A popular Northern Ireland phrase has been included in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of English.

Paul McVeigh is a man of words. Over the course of an hour’s chat with this newspaper, conversation topics have included ...

Dame Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle, lord-lieutenant for the county borough of Belfast, is speaking to this newspaper about the eight ...

Ciaran Carson is a poet and novelist from Belfast. Born in 1948, he grew up speaking Irish as his first language. He picked up English words playing out on the streets with friends. After ...

His clever idea, was to bring joiners and blacksmiths from Scotland, meaning that any repairs could be carried out in Belfast, without the ships having to go to Liverpool or Glasgow. The first ...

and attended a reception at Banbridge Old Town Hall in Belfast. I immediately noticed that the monarch was wearing his beloved zebra tie, which has a special meaning. Not only is it one of his ...