Author Emma Heatherington: ‘Losing a parent as a child shapes your life right into adulthood’
The writer on new novel Together for Christmas, the Omagh bombing, and writing Country Girl: The Musical
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When it comes to overcharging US golf fans, Ryder Cup shows Ireland to be world leaders
Next year’s tournament at Adare Manor was always going to turn us into grasping hopefuls
Republic ‘not some sort of neutral player’ during Troubles, says NI Veterans Commissioner
David Johnstone insists there is no question that soldiers who committed crimes while in uniform should be prosecuted
Warning to Defence Forces night before bombing ended with ‘Omagh, Omagh, Omagh’, inquiry told
Former BBC investigative reporter said call urged gardaí to ‘check the back roads’
Omagh bombing witness says suspected bomb car passenger ‘made eye contact and grinned’
Another eyewitness says suspected driver let her and her daugther cross road and thought at the time it ‘was decent of him’
Republic must acknowledge forgetting northern nationalists, Leo Varadkar says
Former taoiseach says reconciliation process required to ‘say sorry for the fact that happened’
A5 ruling a ‘relief’ for bereaved families, All-Ireland winner who lost two siblings says
€2 billion upgrade would be Northern Ireland’s largest ever road project
Chicken producer Moy Park paid £143m dividend to US parent as it cut 1,000 jobs
Meat firm reports 34% jump in operating profits
Jack Rowan: It’s ridiculous how many people say I look like a Hollywood star who was huge in the 80s
The English actor on his Irish roots, filming in Connemara, and striving for happiness
Michael McLoughlin: Founder member of North’s civil rights movement and housing campaigner
Dungannon native worked tirelessly for social equality and had friends on both side of the religious divide
Two men who raped teenager in underground car park jailed
Alcino Soares and Luis Dos Martins Mariano each sentenced to six years for 2023 Dungannon attack
Letters from America: ‘I would not advise anyone to come here that can live comfortable at home’
From tenements to wagon trains, a book comprised of letters sent from the US between 1818 and 1972 illuminates the history of Irish emigration in an intensely personal way
Omagh inquiry names 27 ‘key individuals’ related to 1998 bomb attack
Analyst outlines people linked to bomb that killed 31, including unborn twins
Omagh bombing inquiry hears of ‘likely’ co-operation between dissident groups
Academic tells inquiry there was likely ‘some form of operational co-operation’ between the two groups
Tree surgeon accused over bonfire mosque replica burning claims he was unaware of effigy
Effigy on summit of Co Tyrone pyre accompanied by ‘Islamic fascism’ sign in Arabic writing
Three men appear in court in connection with mosque model on loyalist bonfire
Three who appeared in court in Dungannon each faced one charge related to alleged offensive material
The Irish woman hoping to be crowned World Wallball Champion in New York’s Central Park
Handball is more than a sporting pursuit for Tyrone’s Eilise McCrory, it is also her profession
Man (25) died after he jumped in river in act of ‘bravado’ on night out, inquest hears
The body of Shea McCabe (25) was recovered from the river Lee on St Stephen’s Day last year
‘Grossly offensive to victims’: Flags erected in memory of Billy Wright in Co Tyrone town
The former LVF leader, believed to have been involved in a number of murders, was killed in 1997
Boy (16) charged with murder and attempted murders after Dungannon attack
Eight-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital having been given ‘a fighting chance of survival’ by police officers
Girl (8) in stable condition after Dungannon attack that killed her father
A 16-year-old male arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the Co Tyrone town remains in custody
Child in critical condition following attack in Tyrone home
An arrest has been made and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to Saturday incident in which a man was killed
Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone
Body discovered at house in Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon
Four charged over mosque replica placed on July bonfire in Co Tyrone
Charges brought by PSNI relate to ‘hate display’ following incident
Boy, 16, arrested after discovery of suspicious devices in Omagh
Police believe the items to be viable explosive devices
Farmers’ union calls for NI Minister to resign amid row over shooting of cows
Andrew Muir says there was ‘no reasonable alternative’ to cattle cull
‘It’s very moving’: The growth of dark sky tourism in Ireland as enthusiasts prepare for solar eclipse
