Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s boycott of Washington DC’s St Patrick’s events was a “big mistake”, Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said.

The Hillsborough Fort Guard carries out ceremonial duties at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence in Northern Ireland.

Violent tornadoes and high winds flattened homes, wiped out schools and toppled trailers as a storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern US. Scattered twisters ...