Ministers in North did not seriously consider school closures until Republic did so, Covid inquiry toldNumber of former ministers appear before UK-wide inquiry into Covid-19 pandemic as hearings continue in BelfastWed May 08 2024 - 19:09
Stormont Minister Conor Murphy standing down from post on medical groundsFormer executive minister Deirdre Hargey to step in to role on interim basisWed May 08 2024 - 18:46
Wuhan tourists who visited North and Republic in January 2020 showed Covid-19 could reach IrelandInquiry hears presence of visitors in Antrim and Dublin ‘dispelled’ idea that China would contain pandemicTue May 07 2024 - 19:59
Man arrested over online threats against the councillor who is set to be Northern Ireland’s first black mayorSDLP’s Lilian Seenoi-Barr has received racist abuse and death threats since her appointment was announced last weekMon May 06 2024 - 11:02
Legacy: The lesson of history teaches us that it is the powerful who control the storyDue to the controversial Legacy Act, which came into effect on May 1st, an inquest into any tragedy which took place during the Troubles can no longer take place in the NorthSat May 04 2024 - 06:03
The talented Sinn Féin adviser moving South to guide strategy for Mary Lou McDonaldStephen McGlade (44) is an accomplished Sinn Féin backroom operative with vast experience and a talent for looking to the futureSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
'A cliff edge for truth and justice': UK Troubles Legacy Act takes effect, cancelling inquests into 74 deathsNew and contentious legislation the subject of legal challenge in courts in Belfast and EuropeWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Soldiers will not face charges in connection with two deaths, including that of 14-year-old girl, in Derry in 1971Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service announced that Soldier A and Solder B will not be prosecuted in connection with deaths of Annette McGavigan and William McGreaneryMon Apr 29 2024 - 17:03
The UK’s Legacy Act is significant not just for Northern Ireland, but for people everywhere in the worldThe British government acted with impunity throughout the Troubles, and the Legacy Act could become a template for authoritarian regimesMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Britain acted with ‘systematic’ impunity regarding state killings and torture during Troubles, say international expertsReport says Legacy Act designed to curtail efforts to achieve accountabilityMon Apr 29 2024 - 00:01
McGurk’s bar massacre inquest orderedNorth’s Attorney General orders fresh inquiry into the deaths of 15 people in McGurk's bar in Belfast in 1971Fri Apr 26 2024 - 00:01
Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court charged with sexual offences over 21-year periodFormer DUP leader faces 11 charges as wife Eleanor Donaldson is charged with aiding and abetting rape and other offencesWed Apr 24 2024 - 11:00
UK government considers apology to families of alleged informers killed by IRABritish security forces allowed murders to be carried out with impunity to protect agents, Operation Kenova interim report foundTue Apr 23 2024 - 18:49
Northern Irish sub-postmasters caught up in UK Post Office scandal to have names clearedTotal of 26 people will have convictions automatically quashed and offered fixed sum of £600,000 in compensationMon Apr 22 2024 - 16:54
Joe McCann: Fresh inquest ordered into death of Official IRA commander in 1972Decision over inquest into death of McCann, shot by British soldiers in Belfast, comes days before a legislative cut-off date that will end all such enquiriesMon Apr 22 2024 - 11:58
Recruiting more Catholics to PSNI should be ‘front and centre’ of political agenda, says former chiefHugh Orde describes increasing numbers of Catholics in force as ‘key strategic issue for policing in Northern Ireland going forward’Mon Apr 15 2024 - 20:47
‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to todayNoel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 yearsMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Election of Simon Harris as Taoiseach a chance to ‘reset relationships’, says DUP chiefGavin Robinson says new leader a chance for Dublin Government ‘to learn from missteps of previous administration, which gravely damaged southern relationship with unionists’Tue Apr 09 2024 - 20:42
Seán Brown: Taoiseach offers support to family of murdered GAA official seeking public inquiry into his killingFamily of Seán Brown welcomes ‘positive and constructive intervention’ by Leo Varadkar in support of coroner’s recommendation that public inquiry be convenedSun Apr 07 2024 - 19:49
Domestic water charges will not be introduced in Northern Ireland - MinisterMinister for Infrastructure John O’Dowd rules out water charges in advance of Assembly debateSun Apr 07 2024 - 12:33
Petrol bomb attacks on journalists in Derry after dissident parade condemned as ‘deeply disturbing’Attacks on media in Creggan area a ‘clear strategy’ of intimidation, National Union of Journalists saysTue Apr 02 2024 - 14:28
Petrol bombs thrown and van set on fire in Derry following dissident paradeProcession was organised by Derry 1916 Commemoration Committee to mark anniversary of Easter RisingMon Apr 01 2024 - 20:43
Donaldson resignation: Emma Little-Pengelly vows to do ‘all I can to provide stability’ following shock departureSinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill says Northern party leaders in agreement there was no threat to StormontSat Mar 30 2024 - 17:01
DUP faithful will expect interim leader Gavin Robinson to steady the party Unclear if leadership contest coming or whether Robinson keen to remain in situ permanentlyFri Mar 29 2024 - 19:14
