It is hard to judge precisely what the benefit might have been to Rory McIlroy of a ­second near-dawn circumnavigation of Royal Portrush, save for the joy it brought early risers on the Antrim coast.

Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires - The bonfires are set to be lit late on Friday night.

Irish-language rap group Kneecap gave an impassioned performance for tens of thousands of fans on Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival despite criticism by British ...