Two Sinn Féin Assembly members to stand down early from StormontMartina Anderson and Karen Mullan make way after previous decision they would not run againTue Aug 24 2021 - 17:25
Man (80s) arrested on suspicion of attempted murderArrest made after suspected arson attack in Co Down, another man hospitalisedTue Aug 24 2021 - 13:51
Loyalist marching season was quiet, but trouble over Northern protocol may lie aheadThe challenge for the EU and Britain is to forge a deal ahead of the end of the second grace period in SeptemberSat Aug 07 2021 - 01:00
Quarter of care home staff in North not vaccinated against Covid-19More than 100 facilities dealing with outbreaks as 1,641 new cases confirmedThu Aug 05 2021 - 15:11
Sinn Féin’s Alex Maskey to stand down as Assembly member next yearMichelle O’Neill says Stormont speaker has been a ‘ferocious champion’ for community rightsThu Aug 05 2021 - 13:13
Covid-19: Holohan insists vaccines ‘road out of pandemic’ as 1,314 cases reportedGovernment discussing guidelines with hospitality industry amid claims of inconsistencyWed Aug 04 2021 - 18:22
Most senior Catholic prelate yet gives go-ahead to Communions despite public health adviceArchbishop Dermot Farrell says many have concluded the ‘guidelines are discriminatory’Wed Aug 04 2021 - 07:34
Housing sectarianism plagues NI but incidence waningIntimidation in spotlight as Catholic mother and baby forced out by loyalist paramilitariesWed Aug 04 2021 - 01:00
Miami Showband solicitor angry at London plans to ban Troubles civil casesMove to end legacy civil actions and inquests likened to act by ‘former Soviet bloc countries’Tue Aug 03 2021 - 00:06
John Hume: ‘We did not quite realise how significant he was until he died’As her father’s first anniversary approaches, Mo Hume tells of the immeasurable gap left behindSat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
Unvaccinated fans arriving for Super Cup in Belfast will not have to self-isolateExemption allowed after Executive eases restrictions on those travelling from EU and USThu Jul 29 2021 - 21:17
Gavin Duffy and Facebook resolve case over ads that claimed businessman was deadThird-party ads on social media site also promoted false claims on cryptocurrencyThu Jul 29 2021 - 21:09
The UDA killer nicknamed ‘Top Gun’ behind a dozen sectarian murdersKnown to few outside loyalist circles, Stephen McKeag left a trail of death behind himSat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
Brandon Lewis instructs NI Executive to introduce full abortion servicesNorthern Secretary says he had no option but to intervene in abortion impasseThu Jul 22 2021 - 13:44
Ireland’s heatwave to continue after hottest day of the yearSwimming warnings issued for two Dublin beaches, while public urged to conserve waterThu Jul 22 2021 - 01:00
Inquiry finds ‘collusive behaviours’ by RUC in murder of Catholic teenagerBritish military personnel were ‘eyewitnesses to murder’ of Damien Walsh (17)Thu Jul 22 2021 - 00:01
London protocol move a ‘significant step in right direction’ – Jeffrey DonaldsonBritish must not be allowed to renege on international law, insists Sinn FéinWed Jul 21 2021 - 18:40
Coronavirus: 1,378 new cases confirmed in Republic as Glynn issues warning over rising incidence rateCases of Covid-19 could peak at 4,000 a day due to Delta, says VaradkarWed Jul 21 2021 - 17:40
HSE report into Beacon vaccine controversy nears completionInquiry separate to that commissioned by Dublin private hospital’s own boardWed Jul 21 2021 - 01:04
Coronavirus: 1,110 cases reported in State, with 21 people in ICUPeople aged 18 and over can register for mRNA vaccine from tomorrow – DonnellyTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:39
MLAs return to Stormont to condemn proposed Troubles ‘amnesty’SDLP Minister describes plan to end all prosecutions as ‘disgusting’Tue Jul 20 2021 - 15:10
Plan to end all Troubles-related prosecutions widely criticisedNorthern Secretary says proposals are ‘painful recognition of the reality of where we are’Thu Jul 15 2021 - 08:56
PSNI to be barred from investigating Troubles killings under UK government planVictims groups and Irish Government criticise proposed amnesty announced by Brandon LewisWed Jul 14 2021 - 21:49
Britain’s plan to end all Troubles prosecutions deplored by NI politicians, victims’ groupsProposals characterised as ‘de facto amnesty’ for killersWed Jul 14 2021 - 20:22
Britain’s stance on Troubles killings brings more anguish to victimsLondon denies this is a de facto amnesty for killers, but that is how it is being perceivedWed Jul 14 2021 - 13:46
