The company said redundancies will be “necessary” as part of the closures.

Junior final featuring East Belfast moved to Sunday curtain-raiser slot.

Initially, Paul Faloon, who is on the National Referee’s panel, was set to officiate.

It is hoped the skeleton of the whale will eventually be put on public display for educational purposes.

Lapwings are red-listed on the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland and is a priority species in the North because of its decline, rarity and importance.

Dr Cullen Park to host Johnny McGeeney’s New York in preliminary round clash.

The driver told the passenger ‘you are f****** lucky I’m not taking your knees out’ while appearing to hold a gun to his head.

No one was injured in what the PSNI described as ‘a reckless attack that could have resulted in more serious consequences’.

Noel Hunt’s Reading remain favourites to join Wigan in dropping into League One.

Louth and Kildare make progress in Leinster.

Four men were arrested today after a gathering of individuals, some of them masked, in Newtownards.

It is understood that the child was in a pram that was being pushed by his grandmother.

Limerick and Meath could not be separated in Division 2, while there were wins for Cavan, Fermanagh, Offaly and Westmeath in the third tier.

Ryan Gray, of the K9 Search and Rescue charity, said they have been preparing since hearing news of the earthquakes on Monday.

Northern Irish police stopped a car driving erratically shortly before 2am and were then rammed repeatedly by the car.

Police are investigating if there is a ‘cross border, organised crime’ element to what they called a ‘brutal and senseless attack on a defenceless man’.

The Narrow Water Bridge will link the Mourne Mountains in Co Down and the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth.

Ten points separated the teams in Clones.

Some key GAA club games on tonight around the country.

18 British soldiers were killed at Narrow Water in an IRA bomb attack in 1979.

Paul Garrigan, Eugene Eivers and Shane Supple have been added to the Meath team.

Peter Lynch returns to the Mourne county helm.

Emergency services were rushed to the Newtownards Airport last night at 8.21pm.

Jack McCarron starred as the Farney county beat Down by 10 points in Clones.

Kerry and Offaly both registered their first win in the 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup.

The Sky Blues enjoyed a 10-point win over Down as they played at HQ for the first time in 11 years.

Four points was the winning margin in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Earlier today, Antrim moved to the top of Division 3.

Ronan Sheehan made the comments following his side’s Allianz Hurling League win in Ballycran.

The studio where part of the fantasy HBO series was filmed is opening to the public for a glimpse behind the scenes.

Kilcoo coach Conleith Gilligan reflects on yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final win.

2021 has seen Conor McCrickard play for Down in the Ulster championship and win a Cork title with St Finbarr’s.

The Mourne county have at last filled the vacancy created by Paddy Tally’s departure.

Jack Bryant has been chosen as Footballer of the Year.

A cloud of sadness hung over the Athletic Grounds as late Monaghan captain Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh was remembered throughout.

Down and Fermanagh also won their respective Ulster U20 football quarter-finals tonight.

Down defeated Meath while Westmeath saw off Carlow.

A first-half injury to Michael Murphy is a cause for concern ahead of Donegal’s quarter-final clash with Derry.

It is rare that two stellar talents such as Murphy and McBrearty would have such an overlap in their careers. And yet, as the evidence shows, have not truly established a strike partnership when both were on song for the biggest days of their careers, writes Declan Bogue.