The beach at Ballycastle in Co Antrim has been named the best in the north in a new list published by the Sunday Times. The newspaper has named its choices for the UK’s 50 Best Beaches list, and has ...

THREE children were rescued on Wednesday night after they got into difficulties while playing in the water off the north Antrim coast. The alarm was raised after members of the public spotted the ...

A north coast beach has been named Northern Ireland’s best by The Times. Ballycastle beach was ranked Northern Ireland’s finest in the reader-nominated list. Six other Northern Irish spots were also ...

A MIDWIFE lost her life after getting into difficulty during her daily swim off the north coast. Deirdre McShane and a friend had been in the sea at Ballycastle beach, Co Antrim, when onlookers raised ...

The Sunday Times has named Northern Ireland's four best beaches Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters Get daily headlines and ...

One of the few remaining European Blue Flag beaches on the Causeway Coast has had its prestigious flag re-instated after vandals jeopardised the future of the award at Ballycastle Beach. ONE of the ...

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The Coastguard said the children were wearing armbands when they entered the water Three children have been rescued from the water in Ballycastle, County Antrim, after being spotted by a member of the ...

About 100 people have gathered on a County Antrim beach for a vigil for a woman who died while swimming in the sea on Monday. Deirdre McShane, who was 58, was a midwife and a mother of two. She and ...

Tributes have poured in for a woman who died while swimming in the sea off a beach. Mum-of-two Deirdre McShane, 58, had been swimming with a friend on Monday morning when she got into difficulties in ...