Co Down
County Down is a county in the North East of Northern Ireland. It is bordered by the counties of County Armagh and County Antrim as well as the Irish Sea to the west. Its main settlements include Hillsborough, Holywood, Newcastle, Newry, Newtownards, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Bangor, Castlewellan, Donaghadee, Downpatrick and Dromore.
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Father questioned over baby death
Detectives investigating the death of a 14-week-old baby boy are continuing to question the child's father.
More detailsMan in court over fatal car crash
A 35-year-old man is to appear in court later following a car accident in which a man died at the weekend.
More detailsClass 'disrupted' by plane noise
A survey of schools in the flight path of George Best Belfast City Airport reports disruption of classes and outdoor play time.
More detailsCrash death passed to Ombudsman
The Garda Ombudsman is investigating a car crash in which a man being followed by gardai died.
More detailsFamilies moved due to oil blaze
One family has been left homeless and two others moved from their homes following a fire in Coalisland.
More detailsMcGimpsey says no to Tory merger
Senior UUP member Christopher McGimpsey has stated his opposition to a mooted merger between the Ulster Unionist Party and the Conservatives.
More detailsGlentoran win first Sunday game
The first Irish League football fixture to be played on a Sunday has been won by Glentoran at the Oval in east Belfast.
More detailsArmed, masked gang robs bookies
A masked gang armed with a golf club, a hammer, a knife and a sword have robbed a bookmaker's in west Belfast.
More detailsQueen's researchers shine a light on bowel cancer
Queen's researchers develop a new method of diagnosing bowel cancer using 'light'.
More detailsReverse five miles, sat nav stymies tourist trail
It is meant to make motoring less stressful, but satellite navigation is raising blood pressure among drivers on a renowned Irish tourist route.
More detailsLucquin denies McIlroy maiden win
Jean-Francois Lucquin wins a play-off against Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the European Masters.
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A unique protest marks historic Sunday match
More detailsPortrush Airshow
Your photos of the weekend's airshow in Portrush.
More detailsRaising the roof
Village festival to be held in aid of castle repair work
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City's first gay rugby team plays with pride
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No light sabre needed for Jedi master class
More detailsMost wanted
Irish mobster reward doubled by FBI to $2m
More detailsAssault on NI fans 'unprovoked'
The president of the IFA says an armed assault on Northern Ireland fans in a Bratislava bar was appalling.
More detailsBomb note sparks plane alert
A security alert is sparked in Dublin airport after a bomb warning is found scrawled on a paper towel in a plane toilet.
More detailsCity Airport sells for £132.5m
George Best Belfast City Airport is sold to the ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund at a price tag of £132.5m.
More detailsSeven held over city burglaries
Seven men are arrested for questioning about burglaries and attempted burglaries in south Belfast.
More detailsAccused faces guns charges
A 34-year-old Dubliner has appeared in court in Belfast on a number of drugs smuggling and firearms offences.
More detailsMan held over Quinn murder freed
A man in his 50s arrested by police investigating the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn is released without charge.
More detailsWomen rescued from fires
Two women escape injury after they are rescued by firefighters in separate house fires in Dungiven and Lisburn.
More detailsCity road reopens after gas leak
News in brief from Northern Ireland
More detailsStormont deadlock 'can be broken'
Sinn Féin and the DUP can overcome their current difficulties, says Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward.
More detailsDUP holds talks with UVF and UDA
Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson meets the leaderships of the loyalist paramilitary UVF and UDA.
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