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‘It’s time now to build Casement Park’: Antrim Gaels letter to Secretary of State calls for immediate progress on stadium redevelopment

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Mark Robinson

South Antrim GAA representatives and members gathered in Belfast on Thursday to hand a letter in to the Secretary of State calling for immediate progress on the redevelopment of Casement Park. It comes after an Ulster GAA delegation visit to Westminster on Wednesday and a meeting between Secretary of State Hilary Benn and First Minister Michelle O’Neill relating to the issue.
Winston Irvine controversy has impacted confidence in justice system, says PSNI

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Jonathan McCambridge

Controversy around the sentencing of leading loyalist Winston Irvine has impacted upon confidence in the criminal justice system, PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton has said. Mr Singleton also told the Policing Board that he wanted to give clarity that he did not provide a character witness for Irvine and would not have done so if asked.
Paul Weller cover of late Derry singer’s song ‘ultimate tribute’, says family

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Mark Robinson

The son of Derry singer-songwriter Eamon Friel has said that a Paul Weller cover of one of his songs is the “ultimate tribute” to his late father. The cover of El Dorado features on the rock legend’s latest album, which comprises of songs by other artists that have stuck with him over the years. Rising to fame in the 1970s as the frontman of The Jam and Style Council Weller has been in Derry and the northwest this week to meet the Friel family.
Families of men killed by British Army not entitled to enhanced inquests under Human Rights Convention, court rules

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Alan Erwin

Relatives of two men killed by British soldiers during the Troubles have no legal entitlement to enhanced inquests examining alleged state breaches of the right to life, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Senior judges upheld a verdict that the deaths of Francis Bradley and Patrick Duffy occurred outside a 12-year time limit for an investigative obligation imposed by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Referee Bobby Madley says VAR is ruining football’s emotion

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Rod Minchin

Referee Bobby Madley has said he hates VAR because it has ruined the immediate emotion for fans watching the game. Madley, who takes charge of games in the EFL and is a fourth official for Premier League matches, spoke out about the technology which continues to be a source of controversy in football. He said the introduction of VAR had meant that moments like Sergio Aguero’s stoppage-time winner to hand Manchester City their first Premier League title in 2012 would not be repeated.
Man in court charged with murdering his mother in north Belfast

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Alan Erwin

A man was remanded in custody accused of murdering his pensioner mother in north Belfast. Mary Green, who was 71 and known as Marie, was pronounced dead at a house on the Shore Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Her son, Lewis Green, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder. The 31-year-old defendant, of Shore Road in the city, also faces further counts of non-fatal strangulation and common assault on another man as part of the same incident.
Alpine confirms electric A110 sports car and new halo V6 hybrid supercar

1 day ago | irishnews.com | James Batchelor

Alpine has confirmed it is teeing up an electric replacement for its A110 sports car, along with revealing details of a halo V6-powered supercar. The new A110, which is slated for reveal in full production form at the Paris Motor Show in 2026, will sit on a new platform called APP (Alpine Performance Platform). Engineers are targeting a weight of 1,450kg – around 350kg heavier than the base-spec version of the current car, but some 400kg lighter than MG’s Cyberster two-seater EV roadster.
Van driver dies after crash with lorry in Co Derry

1 day ago | irishnews.com | Mark Robinson

A 44-year-old man has died following a crash between a lorry and a van in Co Derry . Police say they attended the collision in the on the Dunhill Road near Macosquin at around 11.55am on Wednesday. The driver of the van, named by police as Ruben Alexandre Guimaraes from Moy, was pronounced dead at the scene. Roads Inspector Cherith Adair from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “Officers attended, alongside our colleagues from other emergency services.
Singer Jessie J reveals she has been diagnosed with ‘early breast cancer’

2 days ago | irishnews.com | Casey Cooper-Fiske |John Besley

Singer Jessie J said she has been diagnosed with “early breast cancer” and plans to undergo surgery following her performance at this month’s Summertime Ball. The Price Tag singer, whose real name is Jessica Cornish, said in an Instagram video she has spent much of her recent time “in and out of tests”. The 37-year-old said: “I was diagnosed with early breast cancer. “Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the word ‘early’. “It’s a very dramatic way to get a boob job.
Max Johnston hopes club success by Scottish players can boost national team

2 days ago | irishnews.com | Anthony Brown

Austrian title winner Max Johnston believes Scotland can tap into the feelgood factor generated by the fact eight members of the squad have lifted silverware with their clubs in recent weeks. The 21-year-old right-back was part of Sturm Graz’s championship-winning side, while Napoli pair Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour, Liverpool’s Andy Robertson and Celtic’s Anthony Ralston have also met up with the national team for the friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein fresh from top-flight glory.