Belfast
Titanic centenary puts Belfast on tourist map
Dec 19, 2011 11:10 EST
BELFAST (Reuters) - Once blacklisted next to Baghdad and Beirut as a tourism no-go zone, Belfast has become one of the world's must-see destinations thanks to its troubled past, great golfing present and impending anniversary of the tragedy of the Titanic.
Seven-try Leinster eye European Cup last eight
Dec 17, 2011 18:06 EST
Defending champions Leinster ran in seven tries in a 52-27 demolition of Bath in Dublin on Saturday to go six points clear at the top of Pool Three and move closer to a European Cup quarter-final spot.
Donald, McIlroy steal the show in 2011
Dec 15, 2011 15:56 EST
For once, the golfing year was not all about Tiger Woods. The game's fallen superstar was by and large left in the shadows as he sought to find calmer waters after the physical and mental turmoil that brought his world crashing down about him.
Scotland's Salmond attacks Cameron over EU treaty veto
Dec 11, 2011 18:25 EST
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond on Monday accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of damaging Scottish interests by vetoing a new European Union treaty.
St Jude advises doctors of heart lead problems
Nov 29, 2011 19:55 EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - St Jude Medical Inc has sent a letter to doctors advising them that its Riata leads that connect implanted defibrillators to the heart have a higher rate of insulation failures than previously reported.
DNA 'match' in getaway car in N. Ireland soldier murders
Nov 16, 2011 13:39 EST
The DNA of two men on trial for the murder of two British soldiers shot dead outside their Northern Ireland barracks almost certainly matches samples found in the getaway car, a court heard Wednesday.
Bieber says DNA test will prove baby not his
Nov 08, 2011 07:03 EST
Justin Bieber will take a DNA test to prove that he did not father a 20-year old fan's baby -- and then will turn the tables on her paternity suit by taking her to court once the results come in, US media reported Monday.
Justin Bieber to take paternity test on baby claim
Nov 07, 2011 15:57 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Bieber will take a paternity test to counter claims that he fathered a baby boy with a young California woman after a brief backstage encounter last year, a source close to the singer said on Monday.
Bieber says DNA test will prove baby is not his: report
Nov 07, 2011 12:14 EST
Justin Bieber will take a DNA test to prove that he did not father a 20-year old fan's baby -- and then will turn the tables on her paternity suit by taking her to court once the results come in, US media reported Monday.
Two men on trial over N. Ireland soldier murders
Nov 07, 2011 11:43 EST
Two men went on trial in Northern Ireland on Monday accused of gunning down two British soldiers in a republican paramilitary attack outside an army barracks.
Bieber's busy week ends on MTV high
Nov 07, 2011 04:33 EST
Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber put rumours about his personal life to one side when he picked up two gongs at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast.
Lady Gaga steals show at MTV Europe Awards...again
Nov 06, 2011 18:13 EST
BELFAST (Reuters) - Lady Gaga stole the show at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast Sunday, scooping four prizes and going one better than 2010 when she also led the field with three.
Justin Bieber rounds off MTV Europe awards lineup
Oct 31, 2011 12:15 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been added to the line-up for the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on Sunday, when he will join his girlfriend and host for the night, actress and singer Selena Gomez.
Two dead, hundreds stranded in Irish flooding
Oct 25, 2011 07:54 EDT
DUBLIN/BELFAST (Reuters) - Two people died and hundreds were stranded in northern and eastern Ireland on Tuesday after torrential rain closed roads and rail lines, left shops and homes under water and led to the capital, Dublin, being put on an emergency footing.
Analysis: Win or lose, Sinn Fein poll bid a success
Oct 23, 2011 11:22 EDT
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Whether Martin McGuinness completes his journey from guerrilla commander to Ireland's president or not, his Sinn Fein party has scored a major coup just by putting the ex-Irish Republican Army (IRA) man forward for next week's poll.
Sinn Fein chief's brother loses extradition appeal
Oct 18, 2011 15:17 EDT
A brother of Sinn Fein party president Gerry Adams failed in a bid in a court in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday to appeal against his extradition to Northern Ireland on sex abuse charges.
Businessman on course to be next Irish president: poll
Oct 15, 2011 14:05 EDT
An entrepreneur businessman has surged into the lead in the Irish presidential race ahead of the October 27 ballot, according an opinion poll in the Sunday Business Post newspaper.
Worthington quits as Northern Ireland boss
Oct 10, 2011 12:05 EDT
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington confirmed on Monday he will step down as manager after their final Euro 2012 qualifier in Italy on Tuesday.
N. Ireland's Worthington faces anxious over future
Oct 08, 2011 09:54 EDT
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington admits he faces an anxious wait to discover if he will be sacked for his country's failure to qualify for Euro 2012.