There are hopes that more sites will soon push for dark sky status in Connemara, Wicklow, Donegal and west Cork
Union calls for review after 51 cows euthanised in Co Tyrone in view of members of public
Confidence in North’s veterinary and enforcement processes ‘severely damaged’, says Ulster Farmers’ Union
Jimmy Cricket asked for last rites twice ‘like an encore’ before dying aged 80
Tributes pour in for Tyrone-born entertainer who was hailed as one of the last great comedians
Post script: Felix Larkin on Ireland’s stamps celebrating US connections
An Post has not always avoided controversy with its choice of prominent figures
Insider tips for perfect days out in neighbourhoods around Dublin, Limerick, Galway and beyond
Sonya Lennon, Louise Cantillon, Lynn Ruane, Marcus O’Laoire and more give us their recommendations for a great day in their neck of the woods
I still describe my day to my husband John Montague 10 years after his death
The poet continued to write ardent lyrics full of love for me, his daughters, nature and for our troubled world
Four arrested in Co Tyrone after incidents involving men armed with knives and bats
Man injured and property damaged in Dungannon on Monday night
Remembering Sam Neill: The breadth of Omagh-born actor’s work was extraordinary
The breadth of the Omagh native’s work was extraordinary. Any festival celebrating his work would last for weeks
North’s fire service deals with 303 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires lit
Among incidents firefighters dealt with were row of terraced houses on fire, along with two oil tanks and shed
Man dies after accident at bonfire site in Belfast
A ‘tragic accident’ occurred at the bonfire, organisers say
Man arrested over Moygashel bonfire claims he was enlisted due to his work as tree surgeon
Judge refused bail to man charged with incitement to hatred over loyalist bonfire topped with mosque replica in Co Tyrone
Mosque on loyalist bonfire is ‘sickening and cowardly’, says NI Secretary Hilary Benn
PSNI has arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the incident and he remains in custody
Eirgrid’s new strategy includes 20-year-old plan for power line
Power line connecting Meath with Tyrone key to easing electricity grid bottleneck
Man (77) dies after tractor crash in Co Tyrone
Dessie Sheridan pronounced dead at scene of incident outside Omagh
EirGrid to pay landowners up to €50,000 per pylon along its north-south powerline
Company has written to farmers offering two compensation deals for pylons and lines
Kevin Phelan sentenced to seven years in prison for role in pension fraud scheme
Co Tyrone fraudster acted as land agent for Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien in property deals in England in the 1990s
Hundreds take part in protest demanding action on Lough Neagh environmental crisis
Lake, which supplies 40% of NI’s drinking water, has been blighted by noxious blue-green algae in recent years
Man guilty of attempt to murder police in Co Tyrone attack claimed by New IRA
Judge rejected suggestions of bomb attack being ‘elaborate incident to scare or terrorise’ police
Man (30) charged after cocaine worth estimated £1 million seized in Co Tyrone
The man has also been charged with making indecent images of children and attempting to pay for sexual services
Man arrested after cocaine worth estimated €1.2m seized in Co Tyrone
Seized phones showed evidence of drug supply and contained indecent images of children, says PSNI
Legal challenge to inquest into IRA man killed in SAS ambush is rejected
Tony Doris had planned to kill former Ulster Defence Regiment soldier
Judge adjourns murder case hearing after man scalded with hot water at Tyrone courtroom door
PSNI attempting to identify, locate and apprehend suspect, who is understood to have fled Strabane Magistrates Court after incident involving kettle
UK judge expresses concern about delay in sentencing of fraudster Kevin Phelan
Northern Ireland businessman convicted in August featured in Moriarty tribunal
‘No toxic mining’: Public inquiry into controversial Tyrone gold mine reconvenes
Previous hearings were suspended as the Irish Government had not been notified about inquiry
‘I think I’ll go’: She left for a ‘jaunt’ to Australia and didn’t return for 40 years
‘I’d go to Darwin for lunch and Singapore for dinner’: Cliodhna Rae on a career golden age of air travel, and an ‘accidental’ business
Man fails to stop extradition to Northern Ireland on cannabis ‘growhouse’ charges
High Court rejects claims surrender would risk breaching right to practice his religious faith
Speeding drivers in Co Tyrone hauled up before ‘Kids’ Court’ to explain themselves
PSNI initiative offers motorists a choice: accept penalty points or face stern questions from a panel of primary schoolchildren
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