Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to a popular Co Down visitor attraction during a “senseless act of vandalism”. Downpatrick and County Down Railway said it was “heartbroken” to ...

Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man was linked to a “brutal attack” on a Catholic priest. Police say the incidents in Downpatrick on Sunday are connected. PSNI ...

Traders in a Co Down town devastated by floods four months ago have warned that many businesses will not reopen unless promised financial aid is paid as a matter of urgency. The commercial heart of ...

Here’s a trip that literally can’t be topped: Wheeler-Windsor Expeditions’ “Himalaya Helicopter Expe­dition.” For one week, passengers in specialized high-altitude turbocharged helicopters soar over ...

Days on and Downpatrick is still dealing with the aftermath of severe flooding. From morning till night, dusk to dawn, emergency services and council staff helped get this town looking like it did ...

Wing Back was big as 16/1 in the morning and backed into 7/4 favourite and led before the final flight before beating Parkgarve by four and a half lengths in the Denvir’s Of Downpatrick Handicap ...

A Co Down priest remains in a “serious but stable” condition in hospital after being subjected to a “brutal attack” in his church on Sunday. Father John Murray was reportedly struck on the head at St ...

A priest was subjected to a brutal attack in his own church the week before he was to retire. Father John Murray was reportedly struck on the head at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick, Co Down, on ...

Work has started to clear floodwater from Downpatrick after homes and businesses were damaged by heavy rain. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said it needed water levels to drop in the River ...

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of a man and the serious assault of a priest in Downpatrick. The body of Stephen Brannigan, who was aged 56, was ...