned-after-german-rockers-revive-1979-outcasts-anthem-more-people-will-hear-that-song-now-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA urges Stormont leaders to release report findings on root causes of race hate as he highlights ‘number of critical gaps’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dossier sitting with first and deputy first ministers as Alliance MLA says it highlights areas that &lsquo;must be addressed&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mla-urges-stormont-leaders-to-release-report-findings-on-root-causes-of-race-hate-as-he-highlights-number-of-critical-gaps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mla-urges-stormont-leaders-to-release-report-findings-on-root-causes-of-race-hate-as-he-highlights-number-of-critical-gaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CCTV twist in court battle as ‘Ulster’s angriest driver’ faces assault charge against ‘Van Ram Man’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tammy Sparks back in dock as neighbour bust-up case appears to have been turned on its head]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cctv-twist-in-court-battle-as-ulsters-angriest-driver-faces-assault-charge-against-van-ram-man/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cctv-twist-in-court-battle-as-ulsters-angriest-driver-faces-assault-charge-against-van-ram-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Daniel Kinahan returns home, his wife left behind in Dubai is running out of options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation grows over whether Caoimhe Robinson will return to Dublin and face the scrutiny of Criminal Assets Bureau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-daniel-kinahan-returns-home-his-wife-left-behind-in-dubai-is-running-out-of-options/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/as-daniel-kinahan-returns-home-his-wife-left-behind-in-dubai-is-running-out-of-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish teacher (30s) named after being struck off for affair with student]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman was found to have lied about her relationship with Leaving Cert student]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-teacher-30s-named-after-being-struck-off-for-affair-with-student/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-teacher-30s-named-after-being-struck-off-for-affair-with-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson warns of potential ‘big problem’ for Irish League: ‘I don’t think people appreciate how serious it could be’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal advisor opens up on his role in NIFL saga and sends out a warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-bryson-warns-of-potential-big-problem-for-irish-league-i-dont-think-people-appreciate-how-serious-it-could-be/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-bryson-warns-of-potential-big-problem-for-irish-league-i-dont-think-people-appreciate-how-serious-it-could-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Irish League player in custody on historical child sexual abuse charges after protest by neighbours outside his home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barry Cunning denied any wrongdoing in footage uploaded to social media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-irish-league-player-in-custody-on-historical-child-sexual-abuse-charges-after-protest-by-neighbours-outside-his-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-irish-league-player-in-custody-on-historical-child-sexual-abuse-charges-after-protest-by-neighbours-outside-his-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foy Vance urges Stormont to make changes after summer of music in Belfast: ‘This can revolutionise people’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter set to kick off his world tour at Custom House Square next weekend after series of gigs at wildly successful Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/foy-vance-urges-stormont-to-make-changes-after-summer-of-music-in-belfast-this-can-revolutionise-people/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/foy-vance-urges-stormont-to-make-changes-after-summer-of-music-in-belfast-this-can-revolutionise-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We really ought to celebrate the arts more’: Soaraway success of this summer’s festivals should open Stormont’s eyes to power of culture, says Foy Vance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter set to kick off his world tour at Custom House Square next weekend after series of gigs at wildly successful Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-really-ought-to-celebrate-the-arts-more-soaraway-success-of-this-summers-festivals-should-open-stormonts-eyes-to-power-of-culture-says-foy-vance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-really-ought-to-celebrate-the-arts-more-soaraway-success-of-this-summers-festivals-should-open-stormonts-eyes-to-power-of-culture-says-foy-vance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim ‘baffled’ after DUP MLA provided a character reference for would-be firearms thief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man targeted in burglary appalled at backing for crook: &lsquo;The party is meant to be for working people and businesses&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victim-baffled-after-dup-mla-provided-a-character-reference-for-would-be-firearms-thief/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victim-baffled-after-dup-mla-provided-a-character-reference-for-would-be-firearms-thief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IRA in tatters after bomb find sparks hunt for informer inside the ranks, as suspicion falls on its Derry unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insiders describe plan to transport device from Dublin to Derry as &lsquo;amateur hour&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-ira-in-tatters-after-bomb-find-sparks-hunt-for-informer-inside-the-ranks-as-suspicion-falls-on-its-derry-unit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-ira-in-tatters-after-bomb-find-sparks-hunt-for-informer-inside-the-ranks-as-suspicion-falls-on-its-derry-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s utter lies’: Founder of anti-immigration group and his partner deny blowing cash raised on drink and drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recriminations online follow very public falling out between far-right activist Dan Grundle and convicted racist Mark Brown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-utter-lies-founder-of-anti-immigration-group-and-his-partner-deny-blowing-cash-raised-on-drink-and-drugs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-utter-lies-founder-of-anti-immigration-group-and-his-partner-deny-blowing-cash-raised-on-drink-and-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Irish League player in custody on historic child sexual abuse charges after protest by neighbours outside his home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barry Cunning denied any wrongdoing in footage uploaded to social media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-irish-league-player-in-custody-on-historic-child-sexual-abuse-charges-after-protest-by-neighbours-outside-his-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ex-irish-league-player-in-custody-on-historic-child-sexual-abuse-charges-after-protest-by-neighbours-outside-his-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson: ‘Last season’s Irish League campaign had no more jurisdiction than a kick-about in the park with jumpers for goalposts’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal advisor opens up on his role in NIFL saga and sends out a warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-bryson-last-seasons-irish-league-campaign-had-no-more-jurisdiction-than-a-kick-about-in-the-park-with-jumpers-for-goalposts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-bryson-last-seasons-irish-league-campaign-had-no-more-jurisdiction-than-a-kick-about-in-the-park-with-jumpers-for-goalposts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Where have all the Prods gone?': 'Exodus' from Londonderry 'ignored']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Protestant exodus from Londonderry&rsquo;s cityside was &lsquo;largely ignored or denied&rsquo; according to a new report. Its authors say they would like to see &lsquo;acknowledgement&rsquo; and &lsquo;acceptance&rsquo; of the massive population shift and its causes.&nbsp; A report says the mass movement from the west to the east bank of the Foyle was not down to &ldquo;one event or cause&rdquo; &mdash; but violence had a &ldquo;major impact&rdquo;. The report is called &ldquo;Where have al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/where-have-all-the-prods-gone-exodus-from-londonderry-ignored/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/where-have-all-the-prods-gone-exodus-from-londonderry-ignored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It wasn’t a fluke’: Ballymena United boss says striker’s debut goals were reward for extra time on training ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linfield 0 Ballymena United 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-wasnt-a-fluke-ballymena-united-boss-says-strikers-debut-goals-were-reward-for-extra-time-on-training-ground/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-wasnt-a-fluke-ballymena-united-boss-says-strikers-debut-goals-were-reward-for-extra-time-on-training-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Referee should have sent THREE Portadown players off, insists Carrick Rangers chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 1 Portadown 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/referee-should-have-sent-three-portadown-players-off-insists-carrick-rangers-chief/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/referee-should-have-sent-three-portadown-players-off-insists-carrick-rangers-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glentoran boss heaps praise on opponents after ‘professional’ defeat of Limavady United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glentoran 2 Limavady United 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glentoran-boss-heaps-praise-on-opponents-after-professional-defeat-of-limavady-united/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glentoran-boss-heaps-praise-on-opponents-after-professional-defeat-of-limavady-united/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson’s client loses press complaint over Sunday Life UVF flag story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Vinton&rsquo;s case dismissed by press regulator Ipso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-brysons-client-loses-press-complaint-over-sunday-life-uvf-flag-story/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-brysons-client-loses-press-complaint-over-sunday-life-uvf-flag-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV review: If it’s a choice between a helping of Porridge and an Uncrustable, I know what I want]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple TV+ brings back Ted Lasso for another kickabout, while Joe and David&rsquo;s Magical Sitcom Tour takes on a journey through the real classics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-if-its-a-choice-between-a-helping-of-porridge-and-an-uncrustable-i-know-what-i-want/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tv-review-if-its-a-choice-between-a-helping-of-porridge-and-an-uncrustable-i-know-what-i-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An MLA expense of 14p? Public perception tends to be less forgiving when it’s the taxpayer who’s picking up the tab]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time when finances are being squeezed, can you blame people for wondering if they&rsquo;re getting value for Stormont snack money?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/an-mla-expense-of-14p-public-perception-tends-to-be-less-forgiving-when-its-the-taxpayer-whos-picking-up-the-tab/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/an-mla-expense-of-14p-public-perception-tends-to-be-less-forgiving-when-its-the-taxpayer-whos-picking-up-the-tab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI find man ‘hiding behind cupboard’ after his ex reported him with claim he’d  threatened to torch her home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast man refused bail over allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-find-man-hiding-behind-cupboard-after-his-ex-reported-him-with-claim-hed-threatened-to-torch-her-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-find-man-hiding-behind-cupboard-after-his-ex-reported-him-with-claim-hed-threatened-to-torch-her-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will win at the Fleadh 2026? The inside story of traditional music’s ‘World Cup’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster bands have won the senior c&eacute;il&iacute; band title just four times in its history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-will-win-at-the-fleadh-2026-the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-will-win-at-the-fleadh-2026-the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will win the Fleadh 2026? The inside story of traditional music’s ‘World Cup’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster bands have won the senior c&eacute;il&iacute; band title just four times in its history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-will-win-the-fleadh-2026-the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-will-win-the-fleadh-2026-the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammer thug with 126 convictions is denied bail over fresh TikTok harassment case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serial abuser James Burns told he&rsquo;s staying behind bars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hammer-thug-with-126-convictions-is-denied-bail-over-fresh-tiktok-harassment-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hammer-thug-with-126-convictions-is-denied-bail-over-fresh-tiktok-harassment-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Government jet leaves for Dubai as Daniel Kinahan is finally extradited]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jet took off from Casement Aerodrome on Saturday morning at around 10.30am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-government-jet-leaves-for-dubai-as-daniel-kinahan-is-finally-extradited/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/irish-government-jet-leaves-for-dubai-as-daniel-kinahan-is-finally-extradited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father and sons extradited to NI over horror machete attack on girl (14)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernard, John and Alan Joyce have gone before the courts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/father-and-sons-extradited-to-ni-over-horror-machete-attack-on-girl-14/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/father-and-sons-extradited-to-ni-over-horror-machete-attack-on-girl-14/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine dealer for The Firm who was on dissident hit list dies just three days after court appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian &lsquo;Speck&rsquo; McShane was found dead days before he was due in court on cocaine charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cocaine-dealer-for-the-firm-who-was-on-dissident-hit-list-dies-just-three-days-after-court-appearance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/cocaine-dealer-for-the-firm-who-was-on-dissident-hit-list-dies-just-three-days-after-court-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC presenter on her new show and why NI contestants made such an impact: ‘They walked in totally intimidated’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TV presenter on her new BBC show, the two Belfast friends who really made an impact on her, and the plot she&rsquo;s teasing for her next novel &mdash; which takes readers to a remote village in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bbc-presenter-on-her-new-show-and-why-ni-contestants-made-such-an-impact-they-walked-in-totally-intimidated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bbc-presenter-on-her-new-show-and-why-ni-contestants-made-such-an-impact-they-walked-in-totally-intimidated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steph McGovern: ‘It doesn’t matter what your background is if art is your thing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TV presenter on her new BBC show, the two Belfast friends who really made an impact on her, and the plot she&rsquo;s teasing for her next novel &mdash; which takes readers to a remote village in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/steph-mcgovern-it-doesnt-matter-what-your-background-is-if-art-is-your-thing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/steph-mcgovern-it-doesnt-matter-what-your-background-is-if-art-is-your-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My