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Disney World is a dream holiday destination for families

Mum saves £500 on Orlando attractions tickets with Black Friday deal

Davey Todd hopes to pick up where he left off at the Isle of Man TT after winning the Superbike race in 2025. Todd missed most of the 2026 season through injury

Davey Todd vows to bounce back in 2027 after injury-ravaged season

The weekly rise to the price of fuel has halted as of today (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Three-month hike to fuel prices in Northern Ireland grinds to a halt

Continuus are strengthening their presence in the US, which is their biggest market

Ad Feature Acuity Analytics buys Continuus

Founder and CEO of Ledgebrook, Gage Caligaris, met with Dr. Nazim Cetin, CEO of Alllianz X

Ad Feature Ledgebrook raises over £150m to scale AI-powered insurance platform

Ireland women's Erin King. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

'We'll come back stronger' - Ireland pain but captain Erin King staying positive

Ireland women's head coach Scott Bemand. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Scott Bemand excited for Ireland progress across women's Global Series

Sunny Holiday poses for a photo near a mural of Dolly Parton on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, following the country star's death (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Ulster-Scots tributes to country music heroine Dolly Parton after death at 80

USA's Ashley Sessa (left) battles for the ball with Lena Neill

USA produce comeback to beat Ireland at FIH Hockey World Cup

Andy Burnham is focused on increased regional devolution for the UK

Letter: UK is best served by one central government

Budva, Montenegro offers a similar Mediterranean escape with beautiful Adriatic coastline, historic streets and lively beach clubs.

10 holiday dupes offering fewer crowds and lower prices

The service will empower AI visibility

Ad Feature Newswire expands USA network with guaranteed coverage

The Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago

Letter: A different perspective on USA 250 anniversary

The Robinson Memorial Hospital was opened in 1933 as a gift from Samuel Robinson of Philadelphia to the people of Ballymoney and district

Letter: Recalling my own warm family ties with USA

Benjamin Franklin spent time in Hillsborough a few years before the signing of the American Declaration of Independence

Founding father Benjamin Franklin fought hard to stay close to Britain

Davey Todd on his way to victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2025. (Photo by Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press)

Davey Todd planning injury return in 2026 after team's withdrawal from BSB
Davey Todd is planning to make his racing comeback in 2026 following this week’s announcement that 8TEN Racing has withdrawn from the remainder of the British Superbike Championship.
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Ireland made a winning start to the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in South Africa. (Photo by Christiaan Kotze/WorldSportPics)

Ireland make winning start to Hockey Nations Cup

Roger Woodend (left) and friend Alex Logan at the former's house in Yardley, Pennsylvania, this week

World Cup 2026: Ulstermen wearing the Northern Ireland shirt 'everywhere we go'

Ireland senior women's players face June games in the Netherlands and Germany. (Photo by WorldSportPics/Javier Torres)

Ireland hockey squads with June dates for World Cup prep

Davey Todd won the Superbike race at the 2025 Isle of Man TT. (Photo by Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press)

Davey Todd 'doesn't disagree' with Isle of Man TT decision

Rory McIlroy reacts after a putt on the sixth green during Thursday’s US PGA Championship opening round at Aronimink. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy's 'ugly end' bogey blues to open US PGA major bid

Davey Todd was a hat-trick winner at the North West 200 in 2024 and 2025. (Photo by Pacemaker Press)

Davey Todd 'expected full medical examination' at NW200

Davey Todd says he is aiming to make his racing comeback from injury at the North West 200. (Photo by Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press)

Davey Todd aiming to make injury comeback at North West 200

Drill every barrel of oil, and pump every litre of gas, the North Sea still has

Letter: Drill, baby, drill – in the North Sea

Stevan with the tractor in August, 2025 after getting it running for the first time in 40 years.

Progress on the restoration of my 1946 Ferguson TE20

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Sir Keir Starmer’s weak leadership has put the UK in danger

Picture posted online by Gordon Lyons showing him with senator Kevin Cramer (Republican, North Dakota) at the United States Capitol during the annual St Patrick's Day visit

DUP minister Gordon Lyons stresses Ulster links to early USA
A DUP Stormont minister has expressed his passion to "claim" some of the earliest settlers in the United States for Northern Ireland.
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Davey Todd has suffered an injury setback ahead of the 2026 season following a crash at the Daytona 200 in the USA.

Davey Todd confirms broken bones after Daytona 200 crash

Davey Todd has been declared unfit to race in the Daytona 200 following a crash

Davey Todd declared unfit for Daytona 200 following crash

Letters to editor

Letter: Celebrate being an Ulster-Scot every day

Rory McIlroy's hopes of defending his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am title are all but over after a nightmare triple-bogey in his third round

Rory McIlroy ten shots back after third round at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Thrill-seeking athlete Lily Smith has performed a daring balance beam routine 52 stories above street level.

