The beach at Ballycastle in Co Antrim has been named the best in the north in a new list published by the Sunday Times. The newspaper has named its choices for the UK’s 50 Best Beaches list, and has ...

A north coast beach has been named Northern Ireland’s best by The Times. Ballycastle beach was ranked Northern Ireland’s finest in the reader-nominated list. Six other Northern Irish spots were also ...

The Sunday Times has named Northern Ireland's four best beaches Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters Get daily headlines and ...

One of the few remaining European Blue Flag beaches on the Causeway Coast has had its prestigious flag re-instated after vandals jeopardised the future of the award at Ballycastle Beach. ONE of the ...

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THREE children were rescued on Wednesday night after they got into difficulties while playing in the water off the north Antrim coast. The alarm was raised after members of the public spotted the ...

About 100 people have gathered on a County Antrim beach for a vigil for a woman who died while swimming in the sea on Monday. Deirdre McShane, who was 58, was a midwife and a mother of two. She and ...

A large, low-flying aircraft filmed along Northern Ireland's north coast and parts of County Down on Tuesday was a military flight on a navigation exercise, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. This ...

An early morning vigil has been held on a Co Antrim beach for the woman who died while swimming on Monday. Deirdre McShane, a 58-year-old midwife and mother-of-two, died after getting into difficulty ...

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