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Time To Remember

In this clip from the BBC Archive, Belfast-born dramatist St John Ervine describes witnessing Emily Davison leap under the King's horse in the 1913 Epsom Derby. Emily became a martyr for the suffragette movement.

Northern Ireland News

  1. police Army at Belfast security alert
  2. Hazel Stewart Howell 'dropped cable' into bath
  3. The Army are examining a suspicious object on the Antrim Road Trio relased over booby-trap bomb

Foyle and West Headlines

Northern Ireland Sport

  1. Kenny Miller celebrates after putting Scotland ahead in Dublin Scotland 3-0 Northern Ireland
  2. Sean Cavanagh is challenged by Cavan's Mark McKeever in the semi-final Cavan 0-14 2-11 Tyrone
  3. Jamie Heaslip Heaslip returns to Ireland team

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BBC Newsline Reports

  1. RIR in Helmand province RIR in Helmand province
  2. Gary Moore 1952-2011: An obituary Gary Moore 1952-2011: An obituary
  3. Contact our health correspondent Contact our health correspondent

Family Focus

NI Weather

Thursday day weather

Sunny Intervals
  • Sunny Intervals
  • Max: 7°C
  • Min: 5°C
  • Wind: NE 1mph

Friday day weather

Light Rain
  • Light Rain
  • Max: 9°C
  • Min: 1°C
  • Wind: SSE 11mph

Saturday day weather

Sunny
  • Sunny
  • Max: 7°C
  • Min: 5°C
  • Wind: SSW 12mph

Traffic & Travel

Latest Incident

A42 Antrim

Parkway partially blocked both ways due to roadworks near Thomas Street Roundabout, in Ballymena

BBC iPlayer

Radio Ulster

Justin Lee Collins

Alan Simpson

Tune in from 3pm to hear Chris de Burgh and Justin Lee Collins.

News

Lord Craigavon

Treasure Trove

Lord Craigavon's silver collection is donated to the Ulster Museum.

Radio 4

Image of a person in a blue hoodie refilling a water bottle

Face The Facts

John Waite investigates what went wrong at NI Water.

Be in the Audience

Horselips

St Patrick's Day Concert

Get tickets to see Paul Casey, Horslips and the Ulster Orchestra.

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