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

Eight beaches in NI are awarded a blue flag for 2021 as the popularity of sea-swimming in NI grows.

Message : Required fields PARIS (Reuters) -European budget airline Wizz Air warned of further losses in its current financial year, amid a slower-than-expected recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ultra-low cost carrier faces another "transition year" as travel curbs linger on, Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi said on Wednesday, as the company posted a 576 million euro ($703 million) net loss for the 12 months ended March 31. "Unless we see an accelerated and permanent lifting of restrictions ...

BBC News By Mark Simpson image captionKate Nicholls 72-year-old mother will be at City Hall for her installation ceremony The mother of Belfasts next lord mayor, Kate Nicholl, says her daughters upbringing in Africa will give her a broader outlook on the role. Ms Nicholl, 33, is the first person in recent times who was not born in the UK or Ireland to become lord mayor. Mr Haire is a prominent member of the Orange Order. image copyrightNicholl Family image captionHelen and Kate Nicholl left Zim...

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The new DUP leader Edwin Poots has accused the European Union of damaging the NI peace process.

The new DUP leader Edwin Poots has accused the European Union of damaging the NI peace process.

Just weeks after the partition of Ireland took legal effect in 1921, NI held is first election.

Ullswater Yacht Clubs annual Daffodil Regatta was held on May 22 & 23 and to welcome visiting racers back - it was the clubs first open since 2019 - the lake weather gods threw just about everything they could at them from sun and flat calm to heavy rain and winds gusting well over 30 mph. The popular event is usually held at the start of the season, but was delayed this year because of Covid and it was fully booked within days by racers desperate to get back to some top competition. For the bi...

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...