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'Borrisokane Players are set to take on Conor McPherson's critically acclaimed production of 'The Weir'. The Weir has seen both national and international success and won a number of awards including the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It ...

13 Apr 2017 at 17:12

Northern Ireland

Celebrities embark on 555-mile cycle for MND research and deliver Lions match ball

A team of celebrities and rugby players are preparing for a 555-mile cycle challenge around the island of Ireland to raise funds for research into motor neurone disease (MND) in memory of the late Doddie Weir. Weir died of MND aged 52 in November ...

15 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Local News

Rapturous ovations for the top quality show ‘The Weir’ after sensational New Inn performance

Writer Conor McPherson who wrote the drama The Weir is Dublin-born, but one could hardly tell from this play, such was the nuanced sensitivity to depicting country life, country thoughts and country ways. For those of us born and raised in the ...

22 Nov 2024 at 10:00

National News

Kneecap and Say Nothing among winners at Irish film and television awards

Belfast rap trio Kneecap and Troubles series Say Nothing were among the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) awards on Friday. Stars Saoirse Ronan and Cillian Murphy won for leading actor and actress in a film for their ...

14 Feb 2025 at 23:36

National News

Border poll on United Ireland top of Sinn Féin agenda post-election, DUP claims

Sinn Féin is planning a border poll if it emerges on top following the Stormont election, the DUP has claimed. Polls have suggested that Sinn Féin is set to overtake the DUP to become the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly. As ...

08 Apr 2022 at 17:52

Northern Ireland

President hosts exhibition marking role of women in peace process

The role of women in the Northern Ireland peace process has been highlighted in a new exhibition hosted by Irish president Michael D Higgins. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Peace Heroines exhibition ...

29 Mar 2023 at 17:22

National News

Sport stars pay tribute to late Doddie Weir in birthday video

Rugby stars Kenny Logan and Rob Wainwright and other sporting legends have paid tribute to the late Doddie Weir in a video released on what would have been his 55th birthday. The video has been created to honour the memory of ...

04 Jul 2025 at 00:01

National News

Wife of Doddie Weir takes on 750-mile cycle to raise money for his charity

The wife of late rugby legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir will take on a 750-mile cycling challenge to raise money for the charity he founded. Kathy Weir will cycle from the Scottish Borders to ...

16 Feb 2026 at 09:42

National News

Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder of man in Kildare

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in Co Kildare last month. Ryan Weir Gibbons, aged in his 20s, was found unresponsive in McGee Terrace in Kildare town in the early hours of Sunday October ...

03 Nov 2025 at 15:59

Arts & Entertainment

Rapturous ovations for for Tipperary drama group who performed The Weir

04 Nov 2024 at 21:57

Northern Ireland

‘Weir in this together’: ex-Lions call on fans to join MND fundraising challenge

Scottish rugby legend Gavin Hastings is one of four former British and Irish Lions calling on people to sign up for an exercise challenge to raise funds for research into motor neurone disease (MND). Doddie Aid was ...

19 Dec 2024 at 06:23

National News

IFTA AWARDS: Andrew Scott ‘really proud’ of global recognition Irish talent is receiving

Andrew Scott has said he is “really proud” of the recognition that Irish talent is receiving on the global stage in recent years. The Irish actor, known for Fleabag and Sherlock, is nominated for an Irish Film and ...

14 Feb 2025 at 20:16

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