Province

People ride sledges besides the beach huts at Blyth in Northumberland on Sunday, as temperatures dropped to around minus 11C in parts of the UK over the weekend.
Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Some snow possible for NI - but we miss treacherous conditions in England

Sammy Wilson pictured today in the Commons

Tax cuts welcomed by DUP - but Wilson slams lack of action on nursery costs

Baby Nylah, born in Belfast, November 9, 2023

First-ever paperless baby in Northern Ireland is born

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 30th October 2023Flooding in parts of Northern Ireland after heavy rain overnight. Flooding in the Helen’s Bay area of Co. Down. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Weather: No immediate let-up in rain as Ciaran approaches

BetMcLean Cup trophy

BetMcLean Cup: The last ten winners of the competition

Letters to editor

Brexit is the issue that will not go away – it needs to be reversed

A UK flag next to an EU one

Shops in Northern Ireland expected to fall foul of new EU labelling rules

Storm Agnes is due to arrive on Wednesday

Northern Ireland told to brace for Storm Agnes due on Wednesday

The public has been enjoying the sunshine at Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland this week.
Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

NI a whisker off reaching hottest ever September temperature from 1906

Northern Ireland could see a return to summer scenes such as this one at Hazelbank Park in Newtownabbey as the spell of very warm weather in May/June.

Northern Ireland set to join rest of UK in enjoying an Indian summer

Morning View

Editorial: 'Last Saturday' parades were fitting finale to summer marching season

Pupils Adee Davidson-Best, Daniel Allen, Harley Huntley and Noah Burcombe from Grosvenor Grammar School in east Belfast who received their GSCE results on Thursday morning. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

GCSE results: Northern Ireland students still ahead of counterparts in the UK

Eight people have been rescued after being trapped inside a cable car in Pakistan

Pakistan: Rescuers save eight people trapped in cable car

Next month's 'Come and Try Days' will be located in Armagh, Omagh and Ballymena Fire Stations and in the NIFRS Learning & Development Centre, Boucher Road, Belfast

NIFRS hosting four 'Come and Try Days' - list of dates, times and venues

Students are set to get their AS and A-level results in Northern Ireland this morning

Students set to receive AS and A-level results in Northern Ireland

An out of service ATM at a Bank of Ireland branch in Finglas village, Dublin. Bank of Ireland has apologised after a glitch led to some of its customers withdrawing or transferring more money than was in their accounts. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

NI customers did not try to take advantage of Bank of Ireland glitch
The Bank of Ireland glitch which led to customers withdrawing more money than they had in their accounts affected Northern Ireland customers as well as those in the Republic of Ireland, but there were no reports of ATM ‘raids’ in the Province.

A paddle boarder enjoying the warm weather at Helen's Bay in Bangor, Northern Ireland back in June this year as the Province is set for a rise in temperatures this week

Northern Ireland set for a rise in temperatures this week, says Met Office

Unpaid carers are living in severe poverty in Northern Ireland according to a new report

One in four unpaid carers in Northern Ireland living in poverty, research shows

Part of the Twelfth parade outside Belfast City Hall. Morning television coverage used to make people’s day. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Letter: A wonderful Twelfth of July yet no live BBC TV coverage of it

Barnardo’s NI received £69,218 for the Young Carers in Primary Schools project

35 organisations and charities in NI to avail of Support for Carers funding

The cost of home heating oil is on the rise

Price of home heating oil rises for fifth week in a row in Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council has revealed that people with food allergies and intolerances are impacted by high costs and lack of availability when buying free-from food and drink

Consumer Council reveals that availability of free-from products is an issue

Northern Ireland could be braced for even more showers this week

NI weather: Bring your umbrellas as more rain expected

Letters to editor

Letter: Belfast City Airport has set the standard with its new premium lounge

The Casement Park site has not been in use since 2013. Pic: Pacemaker

SOS asked: Is Casement higher priority than schools and hospitals?

Grandfather and grandson duo Sammy Long and Sam Fagan. Photo by Kelvin Boyes

Northern Ireland hoping for economic boost from World Sheepdog Trials

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand shot during the Men's Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Northern Ireland getting 'court out' by lack of facilities for tennis players
It has been claimed that a lack of investment in public tennis courts in Northern Ireland has hampered the Province’s chances of producing the next Carlos Alcaraz.

