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The service marked the reopening of St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo

Sri Lankans celebrate mass at restored church

At least 253 people were killed in the attacks on Easter Sunday

Sri Lanka government lifts ban on social media

News Lens / 30 Apr

A presidential order was issued banning any face veils

Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks

President Michael D Higgins and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin with members of the Sri Lankan community

Victims of Sri Lankan bombings remembered in Dublin

Ireland / 28 Apr

Catholics gathered near St Anthony's Church in Colombo

Sri Lanka marks one week on from bomb horror

Funeral ribbons in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday terror attacks

15 killed during police operation in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka now believes 253 were killed in the attacks, more than a hundred fewer than the previous figure

Sri Lanka revises death toll from attacks down to 253

At least 359 people were killed in the attacks, with over 500 others injured

Defence Minister resigns over Sri Lanka bombings

Hundreds were killed and injured in the suicide attacks

Sri Lanka admits 'major' lapse over deadly bombings

Priests and relatives carry the coffin of a bomb blast victim after a funeral service at St Sebastian's Church in Negombo

Sri Lanka PM believes attacks had Islamic State links

Locals were evacuated after the blast went off in a van in Colombo

Sri Lanka imposes emergency as death toll climbs to 290

The nature of the blasts was not immediately clear and there were no immediate claims of responsibility

President expresses solidarity after Sri Lanka attack

Security personnel stand guard after a explosion hit at St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo

Eight arrested in connection with Sri Lanka blasts

The DUP are currently carrying out an internal party investigation into Ian Paisley Jr's conduct

Paisley Jr listed as Independent on Westminster website

Politics / 02 Aug 18

Ian Paisley Jnr denied he and his family enjoyed two all expenses paid holidays in Sri Lanka

Paisley Jnr suspended over non-declaration of benefits

Politics / 18 Jul 18

Sri Lankan emergency personnel at the scene near the coastal village of Panama

British journalist killed by crocodile in Sri Lanka

World / 15 Sep 17

A family cleans their home in the flood affected area of Bulathsinhala

Sri Lanka targets unauthorised builders over deaths

World / 03 Jun 17

Nearly 2,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed

Scores killed as monsoon causes havoc in Sri Lanka

World / 29 May 17

Police said a total of 145 homes, mostly shacks, were destroyed

23 dead after Sri Lanka dump disaster

News / 16 Apr 17

Sri Lankan soldiers arrive to help in the rescue operations

16 killed as rubbish mountain collapses in Sri Lanka

World / 15 Apr 17

There are 264 cases of the Zika virus in Panama

News in Brief

News / 05 May 16

More than 100 people are feared to have been buried alive at a tea plantation

No hope for survivors of Sri Lanka landslide

News / 30 Oct 14

The landslide area being excavated by a bulldozer as people watch during the rescue operation

More than 100 feared dead in Sri Lankan mudslides

News / 29 Oct 14

Pro-government activists marched towards US Embassy in Colombo where they shouted slogans against proposed war crimes investigation (Pic: EPA)

Sri Lanka in warning over UN inquiry plans

News / 08 Mar 14

Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott (C) and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) lead other heads of state from the Commonwealth after posing for an official portrait photograph

Sri Lanka under scrutiny as summit begins

News / 15 Nov 13

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