The sentencing of a teacher for sex offences against female pupils has been adjourned as his lawyers seek an expert medical report on his risk of suffering a stroke. William-Lloyd Lavery (77) was due ...

As a teenager in the 1980s, I didn’t understand why the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland was referred to as “The Troubles”. Was it meant to be deliberately vague, or was there a touch of the ...

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The generation who grew up in the wake of the Troubles will be at the centre of a new four-part series based on west Belfast writer Michael Magee’s award-winning debut novel Close to Home.

Lisa McGee said she had envisaged her new show, “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast,” as a sort of modern, funny “Murder, She Wrote.” Just don’t expect tired Irish stereotypes. By Ali Watkins Reporting ...

This is still crackling with McGee’s signature dry wit, but where Derry Girls was light-hearted and silly, this one veers into more adult territory. We meet our heroes during a time of stagnation in ...

One item from the Ulster Museum survived a fire in the 1970s, 50 years on and the past and current curators are celebrating a collection reborn.

Just five new major building schemes began construction in Belfast during 2025, the joint lowest level in nearly a decade, a report said today. There have been an average of nine new major projects ...

10:53, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 Updated: 10:59, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 How to Get to Heaven From Belfast is tipped to become one of Netflix's most popular new series of 2026, with viewers eager to discover more ...

Lisa McGee’s follow-up to Derry Girls is beautifully sweet and sharp, while Ryan Murphy looks at the glamorous whirlwind romance between 90s It Girl Carolyn Bessette and John F Kennedy Jr Lisa McGee ...

When Lisa McGee was in the middle of writing Derry Girls’ third season, Covid struck. The world shut down – and so did filming for the last season of the beloved comedy series. At a loss for what to ...