James Craig

A member of the Bloomfield Auctions team in east Belfast, holds a walking stick once owned by Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister, James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, which sold for £10,000 to an online bidder. It was estimated that the blackthorn cane would sell for between £4,000 and £6,000.

James Craig walking stick sells for £10,000

Elected members, community representatives and residents gathered at Rathcoole People’s Park to see the facility renamed the Sir James Craig Play Park.

NI Centenary: Rathcoole People’s Park renamed

The home of former Detective Inspector John Nixon on the 9 Ballygomartin Road in Belfast. Local DUP councillor Brian Kingston pictured at the house in September 2010. Picture: Jonathan Porter/Presseye.com

Bulldozers move in on Belfast home of controversial unionist (September 2010)

1st February 1922: 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871 - 1940), Ulster politician, Unionist MP and the first prime minister of Northern Ireland James Craig, Colonel Spencer and Captain Nixon attend a conference with Michael Collins at City Hall, Dublin. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Sir James Craig’s promise for the future as he leaves Lond...

Leaders of unionism, Sir James Craig and Sir Edward Carson. In a letter to the widow of Mr William Waring, the caretaker of the Clifton Street Orange Hall, who had been killed by a Sinn Feiner in February 1922 the private secretary to the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Sir James Craig, wrote: “Dear Mrs Waring – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland wishes me to convey to you his deepest sympathy in your terrible loss. He is inexpressibly shocked and distressed at the treacherous death of your dear husband at the hands of brutal assassins.”

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Impressive funeral scenes as the toll of the gunmen rises

The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Lord Craigavon speaking with Mr Robert Gransden the Secretary to the Cabinet in 1940

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: From the News Letter of December 1925

The Trial of James Craig before the court of history'

‘The Trial of James Craig’ to be performed at Brownlow House

Play about the Trial of PH Pearse before the Court of History

‘Juries’ or audiences wanted for play trials of two historic polticians

CCTV of railway soccer released

Unionist poll.

Carson tops the poll

Eric Cunningham (Treasurer), Lagan Valley MLA Brenda Hale, Andrew Brown (Chairman) & Lee Marshall (Club Captain) on a visit to Stormont recently.

South Antrim’s Centenary celebrations conclude

A lorry stuck on the lower deck of Craigavon Bridge on Friday 13.

Lorry gets stuck on bridge

Oldest visitor Alan McKay age 97 former flag boy on the trams at the Giants Causeway with youngest visitor Tegan Carey age 1 with mum Sharon officially opening the Visitors Centre at the Giants Causeway.

Special guest  at celebration

Keith Pollock, Level Crossing Risk Coordinator at Translink, and Malcolm Downey, the Principal Inspector for Agriculture in Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) have launched an annual safety initiative encouraging responsible use of level crossings.

Crossing safety stressed; 1,208 safety issues were reported on local line

‘Massey’s memory desecrated’

Huge celebration to mark centenary of Ulster Covenant

Horror train crashstaged by Translink

Level crossing safety drive

Translink in level crossing safety drive

1.2k safety issues at local level crossings

All I want for Christmas – 1932

Bushmills Peace Group set off to Parliament Buildings

Deaths in the community