Stormont talks between parties at ‘advanced’ stageNSMC meeting in Armagh postponed so discussions in Belfast can ‘reach conclusion’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
McDonnell and Eastwood compete for SDLP leadershipWorrying times ahead for party which is holding its annual conference this weekendFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
NI parties and two governments still can’t get deal over lineNorth-South Ministerial Council meeting postponed to allow political talks continueThu Nov 12 2015 - 17:49
No evidence PSNI ignored sectarian attack - ombudsmanLoyalists beat Catholic man to death after watching Rangers v Celtic game in DerryThu Nov 12 2015 - 12:15
Optimism North agreement can be reached by weekendProblems over welfare reform and Troubles legacy holding up Stormont agreementThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:02
Ex-soldier arrested over Bloody Sunday shootings releasedThe 66-year-old, known as Lance Corporal J from the Saville report, was arrested on TuesdayWed Nov 11 2015 - 22:15
Substance of Stormont deal agreed, says Peter RobinsonDeputy First Minister says great progress has been made in talks between partiesWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Ex-British soldier arrested over 1972 Bloody Sunday shootingsPSNI’s Legacy Investigation Branch say they arrested man (66) in Co AntrimTue Nov 10 2015 - 15:02
Dublin and London optimistic Stormont deal in touching distanceGovernments closing in on elusive agreement which they hope to finalise this weekMon Nov 09 2015 - 21:21
Stormont deal possible this week, says TaoiseachKenny confident that talks will restore stability to Northern Executive and AssemblySun Nov 08 2015 - 22:08
Priests should be celibate regardless of sexual orientation - ArchbishopChurch found it hard to resist inequality arguments in same-sex vote - Eamon MartinSat Nov 07 2015 - 10:37
Why a united Ireland will not happen anytime soonPoll suggests there is a lack of support both North and South for the end of partitionSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Inspectors find Maghaberry Prison ‘unsafe and unstable’Report notes leadership deficit, with one chief inspector labelling prison DickensianThu Nov 05 2015 - 15:34
Funeral of Declan McGlinchey takes place in Co DerryHundreds of people follow behind coffin draped in Starry Plough flag of INLAWed Nov 04 2015 - 17:58
North abuse inquiry to investigate six more institutionsInquiry chairman wants proper compensation scheme for victims of institutional abuseWed Nov 04 2015 - 12:54
New survey finds high level of acceptance of same-sex marriage North and SouthRTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland link up in cross-Border poll of more than 2,000 adultsWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:06
Electronic tagging operating in Northern Ireland since 2009Each year 1,200 people are ordered to wear the devicesTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:02
DUP uses veto to scupper same sex marriage voteMajority of Assembly members voted in favour of proposal for first timeMon Nov 02 2015 - 18:24
‘Bright flame extinguished too soon’: Funerals of NI couple killed on honeymoonJohn Rodgers and Lynette Reilly drowned while swimming in South AfricaMon Nov 02 2015 - 13:54
Fresh hope in North for political agreement within weeksDeal on paramilitarism, welfare reform, budgets and the past ‘is achievable’Thu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
Talks deal ‘achievable’ in days, not weeks, says McGuinnessDeputy First Minister claims some parties have attempted to ‘sabotage’ negotiationsWed Oct 28 2015 - 15:23
Emma Pengelly fast-tracked as DUP junior MinisterAppointment after four weeks as MLA likely to cause resentment within DUPWed Oct 28 2015 - 14:17
Bullet found in body of exhumed Ballymurphy massacre victimFamilies say discovery proves some victims shot while in British army custody in 1971Tue Oct 27 2015 - 20:46
Antrim teenager released on bail after TalkTalk cyberattackBoy (15) arrested on Monday after major security breach of telecoms companyTue Oct 27 2015 - 10:18
Families ‘devastated’ by deaths of Co Down newlywedsJohn and Lynette Rodgers, who were on honeymoon, drowned in South AfricaSun Oct 25 2015 - 19:18
Nesbitt says Stormont House talks a ‘unique opportunity’Party conference told Sinn Féin must ‘get real’ on issue of continued IRA existenceSat Oct 24 2015 - 15:25
