07/12/11 Investigators are looking into cell phone and logbook records and electronic equipment as they try to determine why a tractor-trailer failed to stop in time to avoid a collision with Amtrak's Downeaster in North Berwick...
07/12/11 Following Obama's visit, seven U.S. Presidents have visited Ireland. Tom Deginan looks back at some memorable visits and some that barely registered.
06/25/11 Late Friday night, the New York senate passed the Marriage Equality bill 33 to 29, becoming the largest state to do so. It was a historic moment that caught national and international attention. Gay rights activists were jubilant, opponents of the act were deeply troubled, and Twitter exploded with celebrity comments. Here is a roundup of the world's reaction to the news. Greenwich Village ...
06/23/11 The high level of air travel tax might be driving Continental Airlines to cancel its Belfast to New York route. The Air Passenger Duty (ADP) adds $86 per passenger on every Belfast flight headed to New York, while costing Dublin flights only four dollars.
06/23/11 THERE WERE police failings in the investigation of the Ulster Volunteer Force attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland in 1994 but insufficient evidence of any RUC collusion, police ombudsman Al Hutchinson has found.
06/23/11 Justin Bieber unfazed after security detail altercation outside a Macy's promotional event in New York
06/22/11 The Duke of York has opened the site of a multi-million dollar investment at FG Wilson in Larne, which it is hoped will boost the local economy.
06/22/11 The Royal Navy is investigating the death of a woman officer while at sea on one of its ships. Lieutenant Sara Hellawell was found dead on board HMS Edinburgh last Thursday when the destroyer, was alongside Angola, south-west Africa.
06/22/11 When attending events, like scientific conferences, some people take copious notes with pen and paper. More and more people live-blog or live-tweet such events. But some people do something different - they live-draw the events. Perrin Ireland is an artist who does this - turning the words, sounds, sights and smells of the event into cartoons. A couple of weeks ago she attended the World Science ...
06/21/11 The survival of George Best Belfast City Airport is threatened by massive hikes in aviation tax, a Westminster committee has been told. Related Stories Swooping Ben has scattered bank hawks H&M's slip showing as profits fall Bank of England chiefs opt against interest rate hike Developers begin fighting for piece of gaming app pie British Airways cabin crew end 18-month dispute
06/14/11 By Lee Callan: Steve Collins, the 'Celtic Warrior', amassed an 82-8 amateur record that included a win over world-class Hungarian Zoltan Fuzesy.
06/10/11 An Bord Plean?la has this morning rejected the planning application for a toxic waste incinerator at Ringakiddy in Co. Cork. The application from Indaver Ireland was initiated some ten years ago and has been resisted fiercely by local residents.
06/10/11 BUFFALO, NY - For the eighth year in a row, Williamsville is ranked first in Buffalo Business First's list of the top Western New York school districts.
06/09/11 Briton Mark Wilkinson named his newly-bought ship Titanic II. You can guess what happened next. We all know the story of Titanic via the hit James Cameron movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The film was based on the giant ship named Titanic which was launched into Belfast Lough on May 31, 1911. However, [...]
06/09/11 Williamsville is No. 1 in Business First's 20th annual rankings of Western New York's school systems.
06/09/11 BUFFALO, NY - Make it 10-for-10. Nardin Academy High School is once again ranked first on the Buffalo Business First list of Western New York's top high schools.
06/08/11 Nardin Academy High School finished on top of academic ratings of Western New York high schools.
06/01/11 Singer Nadine Coyle has announced that she has split up with her American Football star fianc?, Jason Bell.
05/31/11 A century ago, the people of Belfast celebrated one of their proudest days - the launching of the supposedly unsinkable Titanic. The Northern Ireland capital commemorated that bittersweet anniversary yesterday with cheers from schoolchildren...
05/31/11 As the sun shone through the cloud-scattered sky, a single flare shot up into the air. With a loud crack it exploded in a shower of sparks. It was exactly 12.13pm and an anniversary 100 years in the waiting was marked. Related Stories Cash bombshell could sound Milk Cup's final whistle Could this ?95m flyover end snarl-ups at one of Belfast's busiest junctions? Church youth group leader jailed ... | 
