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Jonny Evans believes he can still improve

2009-11-23T16:21:57Z

Manchester United defender Jonny Evans intends to remain grounded - as he wants to stay on the right side of Sir Alex Ferguson

I've lost my legs and arm but I'm still just a normal bloke

2009-09-21T09:24:35Z

The plight of soldiers who have suffered horrific injuries in Afghanistan is being revealed for the first time

The male Kate Moss: Jamie Dornan

2009-09-04T10:26:13Z

Top model Jamie Dornan reads modern philosophy and wants to be an actor, so why do people only want to talk to him about oiling up and his grooming technique?

Debut duck for Jonathan Trott as Ireland shock England stars

2009-08-27T13:25:20Z

Ashes centurion Jonathan Trott was out for a duck against Ireland as England struggled to 203 for nine in Belfast

Nine police officers injured in Belfast street violence

2009-07-14T07:06:29Z

North Belfast was picking up the pieces today after the worst night of violence for years

Belfast in flames as 21 police hurt

2009-07-14T08:00:07Z

Twenty-one police officers have been injured in Northern Ireland after one of the worst nights of violence for years

Get great beer at Czechoslovak National House

2009-06-18T23:00:00Z

The bar is just one part of this club for exiles from Czechoslovakia at Czechoslovak National House, which has been going since the late 1940s.

Fighting for an editor facing five years' jail for protecting her sources

2009-06-10T06:27:36Z

Tomorrow a judge will be asked to decide whether the police are right to demand that a journalist hand over her notes, phones and computers in order to discover how she obtains her stories

Omagh bomb families finally win justice and �1.6million

2009-06-08T13:39:55Z

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims finally won their landmark civil action against Real IRA terrorists

Boo-boys to spur me on, says James DeGale

2009-05-11T09:00:18Z

Boxing: James DeGale knows he must face the boo-boys as well as his opponent when he fights in Belfast

James DeGale plans to be Britain's next superstar

2009-05-08T09:45:46Z

Boxing: James DeGale today insisted he can be Britain's new boxing hero

Explosive portrait of a traitor�s Troubles

2009-04-09T14:54:04Z

The story of real-life IRA informant Martin McGartland makes a hard-hitting thriller about the effects of war

Explosive portrait of a traitor�s Troubles

2009-04-09T14:53:52Z

The story of real-life IRA informant Martin McGartland makes a hard-hitting thriller about the effects of war

Protests grow in battle to save car jobs

2009-04-02T08:16:35Z

Nationwide protests against job cuts at a car parts firm were set to continue

Ulster on alert over dissident IRA bomb plot

2009-03-12T11:07:50Z

British and Irish police were on alert for a Real IRA bomb plot following reports that a large device had been smuggled into Ulster

Soldiers' bodies are flown home

2009-03-12T16:24:37Z

The bodies of the two British soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA have been flown home for burial

Silent vigils as Ulster shows unity against dissident IRA killers

2009-03-11T09:16:04Z

The people of Northern Ireland came together today in unprecedented unity against the men of violence

Beijing star Ohuruogu gets off to a slow start in Belfast

2009-02-09T12:12:45Z

Athletics: Christine Ohuruogu has defended her poor showing at the low-key Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Championships in Belfast

After the cold, wind and hail of Ulster, Danny craves the comforts of home

2009-01-23T10:48:15Z

Danny Care has vowed to put the "worst experience" of his life behind him and help Harlequins secure a home quarter final by beating Scarlets

Obese patients to be flown to London for gastric ops

2009-01-02T10:16:20Z

Obese patients in Belfast will be flown hundreds of miles for fat-loss operations at Imperial College trust, the Evening Standard can reveal

'I would have signed up for the IRA,' says American femme fatale Rose McGowan

2008-09-11T18:19:12Z

Hollywood actress Rose McGowan has claimed she would have been an IRA terrorist if she had lived through the Troubles.

Boyzone in the buff: Irish boy band reveal their toned bodies at reunion gig

2008-05-27T07:45:38Z

After an eight year hiatus, Irish boy band Boyzone are back - and looking better than ever.

On tour now: BOYZONE

2008-05-22T22:43:51Z

The original Irish boy band who went from harmonies to disharmony. Eight years later they're on the reunion trail.

Three females and one male on Turner Prize shortlist

2008-05-13T09:42:31Z

Female artists make the strongest showing in a decade in the Turner Prize shortlist

Skiving at home: a must for working couples

2008-06-16T13:42:18Z

The Northern Irish are trying to make skiving off at home a crime. A proposed Bill of Rights says that if you don't do your part, you are breaching your partner's constitutional rights.

Carving a bad reputation

2008-02-21T00:00:00Z

Waz is well put together but for all its undoubted promise, it leaves a very nasty taste in the mouth.

Casual but seriously funny

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

Jimeoin is so entertaining everyone from everywhere should be heading to the Arts Theatre to enjoy his universal sense of humour.

Don't miss: Jimeoin

2008-02-05T09:44:38Z

Stand-up Jimeoin - the laid-back Irishman now resident in Australia - brings his witty observations on daily life to London.

Critic's choice: top five club nights

2007-06-08T08:26:37Z

There's breakbeat mayhem at Fabric, a hot hip-hop party at Cargo, and a free all-day party at the Lodge taking place in the capital this weekend.

Painful legacy of a Belfast childhood

2007-03-20T00:00:00Z

Lucy Caldwell's Leaves is a sensitive but shallow play which does little to shine fresh light on middle-class morals and manners, says Nicholas de Jongh.