Belfast has not forgotten its troubled history but the city's future is looking brighter, finds David Mercer.

Plane had to dump 50,000 litres of fuel and passengers had to wait almost 24 hours to take off again after passenger demanded nuts non-stop.

The tower was so strikingly beautiful, many visitors expressed disbelief it was to be destroyed. But its designer said that had to be the artwork's destiny.

Ewan McDonald puts on his greatcoat and goes walking in the footsteps of a Belfast cowboy.

In Belfast, Ewan McDonald finds there is nothing like The Crown for picking you up.

The race for Dublin property is reaching a frenzy not seen since the market collapsed.

Gerry Adams hit out at the “old guard” in the Northern Ireland police force after four days in custody for questioning about a notorious IRA murder in 1972.

Fantasy nerds: if you've ever fancied yourself on the throne at Kings Landing, battling for the right to the Seven Kingdoms, here's your chance.

The commemoration of the Titanic tragedy acquires a bizarre dimension.

The beating heart of Northern Ireland continues to unshackle itself from 30 years of sectarian strife, healing and improving with time.

Belfast's grand and historical City Hall. Belfast's bloody past is not all that intrigues Peter Calder.

Scenes from Northern Island's Donegal County.

Some 5000 UK food outlets will offer calorie-count menus by the end of the year.

Rory McIlroy's agent talks about how the young golfer bounced back to win the US Open after his Masters meltdown.

The Queen was given a warm welcome during an emotional visit to Ireland's Croke Park sports ground, site of an infamous 1920 massacre.

A superb coastal drive is even finer with a scribe aboard, says Peter Calder.

Rory McIlroy is a natural choice to wear the coveted Masters green jacket, writes Wynne Gray.