life in books: ‘It’s hard to believe Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice as a young woman from a sheltered background, aged 20-21’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Dwyer shares her favourite reads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-life-in-books-its-hard-to-believe-jane-austen-wrote-pride-and-prejudice-as-a-young-woman-from-a-sheltered-background-aged-20-21/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-life-in-books-its-hard-to-believe-jane-austen-wrote-pride-and-prejudice-as-a-young-woman-from-a-sheltered-background-aged-20-21/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the brothers bringing rave with a unique Irish twist to the Fleadh: ‘It was a living thing that happened by accident’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Meath siblings Le Boom talk to Belfast Telegraph ahead of sold-out show at Limelight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-brothers-bringing-rave-with-a-unique-irish-twist-to-the-fleadh-it-was-a-living-thing-that-happened-by-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-brothers-bringing-rave-with-a-unique-irish-twist-to-the-fleadh-it-was-a-living-thing-that-happened-by-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathtaking sea views from twin Portaferry bungalows on market for £600k]]></title><description><![CDATA[The properties feature modern amenities and multiuse living options]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/breathtaking-sea-views-from-twin-portaferry-bungalows-on-market-for-600k/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/breathtaking-sea-views-from-twin-portaferry-bungalows-on-market-for-600k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Lough shoreline property in Craigavad offers outstanding potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[A comfortable home with room for modernisation or redevelopment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-lough-shoreline-property-in-craigavad-offers-outstanding-potential/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-lough-shoreline-property-in-craigavad-offers-outstanding-potential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sister of IRA victim appeals for Irish president to ‘pressure’ woman involved in murder plot after picture of pair in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man whose father was shot by Provos also said image was &lsquo;inconsiderate&rsquo; and &lsquo;brings back all the hurt&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sister-of-ira-victim-appeals-for-irish-president-to-pressure-woman-involved-in-murder-plot-after-picture-of-pair-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/sister-of-ira-victim-appeals-for-irish-president-to-pressure-woman-involved-in-murder-plot-after-picture-of-pair-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down residents kick up a stink about smell: ‘It makes you feel sick, you get violent headaches’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locals say rats and flies now serious problem due to odour emanating from harbour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-residents-kick-up-a-stink-about-smell-it-makes-you-feel-sick-you-get-violent-headaches/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-residents-kick-up-a-stink-about-smell-it-makes-you-feel-sick-you-get-violent-headaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The inside story of traditional music’s ‘World Cup’... and bid to become Fleadh’s closing act in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster bands have won the senior c&eacute;il&iacute; band title just four times in its history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup-and-bid-to-become-fleadhs-closing-act-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-inside-story-of-traditional-musics-world-cup-and-bid-to-become-fleadhs-closing-act-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 100 £1m homes put up for sale in Northern Ireland in just six months]]></title><description><![CDATA[110 properties with seven-figure price tag listed for sale in first half of 2026 &mdash; up 13pc on same period last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/over-100-1m-homes-put-up-for-sale-in-northern-ireland-in-just-six-months/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/over-100-1m-homes-put-up-for-sale-in-northern-ireland-in-just-six-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terror bosses ‘laughing’ at authorities as Sinn Féin department and PSNI play pass the parcel on UDA flag which was only removed after our questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declassified files show SF once demanded the infrastructure department remove paramilitary flags. Now in charge, the party doesn&rsquo;t want to know]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/terror-bosses-laughing-at-authorities-as-sinn-fin-department-and-psni-play-pass-the-parcel-on-uda-flag-which-was-only-removed-after-our-questions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/terror-bosses-laughing-at-authorities-as-sinn-fin-department-and-psni-play-pass-the-parcel-on-uda-flag-which-was-only-removed-after-our-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘Some Like It Hot is cheeky, funny and full of charm’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician Fia Moon shares her favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-some-like-it-hot-is-cheeky-funny-and-full-of-charm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-some-like-it-hot-is-cheeky-funny-and-full-of-charm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘I could somehow play my PlayStation outside, that would be a big win for me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor Bobby Lockwood shares his ideal weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-i-could-somehow-play-my-playstation-outside-that-would-be-a-big-win-for-me/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-weekend-i-could-somehow-play-my-playstation-outside-that-would-be-a-big-win-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mini kitchen, Molton Brown and a Soho sanctuary: Why The Resident is a dream base for food lovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A four-star boutique hotel in London hotspot is the perfect base to explore city for a short break]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mini-kitchen-molton-brown-and-a-soho-sanctuary-why-the-resident-is-a-dream-base-for-food-lovers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mini-kitchen-molton-brown-and-a-soho-sanctuary-why-the-resident-is-a-dream-base-for-food-lovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City begin life after Tiernan Lynch with convincing win over Sligo Rovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City 2 Sligo Rovers 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-begin-life-after-tiernan-lynch-with-convincing-win-over-sligo-rovers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-city-begin-life-after-tiernan-lynch-with-convincing-win-over-sligo-rovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged drunk driver who left dad and daughter needing amputations admitted to assaulting Garda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brannon Mullan, 26, has admitted to assaulting a Garda officer in Donegal during an incident three years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-drunk-driver-who-left-dad-and-daughter-needing-amputations-admitted-to-assaulting-garda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-drunk-driver-who-left-dad-and-daughter-needing-amputations-admitted-to-assaulting-garda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Each trip back has been far worse’: Surgeon tells of Gaza heartbreak as film to be screened in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Nick Maynard&rsquo;s harrowing mission laid bare in F&eacute;ile documentary to be screened this evening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/each-trip-back-has-been-far-worse-surgeon-tells-of-gaza-heartbreak-as-film-to-be-screened-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/each-trip-back-has-been-far-worse-surgeon-tells-of-gaza-heartbreak-as-film-to-be-screened-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down harpist urges people to ‘give classical music a try’ as Helen’s Bay Music Festival gets under way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourth annual event takes place at St John&rsquo;s Church in the village]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-harpist-urges-people-to-give-classical-music-a-try-as-helens-bay-music-festival-gets-under-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-harpist-urges-people-to-give-classical-music-a-try-as-helens-bay-music-festival-gets-under-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican band’s performance in Belfast city centre during the Fleadh was ‘last straw for many unionists’]]></title><description><![CDATA[TUV councillor says opposition to next year&rsquo;s festival could grow more disruptive if concerns aren&rsquo;t met]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/republican-bands-performance-in-belfast-city-centre-during-the-fleadh-was-last-straw-for-many-unionists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/republican-bands-performance-in-belfast-city-centre-during-the-fleadh-was-last-straw-for-many-unionists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambeg drums at the Fleadh show what Belfast lost by missing chance to co-host Euro 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure to invest in Casement Park is a big missed opportunity for city that has just promoted its cultural diversity through music]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lambeg-drums-at-the-fleadh-show-what-belfast-lost-by-missing-chance-to-co-host-euro-2028/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lambeg-drums-at-the-fleadh-show-what-belfast-lost-by-missing-chance-to-co-host-euro-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It has exceeded expectations’: Visitor numbers look set to exceed one million as Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann gets underway for fifth day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extended road closures are due to remain in place until 7am on Monday 10 August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-has-exceeded-expectations-visitor-numbers-look-set-to-exceed-one-million-as-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-gets-underway-for-fifth-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/it-has-exceeded-expectations-visitor-numbers-look-set-to-exceed-one-million-as-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-gets-underway-for-fifth-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed border bandit under death threat for bringing too much heat on mob]]></title><description><![CDATA[Border bandit&rsquo;s life may be now under serious threat after he ignored &ldquo;multiple warnings&rdquo; by the gang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jailed-border-bandit-under-death-threat-for-bringing-too-much-heat-on-mob/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jailed-border-bandit-under-death-threat-for-bringing-too-much-heat-on-mob/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council appoints contractor for restoration of four historic war memorials in Derry City and Strabane district]]></title><description><![CDATA[Works are due to get under way on Monday and last for three months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/council-appoints-contractor-for-restoration-of-four-historic-war-memorials-in-derry-city-and-strabane-district/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/council-appoints-contractor-for-restoration-of-four-historic-war-memorials-in-derry-city-and-strabane-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pressure is not actually a real thing’: Mayobridge hero Charlie Smyth aims to turn Saints into winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carolina Panthers hold the NFC South crown &mdash; and they are a foe the Down man knows well]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pressure-is-not-actually-a-real-thing-mayobridge-hero-charlie-smyth-aims-to-turn-saints-into-winners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pressure-is-not-actually-a-real-thing-mayobridge-hero-charlie-smyth-aims-to-turn-saints-into-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down harpist urges people to ‘give classical music a try’ as Helen’s Bay Music Festival gets underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourth annual event takes place at St John&rsquo;s Church in the village]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-harpist-urges-people-to-give-classical-music-a-try-as-helens-bay-music-festival-gets-underway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-harpist-urges-people-to-give-classical-music-a-try-as-helens-bay-music-festival-gets-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I thought I would be kicked off’: Meet the Lisburn man keeping London’s underground caffeinated]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast student shocked London&rsquo;s coffee scene when he ventured underground to put his dreams of opening his own shop to the test &mdash; and the Northern line is only the beginning of the journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-thought-i-would-be-kicked-off-meet-the-lisburn-man-keeping-londons-underground-caffeinated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-thought-i-would-be-kicked-off-meet-the-lisburn-man-keeping-londons-underground-caffeinated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope Street star Kerri Quinn: ‘Our line of work can be exhausting... but losing my friend and colleague really put things into perspective’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TV and theatre star shares the lessons that life has taught her&hellip; including a not forgotten hair decision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hope-street-star-kerri-quinn-our-line-of-work-can-be-exhausting-but-losing-my-friend-and-colleague-really-put-things-into-perspective/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hope-street-star-kerri-quinn-our-line-of-work-can-be-exhausting-but-losing-my-friend-and-colleague-really-put-things-into-perspective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Big flavours, orange wines and comfort food... this joins Belfast’s new wave of Gen Z bistros]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cooking at Tarla is far more considered than the street food vibe you might think it has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-big-flavours-orange-wines-and-comfort-food-this-joins-belfasts-new-wave-of-gen-z-bistros/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-big-flavours-orange-wines-and-comfort-food-this-joins-belfasts-new-wave-of-gen-z-bistros/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Frank Carson never really left Belfast. Not in the way he spoke, not in the way he told a story’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Mike McCabe is set to deliver one-man show in honour of the legendary Northern Irish funnyman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/frank-carson-never-really-left-belfast-not-in-the-way-he-spoke-not-in-the-way-he-told-a-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/frank-carson-never-really-left-belfast-not-in-the-way-he-spoke-not-in-the-way-he-told-a-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh teen says Britain’s Got Talent helped bring harp to new audiences: ‘I hope it inspires people’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17-year-old, who narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the TV show, is now preparing for her Fleadh performance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-teen-says-britains-got-talent-helped-bring-harp-to-new-audiences-i-hope-it-inspires-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-teen-says-britains-got-talent-helped-bring-harp-to-new-audiences-i-hope-it-inspires-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No more apologies’: Victim of paedophile teacher calls for reform after ‘stab in the heart’ reference for abuser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicola Bannon waived her right to anonymity after William Lloyd-Lavery was jailed earlier this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-more-apologies-victim-of-paedophile-teacher-calls-for-reform-after-stab-in-the-heart-reference-for-abuser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/no-more-apologies-victim-of-paedophile-teacher-calls-for-reform-after-stab-in-the-heart-reference-for-abuser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery as senior NI Water official suddenly leaves role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisation confirms departure of Director of Finance and Regulation Ronan Larkin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mystery-as-senior-ni-water-official-suddenly-leaves-role/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mystery-as-senior-ni-water-official-suddenly-leaves-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children aged five among 2,500 under-18s taken to A&amp;E in mental health crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shock statistics a &lsquo;wake-up call&rsquo; for Stormont about scale of crisis as more than 2,500 under-18s seek help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/children-aged-five-among-2500-under-18s-taken-to-aampe-in-mental-health-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/children-aged-five-among-2500-under-18s-taken-to-aampe-in-mental-health-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s always a great buzz’: Saw Doctors hail Belfast audiences ahead of Féile gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[And Galway legends have special treat for fans &mdash; a first ever live performance of Give My Head Peace theme tune]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-always-a-great-buzz-saw-doctors-hail-belfast-audiences-ahead-of-file-gig/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-always-a-great-buzz-saw-doctors-hail-belfast-audiences-ahead-of-file-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery as News Letter editor Ben Lowry dumped &ndash; and won't be replaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Lowry is no longer the editor of the News Letter.