Gillian Halliday

A North Down property with five bedrooms and two reception rooms with a beach on its doorstep has gone on sale for offers over £749,950.

25% of people in NI prefer to visit the shops for Christmas present buying, according to research from CompareNI

Depicting Northern Ireland’s troubled history on the screen has always been a tricky proposition for the entertainment industry — particularly when the events are being dramatised.

Depicting Northern Ireland’s troubled history on the screen has always been a tricky proposition for the entertainment industry — particularly when the events are being dramatised.

Skincare, make-up and scent.... pamper someone with these gifts (or choose your own).

Christmas is often the time when craft lovers come to the fore. And so it is for Lisburn digital artist Amber Jordan, who will be supplying independent stores across Northern Ireland with her best-selling festive cushions.

Did you know? Newry is named as the city with the second-most unstable house prices, according to House Buyers for You

When the clocks strike midnight in Belfast on December 31, the bars and nightclubs will be full of revellers cheering and making the most of the New Year’s Eve celebrations — but City Hall will be silent and its grounds empty with the Christmas market gone. All of the city’s municipal landmarks will be shut for the bank holiday the next day.

So the countdown to the big day is now in single numbers, and with all that build-up and excitement, sitting down to with loved ones opening presents is, for many, the highlight of the year.

From groundbreaking theatre to award-winning television, it’s been a great year for our locality. We select of the year’s highlights