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Desecration of wreaths and tributes at site of atrocity condemned

The desecration of wreaths and tributes at the site of a Troubles atrocity in Co Down has been condemned. Wreaths, memorial crosses and floral tributes were desecrated at Narrow Water where 18 British soldiers died in an IRA bomb attack in 1979. The ...

26 Sept 2022 at 00:08

National News

'Unacceptable' - Two NI police officers injured after pursuit of unfit driver in Co Down

Two police officers have been injured after a car reversed into a PSNI vehicle following a pursuit. The incident, which led to the two officers receiving hospital treatment, occurred on Sunday in the Lismore Road area of Downpatrick, Co Down. ...

18 Jul 2022 at 11:56

Northern Ireland

Legacy of Miami Showband ‘is more than music, it is bringing people together’

The legacy of the Miami Showband is about more than just music, it is bringing people together, a survivor of the loyalist ambush which targeted its members has said. Singer Fran O’Toole, guitarist Tony Geraghty and trumpeter Brian McCoy ...

31 Jul 2025 at 15:41

Sport

Rory McIlroy an ‘incredible inspiration’ to pupils at his former school

Golfer Rory McIlroy has been described as an “incredible inspiration” to pupils at his former school in Co Down. McIlroy attended Sullivan Upper in Holywood in the early 2000s, and is remembered as a teenager who was “golf mad”. The ...

14 Apr 2025 at 16:36

National News

Man hospitalised after being injured in suspected sword attack

A man is being treated for facial wounds and a severe arm injury following a suspected sword attack in Co Down. A suspect, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident at a property in ...

21 Jul 2024 at 13:39

National News

Two confirmed dead in plane crash at Northern Irish airport

Police have confirmed that two people have died following a crash involving a light aircraft in Co Down. Emergency services rushed to Newtownards Airport following a 999 call on Tuesday evening. A PSNI spokesman said: “It ...

20 Jul 2022 at 10:42

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach vows to ‘speak up for victims’ on Loughinisland massacre anniversary

Taoiseach Simon Harris has vowed to continue to “speak up for victims” on the 30th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. Six Catholic men were killed and five others injured when two loyalist gunmen burst into a bar ...

18 Jun 2024 at 16:18

National News

Witnesses sought after Co Down man attacked with knives and hammers

A man has been injured after being attacked by six men armed with knives and hammers in Newtownards, Co Down, Northern Irish police have said. The incident happened outside a property in the Upper Movilla Street area of ...

29 Aug 2022 at 16:23

Arts & Entertainment

Largest sculpture exhibition in Ireland to be held in grounds of five star hotel

The grounds of a hotel in Co Down have come to life with the display of the some of largest Irish sculptures to ever come to the art market. The pieces include Larger Than Life, from Patrick O’Reilly’s bear series, ...

14 Aug 2023 at 13:02

Northern Ireland

NI should have ‘biggest party possible’ to welcome Rory McIlroy home – O’Neill

Northern Ireland should have a “huge party” to welcome home golfing champion Rory McIlroy, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. It came as Stormont’s Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons, said he is looking ...

14 Apr 2025 at 15:26

National News

Irish community ‘shaken and upset’ after 'brutal attack' on priest and death of man

An Irish community has been “shaken and upset deeply” by the attack on a priest and the death of a man in Co Down at the weekend, Bishop Alan McGuckian has said. Father John Murray was struck on the head in a ...

12 Aug 2025 at 14:31

National News

Joy in Co Down as Rhys McClenaghan wins Ireland’s first gymnastics Olympic gold

There was jubilation in Co Down after Rhys McClenaghan clinched Ireland’s first ever Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. As McClenaghan, 25, took to the pommel horse at the Bercy Arena in Paris, back in his ...

03 Aug 2024 at 21:19

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