&nbsp;The outspoken commentator was removed from his position without explanation. Mr Lowry had spent 19 years at what is the world&rsquo;s oldest continuously published English language daily newspaper.&nbsp;The 288-year-old unionist paper now appears to be drifting without an editor at the helm.&nbsp;The Belfast Telegraph has been told that staff are shocked and dismayed by the departure but the paper&rsquo;s new owner has declined to answer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mystery-as-news-letter-editor-ben-lowry-dumped-ndash-and-wont-be-replaced/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mystery-as-news-letter-editor-ben-lowry-dumped-ndash-and-wont-be-replaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘My whole body started shaking when I found evidence he was cheating’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her early 50s with four children tells her story of separation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-my-whole-body-started-shaking-when-i-found-evidence-he-was-cheating/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-divorce-diaries-my-whole-body-started-shaking-when-i-found-evidence-he-was-cheating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag queen Lady P says bigots who targeted him helped bankroll new health hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bigots who raged against library story time event bankroll new Embrace centre for help and therapy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drag-queen-lady-p-says-bigots-who-targeted-him-helped-bankroll-new-health-hub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/drag-queen-lady-p-says-bigots-who-targeted-him-helped-bankroll-new-health-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast woman horrified by ‘disgraceful’ standard of home care provided to stroke survivor sister: ‘I haven’t slept in weeks’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mum-of-three tells of host of problems with service arranged by health trust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-woman-horrified-by-disgraceful-standard-of-home-care-provided-to-stroke-survivor-sister-i-havent-slept-in-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-woman-horrified-by-disgraceful-standard-of-home-care-provided-to-stroke-survivor-sister-i-havent-slept-in-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood was on Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s body, claims lawyer for family in $50m lawsuit over yacht club death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil lawsuit accuses boat owner of &lsquo;gross negligence&rsquo; and &lsquo;reckless and wanton conduct&rsquo; in death of Irish woman in New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/blood-was-on-martha-nolan-oslatarras-body-claims-lawyer-for-family-in-50m-lawsuit-over-yacht-club-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/blood-was-on-martha-nolan-oslatarras-body-claims-lawyer-for-family-in-50m-lawsuit-over-yacht-club-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the couple behind NI’s first zero gin: ‘It was a struggle to get everything right, a lot of people said don’t go there’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strangford Botanical Spirit is now available from 30 outlets across Northern Ireland after some innovation from a Co Down couple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-couple-behind-nis-first-zero-gin-it-was-a-struggle-to-get-everything-right-a-lot-of-people-said-dont-go-there/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-couple-behind-nis-first-zero-gin-it-was-a-struggle-to-get-everything-right-a-lot-of-people-said-dont-go-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mela launches 20th anniversary celebration: ‘It represents growth and inclusion, that’s what Belfast is all about’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cultural festival launches programme for 20th year of celebrating diversity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mela-launches-20th-anniversary-celebration-it-represents-growth-and-inclusion-thats-what-belfast-is-all-about/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mela-launches-20th-anniversary-celebration-it-represents-growth-and-inclusion-thats-what-belfast-is-all-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If I hadn’t woken, she wouldn’t have survived’: Co Antrim pensioner takes on charity challenge after wife’s cardiac arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[With cardiovascular conditions affecting his entire family, Robert Mearns (78) has &lsquo;vested interest in heart research&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-i-hadnt-woken-she-wouldnt-have-survived-co-antrim-pensioner-takes-on-charity-challenge-after-wifes-cardiac-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/if-i-hadnt-woken-she-wouldnt-have-survived-co-antrim-pensioner-takes-on-charity-challenge-after-wifes-cardiac-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Minister lauds St John Ambulance as charity undertakes biggest ever operation here for Fleadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[300 volunteers, including 60 from England, helping take pressure off health service during massive cultural festival in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/health-minister-lauds-st-john-ambulance-as-charity-undertakes-biggest-ever-operation-here-for-fleadh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/health-minister-lauds-st-john-ambulance-as-charity-undertakes-biggest-ever-operation-here-for-fleadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont Speaker to write to Chief Constable after pro-IRA song ‘mistakenly’ played to food van customers at Fleadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business said song was played by accident but Edwin Poots says it undermines inclusivity message]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-speaker-to-write-to-chief-constable-after-pro-ira-song-mistakenly-played-to-food-van-customers-at-fleadh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stormont-speaker-to-write-to-chief-constable-after-pro-ira-song-mistakenly-played-to-food-van-customers-at-fleadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief of Derry parade to bring thousands to city this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI has warned about delays and traffic restrictions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/relief-of-derry-parade-to-bring-thousands-to-city-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/relief-of-derry-parade-to-bring-thousands-to-city-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family conned by DJ Carey put hurler’s first All-Ireland medal up for sale to support victims of fraudster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former athlete gifted medal to its current owner in thanks for financial help for purported cancer treatment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-conned-by-dj-carey-put-hurlers-first-all-ireland-medal-up-for-sale-to-support-victims-of-fraudster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-conned-by-dj-carey-put-hurlers-first-all-ireland-medal-up-for-sale-to-support-victims-of-fraudster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal climber on ‘trying to punish the demons inside’ and how tragedy prompted healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The elite mountaineer is the only Irishman alive to have made it to the top of K2 and back down again. Here, he talks about how bullying led him to push his body to the limit, the Creeslough tragedy, and the power of talking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegal-climber-on-trying-to-punish-the-demons-inside-and-how-tragedy-prompted-healing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegal-climber-on-trying-to-punish-the-demons-inside-and-how-tragedy-prompted-healing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greta Thunberg spotted in west Belfast ahead of Kneecap homecoming charity gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Swedish climate change and pro-Palestine activist was spotted in west Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/greta-thunberg-spotted-in-west-belfast-ahead-of-kneecap-homecoming-charity-gig/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/greta-thunberg-spotted-in-west-belfast-ahead-of-kneecap-homecoming-charity-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should restaurants and bars call time on the use of ‘AI slop’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI has many positive uses, but this isn&rsquo;t necessarily one of them, writes John Mulgrew]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/should-restaurants-and-bars-call-time-on-the-use-of-ai-slop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/should-restaurants-and-bars-call-time-on-the-use-of-ai-slop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global network of white supremacist groups ‘involved in organising’ Belfast race hate riots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio brands NI as the &lsquo;frontline in cultural reckoning&rsquo; in riot film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/global-network-of-white-supremacist-groups-involved-in-organising-belfast-race-hate-riots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/global-network-of-white-supremacist-groups-involved-in-organising-belfast-race-hate-riots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Party candidate hits out at Alliance as he says ‘surge’ has been ‘squandered’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast councillor Anthony Flynn claims frustrated voters now ready to embrace his party after being consistently let down at Stormont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/green-party-candidate-hits-out-at-alliance-as-he-says-surge-has-been-squandered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/green-party-candidate-hits-out-at-alliance-as-he-says-surge-has-been-squandered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction begins on Game of Thrones Studio Tour car park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down tourist attraction currently only accessible to many visitors via a shuttle service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/construction-begins-on-game-of-thrones-studio-tour-car-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/construction-begins-on-game-of-thrones-studio-tour-car-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad raises £10k after losing baby daughter just after birth: ‘She spent her entire existence on this planet in our arms, knowing nothing but love’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bereaved Glengormley father went the distance daily in July for Children&rsquo;s Hospice fundraiser honouring Arwen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dad-raises-10k-after-losing-baby-daughter-just-after-birth-she-spent-her-entire-existence-on-this-planet-in-our-arms-knowing-nothing-but-love/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dad-raises-10k-after-losing-baby-daughter-just-after-birth-she-spent-her-entire-existence-on-this-planet-in-our-arms-knowing-nothing-but-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Party candidate ‘very confident’ of North Down win as he says ‘Alliance surge’ has been ‘squandered’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast councillor Anthony Flynn claims frustrated voters now ready to embrace his party after being consistently let down at Stormont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/green-party-candidate-very-confident-of-north-down-win-as-he-says-alliance-surge-has-been-squandered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/green-party-candidate-very-confident-of-north-down-win-as-he-says-alliance-surge-has-been-squandered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s undermining our work’: Law Society members slam decision to retain David Lavery as chief after reference for paedophile cousin]]></title><description><![CDATA[President says society will develop &lsquo;new protocol on senior officers providing personal or professional references&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-undermining-our-work-law-society-members-slam-decision-to-retain-david-lavery-as-chief-after-reference-for-paedophilecousin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-undermining-our-work-law-society-members-slam-decision-to-retain-david-lavery-as-chief-after-reference-for-paedophilecousin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents fear toxic NI superdump could be linked to rise in deadly cancers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities call for health impact study amid serious concerns illegal site may be shortening lives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/residents-fear-toxic-ni-superdump-could-be-linked-to-rise-in-deadly-cancers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/residents-fear-toxic-ni-superdump-could-be-linked-to-rise-in-deadly-cancers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh Olympian: ‘We are a nation of horse lovers... I am always amazed how knowledgeable people are’]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Kernan, from Co Armagh, reflects on Condy, his part in Ireland&rsquo;s three-year Aga Khan Trophy streak, and why the trophy&rsquo;s centenary at Dublin feels so special]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-olympian-we-are-a-nation-of-horse-lovers-i-am-always-amazed-how-knowledgeable-people-are/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/armagh-olympian-we-are-a-nation-of-horse-lovers-i-am-always-amazed-how-knowledgeable-people-are/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears for patients and public as 95pc of ambulance staff at Fermanagh site feel forced to operate beyond safe levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union chiefs have called for &lsquo;urgent action&rsquo; at Enniskillen facility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-patients-and-public-as-95pc-of-ambulance-staff-at-fermanagh-site-feel-forced-to-operate-beyond-safe-levels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fears-for-patients-and-public-as-95pc-of-ambulance-staff-at-fermanagh-site-feel-forced-to-operate-beyond-safe-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of stabbing murder bid ‘could kill behind bars’ jail staff fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plea to move defendant to secure mental health unit as prison officers struggle to cope with his behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-accused-of-stabbing-murder-bid-could-kill-behind-bars-jail-staff-fear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-accused-of-stabbing-murder-bid-could-kill-behind-bars-jail-staff-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MP urges farmers to join Stormont protest over Co Tyrone cattle cull: ‘I see it as barbaric’]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are outraged and need answers, says Upper Bann politician]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-mp-urges-farmers-to-join-stormont-protest-over-co-tyrone-cattle-cull-i-see-it-as-barbaric/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-mp-urges-farmers-to-join-stormont-protest-over-co-tyrone-cattle-cull-i-see-it-as-barbaric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MP