There were celebrations of sports victories, lots of economic development and plenty of other good news, tempered by the interesting and the unfortunate, as we look back at the top regional stories of the year.
A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a former business partner of Catriona Carey after he failed to appear in court for the fourth time in relation to deception charges.
Convicted fraudster Patrick Maher failed to appear in court for a third time in a row as he was again due to face sentence in relation to five counts of deception.