The Bishop of Down and Connor has said the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland would co-operate fully with any investigation into allegations of child abuse involving members of the clergy.

ROMANIAN staff manning a cosmetics stand within a Newry store have reportedly been paid just 13 a day.

MORE weight must be given to local residents' views of George Best Belfast City Airport's expansion plans, First Minister Peter Robinson has said.

A NORTH Down town's derelict seafront has been named the worst eyesore in Ulster.

LISTULLYCURRAN Orange Lodge concluded two very successful charity appeals when they held a coffee morning in aid of Northern Ireland Kidney Research Grand Master's Appeal raising over A 1000 and accepted gifts of goods for the Servicemen in Afghanistan.

MCPEAKE, Ireland's premier contemporary and traditional folk musicians, are returning home after touring the USA extensively.

RESIDENTS and politicians in Bangor have hit out after Roads Service refused to put a road sign on the Boyne Bridge in the town for fear of "upsetting community relations". North Down Borough Council passed a motion calling for four historical bridges in the town to be signposted - including the Boyne Bridge, Ballyholme Bridge, Folly Bridge and ...

House prices in Northern Ireland have risen by more than 2% in the last quarter - raising hopes that the property crash has run its course.

Tributes have been paid to company director, soldier and voluntary worker, Bruce Weatherstone, who has died aged 83.

The career of the late Edward Kennedy continues to resonate in the US Senate, writes Guy Rundle.

A new drug for stroke victims has started saving lives in Northern Ireland. Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Tags: Health Thrombolysis has been available in the United States for 12 years.

A red kite has been deliberately poisoned in County Down. The dead animal was found a month ago beside a rabbit's carcass which had been laced with illegal poison.

Ceremonies marking Remembrance Sunday have taken place in towns and cities across Northern Ireland.

Minister Michelle Gildernew MP, MLA today visited the fishing community of Ardglass to celebrate the completion of environmental improvement schemes totalling A 1.3million. Restoration work was carried out in a number of streets and Inner Dock area as part of the village-wide enhancement project, with new gateway features, artwork, heritage and ...

THE Castlewellan based F&M Contracts Down Rally will be included in the Irish National Forest Rally Championship in 2010.

More than 30 people have been arrested during a major police operation against burglaries across Northern Ireland.

A grotesque lapse in taste by the Irish tabloid, the Sunday World , has resulted in 50 complaints to the Press Complaints Commission .

NORTH Down is reeling from a "profoundly disturbing" suicide after a man hanged himself from a busy bridge at the weekend.

Four intrepid Co Down adventurers who set sail across the Irish Sea in a modified Renault Laguna car have arrived safely in Scotland.

A fisherman is in a critical condition in hospital after a boat fire at a Co Down harbour.