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Scheme flaws saw wealthy sports clubs paid Covid cash they did not need – report

Flaws in a Covid-19 hardship fund for sporting organisations saw wealthy clubs secure cash they did not need, a Stormont report has found. The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigation found that the Sports Sustainability Fund (SSF) ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

News

Prince Andrew loses patronages of NI golf clubs

The Queen’s move to strip Prince Andrew of his royal patronages has seen him lose his honorary titles at Royal Portrush and Royal County Down golf clubs in Northern Ireland. The decision by the Queen is part of the fallout from the duke’s civil ...

13 Jan 2022 at 20:55

Northern Ireland

Man arrested over burglary with alleged gun threat

A man has been arrested by the PSNI in connection with an aggravated burglary in Newcastle, Co Down, in which a woman alleges a robber threatened to shoot her in her own home. It was reported at around 1.45am on Sunday, a woman was in the ...

14 Jan 2024 at 13:49

Red squirrels introduced at Co Down National Trust property

Red squirrels have been introduced at Castle Ward in a bid to establish a new population in the grounds of the Co Down property. The first four have been released at the estate with more to follow. The quartet were carefully transported ...

23 Jan 2023 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Downpatrick business owner pleads for help as town devastated by floods

A business owner in flood-stricken Downpatrick has pleaded for more support to repair the town centre after her shop and several others were “completely submerged in water”. Ciara Douglas, 52, who owns Making Memories For You – a shop ...

05 Nov 2023 at 16:27

Local News

The4ofUs debut Donegal performance at Lifford Old Courthouse

The4OfUs, a county Down rock band, is set to light up the stage at Lifford Old Courthouse. Brendan and Declan Murphy are set to captivate audiences with the highlights of their award-winning career and new material from their ...

09 May 2024 at 12:34

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Young Gaoth Dobhair actor shines in new film production

A young actor from Gaoth Dobhair is currently making a name for himself in a new film set in Penal times. Antoin O’Doherty has one of the top roles in an imaginative film called Faith of our Fathers which will hit the big ...

08 Sept 2022 at 09:33

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Summer celebration with a night of Ulster-Scots entertainment

A music historian and fiddler from County Down and a noted singing trio from Ramelton are among the guests at the latest ‘Night of Ulster Scots’ at Monreagh Community Centre in Carrigans next Thursday night, June 23. ...

16 Jun 2022 at 21:33

Health

Mum whose ‘awful’ skin condition ‘put a downer’ on her pregnancy finds ‘miracle cure’ after bursting into tears in car

A mother who experienced severe rosacea making her face “constantly red” and who could not be prescribed any treatment by her GP as she was pregnant at the time, making her cry in her car, has found a “miracle cure” ...

16 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Northern Ireland

Train carriages damaged at Co Down museum

Historical train carriages at a Co Down museum have been damaged in an act of “wanton vandalism”, police said. Officers are investigating a report of criminal damage caused to the carriages in Downpatrick which is ...

22 Sept 2024 at 22:58

Award for ‘exemplary’ efforts to cope with climate change at historic garden

Plans to cope with climate change at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland – including recreating its renowned gardens out of the path of rising sea levels – have won a European award. The National Trust says the ...

28 Jun 2024 at 10:25

Volunteer, 95, who helped raise almost £2m for humanitarian causes meets King

Volunteer who helped raise almost £2m for humanitarian causes meets the King

A 95-year-old woman who helped raise almost £2 million by setting up a charity shop met the King at a celebration for the heroes of humanitarian causes. Concern Worldwide volunteer Nellie Hill, of Newcastle, ...

20 Feb 2025 at 22:02

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