Belfast

CúChulainn Archers’ William Burke, Lisa Burke, Dolores Burke and Adria Quinn at Drumquin Indoor 3D competition

Louth archers aim for glory in multiple competitions

The Four Courts, Dublin

Irish state at fault for not preventing Omagh bomb, says lawyer seeking inquiry

Michael Gallagher outside

Omagh bomb victim’s father says inquiry stress contributed to stroke

A view of a road sign on the A5

Appeal Court quashes ruling that A5 project cannot proceed

Daniel Kinahan

Alleged crime gang leader Daniel Kinahan appears before court in Dublin

Forcing march down Garvaghy Road could be catastrophic, warns Boutcher

Bertie Ahern

Drumcree decision ‘choreographed far too tight, far too dangerous’ – Ahern

Glastonbury Festival 2025

Sir Rod Stewart announces UK and Ireland tour which will ‘definitely be my last’

The Seeger Sessions Revival

Seeger Sessions Revival bring Springsteen’s folk-rock spirit to Louth

The aftermath of the 1998 Omagh bombing

Dundalk connections examined in Omagh Bombing Inquiry

The Seeger Sessions Revival

Seeger Sessions Revival bring Springsteen’s folk-rock spirit to Louth

Paul Greaney KC arriving at the Omagh Bombing Inquiry at Bradford Court in Belfast.

Omagh inquiry hears Dundalk was a base for key figures in plot

Paul Greaney KC

Families will be ‘disappointed’ Garda officers will not give evidence in person

Micheal Martin speaks

Border poll conditions ‘have to be discussed’, Taoiseach says

Ireland's foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee

Irish minister says there ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future

Young people from rural County Louth recently travelled to Belfast

Young people from Louth explore Belfast’s history and communities

Andy Burnham visit to Northern Ireland

Burnham Irish unity remarks were not a mistake, Sir Chris Bryant says
The NI Secretary said both he and the Prime Minister are committed to the Good Friday Agreement.
Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

Andy Burnham

Irish border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham

All Ireland Harp Champions L to R Rachel Dooley, Ryan Martin, Jaymee Martin, and Kayla Martin

Dundalk Comhaltas celebrate their All Ireland Champions

All Ireland Harp Champions L to R Rachel Dooley, Ryan Martin, Jaymee Martin, and Kayla Martin

Dundalk Comhaltas celebrate their All Ireland Champions

Fionn Ó Mearáin, CCÉ,, Dún Dealgan, Lú (Muineachán) with his family. Fionn is 1 st place All Ireland Winner of the Hughes O’Boyle Fuel Oil Cup for Mandolin (15-18 years) at the 2026 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast.

Seven All-Ireland titles for Louth at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Chasing Millions is inspired by the record-breaking Northern Bank robbery when £26 Million was stolen

Major Irish-Australian feature film shot in Dundalk due in cinemas

Chasing Millions is inspired by the record-breaking Northern Bank robbery when £26 Million was stolen

Major Irish-Australian feature film shot in Dundalk due in cinemas

Fionn Ó Mearáin, CCÉ,, Dún Dealgan, Lú (Muineachán) with his family. Fionn is 1 st place All Ireland Winner of the Hughes O’Boyle Fuel Oil Cup for Mandolin (15-18 years) at the 2026 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast.

Seven All-Ireland titles for Louth at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Performers at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2026, in Belfast

Fleadh should be the inspiration for future events – Ulster Scots Commissioner

Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2026 – Belfast

First Fleadh in Belfast hailed as ‘unforgettable week’ for the city

Davy Taylor, one of the 1,300 volunteers at the Fleadh in Belfast

Belfast’s first Fleadh ‘so joyful’ in a city that was once ‘so dark’

Fleadh crowds in Belfast

Fleadh 2027 ‘will be even bigger’, says Bryant on final day of event in Belfast
More than a million people are estimated to have attended the first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in the Northern Ireland capital.
Rebecca Black, Press Association

A musician performs in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter

Success of Belfast Fleadh ‘a dream come true’ for organisers

Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2026

Fleadh visitor numbers to Belfast expected pass one million by Friday

Taoiseach Micheál Martin (second from right) and others give a thumbs-up at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 in Belfast

Irish premier hails cross-community participation at Belfast Fleadh

Micheál Martin in front of microphone

Taoiseach defends new government jet amid reports navigational tool was omitted

US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC, as part of his visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day in March

‘Nothing confirmed’ on Donald Trump visit to Ireland – Irish premier

Young people on stage at the Fleadh

Ed Sheeran-backed cross-border music project takes centre stage at Fleadh

Performers for 2026 Fleadh in Belfast

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 kicks off with musical celebration in Belfast

Dr Síobhra Aiken

Louth native awarded funding to uncover forgotten Civil War plays

Cross-border projects

Irish border poll ‘not top of my list of priorities’, says Bryant

Dr Síobhra Aiken

Louth native awarded funding to uncover forgotten Civil War plays

Dancers at the launch of the 2026 Fleadh in Belfast

Fleadh in Belfast will be ‘truly historic and unique’, organisers predict

Helen McEntee

McEntee announces 10 million euro for Northern Irish peacebuilding projects

Raven Adams

Raven Adams fundraiser set up as funeral takes place this morning

May they rest in peace

Deaths in Dundalk - Tuesday 21 July 2026

Stormont Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald chats to the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly at a special reception for Comhaltas to mark the countdown to Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026, which will take place in Belfast next month

Presidential reception marks countdown to Fleadh in Belfast

Girl Guides from Knockbridge and Ballybay arrive in Lorne and begin with a packed lunch

Louth Girl Guides go on a wee Northern Adventure

DkIT campus

Dundalk IT-Queen’s partnership plan gets Oireachtas committee backing

Raven Adams

'Such a Tragedy' tributes paid to Dundalk woman killed in hit-and-run

Stephen Vincent from Manchester and Kylee Vincent with their son

Dancing With The Stars pros open Belfast studio to revive ballroom

Police tape in the foreground and a police van in the background on a residential street

Driver in crash which killed pedestrian was in mental health crisis, court told

Raven Adams, 24

Dundalk woman (24) killed in Belfast hit-and-run collision

Woman dead and man arrested after Belfast hit-and-run

Girl Guides from Knockbridge and Ballybay arrive in Lorne and begin with a packed lunch

Louth Girl Guides go on a wee Northern Adventure

DkIT campus

Dundalk IT-Queen’s partnership plan gets Oireachtas committee backing

Police Stock

Police officer convicted of careless driving in Belfast

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher during a meeting of the Policing Board at the Gasworks in Belfast

‘Picture inconsistent’ on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots

Mary Lou McDonald

Brave care worker who protected children should be recognised – McDonald

John Cooney

Search for hydration expert under way ahead of inquest into boxer’s death

Sinn Fein party president Mary Lou McDonald (right), and vice president Michelle O’Neill

Union under pressure from ‘rising pro-independence tide’ – Mary-Lou McDonald