More than 30 staff at Hillsborough Castle in County Down are to be made redundant. The 100-acre site is run by Historic Royal Palaces and is the official NI residence of the Queen. The charity ...

With the Northern government insisting that the Governor General of Northern Ireland must have a residence as grand if not grander than the residence of the Governor General of the Irish Free State ...

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears - The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

he was 58. The father-of-three held the post at Hillsborough Castle for 25 years during many key political moments. He served many guests at Hillsborough Castle, including the Queen, four prime ...

Acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley managed to touch the souls of people with just a few words, his funeral has heard.

Longley met Queen Camilla when she visited Hillsborough Castle in Co Down last year for a poetry event. Reverend Chris Hudson from All Souls Church said Longley had managed to enter people’s ...