Colum Eastwood uses parliamentary privilege to name Soldier FThe soldier has been accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972Tue Jul 13 2021 - 20:05
Man (53) arrested over Co Derry murder of woman (37)Police say victim and suspect were holidaying in Limavady areaTue Jul 13 2021 - 11:43
Belfast’s Twelfth celebration a quieter and subdued affairA Parades Commission ruling to march quietly past a Catholic church was obeyed to the letter and the spirit. That set the tone for the dayMon Jul 12 2021 - 20:10
NI Twelfth of July parades pass off without incident, says PSNINo reports of disorder but 17-year-old critical after becoming engulfed in flames at bonfireMon Jul 12 2021 - 19:37
‘Significant increase’ in bonfire callouts in North ahead of Twelfth celebrationsHundreds of Orange Order parades to take place in more restricted and localised fashionMon Jul 12 2021 - 09:18
No Irish howlers, but Prince Philip’s body language with McGuinness told a storyThe IRA had murdered Philip’s uncle Louis Mountbatten. Yet the duke did his dutyFri Apr 09 2021 - 13:01
More than 700,000 get first Covid-19 vaccine jab in Northern IrelandOver 100,000 have received second dose as North reports no further virus-related deathsThu Mar 25 2021 - 19:31
Northern Ireland: Foster tells Lewis to ‘back off’ on abortion issueNI First Minister says with devolution restored matter is one for Executive, not WestminsterThu Mar 25 2021 - 19:30
British government guidance on union flag reignites NI debateUnionists link divisive ensign issue to rolling grievance – the Northern Ireland protocolThu Mar 25 2021 - 16:05
No foreign holidays this summer, warns North’s Minister of HealthNI happy to share spare vaccines with Republic but duty is to people in North – SwannWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:54
Dublin-Belfast economic corridor will enhance economic and social cooperation, Varadkar saysCross-Border councils come together to promote investment and development along 100-mile east coast routeWed Mar 24 2021 - 14:09
Murder of two women in Newtownabbey an ‘absolute tragedy’, says LongIt is understood a young man stabbed his mother and girlfriend on Friday nightSun Mar 21 2021 - 13:25
Double-murder investigation begins following deaths of three people in Co AntrimPolice believe man fatally stabbed his mother and his girlfriend before killing himselfSat Mar 20 2021 - 13:15
NI secretary set for major row with DUP over abortion and devolutionLegal threat adding to pressure to bring in regulations to implement abortion servicesFri Mar 19 2021 - 19:54
Covid-19: 10 further deaths and 507 more cases confirmed in the StateA year after first reported Covid-19 death in Northern Ireland, death toll reaches 2,877Fri Mar 19 2021 - 17:45
Covid-19 vaccine supply issue could put Northern Ireland back by four weeksOne coronavirus-related death and 169 more cases of Covid-19 reported in NorthThu Mar 18 2021 - 18:45
Sinn Féin vetoes Stormont stone marking NI centenaryUnionist leaders label move excessive and indicative of treatment if agreeing to unityThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:26
Coronavirus: 17 more deaths and 557 further cases in the StatePause of AstraZeneca rollout shows checks are working, says ScallyWed Mar 17 2021 - 18:03
Two women arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after north Belfast stabbingsMan also held after four women suffer stab injuries early this morningWed Mar 17 2021 - 12:01
Preparations for AstraZeneca vaccinations to resume amid optimism on safety clearanceReview of jab by European Medicines Agency due to be completed on ThursdayWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
Sinn Féin accused of speaking ‘out of both sides of their mouth’ on abortionDecision to abstain on Assembly vote draws criticism from both sides of abortion debateTue Mar 16 2021 - 18:37
Sinn Féin Stormont speaker announces events marking Northern Ireland centenaryAlex Maskey says it is ‘extremely positive’ five NI Executive parties could agree programme on partitionTue Mar 16 2021 - 16:39
NI Executive sets out timetable for reopening of all schools by April 12thFirst Minister announces ‘cautious’ easing of lockdown restrictionsTue Mar 16 2021 - 14:59
St Patrick’s Day: PSNI warns of ‘robust’ response to Covid-19 rule breachesPeople told to not ‘flock to beauty spots’ as police in North plan ‘substantial’ operationTue Mar 16 2021 - 13:47
Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill personally intervene during NI abortion debateFoster warns of ‘slippery slope’ to ‘eugenics’ while O’Neill says NI ‘failing’ women by not introducing termination servicesMon Mar 15 2021 - 20:00