urges farmers and animal welfare campaigners to join Stormont protest over Co Tyrone cattle cull]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are outraged and need answers, says Upper Bann politician]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-mp-urges-farmers-and-animal-welfare-campaigners-to-join-stormont-protest-over-co-tyrone-cattle-cull/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dup-mp-urges-farmers-and-animal-welfare-campaigners-to-join-stormont-protest-over-co-tyrone-cattle-cull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry Girls star reveals ‘intense’ course of therapy that cut her off from family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actress also talks of moving to Barcelona and her new movie with Rebel Wilson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-girls-star-reveals-intense-course-of-therapy-that-cut-her-off-from-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-girls-star-reveals-intense-course-of-therapy-that-cut-her-off-from-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gig Rig jig a highlight for Belfast dance troupe as weather fails to rain on Fleadh-goers’ parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowds continue to pack city streets as huge celebration of Irish culture reaches halfway point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gig-rig-jig-a-highlight-for-belfast-dance-troupe-as-weather-fails-to-rain-on-fleadh-goers-parade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gig-rig-jig-a-highlight-for-belfast-dance-troupe-as-weather-fails-to-rain-on-fleadh-goers-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Nostalgia's dangerous... you&rsquo;re only as good as your next show&rsquo;: ABC&rsquo;s Martin Fry on fame, longevity and creating magic for fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighties pop band heading to Derry for Live at the Square gig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquonostalgias-dangerous-yoursquore-only-as-good-as-your-next-showrsquo-abcrsquos-martin-fry-on-fame-longevity-and-creating-magic-for-fans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lsquonostalgias-dangerous-yoursquore-only-as-good-as-your-next-showrsquo-abcrsquos-martin-fry-on-fame-longevity-and-creating-magic-for-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Service staff asked to report any ‘abuse or inappropriate behaviour’ as part of Jeffrey Donaldson probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investigation centres on Donaldson&rsquo;s time as junior minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/civil-service-staff-asked-to-report-any-abuse-or-inappropriate-behaviour-as-part-of-jeffrey-donaldson-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/civil-service-staff-asked-to-report-any-abuse-or-inappropriate-behaviour-as-part-of-jeffrey-donaldson-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Civil Service staff asked to report any ‘abuse or inappropriate behaviour’ experienced by Jeffrey Donaldson as part of probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investigation centres on Donaldson&rsquo;s time as junior minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-civil-service-staff-asked-to-report-any-abuse-or-inappropriate-behaviour-experienced-by-jeffrey-donaldson-as-part-of-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-civil-service-staff-asked-to-report-any-abuse-or-inappropriate-behaviour-experienced-by-jeffrey-donaldson-as-part-of-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knife killer who stabbed ex in jealous rage admits: &lsquo;I'm a danger to the public&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[David McCord confesses to what his victim&rsquo;s family have been saying for years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/knife-killer-who-stabbed-ex-in-jealous-rage-admits-lsquoim-a-danger-to-the-publicrsquo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/knife-killer-who-stabbed-ex-in-jealous-rage-admits-lsquoim-a-danger-to-the-publicrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multicultural Belfast celebrated during International Day at Féile an Phobail: ‘It helps break down barriers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local MP says event shows the true welcoming face of the city in wake of June&rsquo;s racist riots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/multicultural-belfast-celebrated-during-international-day-at-file-an-phobail-it-helps-break-down-barriers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/multicultural-belfast-celebrated-during-international-day-at-file-an-phobail-it-helps-break-down-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s an amazing celebration showcasing everything that’s great about our neighbourhoods’: Féile 2026 gets underway in Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 20,000 visitors are expected at largest arts and cultural community festival in north-west]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-an-amazing-celebration-showcasing-everything-thats-great-about-our-neighbourhoods-file-2026-gets-underway-in-derry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-an-amazing-celebration-showcasing-everything-thats-great-about-our-neighbourhoods-file-2026-gets-underway-in-derry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Afghan musician to perform at Belfast Fleadh wants to be ‘voice of women’ back home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soraya Hosseini brings the sounds of the traditional Afghan rubab to the festival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/only-afghan-musician-to-perform-at-belfast-fleadh-wants-to-be-voice-of-women-back-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/only-afghan-musician-to-perform-at-belfast-fleadh-wants-to-be-voice-of-women-back-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racist graffiti daubed in Holywood days after attack on children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The graffiti has appeared in the subway that connects the town to the coastal path]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/racist-graffiti-daubed-in-holywood-days-after-attack-on-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/racist-graffiti-daubed-in-holywood-days-after-attack-on-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flutter CEO to step down as gambling firm seeks to re-energise business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in Paddy Power owner have slumped over the past year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flutter-ceo-to-step-down-as-gambling-firm-seeks-to-re-energise-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/flutter-ceo-to-step-down-as-gambling-firm-seeks-to-re-energise-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealer who walked free after claiming he had £1,000-a-day coke habit was once jailed for hiding gun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loyalist gun war thug Tony McCall walks free again]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dealer-who-walked-free-after-claiming-he-had-1000-a-day-coke-habit-was-once-jailed-for-hiding-gun/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/dealer-who-walked-free-after-claiming-he-had-1000-a-day-coke-habit-was-once-jailed-for-hiding-gun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consello Ireland swings to £220,000 profit as staff numbers almost triple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business acquired Belfast PR firm Lanyon in 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/consello-ireland-swings-to-220000-profit-as-staff-numbers-almost-triple/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/consello-ireland-swings-to-220000-profit-as-staff-numbers-almost-triple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot jailed for raping sleeping woman starred in RTÉ’s Ireland’s Fittest Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Brady, who was once an under-21 footballer for Meath, featured with his family in the hit TV show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pilot-jailed-for-raping-sleeping-woman-starred-in-rts-irelands-fittest-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/pilot-jailed-for-raping-sleeping-woman-starred-in-rts-irelands-fittest-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the people behind Northern Ireland’s electricity grid are powering the future ]]></title><description><![CDATA[And&nbsp;what&rsquo;s&nbsp;being done to ensure a secure,&nbsp;affordable&nbsp;and sustainable energy system.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-the-people-behind-northern-irelands-electricity-grid-are-powering-the-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-the-people-behind-northern-irelands-electricity-grid-are-powering-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal’s flop or Kilkenny’s year to forget... the biggest disappointments of the 2026 championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several counties will be frustrated after coming nowhere near their targets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegals-flop-or-kilkennys-year-to-forget-the-biggest-disappointments-of-the-2026-championships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/donegals-flop-or-kilkennys-year-to-forget-the-biggest-disappointments-of-the-2026-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh-bound singer ready to sneak folk legend mum on stage in Belfast: ‘I lived in fear of being compared to my family’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Aoife Scott on her famous mother Frances Black and aunt Mary Black, having two marriage ceremonies and why she&rsquo;s so excited for this week&rsquo;s cultural extravaganza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bound-singer-ready-to-sneak-folk-legend-mum-on-stage-in-belfast-i-lived-in-fear-of-being-compared-to-my-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-bound-singer-ready-to-sneak-folk-legend-mum-on-stage-in-belfast-i-lived-in-fear-of-being-compared-to-my-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UUP councillor: ‘If my future is in politics, it will be with the SDLP’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linzi McLaren, who quit over party&rsquo;sfailure to match its words about reaching out with actions, is now firmly in the camp of those seeking a &lsquo;new Ireland&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-uup-councillor-if-my-future-is-in-politics-it-will-be-with-the-sdlp-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-uup-councillor-if-my-future-is-in-politics-it-will-be-with-the-sdlp-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the family behind the Fleadh: ‘It’s a message that would not have come out of Belfast 30 years ago’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niall and Bronagh McClean of Ards Comhaltas on the community and work behind this year&rsquo;s Fleadh Cheoil na h&Eacute;ireann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-family-behind-the-fleadh-its-a-message-that-would-not-have-come-out-of-belfast-30-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/meet-the-family-behind-the-fleadh-its-a-message-that-would-not-have-come-out-of-belfast-30-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI mother awarded &pound;20k tribunal payout over hotel's change to working patterns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group that owns the hotel is considering whether to appeal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-mother-awarded-pound20k-tribunal-payout-over-hotels-change-to-working-patterns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ni-mother-awarded-pound20k-tribunal-payout-over-hotels-change-to-working-patterns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Packed screens and lengthy queues for snacks: Gen Z is leading a surprising cinema comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday night at the movies could be &lsquo;a thing&rsquo; again]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/packed-screens-and-lengthy-queues-for-snacks-gen-z-is-leading-a-surprising-cinema-comeback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/packed-screens-and-lengthy-queues-for-snacks-gen-z-is-leading-a-surprising-cinema-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Where does your mind go to?’: Playwright brings boxer’s struggle to the stage in new play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast writer-actor Cathal J Ferris to stage The Cornerman at Theatre at the Mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/where-does-your-mind-go-to-playwright-brings-boxers-struggle-to-the-stage-in-new-play/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/where-does-your-mind-go-to-playwright-brings-boxers-struggle-to-the-stage-in-new-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UUP councillor: ‘If my future is in politics, it will be with the SDLP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linzi McLaren, who quit over party&rsquo;sfailure to match its words about reaching out with actions, is now firmly in the camp of those seeking a &lsquo;new Ireland&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-uup-councillor-if-my-future-is-in-politics-it-will-be-with-the-sdlp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/former-uup-councillor-if-my-future-is-in-politics-it-will-be-with-the-sdlp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IRA: Republican terror group active on both sides of the border]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seizure last week of a bomb containing almost 400g of Semtex plastic explosive has put the New IRA back on to the front pages after a lull in violence.Two people connected to the political group Saoradh have been charged in relation to the incident.&nbsp;The sophisticated device has fuel fears that the group has gained access to fresh stocks of military-grade explosives.The New IRA has been long been associated with but the group also has a presence in Dublin.Who are the New IRA and what are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-ira-republican-terror-group-active-on-both-sides-of-the-border/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/new-ira-republican-terror-group-active-on-both-sides-of-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All to play for in Tbilisi after Larne dominate but fail to score in Europa League first leg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 0 Iberia 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/all-to-play-for-in-tbilisi-after-larne-dominate-but-fail-to-score-in-europa-league-first-leg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/all-to-play-for-in-tbilisi-after-larne-dominate-but-fail-to-score-in-europa-league-first-leg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ally of party leader Burrows selected as UUP North Down Assembly candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councillor Pete Wray to contest constituency with veteran MLA Alan Chambers not putting his name forward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ally-of-party-leader-burrows-selected-as-uup-north-down-assembly-candidate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ally-of-party-leader-burrows-selected-as-uup-north-down-assembly-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow Patrol make donation to homeless charity in memory of &lsquo;Ireland's greatest ever songwriter&rsquo; Glen Hansard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar-winning musician was laid to rest on Tuesday at St Patrick&rsquo;s Cathedral in Dublin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/snow-patrol-make-donation-to-homeless-charity-in-memory-of-lsquoirelands-greatest-ever-songwriterrsquo-glen-hansard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/snow-patrol-make-donation-to-homeless-charity-in-memory-of-lsquoirelands-greatest-ever-songwriterrsquo-glen-hansard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fleadh is going to change Belfast for the better’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers and visitors alike hail atmosphere in Belfast on third day of celebration of Irish music and culture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-is-going-to-change-belfast-for-the-better/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/fleadh-is-going-to-change-belfast-for-the-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who punched and threw dog across room receives suspended sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defendant&rsquo;s own counsel described incident a &lsquo;deplorable act&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-who-punched-and-threw-dog-across-room-receives-suspended-sentence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/man-who-punched-and-threw-dog-across-room-receives-suspended-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further road closures in Belfast city centre due to ‘high footfall’ for Fleadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shutdown