Peadar Tóibín says his new party must build from grassroots‘There is an avalanche of support coming in our direction. This is a movement that is starting to happen’Thu Dec 13 2018 - 22:02
Two men arrested over Belfast shooting outside school released without chargeJim Donegan was targeted while he waited to collect his teenage sonThu Dec 06 2018 - 18:48
Inside the Belfast college that moulded peace-makers and BrexiteersNew illustrated book celebrates 150th anniversary of Methody in Northern capitalThu Dec 06 2018 - 06:06
DUP heaps pressure on Theresa May despite confidence-and-supply dealHard border is a ‘practical, political, physical impossibility’, says Gregory CampbellWed Dec 05 2018 - 19:17
Footage of gunman who shot James Donegan released‘There is no place in a civilised society for such vicious and hostile actions which endanger the lives of all within the community’ says Bishop of Down and ConnorWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:57
Man shot dead outside Belfast school as he waited for childDissident republicans blamed for killing of man as children were leaving the schoolTue Dec 04 2018 - 18:28
MPs must listen to deal's supporters in NI, says Northern SecretaryDUP describes Sinn Féin as ‘little more than glorified spectators’ in Brexit debateTue Dec 04 2018 - 00:01
PSNI investigating claims of ‘exploitation’ of Roma communityHead of representative group allegedly threatened to have people who speak to authorities taken ‘out of the country’Mon Dec 03 2018 - 21:52
Theresa May: ‘I will still have a job in two weeks’ time’DUP claims Brexit legal advice would expose Theresa May as a ‘liar’Mon Dec 03 2018 - 13:43
Loughinisland film journalists to face further police questioningNUJ chief describes continuing case against Birney and McCaffrey as ‘travesty of justice’Fri Nov 30 2018 - 13:46
Tributes paid to man killed as criminal rammed his car‘Devoted’ husband and father of two was killed by man fleeing gardaíThu Nov 29 2018 - 01:05
‘Hundreds’ of extra PSNI officers needed for Border after BrexitPSNI representative body says ‘decisions overdue’ to prepare for upcoming challengesWed Nov 28 2018 - 19:02
Theresa May fails to soften DUP’s Brexit stance on North visitBritish prime minister says everyone knows why Sinn Féin MPs don’t take Westminster seatsTue Nov 27 2018 - 18:15
No surrender on DUP’s adamant opposition to withdrawal agreementDUP conference: Most notable moment was Arlene Foster’s abject apology over cash for ashSun Nov 25 2018 - 06:00
DUP leader Arlene Foster rejects British government ‘spin’ on Brexit dealFoster also issues abject apology over ‘cash for ash’ scheme , saying lessons will be learnedSat Nov 24 2018 - 15:53
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds calls on May to ‘bin the backstop’Dodds says DUP ‘will be tried and tested like never before’ over Brexit in coming daysSat Nov 24 2018 - 12:54
Foster warns support for Conservatives may be revisited over BrexitPhilip Hammond and Liam Fox visit fails to soften DUP stance on withdrawal agreementSat Nov 24 2018 - 00:01
Armagh-born MP ‘surprised’ by reaction to Brexit deal in NorthLabour’s Conor McGinn will not support draft agreement as ‘it is bad for St Helens’Fri Nov 23 2018 - 19:23
Peter Robinson urges direct rule in absence of powersharingFormer DUP leader says he ‘couldn’t care less about Irish language’ and urged compromiseFri Nov 23 2018 - 15:48
Boris Johnson to offer much needed distraction at DUP conferenceTorrid time: Stormont’s collapse, Brexit, RHI scandal – and Foster’s leadership in questionFri Nov 23 2018 - 01:00
Unionists unimpressed with EU-UK political declarationDUP says ‘aspirational’ document drafted to mitigate the damage of withdrawal dealThu Nov 22 2018 - 21:54
Judge urges exclusion of public from rape trials in NorthRape defendants should not be allowed remain anonymous, says Sir John GillenTue Nov 20 2018 - 00:04
Defendants in rape trials should not be anonymous, says judgeConfidence-building measures for complainants ‘who fear the cruel glare of public exposure’ are vitalTue Nov 20 2018 - 00:01
North may serve as post-Brexit ‘bridge’ to EU, claims Retail NIUK draft Brexit agreement finds support among large number of business bodies in NIMon Nov 19 2018 - 20:48
