A convicted murderer who absconded from Magilligan Prison in County Londonderry while on day release and fled to the Republic of Ireland has been extradited back to Northern Ireland. James Meehan, 56, was given a minimum 14-year life sentence in 2009 for the murder of father-of-four Jim McFadden in the Shantallow area of Londonderry in 2007.

A fast-growing international chain of kebab restaurants is set to open its first outlet in Northern Ireland. A franchisee of the Glasgow-based German Doner Kebab (GDK) has secured a premises in the Boucher Road area of south Belfast.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom said Northern Ireland’s public schools must include the study of faiths other than Christianity.

The initial release includes English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and the three single sciences – Biology, Chemistry and Physics with additional subjects will be introduced in the coming

By December 2023, Smyth proved he had enough raw kicking talent to earn a spot in the NFL's International Player Pathway Program. After two impressive workouts at the NFL scouting combine and the IPP pro day in 2024, he was signed to the Saints' practice squad and has been developing for the past two seasons.

There are 22 nations competing for the six remaining World Cup spots via the play-offs, which will take place across the final week of March

All eyes will turn to Thursday's draw for the play-offs for the 2026 World Cup, but who can Northern Ireland face in March?

The U K Supreme Court has ruled that the current approach to religious education and collective worship in Northern Ireland schools breaches human rights and is unlawful

The New Orleans Saints have decided to let Charlie Smyth, a former Gaelic football player from Northern Ireland, to make his NFL debut as a kicker on Sunday in Miami.

It might seem strange to some that internationally acclaimed Irish opera singer Tara Erraught has not sung professionally in Northern Ireland before. The mezzo soprano was born in Ravensdale, in the foothills of County Louth's Cooley mountains,