around Belfast City Hall will come into place at 5am on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/further-road-closures-in-belfast-city-centre-due-to-high-footfall-for-fleadh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/further-road-closures-in-belfast-city-centre-due-to-high-footfall-for-fleadh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I lived in fear of being compared to my mum, but music was like a banshee call to me’: Fleadh-bound Aoife Scott embracing the career written into her family’s DNA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter on her famous mother and aunt, having two marriage ceremonies and why she&rsquo;s so excited for this week&rsquo;s cultural extravaganza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-lived-in-fear-of-being-compared-to-my-mum-but-music-was-like-a-banshee-call-to-me-fleadh-bound-aoife-scott-embracing-the-career-written-into-her-familys-dna/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-lived-in-fear-of-being-compared-to-my-mum-but-music-was-like-a-banshee-call-to-me-fleadh-bound-aoife-scott-embracing-the-career-written-into-her-familys-dna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic abuse victim stood on partner’s genitals after he assaulted her with beer tin during Valentine’s booze-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Career criminal given suspended sentence for attacks on girlfriend and police]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/domestic-abuse-victim-stood-on-partners-genitals-after-he-assaulted-her-with-beer-tin-during-valentines-booze-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/domestic-abuse-victim-stood-on-partners-genitals-after-he-assaulted-her-with-beer-tin-during-valentines-booze-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A serious error of judgment on my part’: Human rights commissioner removed from post after reference for sex offender teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lavery apologised to the victims after being removed from post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-serious-error-of-judgment-on-my-part-human-rights-commissioner-removed-from-post-after-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-serious-error-of-judgment-on-my-part-human-rights-commissioner-removed-from-post-after-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of pounds worth of goods and sentimental items stolen in Co Down burglaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspect is a 5&rsquo;9 tall male of slim build wearing a grey tracksuit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-pounds-worth-of-goods-and-sentimental-items-stolen-in-co-down-burglaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-pounds-worth-of-goods-and-sentimental-items-stolen-in-co-down-burglaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights commissioner apologises for ‘serious error of judgment’ after giving reference for sex offender teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIHRC confirms that Secretary of Chris Bryant has removed David Lavery from his post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/human-rights-commissioner-apologises-for-serious-error-of-judgment-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/human-rights-commissioner-apologises-for-serious-error-of-judgment-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A serious error of judgment on my part’: David Lavery apologises after removal as human rights commissioner after giving reference for sex offender teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIHRC confirms that Secretary of Chris Bryant has removed David Lavery from his post who since has apologised to the victims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-serious-error-of-judgment-on-my-part-david-lavery-apologises-after-removal-as-human-rights-commissioner-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-serious-error-of-judgment-on-my-part-david-lavery-apologises-after-removal-as-human-rights-commissioner-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at hospital where Dáithí received heart transplant clap as he leaves with the ‘greatest gift of all’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast youngster waited eight years for a heart transplant, which he received last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/staff-at-hospital-where-dith-received-heart-transplant-clap-as-he-leaves-with-the-greatest-gift-of-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/staff-at-hospital-where-dith-received-heart-transplant-clap-as-he-leaves-with-the-greatest-gift-of-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance’s top spin doctor quits after 15 years in the party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Jamison says his departure is on &lsquo;the best of terms&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliances-top-spin-doctor-quits-after-15-years-in-the-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alliances-top-spin-doctor-quits-after-15-years-in-the-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at hospital where Dáithí received heart transplant clap as he leaves with the ‘greatest gift of all - the gift of life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast youngster waited eight years for a heart transplant, which he received last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/staff-at-hospital-where-dith-received-heart-transplant-clap-as-he-leaves-with-the-greatest-gift-of-all-the-gift-of-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/staff-at-hospital-where-dith-received-heart-transplant-clap-as-he-leaves-with-the-greatest-gift-of-all-the-gift-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two former Muckamore nurses handed suspended sentences over historical abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[One defendant was convicted of making a false record of an incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-former-muckamore-nurses-handed-suspended-sentences-over-historical-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/two-former-muckamore-nurses-handed-suspended-sentences-over-historical-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who died after Co Tyrone crash ‘lived life to the fullest’, mourners told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Magee Campbell (16) died after scrambler he was riding collided with lorry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-who-died-after-co-tyrone-crash-lived-life-to-the-fullest-mourners-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/teenager-who-died-after-co-tyrone-crash-lived-life-to-the-fullest-mourners-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights commissioner removed from role after giving reference for sex offender teacher William Lloyd-Lavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIHRC confirms that NI Secretary of Chris Bryant has removed David Lavery from his post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/human-rights-commissioner-removed-from-role-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher-william-lloyd-lavery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/human-rights-commissioner-removed-from-role-after-giving-reference-for-sex-offender-teacher-william-lloyd-lavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burglar seeks damages for alleged unlawful detention in close supervision unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is believed to be one of the first compensation cases of its kind in NI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/burglar-seeks-damages-for-alleged-unlawful-detention-in-close-supervision-unit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/burglar-seeks-damages-for-alleged-unlawful-detention-in-close-supervision-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum of murder suspect Johnny Smyth reveals screenshot she says proves Dublin hacker tried to blackmail her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn Smyth fights back at online mob over &lsquo;complete and utter nonsense&rsquo; phone-wiping claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-of-murder-suspect-johnny-smyth-reveals-screenshot-she-says-proves-dublin-hacker-tried-to-blackmail-her/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mum-of-murder-suspect-johnny-smyth-reveals-screenshot-she-says-proves-dublin-hacker-tried-to-blackmail-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast night czar’s 40 years in hospitality — from Dickens-inspired pub to entertaining Matthew McConaughey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Stewart tells In Good Company podcast about the mentors, milestones and defining moments of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-night-czars-40-years-in-hospitality-from-dickens-inspired-pub-to-entertaining-matthew-mcconaughey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-night-czars-40-years-in-hospitality-from-dickens-inspired-pub-to-entertaining-matthew-mcconaughey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI showcase new cameras which can increase speeding detections and allow checks on rural roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[New handheld equipment will allow officers to detect up to 50 motorists speeding an hour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-showcase-new-cameras-which-can-increase-speeding-detections-and-allow-checks-on-rural-roads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/psni-showcase-new-cameras-which-can-increase-speeding-detections-and-allow-checks-on-rural-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five major planning applications brought back to Stormont department]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1,300 home development two wind farms among cases taken back from the Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) to the Department for Infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-major-planning-applications-brought-back-to-stormont-department/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/five-major-planning-applications-brought-back-to-stormont-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay Well: I have a fear of needles and faint when I have blood taken. What can I do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trypanophobia or blood injury phobia (BIP) can make blood tests and vaccinations traumatic for sufferers &mdash; but there are strategies to help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stay-well-i-have-a-fear-of-needles-and-faint-when-i-have-blood-taken-what-can-i-do/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/stay-well-i-have-a-fear-of-needles-and-faint-when-i-have-blood-taken-what-can-i-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you experiencing bad sleep, restless agitation and high irritability? It could be ‘summer anxiety’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter has long been associated with feeling miserable, but summer can make you feel the same way. Our experts explain why]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/are-you-experiencing-bad-sleep-restless-agitation-and-high-irritability-it-could-be-summer-anxiety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/are-you-experiencing-bad-sleep-restless-agitation-and-high-irritability-it-could-be-summer-anxiety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My sister and I were diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks apart. Telling my mum and dad was horrendous’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In their early 30s, sisters &Aacute;ine and Aisling were both diagnosed with breast cancer last year. They talk about parenting small children through cancer, and supporting each other during treatment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-sister-and-i-were-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-six-weeks-apart-telling-my-mum-and-dad-was-horrendous/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/my-sister-and-i-were-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-six-weeks-apart-telling-my-mum-and-dad-was-horrendous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were the forgotten families’: Ten years after father’s fatal collision, son’s campaign has helped hundreds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Sherrard turned his grief into Life After, supporting families bereaved by road deaths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-were-the-forgotten-families-ten-years-after-fathers-fatal-collision-sons-campaign-has-helped-hundreds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-were-the-forgotten-families-ten-years-after-fathers-fatal-collision-sons-campaign-has-helped-hundreds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axon Outsourcing boosts search for outstanding mid-to-large accountancy firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sponsor of Mid-Tier to Large Practice of the Year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/axon-outsourcing-boosts-search-for-outstanding-mid-to-large-accountancy-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/axon-outsourcing-boosts-search-for-outstanding-mid-to-large-accountancy-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is now on every desk in every home and every office... yet is only shaping a fraction of daily work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;widespread but shallow&rsquo; adoption of the tech suggests it is, for now at least, being layered onto existing processes rather than transforming how organisations work&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ai-is-now-on-every-desk-in-every-home-and-every-office-yet-is-only-shaping-a-fraction-of-daily-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ai-is-now-on-every-desk-in-every-home-and-every-office-yet-is-only-shaping-a-fraction-of-daily-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Dempsey: AI is now on every desk in every home and every office... yet is only shaping a fraction of daily work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;widespread but shallow&rsquo; adoption of the tech suggest it is, for now at least, being layered onto existing processes rather than transforming how organisations work&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/steve-dempsey-ai-is-now-on-every-desk-in-every-home-and-every-office-yet-is-only-shaping-a-fraction-of-daily-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/steve-dempsey-ai-is-now-on-every-desk-in-every-home-and-every-office-yet-is-only-shaping-a-fraction-of-daily-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Big Mac index reveals about a global currency beef]]></title><description><![CDATA[It highlights economic problems&mdash;and helps explain how to solve them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-the-big-mac-index-reveals-about-a-global-currency-beef/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-the-big-mac-index-reveals-about-a-global-currency-beef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside energy supplier’s plan to shake up how we pay for electricity: ‘We’ll be sharing profits with our customers in 2028’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damian Wilson, chief executive of Share Energy, talks to Margaret Canning about being the new kid on the electricity-supply block]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-energy-suppliers-plan-to-shake-up-how-we-pay-for-electricity-well-be-sharing-profits-with-our-customers-in-2028/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-energy-suppliers-plan-to-shake-up-how-we-pay-for-electricity-well-be-sharing-profits-with-our-customers-in-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night czar Michael Stewart on Matthew McConaughey, his Dickens-inspired pub and 40 years in bar industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Stewart tells podcast In Good Company about the mentors, milestones and defining moments of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/night-czar-michael-stewart-on-matthew-mcconaughey-his-dickens-inspired-pub-and-40-years-in-bar-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/night-czar-michael-stewart-on-matthew-mcconaughey-his-dickens-inspired-pub-and-40-years-in-bar-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of young woman found dead in hedge vows to ‘keep fighting for answers’ with memorial walk planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body of Caitlin Green (24) was discovered&nbsp;in Princess Street area of Lurgan a week after she went missing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mother-of-young-woman-found-dead-in-hedge-vows-to-keep-fighting-for-answers-with-memorial-walk-planned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/mother-of-young-woman-found-dead-in-hedge-vows-to-keep-fighting-for-answers-with-memorial-walk-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down man set to be honoured for work preserving Irish music in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster History Circle is commemorating James O&rsquo;Neill, whose talent for transcribing tunes in adopted city of Chicago saved traditional songs that could have been lost forever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-man-set-to-be-honoured-for-work-preserving-irish-music-in-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/co-down-man-set-to-be-honoured-for-work-preserving-irish-music-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of attempts to cheat in applications for civil service jobs since 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisation&rsquo;s head says oversight of vacancy management has been strengthened to address issue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-attempts-to-cheat-in-applications-for-civil-service-jobs-since-2021/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-attempts-to-cheat-in-applications-for-civil-service-jobs-since-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast’s first Night Czar on Troubles nightlife, Hollywood A-Listers in Belfast, and why he almost left NI for good ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast&rsquo;s first Night Czar, Michael Stewart, reflects on 40 years in hospitality&mdash;from managing Bob Cratchit&rsquo;s in 1987 amid the Troubles to helping shape the city&rsquo;s post-peace nightlife through venues like The Fly, The Apartment, and The Northern Whig.