Jeffrey Donaldson, at the heart of Northern Irish politics for nearly 40 years From Enoch Powell to post-Brexit negotiations, former DUP leader has been an influential figure for decadesFri Mar 29 2024 - 16:50
Jeffrey Donaldson’s departure is only the beginning of a crisisNews of DUP leader’s resignation over 'historical' charges has stunned Northern IrelandFri Mar 29 2024 - 15:01
Kenova Report: Who is Jon Boutcher in the Stakeknife investigation?The PSNI chief executive said it was an ‘absolute privilege’ to lead Operation Kenova and he was committed to ensuring victims received the truthFri Mar 08 2024 - 16:00
‘It’s an alternative to orange and green politics we’ve had for so long’: Why some Northern Ireland youth are turning to AllianceClimate, jobs, health, welfare and equality trump constitutional politics for young and centrist voters at Alliance party conference in BelfastSat Mar 02 2024 - 17:59
UK government should ‘step up’ and reform Stormont, Naomi Long tells Alliance Party conferenceAlliance Party leader says Northern Secretary would be largely to blame if Assembly were to collapse againSat Mar 02 2024 - 15:02
Two people die after three-car crash in Co AntrimMan in his 30s and woman in her 20s pronounced dead at the scene while second man taken to hospitalFri Mar 01 2024 - 14:37
Retired British soldiers, alleged IRA members investigated in Scappaticci inquiry will not be prosecutedTwelve people investigated as part of Operation Kenova inquiry into British army’s top agent in North during TroublesThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:45
Legacy Act: This judgment is not the end, but it could be the beginning of it‘My husband is entitled to truth and justice, and that is the last and only thing I can give him,’ says Martina DillonWed Feb 28 2024 - 17:45
Legacy Act: Immunity for Troubles-era killings breaches human rights law - judgeVictims of the Troubles took judicial review against UK government legislation and welcome review’s findingsWed Feb 28 2024 - 14:22
Up to 25 people linked to murder of Derry GAA official Seán Brown, inquest toldFamily never waivered in belief of state collusion in murder, but suspicions now confirmed for the first time officiallyTue Feb 27 2024 - 15:15
Widows whose husbands were murdered by loyalist paramilitaries awarded six-figure settlementsFamilies of Jim Loughrey and John Toland took civil proceedings against UK Ministry of Defence and PSNIMon Feb 26 2024 - 11:52
At least 16 Troubles inquests will not be completed by Legacy Act cut-off dateUK government has rejected claims that state bodies are openly running down clock to May 1st deadlineSat Feb 24 2024 - 14:00
Bloody Sunday families will not be prosecuted for walking together to court last yearFoyle MP Colum Eastwood was among those facing prosecution after complaint was made to PSNIThu Feb 22 2024 - 13:09
Lavery sketch of Irish patriot Roger Casement to be auctionedRendering of courtroom scene expected to fetch between £15,000 and £25,000Thu Feb 15 2024 - 19:11
Deaths due to alcohol-specific causes rise 45.9% in North over past decadeMore than 70 per cent of such deaths were due to alcoholic liver diseases in 2022 in Northern IrelandThu Feb 15 2024 - 18:39
Stormont Ministers allocate almost £700m to address Northern Ireland public sector pay disputeMoney is part of £3.3bn package awarded by UK government to support restoration of powersharing institutionsThu Feb 15 2024 - 15:50
Legacy inquests being ‘sabotaged’ by lack of resources, lawyer representing Troubles bereaved saysPatricia Coyle says it is ‘scandalous’ UK ministry of defence appears to be ‘deliberately under-resourcing a particular job’Wed Feb 14 2024 - 20:45
Michelle O’Neill says NI services need ‘proper funding’ as 15% increase to regional rate ruled out Ms O’Neill told reporters in Belfast on Wednesday that she was “ruling out” a 15 per cent increase. She has also said water charges will not be introducedWed Feb 14 2024 - 20:03
UK government ‘undermining’ Belfast Agreement with pro-union stance, SDLP leader saysColum Eastwood believes 10-year timetable for a Border poll put forward by Sinn Féin is ‘realistic’Mon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
Stormont is back - what are the eight key challenges facing Northern Ireland’s new government?Ministers face an array of problems and the top priority will be attempting to extract more money from the UK treasury to pay for everythingSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin attends PSNI graduation ceremony for first time in party’s historyMichelle O’Neill joins Emma Little-Pengelly and Naomi Long at the attestation of six newly qualified police officers at Garnerville police college in east BelfastFri Feb 09 2024 - 17:08
Sinn Féin members to attend PSNI graduation ceremony for first time in party’s historyFirst Minister Michelle O’Neill and MLA and policing board member Gerry Kelly to be present at event on FridayThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:45
Pat McVeigh: ‘Maybe now we can clear my father’s name and let him rest in peace’A former soldier is to face prosecution for the 1972 murder of Patrick McVeigh, a father of six and employee at Harland and WolffThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:00
Four soldiers face prosecution over activity of Military Reaction Force in Belfast over 50 years agoFormer MRF members previously told BBC programme they were tasked with ‘hunting down’ IRA membersThu Feb 08 2024 - 12:04
Varadkar and Sunak to visit Belfast in wake of restored powersharing at StormontTaoiseach and UK prime minister to hold bilateral talks while in Northern IrelandSun Feb 04 2024 - 18:05
Mary Lou McDonald expects vote on Irish unity ‘this decade’Ms McDonald’s comments echo earlier remarks from Michelle O’Neill, who said we are entering a ‘decade of opportunity’Sun Feb 04 2024 - 14:29