Optimistic mood evident at UUP annual conferenceWestminster election performance a ‘breakthrough’ for party, says Reg EmpeySat Oct 24 2015 - 14:52
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . StakeknifeThe most senior IRA figure so far outed as having worked for British intelligence is alleged to be Freddie ScappaticciSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
UUP conference: ‘I think we will make serious gains in the Assembly elections’Four members explain why they are optimistic about the party’s futureFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Ulster Unionist Party conference: Hope after Nesbitt steadies shipAnalysis: The UUP leader is making progress while also exploiting the DUP’s difficultiesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Interview: Mike Nesbitt ready to embrace NI’s futureAfter four difficult years, the Ulster Unionist Party leader is now in a stronger positionFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
SF should avail of report on IRA by ‘telling the truth’Alasdair McDonnell says report confirms IRA went away but ‘they didn’t go too far’Thu Oct 22 2015 - 21:32
Latest Stormont talks like ‘Fawlty Towers’, says UUP chiefIssue of existence of IRA army council was elephant in the room, says Mike NesbittThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
Gerry Moriarty: Robinson gambles that Adams and McGuinness can finally make the IRA go awayFirst minister risks being outflanked by UUPWed Oct 21 2015 - 04:12
Peter Robinson warns there are only weeks to ‘save Stormont’Intense period of talks to begin following report that IRA army council still operatingWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
DUP says report depressing but believes talks can solve issuesMartin McGuinness says IRA has delivered on the transition from conflict to peaceTue Oct 20 2015 - 17:08
Villiers says IRA structures remain but in reduced formRobinson says he will resume post as First Minister and DUP Ministers will returnTue Oct 20 2015 - 14:32
Graham Linehan 'embarrassed' by Irish abortion lawFather Ted writer speaks of wife Helen’s termination due to fatal foetal abnormalityTue Oct 20 2015 - 11:47
Governments hope for measured response to IRA status reportUnionist reaction could determine whether Stormont talks can succeedTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
FW de Klerk tells audience qualities needed to make peaceFormer South African president says politicians follow but statesmen leadFri Oct 16 2015 - 01:00
American anti-abortion clinic opens in BelfastClinic to provide ‘tangible help’ for women facing crisis pregnancies, US congressman saysTue Oct 13 2015 - 19:50
Loyalists make pledge to renounce ‘violence and criminality’Initiative comes amid concern about ‘drift’ in loyalism and a risk of return to fightingTue Oct 13 2015 - 18:27
North awaits report on IRA and other paramilitary groupsAssessment, expected Thursday, could dictate if political impasse can be resolvedTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Adrian Crevan Mackin: Not ‘high up’ in dissident movementKiller of Garda Tony Golden had engaged in activities such as drugs and counterfeit cashMon Oct 12 2015 - 18:42
Martin McGuinness refuses to say if he killed people while in IRASenior Sinn Féin member is asked question repeatedly during new interview on Irish TVFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Survival of Stormont at stake in Northern talks – VilliersTheresa Villiers tells Tory conference possibility exists of return to British direct ruleThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Return to direct British rule in NI a possibility, Villiers warnsNorthern Secretary says resistance to welfare reform could collapse powersharingWed Oct 07 2015 - 12:20
Primary school principal in loyalist Shankill area points to social, economic and political issuesGlenwood Primary School principal not surprised Protestant working class boys are underachieving compared with their Catholic counterpartsWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:07
Report finds Protestant boys underperforming in Northern Ireland schoolsNorth’s Equality Commission also finds racist bullying of children from minority groupsWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:01
Sinn Féin queries unionist reticence on existence of UDALoyalist paramilitary group asserts it ‘won’t be leaving the stage’ while republican groups still operatingWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