Athlete performs balance beam routine 52 stories above street level

Celebrations of the 250th anniversary of America signing the Declaration of Independence are due to happen this summer.

Ulster Scots USA 250th celebrations could offend Native Americans - Sinn Fein

Companies pictured are James Bojdo, CEO and co-founder, Medinect Bioservices, Mark Flynn, co-founder and managing director, Rubik Technologies, Martin Naughton, founder and managing director, Galvia Digital, Ryan Donnelly, co-founder and CEO, Enzai, Tom Forson, digital consultant, Rubik Technologies, Ben Williams, founder and marketing & date strategist, Tiedot, Naomi McGregor, founder, Movetru and Simon Cole, CEO, Bia Analytical with Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Susan O’Kane, head of regional business for the Belfast City Region, Invest NI

NI tech SMEs invest £4.1m to increase exports and create 33 jobs

I visited one of the world's most famous buildings in New York City

Letters to editor

Letter: It is the invaders who are the terrorists, not those who fight back

Jamie Ritchie and Stefan Berry have joined ranks with Kenny Caldwell, who established Caldwell Solicitors in 2017, to create Caldwell Ritchie Berry - a law practice with market-leading expertise in construction and procurement law across the UK and Ireland

Three leading construction lawyers unite to launch new NI specialist law firm

Portadown’s The Deluxe Group has officially received The King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, recognizing its outstanding short-term growth in global sales over the past three years

Crowning achievement: NI firm honoured with King’s Award for International Trade

KES Group has announced the official opening of its Phase 3 expansion at Strabane Business Park, which will see the company significantly increase its advanced manufacturing capacity and create 40 new electrical engineering jobs. Pictured are Ian Fulton, client executive, Invest NI; George McKinney, interim chief development officer, Invest NI, Conor McCrossan, managing director, KES Group

NI firm supercharges Strabane facility, with 40 jobs and boosting global exports

Louise Greer who learned to walk using prosthetics is set to step onto the world stage in the World's Strongest Disabled Woman competition.

Appeal to send Ballymoney woman to World's Strongest Disabled Woman contest

Team Europe's Rory McIlroy with the Ryder Cup trophy following Sunday's 15-13 win over the USA at Bethpage Black in New York. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell hails Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup factor

Pittsburgh: Freelance journalist Rory Buccheri found an unexpected farm to fork oasis in this industrial US city famous for sports and pop art

I found an unexpected farm to fork oasis in the US city of Pittsburgh

Rory McIlroy of Team Europe tees off on the first hole during a practice round ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

USA 'best country in world' says Rory McIlroy on eve of Ryder Cup

Europe captain Luke Donald speaks to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Europe captain Luke Donald takes aim at USA over Ryder Cup pay

President Coolidge wearing a straw hat on September 18, 1925 ended the riots

Roamer: USA’s historic eight-day straw hat riot began today in 1922

No Limit Records' influence far extends just the hip-hop community, as Master P looked to provide an equitable means for artists to make a living from their music.

How big an influence was hip-hop label No Limit Records?

Overgrown grass verges are a serious danger for road users. Obscured sightlines create extremely hazardous situations on many of our roads and have, unfortunately, led to fatal and very serious collisions

Letter: MLAs could forgo pay rise and put cash into making roads safer

Cookstown firm Rea Sound AV has achieved a major milestone, becoming the first Northern Ireland firm ever to be shortlisted in two categories at the prestigious UK AV Awards 2025

Co Tyrone firm turns up the volume with double UK AV awards shortlisting

McConnell's Distillery, Belfast

Rea Sound AV earns double shortlisting at UK AV Awards 2025

60 students from across Northern Ireland will make up the 2025-26 Study USA cohort

North Belfast students to build on community leadership skills in US

The recent EU-USA trade deal announced by US president Donald Trump is not a brilliant deal from the European point of view

Esmond Birnie: Unequal US-EU trade deal provides UK with a Brexit gain

150th anniversary plaque

Plaque unveiled to mark 150th anniversary of agricultural innovator's birth

Enniskillen's Ellie McCartney has reached the World 200m breastroke final in Singapore. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)

Ellie McCartney through to World 200m breastroke final

Scottie Scheffler praised the 16th at Royal Portrush after three birdies and a par at the hole during his victorious week at the Open

Scottie Scheffler labels 16th at Royal Portrush as a 'really cool hole'

Keegan Bradley was asked about his potential role as a playing captain for USA at this year's Ryder Cup after climbing the leaderboard during the second round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush

Keegan Bradley refuses to rule out dual role at upcoming Ryder Cup

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