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Ash looking forward to playing in a field near you this weekend

Downpatrick band Ash have said they are excited to be back doing live gigs as they prepare to headline Stendhal Festival's second round this weekend. The County Down three-piece have been out of action for 538 days, the longest period of time the ...

10 Aug 2021 at 08:00

Northern Ireland

Rory McIlroy has ‘changed people’s perceptions’ of NI around the world

Rory McIlroy has helped to change people’s perceptions of Northern Ireland around the world, a tourism chief has said. John McGrillen, chief executive of Tourism Northern Ireland, said he believed McIlroy’s historic Masters victory would create ...

14 Apr 2025 at 10:55

Northern Ireland

Train carriages damaged at Co Down museum

Historical train carriages at a Co Down museum have been damaged in an act of “wanton vandalism”, police said. Officers are investigating a report of criminal damage caused to the carriages in Downpatrick which is believed to have taken place ...

22 Sept 2024 at 22:58

Northern Ireland

Co Down community saved houses from being flooded, councillor says

Community spirit in the Newcastle area “saved loads of houses from being flooded”, a Co Down councillor has said . Willie Clarke described “a river running down the roads” after heavy rain on the Mourne Mountains on Sunday. He said ...

19 Oct 2025 at 19:00

Northern Ireland

Award for ‘exemplary’ efforts to cope with climate change at historic garden

Plans to cope with climate change at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland – including recreating its renowned gardens out of the path of rising sea levels – have won a European award. The National Trust says the rare late Arts and ...

28 Jun 2024 at 10:25

Northern Ireland

Man arrested over burglary with alleged gun threat

A man has been arrested by the PSNI in connection with an aggravated burglary in Newcastle, Co Down, in which a woman alleges a robber threatened to shoot her in her own home. It was reported at around 1.45am on Sunday, a ...

14 Jan 2024 at 13:49

Northern Ireland

Remains discovered on Scottish beach ‘linked to body found in Northern Ireland’

A human leg which was discovered on a beach in South Ayrshire two weeks ago is understood to relate to a body found in a coastal part of Northern Ireland in May. The limb was found on Prestwick beach on June 10, ...

01 Jul 2025 at 11:30

Northern Ireland

Red squirrels introduced at Co Down National Trust property

Red squirrels have been introduced at Castle Ward in a bid to establish a new population in the grounds of the Co Down property. The first four have been released at the estate with more to follow. The quartet ...

23 Jan 2023 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Downpatrick business owner pleads for help as town devastated by floods

A business owner in flood-stricken Downpatrick has pleaded for more support to repair the town centre after her shop and several others were “completely submerged in water”. Ciara Douglas, 52, who owns Making ...

05 Nov 2023 at 16:27

Northern Ireland

Man charged with murder of Jordan Webb in County Down

A man has been charged with the murder of Jordan Webb in County Down. Police said the 21-year-old is expected to appear before Newtownards Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Mr Webb, 28, was pronounced dead at ...

05 Nov 2025 at 21:57

National News

BREAKING: Investigation underway after woman's body found on Irish beach

An investigation is underway following the discovery of a woman's body on a beach in Cultra, Co Down. Emergency services are currently on the scene at the Seafront Road in Holywood, and a police cordon is ...

13 May 2024 at 13:40

Northern Ireland

Man in his 50s arrested over hammer attack in Newtownards

A man in his 50s has been arrested over an alleged attack with a hammer in Newtownards, Co Down. The incident occurred at around 12.35pm on Wednesday in the Blenheim Drive area. A PSNI spokesperson said: ...

07 Jan 2026 at 19:02

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