Some say the great tradition of handing out cards at Christmas time is fading, but I know one group of individuals who are dishing out cards left, right and centre — Irish League referees!

Carrickmacross cemented their challenge for the Ulster Club Intermediate Football Championship title when they overcame Donegal side Naomh Columba at the Quarter-Final stage.

The Ulster Club Junior Football Championship Final between Monaghan champions Emyvale and Tyrone kingpins Clogher will be played at Roslea on Saturday (1.00pm).

The son of a “loving and caring” Carrickfergus grandmother told an inquest that his mother “felt like she was going to die” in hospital days after complex surgery.

Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) has been named as one of the UK’s top five cinemas — a sign of how it’s currently thriving beyond pre-pandemic levels.

Tanya Oxtoby has resigned as Northern Ireland manager after two and a half years at the helm. The Australian has accepted a role as head coach of Women’s Super League 2 club Newcastle United. After a ...

In the weeks before Daniel Levy left Tottenham Hotspur in September, a Premier League counterpart noticed something that ensured the shock departure wasn’t actually much of a surprise at all.

The Ulster Denman Shield gets under way with Saturday’s all-EYHL clash between Queen’s University and Pegasus in Pool D.

Linfield Football Club has axed one of its sponsors just days after using a convicted sex offender to promote its youth academy.

It may appear a small thing given the global attention to the major hotspots of world conflict like Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Gaza.

CS Lewis’s significance has never been forgotten in Northern Ireland, but it remains important to acknowledge that the academic and author came from this part of the world.

Fans of Line Of Duty have a renewed passion for “catching bent coppers” — as do local businesses who have benefited from the show’s success — with season seven scheduled for filming in Belfast in the ...