&nbsp;He joins Cathy to talk about his pivotal early career choice not to join the Hong Kong Police, one Hollywood A-Lister&rsquo;s visit to Belfast, and his experience as the cornerstone of Belfast&rsquo;s nightlife scene du]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfasts-first-night-czar-on-troubles-nightlife-hollywood-a-listers-in-belfast-and-why-he-almostleft-ni-for-good/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfasts-first-night-czar-on-troubles-nightlife-hollywood-a-listers-in-belfast-and-why-he-almostleft-ni-for-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I hope that every Comhaltas in Ireland can be like this’: Gradham Inclusion Awards takes place to celebrate trad musicians with additional needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual awards celebrate the achievements of trad musicians across Ireland during the Fleadh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-hope-that-every-comhaltas-in-ireland-can-be-like-this-gradham-inclusion-awards-takes-place-to-celebrate-trad-musicians-with-additional-needs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-hope-that-every-comhaltas-in-ireland-can-be-like-this-gradham-inclusion-awards-takes-place-to-celebrate-trad-musicians-with-additional-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of late presenter Gerry Kelly share new photos and say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by love and support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerry&rsquo;s widow and daughters send heartfelt message]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-of-late-presenter-gerry-kelly-share-new-photos-and-say-they-are-overwhelmed-by-love-and-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-of-late-presenter-gerry-kelly-share-new-photos-and-say-they-are-overwhelmed-by-love-and-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘From day one alone, it’s clear the Fleadh has completely transformed Belfast’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge boost for hospitality sector as thousands flock to city for annual week-long celebration of Irish music]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-day-one-alone-its-clear-the-fleadh-has-completely-transformed-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/from-day-one-alone-its-clear-the-fleadh-has-completely-transformed-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Bold flavours and generous plates as new kid on the block gets the simple things right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numa in Portadown has shaken up restaurant scene in the town]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-bold-flavours-and-generous-plates-as-new-kid-on-the-block-gets-the-simple-things-right/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-bold-flavours-and-generous-plates-as-new-kid-on-the-block-gets-the-simple-things-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disgraced primary school teacher facing end of career after being jailed for domestic abuse against wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Jones subjected wife to eight years of degrading behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/disgraced-primary-school-teacher-facing-end-of-career-after-being-jailed-for-domestic-abuse-against-wife/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/disgraced-primary-school-teacher-facing-end-of-career-after-being-jailed-for-domestic-abuse-against-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of late presenter Gerry Kelly ‘overwhelmed’ by love and support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerry&rsquo;s widow and daughters send heartfelt message]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-of-late-presenter-gerry-kelly-overwhelmed-by-love-and-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/family-of-late-presenter-gerry-kelly-overwhelmed-by-love-and-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Allison: My husband fawns over people he sees as socially superior, often at my expense. It’s embarrassing — how do I stop him?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ask-allison-my-husband-fawns-over-people-he-sees-as-socially-superior-often-at-my-expense-its-embarrassing-how-do-i-stop-him/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ask-allison-my-husband-fawns-over-people-he-sees-as-socially-superior-often-at-my-expense-its-embarrassing-how-do-i-stop-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probe into shooting of 51 cattle in Co Tyrone field must lead to action if failings identified, MLA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns after members of public witnessed slaughter of animals in Fivemiletown field]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/probe-into-shooting-of-51-cattle-in-co-tyrone-field-must-lead-to-action-if-failings-identified-mla-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/probe-into-shooting-of-51-cattle-in-co-tyrone-field-must-lead-to-action-if-failings-identified-mla-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmate given 10 months for causing £8k damage to prison recreation room during Maghaberry protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge describes Lisburn man&rsquo;s behaviour as &lsquo;despicable&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inmate-given-10-months-for-causing-8k-damage-to-prison-recreation-room-during-maghaberry-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inmate-given-10-months-for-causing-8k-damage-to-prison-recreation-room-during-maghaberry-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmate given 10 months for causing £8k damage to prison recreation room during protest in Maghaberry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge describes Lisburn man&rsquo;s behaviour as &lsquo;despicable&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inmate-given-10-months-for-causing-8k-damage-to-prison-recreation-room-during-protest-in-maghaberry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inmate-given-10-months-for-causing-8k-damage-to-prison-recreation-room-during-protest-in-maghaberry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethnic minority charity founder says terrified families who fled Northern Ireland after race riots may never return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jahswill Emmanuel insists race thugs &lsquo;don&rsquo;t represent&rsquo; Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ethnic-minority-charity-founder-says-terrified-families-who-fled-northern-ireland-after-race-riots-may-never-return/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/ethnic-minority-charity-founder-says-terrified-families-who-fled-northern-ireland-after-race-riots-may-never-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of people queue at public wake for Glen Hansard at Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician&rsquo;s funeral will take place at St Patrick&rsquo;s Cathedral in the city on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-people-queue-at-public-wake-for-glen-hansard-at-dublins-irish-museum-of-modern-art/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/hundreds-of-people-queue-at-public-wake-for-glen-hansard-at-dublins-irish-museum-of-modern-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to stop lifestyle inflation eating into your pay rise: Six habits to adopt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lifestyle creep, also known as lifestyle inflation, is the phenomenon where your everyday expenses gradually increase as your income rises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-to-stop-lifestyle-inflation-eating-into-your-pay-rise-six-habits-to-adopt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-to-stop-lifestyle-inflation-eating-into-your-pay-rise-six-habits-to-adopt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Aid named as chosen charity partners for Co Down 10km race]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event is expected to see 1,500 runners on September 26]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/womens-aid-named-as-chosen-charity-partners-for-co-down-10km-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/womens-aid-named-as-chosen-charity-partners-for-co-down-10km-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhanced security for Jeffrey Donaldson as ‘tuck shop fund’ raised for any prisoner who attacks him]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s understood that a group of furious sex abuse victims clubbed together to raise the funds in a move another survivor slammed as &lsquo;dumb&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/enhanced-security-for-jeffrey-donaldson-as-tuck-shop-fund-raised-for-any-prisoner-who-attacks-him/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/enhanced-security-for-jeffrey-donaldson-as-tuck-shop-fund-raised-for-any-prisoner-who-attacks-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight ‘menu engineering’ techniques restaurants use to get you to spend more: ‘It’s the most powerful sales tool’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eateries are hiring &lsquo;menu engineering&rsquo; consultants to help them sell more high-margin dishes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/eight-menu-engineering-techniques-restaurants-use-to-get-you-to-spend-more-its-the-most-powerful-sales-tool/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/eight-menu-engineering-techniques-restaurants-use-to-get-you-to-spend-more-its-the-most-powerful-sales-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is strength in our culture’: Thousands gather as Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann kicks off in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish President and First and Deputy First Minister give speeches at City Hall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-is-strength-in-our-culture-thousands-gather-as-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-kicks-off-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/there-is-strength-in-our-culture-thousands-gather-as-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-kicks-off-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for teenager and father killed in separate crashes as families ‘beyond devastated’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both crashes happened in Co Tyrone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-pour-in-for-teenager-and-father-killed-in-separate-crashes-as-families-beyond-devastated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tributes-pour-in-for-teenager-and-father-killed-in-separate-crashes-as-families-beyond-devastated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry PSNI domestic violence unit ‘has no staff and is being covered by Omagh colleagues’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hears &lsquo;multiple officers are off sick&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-psni-domestic-violence-unit-has-no-staff-and-is-being-covered-by-omagh-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/derry-psni-domestic-violence-unit-has-no-staff-and-is-being-covered-by-omagh-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson’s new book poses one big uncomfortable question: If nationalism had a plan, why didn’t unionism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson&rsquo;s new book examines the predicament unionism finds itself in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-brysons-new-book-poses-one-big-uncomfortable-question-if-nationalism-had-a-plan-why-didnt-unionism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/jamie-brysons-new-book-poses-one-big-uncomfortable-question-if-nationalism-had-a-plan-why-didnt-unionism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This has become unacceptable’: Officials challenged over street closure with no end in sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders say they have faced burglaries during the shutdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-become-unacceptable-officials-challenged-over-street-closure-with-no-end-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-has-become-unacceptable-officials-challenged-over-street-closure-with-no-end-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst roads in NI for speeding revealed as mother makes emotional plea after record figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police also issue warning after number of deaths on roads this year reaches 44]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/worst-roads-in-ni-for-speeding-revealed-as-mother-makes-emotional-plea-after-record-figures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/worst-roads-in-ni-for-speeding-revealed-as-mother-makes-emotional-plea-after-record-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rethinking promotion pathways for women can reduce the loss of Northern Ireland’s top talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the absence of any tangible change, workplace inequalities are free to fester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rethinking-promotion-pathways-for-women-can-reduce-the-loss-of-northern-irelands-top-talent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/rethinking-promotion-pathways-for-women-can-reduce-the-loss-of-northern-irelands-top-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP launches probe after former councillor said she was branded a ‘tramp’ for being a single mum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bullying or any form of abuse is not welcome in the party, says leader Burrows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-launches-probe-after-former-councillor-said-she-was-branded-a-tramp-for-being-a-single-mum/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uup-launches-probe-after-former-councillor-said-she-was-branded-a-tramp-for-being-a-single-mum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Clarke stunner rescues point for Derry City on return to league action at St Pat’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Patrick&rsquo;s Athletic 1 Derry City 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/james-clarke-stunner-rescues-point-for-derry-city-on-return-to-league-action-at-st-pats/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/james-clarke-stunner-rescues-point-for-derry-city-on-return-to-league-action-at-st-pats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First picture of alleged drunk driver who left father and daughter needing leg amputation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say child&rsquo;s leg amputated below knee after van collision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/first-picture-of-alleged-drunk-driver-who-left-father-and-daughter-needing-leg-amputation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/first-picture-of-alleged-drunk-driver-who-left-father-and-daughter-needing-leg-amputation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services attend after funfair ride at Fleadh in Belfast stops mid-air]]></title><description><![CDATA[The operator said a &lsquo;controlled safety stop&rsquo; was behind the incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-attend-after-funfair-ride-at-fleadh-in-belfast-stops-mid-air/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/emergency-services-attend-after-funfair-ride-at-fleadh-in-belfast-stops-mid-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court orders PSNI to hand over Raymond McCord jnr murder documents to victim’s dad]]></title><description><![CDATA[UVF chief John &lsquo;Bunter&rsquo; Graham and informants Mark Haddock and Gary Haggarty named on writ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/court-orders-psni-to-hand-over-raymond-mccord-jnr-murder-documents-to-victims-dad/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/court-orders-psni-to-hand-over-raymond-mccord-jnr-murder-documents-to-victims-dad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Belfast accountant blames office arson on death driver's friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[A west Belfast Accountant whose business was destroyed in an arson attack is blaming associates of a convicted death driver.