Deal versus ‘no deal’ a false choice, Arlene Foster claimsDUP leader says Taoiseach’s remarks show Border has only been EU ‘negotiating tactic’Mon Nov 19 2018 - 20:08
‘No deal’ Brexit will mean Border checks, Bradley tells NI firmsNorthern Secretary dismisses unionist claims that draft deal is a threat to ‘integrity’ of UKMon Nov 19 2018 - 16:51
May to emphasise immigration control in selling Brexit dealNo preferential treatment for EU citizens after Brexit, UK prime minister saysMon Nov 19 2018 - 09:30
DUP and British government continue to clash over Brexit dealNorthern secretary Karen Bradley rejects Dodds’s view that draft deal threatens unionMon Nov 19 2018 - 00:01
Foster annoyed at NI business leaders’ support for Brexit dealDUP leader understood to have warned business they were being exploited politicallySat Nov 17 2018 - 07:00
May fights on in face of Eurosceptic coup to topple her over draft Brexit dealPrime minister gets boost after pro-Brexit minister Michael Gove decided not to resign, and trade secretary Liam Fox backed herSat Nov 17 2018 - 01:00
Ulster Unionist Party slates ‘brash behaviour’ by Taoiseach‘Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney may yet lead to a place where none of us want to go’Fri Nov 16 2018 - 20:02
Embattled May fights on in bid to deliver Brexit dealConcern in Dublin for May’s prospects as ministers resign and MPs move to oust herThu Nov 15 2018 - 22:49
Northern Secretary sticks by Theresa May and draft dealBusiness leaders in Belfast tell Karen Bradley ‘any deal is better than no deal’Thu Nov 15 2018 - 21:17
DUP MPs and not Arlene Foster drive party’s Brexit agendaArdent Brexiteers Nigel Dodds and Sammy Wilson leading the anti-EU chargeThu Nov 15 2018 - 15:10
DUP perceives Brexit deal as threat to the union – before seeing text‘In Northern Ireland it can be difficult for many unionists to heed political and business calls for cool heads’Thu Nov 15 2018 - 07:23
Foster accuses Irish Government of being Brexit aggressorDUP leader warns of ‘consequences’ if Theresa May presses ahead with draft dealWed Nov 14 2018 - 20:53
Dublin-unionism relations at lowest ebb for 20 years, says MartinFianna Fáil leader says Brexit has undermined trust that was built up over decadesWed Nov 14 2018 - 11:39
Brexit deal a ‘hard sell’ for May, DUP saysEU exit deal must preserve UK constitutional integrity, Dodds saysWed Nov 14 2018 - 06:00
PSNI launch murder inquiry after death of woman in EnniskillenMan (28) arrested on suspicion of murder of Pauline Kilkenny in EnniskillenTue Nov 13 2018 - 20:27
John Finucane to run for Sinn Féin in NI local electionsSolicitor increased party’s vote in North Belfast last year by more than 5,000 votesTue Nov 13 2018 - 19:00
Brexit deal vital to maintain British visitor numbers, says tourism chiefBelfast seminar hears no deal concerns of tourism, sports and arts sectorsTue Nov 13 2018 - 16:15
Study examines why belief in limbo has declined through the decadesCatholics in Ireland from 1960s onwards found idea of limbo incredible and even cruel, says historianFri Nov 09 2018 - 01:04
Austrian wins Ireland’s biggest international art award£20,000 MAC International prize presented to Nikolaus Gansterer at ceremony in BelfastThu Nov 08 2018 - 20:32
Two men arrested over KKK display in Co DownSuspects released on bail pending further police inquiriesThu Nov 08 2018 - 18:11
DUP leader attacks Sinn Féin reaction to John Downey arrestDowney facing possible extradition to face charges in relation to the killings of two UDR soldiers in IRA bombingWed Nov 07 2018 - 22:07
Hard Brexit could cost island of Ireland €42.5 billion over seven yearsUnity could benefit Ireland by more than €23 billion up to 2025, researchers claimWed Nov 07 2018 - 17:42
Mary Robinson fears Brexit could threaten Northern Ireland peace processFormer president says British-Irish relations ‘much more fraught’ than in recent pastTue Nov 06 2018 - 21:11
Ballymurphy massacre inquests set to open next weekFamilies welcome announcement, say they hope hearings will bring truth about killingsMon Nov 05 2018 - 15:03
New book claims to reveal the killers of Jean McConvilleAuthor Patrick Radden Keefe's 'Say Nothing' explores a killing that still resonatesThu Nov 01 2018 - 06:00
Neil Shawcross donates 36 paintings to his adopted cityExhibition celebrates Belfast writers and musiciansTue Oct 23 2018 - 21:03