Preparations get underway at the Craigyhill Bonfire in Larne ahead of the Eleventh Night celebrations

DUP MP Sammy Wilson tables motion praising Craigyhill pyre builders

Orangemen listen to Rev Mervyn Gibson at Drumcree. Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye.

Orange unity on show at Drumcree on 25th anniversary of parade rerouting

Heavy rain and strong winds in north Belfast. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Wind and rain for foreseeable future as July wash out follows glorious June

How south Belfast currently looks (left) and how it will look with the changes (right, in green)

Political map of NI set to change - 'South Belfast and Mid Down' planned

Plain sailing at Portaferry Marina yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ruffian 23 yacht. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Northern Ireland weather: Rain is here to dampen the party mood

Blue skies over Belfast City Hall on Wednesday. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Northern Ireland weather: Skies are set to empty after four-day heatwave

Edwin Poots

DUP lays blame for budget woes with Tories saying NI needs 'mammoth' investment

Edwin Poots was health minister from 2011 to 2014

Poots accuses Tories of 'grotesquely stupid' bid to 'strong-arm DUP'

One year old Poppy Clarke pictured in the Carrickfergus, Sunnylands Community Garden next to the new chatty bench. Picture By:Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Thunder on the way this weekend but warm, dry days will return to NI

Lord Alderdice, June 7, 2023

VIDEO: 'Super-Prod v Super-Taig' - ex-APNI boss Lord Alderdice on NI govt set-up

An NHS image of a foetus at 13-20 weeks' gestation. Abortion is now legal in Northern Ireland up until birth 'to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or girl', or in cases of 'severe fetal impairment'

Unionists voice dismay over Tory lessons on abortion for NI school pupils

Enjoying the sunshine at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in Belfast on Monday. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Northern Ireland weather: mixed day for Province in terms of sunshine

Aftermath of the Coleraine attack in 1973

DUP compares 50th anniversay of IRA bomb atrocity against SF commemoration

Press Eye - Northern Ireland - 4th June 2023

Botanic Gardens Belfast - Weather Pictures

Donovan and Amanda Robb

Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Castlederg records the highest temperature of the year twice in a week

Enjoying the sunshine at Drumglass Park on the Lisburn Road in Belfast as the good weather continues. Picture Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker Press

Glorious sunshine brings Northern Ireland’s caravans out in force

Ulster head coach Dan McFarland

Ulster's Jonny Petrie clear over fan frustration

Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival returns this Friday, May 26 for 10 days of culture, cuisine and coastal treasures. Pictured at the launch are Riley Morris and Maia Kinney, Head Boy and Head Girl at Ballycastle Integrated PS

How the weather will affect upcoming events in Northern Ireland

Diane Dodds attacks Euro report about Irish language and Ulster British culture

Actor Ray Stevenson at the premiere of Marvel's 'Thor: The Dark World' in 2013. Photo: JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images

Ray Stevenson: actor who became global star after escaping Troubles in NI

A map of Mid and East Antrim

Rare absence of bad news for the UUP as it holds firm in Mid and East Antrim

More than 200 journalists from the BBC were on strike as results started to come in for the Northern Ireland local elections

BBC 'regret' industrial action as coverage is impacted due to strikes

President Mary Lou McDonald (left) and Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill (right) speak to the media at Belfast City Hall as results continue to come in for the Northern Ireland local elections

Election results show need for power sharing return, says Sinn Fein President

'DUP warned vote-splitting would pressurise unionism - it could now come true'

On the Belfast to Londonderry route alone there are no fewer than 27 different ticket types available to purchase

Fears as NI Railways look to introduce ticket vending machines

Roger Lomas, pictured here with Boris Johnson, is a founding member of the NI Conservatives Party. He is calling for Chris Heaton Harris to attend the NI Conservative Party's AGM in June - which he says is normal for a Tory Secretary of State.

NI Tories row over impact of Heaton-Harris budget

Four of the seven Methody schoolgirls, identified by their navy uniforms, among the ranks of the choral singers during the coronation (the other three were on the opposite benches)

King's coronation: 'Our choirgirls from Northern Ireland did Province proud'

Baker Margaret Smith, Jim Dunwoody (92), the last surviving member of his battalion who fought in the Korean war, and his son Jimmy enjoying the Coronation Big Lunch at Rainbow Alley in East Belfast. Pic: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Big Coronation Lunches take place across Northern Ireland

It was a fantastic day of celebrations across Mid and East Antrim to mark the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Fun in the sun around Northern Ireland as people celebration King's Coronation