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How we can all learn from an new exhibition in Belfast about the horrors of 1922 and 1972

The curator of a new exhibition about the worst years in Northern Ireland’s history hopes lessons can be learned from “mistakes in the past”.

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From fishy misunderstandings to Fermanagh not existing – the weird, wacky and wonderful Northern Ireland tourism reviews

Northern Ireland is becoming a prime tourist destination, with natural beauty spots and famous landmarks in abundance.

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Ireland’s weird world of cults: Are they all gone away with the fairies?

Set among the elegant Georgian townhouses of North Great George’s Street in Dublin, the creeper-clad No 15, with a faded red front door, doesn’t have the designer colour schemes of some of its neighbours.

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Neil Ewing Opinion Time to forget flawed analysis and just admire the skills of the players

Impatiently waiting for The Sligo Champion to appear in the shops on a Wednesday evening is a vivid childhood memory. The weekly dopamine hit as the sprawling broadsheet was angled open in the car on the way home from school. My perusal of the local paper always started at the at the back – the excellent sports section.

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Derry’s talisman Chrissy McKaigue is ready to ‘hammer the hammer’

The role of man-marking defender in Gaelic football is not one that gets you noticed instantly.

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Obituary: Jim Fitzpatrick, lawyer, newspaper proprietor, promoter of peace and consensus in Northern Ireland

James (Jim) J Fitzpatrick, who has died at the age of 92, was an important figure over many years in the media and politics of Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast on July 15, 1929, a son of prominent solicitor James F Fitzpatrick and Ann (née Boylan), a schoolteacher from Ballybay, Co Monaghan. Jim was one of eight children .

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Roslyn Dee Opinion Sunburned one day and then soaked the other – the joy of an Irish summer

Uncertain of the exact location, the pictures in my head tell me it’s Donegal. Inishowen, perhaps, or maybe somewhere near my father’s birthplace of Gweedore. I am five or six years old and we’ve driven “over the Border” on this particular Sunday

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Letters to the Editor Opinion How would we feel if the US put a cap on Irish immigrants?

Sir — While in my local library recently, I witnessed an exchange between a middle-aged Ukrainian man and one of the librarians.

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Top lawyers join UK firm Browne Jacobson's new Dublin base

UK law firm Browne Jacobson is opening its first overseas office in Dublin.

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New projects aim to weaken influence of paramilitary groups in the North

Three projects costing almost £900,000 are being established in a bid to further reduce the influence paramilitary groups have on some communities in Northern Ireland.

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School knew about abuse claims against former vice-principal as far back as 1993

A former principal of a renowned school has indicated they were aware of sex abuse allegations against a former vice-principal as far back as 1993.

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School knew about abuse claims against former vice-principal as far back as 1993

A former principal of a renowned school has indicated they were aware of sex abuse allegations against a former vice-principal as far back as 1993.

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Forced confessions case ‘could affect thousands of convictions’ processed through Northern Ireland’s Diplock courts

“Hundreds if not thousands” of Troubles-related convictions could be impacted by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s latest investigation findings, a solicitor for four men forced to confess to the killing of a British soldier has said.

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Councillor Jim McKeever still on public payroll after conviction for child sex abuse offences

A Northern Ireland councillor convicted of child sex abuse offences could be paid almost £4,000 from the public purse in the next three months.

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Archbishop lends support to man abused at school by teacher priest

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland is today expected to attend the launch of a new book by a victim of clerical abuse.

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Eurovision 2022: Irish entrant Brooke Scullion hoping for voter boost

Ireland’s Eurovision entrant Brooke Scullion is hoping support from voters in the North will give her an added boost to send her through to the grand final.

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Brooke Scullion: ‘I’m an oddball so cheesy Eurovision is my dream gig’

Ireland’s Brooke Scullion is set for even bigger stardom whether she wins this week’s Eurovision Song Contest or not.

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Editorial Opinion Northern Ireland deserves good solid governance

In the 1890s, Richard ‘Boss’ Croker defined a “mugwump” as a man in politics “who never votes for anybody, but who is always voting against somebody”.

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Saoradh parade: Arrests made as police come under attack from petrol bombs in Derry

A number of arrests have been made during Saoradh’s National Republican Commemoration march in Derry city on Monday, after police officers came under attack from petrol bombs.

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PSNI drawn into ‘internal conflict’ at former men-only bowling club

An “internal conflict” at a Co Derry bowling club led to the police being called in and the facility temporarily closed.

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Derry Girls recap: Everything you need to know ahead of the final season

The world premiere of the final season of Derry Girls is underway in the city this evening as the stars take to the red carpet.

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Taoiseach: We must do better to create a fairer education system in Northern Ireland’s schools

The Taoiseach has said he regrets more has not been done to tackle “educational disadvantage” in Northern Ireland.

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Obituary: Tom Duffy, circus maestro who carried on proud family tradition as a star performer and ringmaster

Widely known as “Ireland’s Greatest Showman”, Tom Duffy, a member of the famous circus family, has died peacefully just three weeks ahead of his 93rd birthday.

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US offer of warplanes for Ukraine ‘could lead to killing fields in Europe’, says Ireland’s ex-envoy to Russia

A former Irish ambassador to Russia has said the prospect of a lengthy war in Ukraine was “frightening”.

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Jon Burrows Opinion Sinn Féin don’t support the PSNI — and that’s why Catholics aren’t joining

The number of Catholic officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is sliding slowly towards 25pc. A key plank of the new beginning to policing envisaged by the Patten Commission and the wider peace process is splintering.

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Máiría Cahill Opinion Facing our shared history would ensure we never have to relive it

‘Downey, Ellen. Cannot read. Roman Catholic, aged three.” The respective boxes in the 1911 census: a brief entry, but no less precious due to the connection felt with my maternal granny, whose mother the census recorded, and whose details were now in front of me, eagerly sought and tenderly traced as my finger moved along the information as if to bring her to life for a fleeting second. I wish I knew more about her.

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Jon Burrows Opinion The morale of PSNI officers is being worn down by managers

Unsupportive leadership and a toxic culture of fear are destroying morale among Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers.

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Council decision on controversial housing plan in Derry overturned by appeals body

A council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a controversial housing development in Derry has been overturned on appeal.

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Fifty years on, Derry will stop to remember its darkest day

At 4.10pm today, the bells of St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry will ring 14 times to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday.

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Fifty years on: Blood in the air as anger over killings led to burning of British Embassy in 1972

While I wasn’t there when it actually burned down, I was among the crowd that besieged the British Embassy in Dublin during the hours before the Georgian building in Merrion Square, Dublin, was torched, on the night of Wednesday, February 2, 1972.