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Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Andrew Muir, photographed at Redburn, Holywood, Co. Down

Andrew Muir opens up on gun threats, Jamie Bryson and Stormont 'on life support'

First Minister Michelle O'Neill MLA (left) and Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald (centre) at the Garvaghy road. Pic: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

David Thompson: Orange attitudes to Drumcree have shifted since the 1990s

A mural mourning the victims of the Irish potato famine on the New Lodge Road, north Belfast

Fears nationalist-driven famine events 'excuse for Brit-bashing'

Paul Caskey, Chief Executive of the Integrated Education Fund (IEF), said it was 'extremely disappointed" for the four schools who were refused integrated status.

Schools ‘disappointed' Givan turned down integrated education bids

Education Minister Paul Givan

Integrated education campaigners have lost their way, Paul Givan says

The Shankill Defenders Flute band said they were treated well at the Fleadh in Belfast but rejected by Sinn Fein in Newry.

SF's 'double standards' on road closures at Fleadh and 'Black' parade

Morning View

Editorial: Drumcree ruling is a morale boost for unionism

Royal Black times and locations for Last Saturday 2026 demonstrations

Morning View

Editorial: Celebrating Ulster's thriving marching bands - old and new

TUV leader Jim Allister says Rasharkin must not be surrendered to lawless elements

Rasharkin must not be surrendered to lawless elements: Jim Allister

The daubing of graffiti is nothing less than a sectarian hate crime

Letter: Intolerance and contempt towards Orangeism

DUP Aldernamn Paul Porter said the abuse from republicans started after after he posted a photo of himself and his son with their Union Flag ahead of the July celebrations.

Councillor 'wants no part of New Ireland' after republican abuse

Participants in the Orange Order parade in Royal Hillsborough, Co Down, taking part in Twelfth of July celebrations across Northern Ireland. Photo: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire

Twelfth 2026: Importance of Protestant reformed faith celebrated in Castlederg

Members of the public watch one of the two Loyalist Corcrain Redmanville (LCR) bonfires in Portadown as part of the Twelfth of July celebrations

Twelfth celebrations begin with lighting of bonfires

Letter to the editor

Letter: Knife attack in north Belfast was alien - so was the riotous reaction

The marching the National Colors and service flags at the US consul general’s residence in Shaw’s Bridge, south Belfast, to mark 250 years of American independence, on Thursday June 25 2026, ahead of the July 4 celebrations. The band of Campbell College played the US national anthem. Hundreds of guests enjoyed a reception hosted by the US consul-general James Applegate in 27 Celsius heat. Pic Ben Lowry

Editorial: America’s 250th celebrated here in Northern Ireland
News Letter editorial for Friday, June 26, 2026:
Editorial

Ben Lowry on Channel 4 News on Wednesday evening from Belfast city centre, seen alongside Lilian Seenoi-Barr of the SDLP from Londonderry. She referred to a unionist culture of racism, which Ben rejected. Image: Channel 4 News

Ben Lowry: It is a slur to say unionists are more racist than nationalists

An anti-protestant hate slogan was daubed on Strabane's war memorial

Letter: Attacks on unionist community must end

It’s the duty of the Department of Education to encourage and facilitate integrated schooling

Letter: DUP must do more to encourage integrated schools

Church Army evangelist Valerie Thom at the launch of one of the booklets

Bands and parading 'woven into the fabric of Protestant society'

Letters to editor

Letter: History was suppressed by new liberal culture

In November 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the exclusively Christian religious education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland's state-controlled schools were discriminatory and breached human rights

David Armstrong: RE ruling to hit Protestant teaching more than Catholic

The heart of Belfast in the early 20th century. Photo: National Museums of Northern Ireland

NI Protestant population down 14% over 100 years as number of Catholics doubles

Jon Burrows recently became leader of the Ulster Unionist Party after Mike Nesbitt announced he was stepping down from the position

Letter: New UUP leader will have a short shelf life

Script and illustrations in the only complete extant copy of the 1526 edition of William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament, the first ever printed in English from original sources

Tyndale Bible reaches milestone year

A unionist pact would achieve a greater chance of keeping the Union, if it leads to increased unionist representation at Stormont

Letter: Unionist pact is a good idea if you believe in the Union

American author Lionel Shriver fell in love with Northern Ireland and stayed here for 12 years. Her new book, A Better Life, explores the issue of immigration in the US

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Why I enjoy having Lionel Shriver as a friend
Of all the gifts I’ve received as I got to know Northern Ireland, the most cherished are the courageous, open-minded, people who became my friends.
Ruth Dudley Edwards

More than 4,000 people have applied to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland

More than 4,000 apply to join PSNI in latest recruitment campaign

Morning View

Editorial: Education in NI is in need of urgent reform

Rev Dr William Morton, Church of Ireland

Thought for the week: Remembering great figures of our heritage

The 34th anniversary memorial service for the Teebane bombing on the Drum Road between Cookstown and Omagh, Co. Tyrone.