&nbsp; Tim &lsquo;Timo&rsquo; Molloy says people close to Martin Olali Jnr, who is awaiting sentencing for mowing down a pedestrian and his pet dog in a hit-and-run, are to blame. Mr Molloy&rsquo;s office, which he lived above, was torched in May 2025 as he slept, he says thugs linked to has former friend meant to kill him.&nbsp; Martin Olali Jnr has admitted causing the de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/west-belfast-accountant-blames-office-arson-on-death-drivers-friends/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/west-belfast-accountant-blames-office-arson-on-death-drivers-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria O’Neill’s last-gasp point helps Antrim to All-Ireland Junior glory with dramatic victory over Carlow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-9]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/maria-oneills-last-gasp-point-helps-antrim-to-all-ireland-junior-glory-with-dramatic-victory-over-carlow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/maria-oneills-last-gasp-point-helps-antrim-to-all-ireland-junior-glory-with-dramatic-victory-over-carlow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Lightbody on ‘very big’ upcoming song... and why getting sworn at by rock legend is ‘one of my favourite things’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snow Patrol frontman reflects on band&rsquo;s early days, and how being insulted on stage by his hero Dave Grohl remains a career highlight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gary-lightbody-on-very-big-upcoming-song-and-why-getting-sworn-at-by-rock-legend-is-one-of-my-favourite-things/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/gary-lightbody-on-very-big-upcoming-song-and-why-getting-sworn-at-by-rock-legend-is-one-of-my-favourite-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police appeal to find missing teen believed to be in Derry City and Strabane area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 16-year-old has not been seen since June 25]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-appeal-to-find-missing-teen-believed-to-be-in-derry-city-and-strabane-area/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/police-appeal-to-find-missing-teen-believed-to-be-in-derry-city-and-strabane-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Hansard lost control of motorbike in fatal crash, gardaí believe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators seeking to fill in the gaps after singer left pub and before he was found on roadside at 4.30am]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glen-hansard-lost-control-of-motorbike-in-fatal-crash-garda-believe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/glen-hansard-lost-control-of-motorbike-in-fatal-crash-garda-believe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us all you know: Lyra McKee’s sister wants meeting with TV star to help catch New IRA killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slain reporter&rsquo;s family have unanswered questions about her murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tell-us-all-you-know-lyra-mckees-sister-wants-meeting-with-tv-star-to-help-catch-new-ira-killer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/tell-us-all-you-know-lyra-mckees-sister-wants-meeting-with-tv-star-to-help-catch-new-ira-killer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA drug dealer ‘went on holiday’ after his bonfire destroyed pensioners’ home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holiday-loving Glen Burns is now behind bars for conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to supply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-drug-dealer-went-on-holiday-after-his-bonfire-destroyed-pensioners-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-drug-dealer-went-on-holiday-after-his-bonfire-destroyed-pensioners-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA drug ‘went on holiday’ after his bonfire destroyed pensioners’ home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holiday-loving Glen Burns is now behind bars for conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to supply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-drug-went-on-holiday-after-his-bonfire-destroyed-pensioners-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/uda-drug-went-on-holiday-after-his-bonfire-destroyed-pensioners-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Traditional crafts are both part of our history and worthwhile today’: Heritage skills still very much alive for basket weaver behind sustainable business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Father-of-four on mission to preserve and reinvigorate dying arts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/traditional-crafts-are-both-part-of-our-history-and-worthwhile-today-heritage-skills-still-very-much-alive-for-basket-weaver-behind-sustainable-business/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/traditional-crafts-are-both-part-of-our-history-and-worthwhile-today-heritage-skills-still-very-much-alive-for-basket-weaver-behind-sustainable-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Seeing Nirvana at 16 made my mind up’: Gary Lightbody on becoming a rock star, and why an upcoming track is his best tune since Chasing Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snow Patrol frontman reflects on band&rsquo;s early days, and how being insulted on stage by his hero Dave Grohl remains a career highlight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/seeing-nirvana-at-16-made-my-mind-up-gary-lightbody-on-becoming-a-rock-star-and-why-an-upcoming-track-is-his-best-tune-since-chasing-cars/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/seeing-nirvana-at-16-made-my-mind-up-gary-lightbody-on-becoming-a-rock-star-and-why-an-upcoming-track-is-his-best-tune-since-chasing-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyra McKee’s sister wants meeting with TV star Reggie Yates to discuss events leading up to killing: ‘It would be a real step forward’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slain reporter&rsquo;s family have unanswered questions about her murder at the hands of New IRA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lyra-mckees-sister-wants-meeting-with-tv-star-reggie-yates-to-discuss-events-leading-up-to-killing-it-would-be-a-real-step-forward/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/lyra-mckees-sister-wants-meeting-with-tv-star-reggie-yates-to-discuss-events-leading-up-to-killing-it-would-be-a-real-step-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s so exciting the Fleadh is in Belfast... I can’t wait’: Harpist Dara thrilled to be part of Irish trad’s takeover of the city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh-based musician returning home with song written by her mum 20 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-so-exciting-the-fleadh-is-in-belfast-i-cant-wait-harpist-dara-thrilled-to-be-part-of-irish-trads-takeover-of-the-city/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-so-exciting-the-fleadh-is-in-belfast-i-cant-wait-harpist-dara-thrilled-to-be-part-of-irish-trads-takeover-of-the-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How late broadcaster Gerry Kelly’s sign-off in his last ever TV appearance would prove poignantly prophetic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presenter told retiring Priests he believed they would be singing again this year, little knowing it would be at his funeral]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-late-broadcaster-gerry-kellys-sign-off-in-his-last-ever-tv-appearance-would-prove-poignantly-prophetic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-late-broadcaster-gerry-kellys-sign-off-in-his-last-ever-tv-appearance-would-prove-poignantly-prophetic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged hitman in unsolved loyalist feud murder subject to new PSNI appeal was named in court as ‘Mad Dog’ Adair supporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives identified Carrick man Gary Robb as suspect in Andew Cairns killing over 20 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-hitman-in-unsolved-loyalist-feud-murder-subject-to-new-psni-appeal-was-named-in-court-as-mad-dog-adair-supporter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/alleged-hitman-in-unsolved-loyalist-feud-murder-subject-to-new-psni-appeal-was-named-in-court-as-mad-dog-adair-supporter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I must prioritise my health’: Miss Northern Ireland withdraws from Miss World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cancer survivor Carly (24) pulls out of glamour event in Vietnam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-must-prioritise-my-health-miss-northern-ireland-withdraws-from-miss-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/i-must-prioritise-my-health-miss-northern-ireland-withdraws-from-miss-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big-hearted carer remembered for her lifelong compassion and as woman who ‘had time for everyone’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral of devoted mother hears how she recognised the growing loneliness in older people and sought to ease it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-hearted-carer-remembered-for-her-lifelong-compassion-and-as-woman-who-had-time-for-everyone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-hearted-carer-remembered-for-her-lifelong-compassion-and-as-woman-who-had-time-for-everyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big-hearted carer remembered for her lifelong compassion and as a woman who ‘had time for everyone’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral of devoted mother hears how she recognised the growing loneliness in older people and sought to ease it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-hearted-carer-remembered-for-her-lifelong-compassion-and-as-a-woman-who-had-time-for-everyone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/big-hearted-carer-remembered-for-her-lifelong-compassion-and-as-a-woman-who-had-time-for-everyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out with the old, in with the old: Fans rib Bangor FC after launch of ‘new’ club logo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Badge looks exactly like the last one, say supporters, amid much hilarity online]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-old-fans-rib-bangor-fc-after-launch-of-new-club-logo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-old-fans-rib-bangor-fc-after-launch-of-new-club-logo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowling official and young boxer are victims of separate Tyrone road crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[44 people have died on NI&rsquo;s roads so far this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bowling-official-and-young-boxer-are-victims-of-separate-tyrone-road-crashes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/bowling-official-and-young-boxer-are-victims-of-separate-tyrone-road-crashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video shows youth scaling ladder to remove Tricolour over Orange arch in Belfast’s Sandy Row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flag is believed to have emerged in the loyalist area in south Belfast in recent times]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/video-shows-youth-scaling-ladder-to-remove-tricolour-over-orange-arch-in-belfasts-sandy-row/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/video-shows-youth-scaling-ladder-to-remove-tricolour-over-orange-arch-in-belfasts-sandy-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims of separate Tyrone road crashes named by police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenage boxer and man from Co Down are latest to die on local roads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victims-of-separate-tyrone-road-crashes-named-by-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/victims-of-separate-tyrone-road-crashes-named-by-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Spiritual healer’ avoids jail for sexual assault of American girl (16) on Aer Lingus flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hears man groped teenager and kissed her arm after saying, &lsquo;Oh God, I would shift you if I was 20 years younger&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/spiritual-healer-avoids-jail-for-sexual-assault-of-american-girl-16-on-aer-lingus-flight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/spiritual-healer-avoids-jail-for-sexual-assault-of-american-girl-16-on-aer-lingus-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When negative voices often feel louder, people still choose inclusion’: Rainbow Project summit to reflect on issues facing LGBT+ community across NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major conference to take place in Foyle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/when-negative-voices-often-feel-louder-people-still-choose-inclusion-rainbow-project-summit-to-reflect-on-issues-facing-lgbt-community-across-ni/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/when-negative-voices-often-feel-louder-people-still-choose-inclusion-rainbow-project-summit-to-reflect-on-issues-facing-lgbt-community-across-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A young man with the kindest of hearts’: Tributes as teenager one of two victims of NI crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Separate accidents in Co Tyrone bring death toll to 44 so far this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-young-man-with-the-kindest-of-hearts-tributes-as-teenager-one-of-two-victims-of-ni-crashes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-young-man-with-the-kindest-of-hearts-tributes-as-teenager-one-of-two-victims-of-ni-crashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A young man with the kindest of hearts’: Tributes as teenager dies after scrambler bike crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connor Magee Campbell (16) was an aspiring boxer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-young-man-with-the-kindest-of-hearts-tributes-as-teenager-dies-after-scrambler-bike-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-young-man-with-the-kindest-of-hearts-tributes-as-teenager-dies-after-scrambler-bike-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of Belfast Mona Lisa: ‘All I could see was this woman, her outline clear as day and always watching over Belfast below’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As her daughter, the harpist/singer-songwriter Dara Dubh, releases her new single Belfast Mona Lisa, Shona McCarthy reflects on life in Belfast when she first wrote the song, over 20 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-making-of-belfast-mona-lisa-all-i-could-see-was-this-woman-her-outline-clear-as-day-and-always-watching-over-belfast-below-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-making-of-belfast-mona-lisa-all-i-could-see-was-this-woman-her-outline-clear-as-day-and-always-watching-over-belfast-below-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast marching bands prepare for landmark Fleadh role: ‘Festival had to include Ulster-British identity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marching bands to build on Derry success 13 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-marching-bands-prepare-for-landmark-fleadh-role-festival-had-to-include-ulster-british-identity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/belfast-marching-bands-prepare-for-landmark-fleadh-role-festival-had-to-include-ulster-british-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We went to England and confronted the MI5 tout who set up our loved ones to be murdered’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon appeal for truth about their 1983 execution]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-went-to-england-and-confronted-the-mi5-tout-who-set-up-our-loved-ones-to-be-murdered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-went-to-england-and-confronted-the-mi5-tout-who-set-up-our-loved-ones-to-be-murdered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside one of north Down’s most important, historic residences as property up for sale at £1.25m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian-style Maxwell Court property offers 10 bedrooms, five