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BOXING: Katie Taylor retires in style after unbelievable night in Croke Park

Katie Taylor had her first amateur bout aged 15 taking on Belfast fighter Alanna Nihell, then known as Alanna Audley. The fight was the first women's fight sanctioned by the Irish boxing authorities. Fighting in front a maximum capacity crowd of 2,000 people the pair received a standing ovation, little did they know that they had changed Irish Boxing forever. 

BOXING: Brave McKenna stopped by TKO in Taylor undercard

West Belfast favourite Tyrone McKenna took on Limerick’s Paddy Donovan on the Taylor Pili undercard. Tyrone hasn’t fought since his victory over Dylan Moran last September on the Donovan-Crocker card where Donovan lost by split decision. This was his second loss at the hands of Crocker which sent him down and out of title contention and left to rebuild. This started in May where he beat Ukranian Karen Chukhadzhian. With world title hopes Donovan knew he couldn’t afford to lose this one. As for McKenna, who retired briefly in 2023, the only pressure he feels is to make it a good fight for the fans.

Soccer: Newington secure valuable win over Warrenpoint to maintain top-spot

Boyle Sports NIFL ChampionshipWarrenpoint Town 0Newington 1At Milltown

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SOCCER: Reds return to winning ways against winless Ports

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Residents 'deeply frustrated' after youths throw fireworks in Lower Falls

A LOCAL councillor says someone could be seriously injured after anti-social behaviour in the Lower Falls at the weekend.

Teenager arrested after stabbing in Lenadoon

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in West Belfast on Sunday night.

Gaelic Games - SFC: Lámhs second-half derby comeback earns quarter-final matchup with Dunloy

Antrim SFC Round ThreeLamh Dhearg 1-15Sarsfields 0-13At Davitt Park

Gaelic Games: SFC - Rossa clinch quarter-final berth after convincing win over Randalstown

CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE: Lámh Dhearg survive late Sarsfields rally to clinch championship Derby win after Rossa clinch big win - live updates and scores from all Antrim Championship Saturday games

Belfast meeting hears 'huge support' for people of Garvaghy Road

HUNDREDS of Sinn Féin activists from across the North met on Thursday night in Belfast to plan for the months ahead. 

Cacace is back as Christmas comes early for Belfast boxing fans

Anthony Cacace will fight this December in the first defence of his WBA super-featherweight world title in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena, (now named The O2). He takes on Liverpudlian Nick Ball who comes off the back of a narrow defeat in February at the hands of Brandon Figueroa in the defence of the WBA featherweight title. 

Ministry of Defence make significant settlement to family of North Belfast man Thomas Burns

The Ministry of Defence has settled a civil action by the family of Thomas Burns who was killed by the British army in 1972 in North Belfast.    

West Belfast MP calls on RTÉ to lift geo-blocking on historic Katie Taylor final fight

WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has called on Irish broadcaster RTÉ to make boxer Katie Taylor's historic final fight available to watch for viewers in the North.

Coláiste Feirste principal calls for training in specialist subjects for Irish-medium teachers

The principal of the north's largest Irish-medium school has called for more teachers to be trained in specialist subjects in order for the school to be able to provide more A-Levels, saying that the school are paying out of their own pocket to train teachers to plug gaps in their workforce.