A metal detectorist got a pleasant surprise while holidaying in Northern Ireland recently when he found £100,000 of old gold coins in a field.

The Met Office has issued a yellow status severe weather warning of heavy rain for Northern Ireland.

A south Belfast Orange Hall was packed beyond capacity by locals discussing how to vote in the forthcoming election - in which incumbent DUP MP Emma Little Pengelly is considered unlikely to retain.

Road racing star Peter Hickman says he would be “devastated” if the cash-strapped Ulster Grand Prix does not go ahead in 2020.

The organisers of the Enniskillen Road Races say it is “no longer feasible” to run the event in 2020.

Irish road racing Superbike champion Derek Sheils has set his sights on clinching his best ever result at next week’s Suncity Group 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.