reception rooms and a country kitchen with Aga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-one-of-north-downs-most-important-historic-residences-as-property-up-for-sale-at-125m/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/inside-one-of-north-downs-most-important-historic-residences-as-property-up-for-sale-at-125m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is dog-eat-dog’: NI bowls club defies image of gentle pastime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Transport Bowling Club celebrates its competitiveness and inclusivity in equal measure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-is-dog-eat-dog-ni-bowls-club-defies-image-of-gentle-pastime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-is-dog-eat-dog-ni-bowls-club-defies-image-of-gentle-pastime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Weekends have changed dramatically over the past few years. I used to cram in as much as I could, but now I’m more conscious about how I spend it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deborah Campbell, commercial marketing manager at GM Marketing, on what constitutes a great weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/weekends-have-changed-dramatically-over-the-past-few-years-i-used-to-cram-in-as-much-as-i-could-but-now-im-more-conscious-about-how-i-spend-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/weekends-have-changed-dramatically-over-the-past-few-years-i-used-to-cram-in-as-much-as-i-could-but-now-im-more-conscious-about-how-i-spend-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This isn’t casual sport, it’s dog-eat-dog’: NI bowls club defies image of gentle pastime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Transport Bowling Club celebrates its competitiveness and inclusivity in equal measure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-isnt-casual-sport-its-dog-eat-dog-ni-bowls-club-defies-image-of-gentle-pastime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/this-isnt-casual-sport-its-dog-eat-dog-ni-bowls-club-defies-image-of-gentle-pastime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘The lyrics of Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan... what an absolute burn’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Galia Arad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-the-lyrics-of-dont-think-twice-its-all-right-by-bob-dylan-what-an-absolute-burn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/take-five-the-lyrics-of-dont-think-twice-its-all-right-by-bob-dylan-what-an-absolute-burn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvel at grandeur of one of north Down’s most important private, historic residences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian-style Maxwell Court property offers 10 bedrooms, five reception rooms and a country kitchen with Aga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/marvel-at-grandeur-of-one-of-north-downs-most-important-private-historic-residences/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/marvel-at-grandeur-of-one-of-north-downs-most-important-private-historic-residences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arctic adventures: exploring glacial fjords, icebergs and coastal communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our writer joins an HX Expedition sailing to Greenland, where the country&rsquo;s culinary traditions provides him with plenty of food for thought]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/arctic-adventures-exploring-glacial-fjords-icebergs-and-coastal-communities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/arctic-adventures-exploring-glacial-fjords-icebergs-and-coastal-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What your MLAs claimed in expenses in last year as almost £12m claimed including iPhones and 14p snacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taxpayer-funded bill has climbed 8pc year-on-year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-your-mlas-claimed-in-expenses-in-last-year-as-almost-12m-claimed-including-iphones-and-14p-snacks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/what-your-mlas-claimed-in-expenses-in-last-year-as-almost-12m-claimed-including-iphones-and-14p-snacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of Belfast Mona Lisa: ‘All I could see was this woman, her outline clear as day and always watching over Belfast below]]></title><description><![CDATA[As her daughter, the harpist/singer-songwriter Dara Dubh, releases her new single Belfast Mona Lisa, Shona McCarthy reflects on life in Belfast when she first wrote the song, over 20 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-making-of-belfast-mona-lisa-all-i-could-see-was-this-woman-her-outline-clear-as-day-and-always-watching-over-belfast-below/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/the-making-of-belfast-mona-lisa-all-i-could-see-was-this-woman-her-outline-clear-as-day-and-always-watching-over-belfast-below/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock and silence: Ben Lowry’s departure as News Letter editor was involuntary and involved corporate brutality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic newspaper now has no editor &mdash; and role has been ditched, prompting an ex-editor to speak out amid confusion as to what is going on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shock-and-silence-ben-lowrys-departure-as-news-letter-editor-was-involuntary-and-involved-corporate-brutality/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/shock-and-silence-ben-lowrys-departure-as-news-letter-editor-was-involuntary-and-involved-corporate-brutality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a death sentence’: NI teacher with rare, debilitating disorder appeals for treatment to be introduced in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fermanagh mum-of-two suffers from neurodegenerative condition Friedreich&rsquo;s ataxia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-death-sentence-ni-teacher-with-rare-debilitating-disorder-appeals-for-treatment-to-be-introduced-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-a-death-sentence-ni-teacher-with-rare-debilitating-disorder-appeals-for-treatment-to-be-introduced-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brutal border execution: The spy, the lies and the double murder haunting south Armagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families of Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon appeal for truth about their 1983 execution]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-brutal-border-execution-the-spy-the-lies-and-the-double-murder-haunting-south-armagh/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/a-brutal-border-execution-the-spy-the-lies-and-the-double-murder-haunting-south-armagh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thelo Aasgaard rescues point for Rangers in Derek McInnes’ first game in charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dundee United 1 Rangers 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thelo-aasgaard-rescues-point-for-rangers-in-derek-mcinnes-first-game-in-charge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thelo-aasgaard-rescues-point-for-rangers-in-derek-mcinnes-first-game-in-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We could have sold out more than 12 times over’ — Adare Ryder Cup officially a 250,000-plus sell-out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish fans will make up 34 per cent of the attendance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-could-have-sold-out-more-than-12-times-over-adare-ryder-cup-officially-a-250000-plus-sell-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/we-could-have-sold-out-more-than-12-times-over-adare-ryder-cup-officially-a-250000-plus-sell-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been every parent for themselves’: Chaos in Co Down as nursery school U-turns on short-notice closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buyer is found 48 hours after announcement of closure saw parents scramble to find alternative places and fork out fees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-every-parent-for-themselves-chaos-in-co-down-as-nursery-school-u-turns-on-short-notice-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-every-parent-for-themselves-chaos-in-co-down-as-nursery-school-u-turns-on-short-notice-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: My retired neighbour keeps asking me to sponsor his charity adventures and it’s starting to get annoying]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were perhaps too generous, but that&rsquo;s only because we weren&rsquo;t expecting him to do two or three of these things a year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-retired-neighbour-keeps-asking-me-to-sponsor-his-charity-adventures-and-its-starting-to-get-annoying/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/modern-morals-my-retired-neighbour-keeps-asking-me-to-sponsor-his-charity-adventures-and-its-starting-to-get-annoying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been every parent for themselves’: Chaos in Dromore as Jolly Jesters U-turns on short-notice closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buyer is found 48 hours after announcement of closure saw parents scramble to find alternative places and fork out fees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-every-parent-for-themselves-chaos-in-dromore-as-jolly-jesters-u-turns-on-short-notice-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/its-been-every-parent-for-themselves-chaos-in-dromore-as-jolly-jesters-u-turns-on-short-notice-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SuperCupNI Junior Section: St Patrick’s Athletic end Republic of Ireland’s 33-year wait for success]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Patrick&rsquo;s Athletic 3 Plymouth Argyle 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/supercupni-junior-section-st-patricks-athletic-end-republic-of-irelands-33-year-wait-for-success/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/supercupni-junior-section-st-patricks-athletic-end-republic-of-irelands-33-year-wait-for-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How are they getting this information?’: Holidaymakers targeted by sophisticated Booking.com scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saoirse Hanley recently received a bogus WhatsApp about a booking she had made with a &lsquo;pending confirmation&rsquo; message]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-are-they-getting-this-information-holidaymakers-targeted-by-sophisticated-bookingcom-scam/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/how-are-they-getting-this-information-holidaymakers-targeted-by-sophisticated-bookingcom-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands expected at Bangor’s Ward Park as Ulster Pipe Band Championship comes to Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Event delivered by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association&rsquo;s Northern Ireland Branch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thousands-expected-at-bangors-ward-park-as-ulster-pipe-band-championship-comes-to-co-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/thousands-expected-at-bangors-ward-park-as-ulster-pipe-band-championship-comes-to-co-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the New IRA in 2026 and what are they capable of?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A seized bomb containing almost 400g of Semtex has shone a spotlight on the dissident republican group&rsquo;s network, recruitment and continuing security threat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-are-the-new-ira-in-2026-and-what-are-they-capable-of/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/who-are-the-new-ira-in-2026-and-what-are-they-capable-of/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global public-speaking brand TEDx is coming to Co Down city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor is set to host event in October, with tickets now available]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/global-public-speaking-brand-tedx-is-coming-to-co-down-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/global-public-speaking-brand-tedx-is-coming-to-co-down-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 100: Full list and analysis of Northern Ireland’s leading companies revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Cushley, who compiled the Ulster Business Top 100 Northern Ireland Companies 2026, in association with Ryan, breaks down all the key numbers from this year&rsquo;s list]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-100-full-list-and-analysis-of-northern-irelands-leading-companies-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/top-100-full-list-and-analysis-of-northern-irelands-leading-companies-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legend of the Seas: Inside the world’s largest cruise ship complete with water park and 40 bars, lounges and restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[An opportunity to step aboard the world&rsquo;s largest ship courtesy of Royal Caribbean saw one landlubber become a new fan of sea travel...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legend-of-the-seas-inside-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-complete-with-water-park-and-40-bars-lounges-and-restaurants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legend-of-the-seas-inside-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-complete-with-water-park-and-40-bars-lounges-and-restaurants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Legenderry guide is backed up as a fine Sunday feast is delivered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guildhall Taphouse, 4 Custom House Street, Derry. Tel: 028 7136 4888]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-legenderry-guide-is-backed-up-as-a-fine-sunday-feast-is-delivered/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/restaurant-review-legenderry-guide-is-backed-up-as-a-fine-sunday-feast-is-delivered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life lessons: ‘Not everything that looks like an opportunity is necessarily right for you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choreographer and artistic director Jack Philp on ambition, mindset, experiences and the importance of &lsquo;taking your time&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-lessons-not-everything-that-looks-like-an-opportunity-is-necessarily-right-for-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/life-lessons-not-everything-that-looks-like-an-opportunity-is-necessarily-right-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 171,600 hospital days in NI lost to delayed discharge last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delays due to a lack of care placements for patients accounted for 43pc of total]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-171600-hospital-days-in-ni-lost-to-delayed-discharge-last-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/more-than-171600-hospital-days-in-ni-lost-to-delayed-discharge-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legend of the Seas: Inside the world’s largest cruise ship complete with water park, eight neighbourhoods and 40 bars]]></title><description><![CDATA[An opportunity to step aboard the world&rsquo;s largest ship courtesy of Royal Caribbean saw one landlubber become a new fan of sea travel...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legend-of-the-seas-inside-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-complete-with-water-park-eight-neighbourhoods-and-40-bars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/legend-of-the-seas-inside-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-complete-with-water-park-eight-neighbourhoods-and-40-bars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone thought I was insane’: The NI man who bought an 180-year-old office building mid-COVID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil McKibbin is the driving force behind some of Belfast&rsquo;s most iconic office spaces. The serial entrepeneur has spent decades spotting opportunities where others see risk &ndash; buying and renovating Victoria house in the aftermath of brexit, and buying Custom House in the middle of the pandemic.&nbsp; He joins Cathy to talk about why he decided to buy an 180-year-old building in the middle of covid, if we really still need offices, and why he has always believed in Northern Ireland&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/everyone-thought-i-was-insane-the-ni-man-who-bought-an-180-year-old-office-building-mid-covid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:34:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/northern_ireland/everyone-thought-i-was-insane-the-ni-man-who-bought-an-180-year-old-office-building-mid-covid/</guid></item></channel></rss>