9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (946+ words) Tom Kelly is an Irish News columnist with a background in politics and public relations. He is also a former member of the Policing Board. FOR 35 years, I’ve been attending party conferences, conventions and ard fheiseanna as a delegate, visitor,…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (791+ words) MOURNERS gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon in southern England last month for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe. It was a brief report, easily overlooked amid the coverage that followed her death. Yet it was the one that stayed with…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (743+ words) Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. WE did not have to wait for long for Andy Burnham to confirm that he is the latest in a long line…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (539+ words) Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies are “talking about the threats as well as the opportunities” after Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed a call for the industry to slow down development. It comes after Anthropic boss Dario…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (519+ words) The King will meet with leaders of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies and ask them how the technology can be developed for “the good of humanity”, it has been reported. Charles hopes the discussions will lead to a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (496+ words) The most successful rural and urban communities have villages, towns and cities that have a combination of bustling shops, lively restaurants, homes and innovative businesses as attractive places to live, work, visit and invest in. But for far too long…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Terror “still knocks at the door of democracy”, Andy Burnham has warned as he expressed the nation’s unity with the US on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that shocked the world. With ceremonies being held either side of the Atlantic…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...