Teebane: If republicans believe the IRA murder of 8 Protestant workmen was

The Enniskillen bomb attack in 1987 was carefully planned by the IRA

Letter: Crucial difference between two tragic Sundays

Morning View

Editorial: Failure of probes into IRA Kingsmill attack reflect bias in legacy

King Charles shared his Christmas message from the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey

Letter: I cannot give loyalty to multi-faith King

Existing legislation requires that RE is based on the Holy Scriptures

Letter: Ruling's impact on controlled schools will be more complex

Morning View

Editorial: Fears for the Christian ethos of NI after Supreme Court ruling

Letters to editor

Letter: Protestant community is in need of a prophet

Letters to editor

David McNarry: Interference by Ireland was rewarded by UK in Anglo-Irish deal

Regarding the election, Catherine Connolly walked it in terms of the policies she espouses and her personality and performance in the spotlight

Letter: Catherine Connolly should be seen as just a fresh face

Catherine Connolly, right, with defeated rival Heather Humphreys at the count in Dublin for Ireland's presidential election on Saturday. Ms Humphreys was "abused because of her Protestant background". Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Election of 'toxic' Connolly as president shows Irish sectarianism: Jim Allister

Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys votes alongside her one-year-old grandaughter Charlotte and daughter Eva (left) in Newbliss, Co Monaghan, for Irish presidential election on Friday. Ms Humphreys said: "I think there needs to be a greater understanding of other traditions in this country." Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Protestant Irish president candidate Humphreys slams ‘sectarian abuse’ in poll

King Charles III (front centre) seated in St Edward's Chair, also known as the Coronation Chair, wearing St Edward's Crown and holding The Sovereign's Sceptre with the Dove (in his left hand) and The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross (in his right hand) during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London. At his coronation, the King affirmed that he was a true Protestant, and promised to uphold the religion of the established church in England

Rev Kyle Paisley: King should cancel meeting with pope – or abdicate

A poll has revealed the attitudes of Catholics, Protestants and the non-religious towards religion, Christianity and the individual Churches in Northern Ireland

Major new poll reveals attitudes are changing towards religion in NI

Rev Norman Hamilton, pictured in 2018; he was part of an SDLP panel on constitutional change

'SDLP has just discarded us' says minister who was part of 'New Ireland' panel

Letters to editor

Letter: Mansergh gave me invaluable advice on the southern Protestant community

Letters to editor

Letter: My dead cousin is nothing like dead IRA terrorists

Education Minister Paul Givan has published new standards for schools that wish to achieve integrated status - with his party claiming the sector has failed to achieve balance between Catholic and Protestant pupils despite decades of work.

Row after minister publishes new standards for schools to become integrated

People catch up with old friends in the glow of the bonfire

Jim Shannon: Bonfire history should be celebrated by everyone

Thousands of people gathered for the March for Jesus event in Belfast on Saturday

Letter: I didn't attend March for Jesus but there is cause for thankfulness

Gary Murray holding a photo of his 13-year-old sister Leanne, who was killed in the Shankill bombing in 1993. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Gary Murray: I trust new legacy body to get justice for my sister

Letters to editor

Letter: Victims’ families treated with disdain

The most over-subscribed schools are not formally integrated – they are excellent schools, which have typically achieved integration within them

William Kitchen: It's more important a school is outstanding than integrated

Tommy Gallagher was a quiet proponent of the work within SEFF and his passing will be felt by very many people who held deep respect for him

Letter: Tommy Gallagher was cut from different cloth

US vice-president JD Vance is one prominent person from a Protestant background who has become a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Ian Ellis: Vance has provoked a deeper reflection on the subject of love

People enjoy watching a Bonfire at Sandy Row in Belfast

Firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of July 12 Orange Order parades

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