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Sun, 22 Aug 2021 07:25:11 GMT
Covid-19: Vaccination 'big push' continues in Northern Ireland
The most recent data shows that Northern Ireland has the UK's lowest Covid vaccination rate.

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 03:09:33 GMT
Covid: Antibody tests offered to public for first time
The UK-wide scheme for adults who test positive for coronavirus will launch next week.

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:21:38 GMT
Boris Johnson's Irish Sea tunnel vision - roadworthy or pipe dream?
A BBC documentary asks how serious is Boris Johnson about a link from Scotland to Northern Ireland?

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:14:08 GMT
The NI inventor who saved thousands of lives
The plane ejector seat was invented by James Martin, from Crossgar in County Down, in 1944.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:16:06 GMT
Covid-19: Northern Ireland's summer surge figures make for grim reading
Northern Ireland now has the UK's highest death and infection rates and its lowest vaccination rate.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:22:58 GMT
Covid-19: Four more Covid-related deaths and 1,612 new cases
The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in NI since the start of the pandemic is now 2,291.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:53:22 GMT
Portadown assault: Man 'critical' after punch in the face
A man in his 50s is in a critical condition in hospital after being punched in the face in Portadown.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:40:21 GMT
Ulster Ladies Football Final: Armagh retain title by edging out Donegal 3-12 to 3-11 in thriller
Armagh retain the Ulster Ladies Senior Football title by holding off Donegal's comeback to edge a 3-12 to 3-11 Healy Park thriller.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:18:11 GMT
West Belfast: Families move out of homes after race hate crimes
Houses and cars are attacked in what police describe as "distressing" incidents for the victims.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:40:37 GMT
Aidan McAnespie: Ex-soldier fails to have manslaughter trial halted
David Holden, 51, is accused of killing Aidan McAnespie in County Tyrone in 1988.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:14:00 GMT
County Fermanagh teenager waiting for brain injury specialist care
Harvey Little suffered a head and neck injury during a school rugby match in November 2019.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:12:31 GMT
M1 crash: Six people taken to hospital after crash
Six people are taken to hospital after a collision on the motorway near Lisburn on Thursday night.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:38:03 GMT
Covid-19: Thousands queue across NI for Big Jab Weekend
The campaign sees regional centres offering walk-in first jabs to the over-18s for the last time.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:55:11 GMT
Covid-19: NI records highest number of cases in a single day
Another 2,397 cases are reported, as doctors warn hospital staff are struggling to meet demand.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:28:55 GMT
Covid-19: Swann sets target of 90% of NI jabbed for Covid-19
Having 90% of people in NI vaccinated would take pressure off the health service, says Robin Swann.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:45:26 GMT
'Urgent clarity needed' on football crowds' return
Northern Ireland Football League CEO Gerard Lawlor calls for "urgent clarity" from the Executive on the return of supporters to Irish Premiership matches this season.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:41:33 GMT
Covid-19: Ulster University asks students about vaccine status
An anonymous survey on Covid-19 vaccines has been sent to UU's 27,000 students and 2,600 staff.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:16:31 GMT
Covid-19: Schools can continue to teach some in class bubbles
It is despite the executive deciding earlier in August that schools no longer had to use bubbles.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:03:26 GMT
Covid-19: Deaths and hospital admissions 'yet to peak'
A further 11 Covid-related deaths were recorded in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:05:34 GMT
Covid vaccines still effective against Delta variant
But the jabs were more effective against the Alpha variant, the largest study of its kind suggests.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:41:46 GMT
Dementia and the power of sporting memories
Recollections from the terraces or the pitch can be invaluable for sports fans with dementia.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:41:08 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:47:47 GMT
Afghanistan: 'You fear for your family and friends at home'
Four people with links to the island of Ireland speak of their fears for relatives amid the chaos.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:00:08 GMT
'My sister's legacy is the Sibling Grief Club'
Sisters from County Tyrone started The Sibling Grief Club after their youngest sister died suddenly.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:43:30 GMT
The day firebombs devastated Ballymena
BBC NI's political correspondent Stephen Walker recalls his hometown on a dark day in 1976.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:44:08 GMT
Transatlantic tale of message in a bottle washed up in County Kerry
From Canada to County Kerry, three Irish cousins find a message sent by a fisherman a year ago.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:41:44 GMT
Sport 'very important' in living with dementia
Gerard Doran, 62, said involvement with hillwalking and GAA have benefited him physically and mentally.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:34:26 GMT
Newmills community helps to unearth history of former mill site
The residents of a Tyrone village help archaeologists to excavate the site of a former watermill.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:27:58 GMT
Bill Murray: Golf-loving Ghostbusters star given hand-forged putter
When the comedy star needed a new putter, who was he gonna call? A County Antrim blacksmith of course.

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:02:13 GMT
Premier Division: Candystripes edge out Sligo in Showgrounds derby
Ronan Boyce hits a late winner as Derry City defeat Sligo Rovers 2-1 in the north-west derby.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:25:12 GMT
Londonderry: 'Traveller feud' accused granted bail
Four men and a teenager are granted bail after an incident at a filling station forecourt on Tuesday.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:59 GMT
Caravans destroyed in suspected arson attack in Racecourse Road
Police say they are investigating to try to find out the cause of the fire.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:11:48 GMT
Six arrested after group fight in Buncrana Road, Derry
It was reported a group of men were fighting in the forecourt of a filling station in Buncrana Road.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:11:19 GMT
Galway: Infant and parents among four dead in collision
Police say four people died at the scene of the three-vehicle collision on the M6.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:37:47 GMT
Wally the walrus to get his own pontoon
It is hoped the floating platform will stop the walrus from sinking more boats.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:02:26 GMT
Two men die in three-vehicle crash in County Meath
A man in his 40s and a man in his 30s die in a three-vehicle crash on the R152 at Keenogue.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:57:52 GMT
Irish government to evacuate 36 citizens from Afghanistan
Three Irish citizens have been evacuated from the country so far, Ireland's foreign minister says.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:25:50 GMT
Jack Woolley: Irish Olympian awaiting surgery after Dublin attack
Irish Olympian Jack Woolley is awaiting surgery after being violently attacked in Dublin on Friday night.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:50:27 GMT
Irish Paralympian's wheelchair broken on plane
Irish Para-swimmer Patrick Flanagan's wheelchair is left "completely broken" following a flight to Heathrow en route to the Tokyo Games.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:24:11 GMT
Limerick: Pair held on suspicion of boy's murder freed
The four-year-old child was fatally injured in a house in Limerick on 13 March.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 23:08:51 GMT
Gerry Hutch arrested in Spain over boxing weigh-in gun attack
Gerry Hutch, known as "The Monk", is wanted over the 2016 gun attack at the Regency Airport Hotel.



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