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Barry McGovern and Una Crawford O’Brien bring energy and authenticity to Deirdre Kinahan’s subtle and solid play

After several postponed dates at Dunamaise, Directions Out Theatre Company can finally bring the acclaimed and charming play Halcyon Days…

An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk

Karl O’Hanlon’s great-aunt was only 11 when she and three children were murdered on February 13th, 1922

A look at the dos and dont of calling an ambulance and how the Billerica paramedics are being affected by the ongoing surge.

With debates over human rights and Covid-19, BBC News NI looks back to a time when jabs were compulsory.

Northern Ireland's Parliament was founded in 1921, but it took eleven years to find a permanent home.

Partition 100 years on: Northern Irelands path set by first election a century ago In the latest of his series of articles on the centenary of partition, historian Cormac Moore looks at the first election to the new Northern Ireland Parliament, which took place 100 years ago this week 26 May, 2021 01:00 The slogan vote early and vote often, recorded in this image from The Sphere, captured the atmosphere of the first election to the new Northern Ireland Parliament, held 1...

BBC News By Mark Simpson It is exactly 100 years since the first election was held in Northern Ireland. An overwhelming majority of the successful candidates, 40, were unionists. Also elected were six Sinn Féin representatives, including Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera, although they refused to take their seats. image copyrightBritish Pathé image captionSir James Craig was the first prime minister of Northern Ireland Unionists hailed the result as a significant victory and believed it co...

Partition 100 Years On: The Government of Ireland Act 1920, a ghastly Christmas gift On this day a century ago the Government of Ireland Act 1920 became law, allowing for the formal division of Ireland. In the latest in his series of articles on Partition, historian Cormac Moore examines the genesis and legacy of this defining piece of legislation Ian MacPherson, Chief Secretary of Ireland, introducing the Bill to the House of Commons in February 1920 in a sketch published ...