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NI economy tipped to expand by 1% this year and next as Danske Bank revises down its forecast
The Northern Ireland economy will expand by 1% this year and next with business services sectors tipped for the strongest ...
Belfast student had ‘really special’ opportunity to report from Wimbledon: ‘I love tennis, so it was surreal’
A Belfast student and tennis fan has described her time reporting from Wimbledon this year was “really special”, saying the ...
NI nicotine firm’s turnover doubles to £66m as it expands product range
Turnover and pre-tax profits at a Co Londonderry nicotine firm more than doubled in 2024, according to its newest accounts.
From snooker with Mark Allen to sports travel boss: ‘I always knew there was a gap in the market’
He shouldn’t feel too bad that his own budding sports career in snooker as a teenager was cut short at the hands of Mark Allen, who went on to become a world number one.
Cocaine kingpin set to lose £30,000 as cops go after his drugs money
Cocaine king James McGrogan is counting the cost of his latest drugs conviction which could set him back almost £30,000.
PSNI search Armagh property after man arrested in Republic over bomb discoveries
The PSNI is carrying out a search at a property in south Armagh after a man was arrested following the discovery of a number ...
Workers at Belfast’s leisure centres to begin industrial action next week following members’ ballot
A number of workers at Belfast’s leisure centres are to begin industrial action next week after members of two unions voted ...
How a family’s beef wellington lunch ended with three dead and a mother guilty of murder
No one has disputed that death cap mushrooms were in the beef wellington that killed three people and left another in a coma ...
PSNI using artificial intelligence for first time to help identify race-riot offenders
PSNI officers investigating last month’s widespread disorder are using artificial intelligence for the first time to identify rioters, it can be revealed.