Northern Ireland

Man in stolen car arrested on M1 after driving more than 125km/h on deflated tyres

Armed officers and air support used to stop BMW that was being driven in an ‘extremely hazardous’ manner

PSNI detectives investigate shots fired at Derry home

PSNI received report at 1am that a motorbike had pulled up outside a property and fired multiple shots

‘Sometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap’: Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb on Irish thrash metal and the band’s new film

The lead singer riffs on friendship, Newry and guitar-shaped swimming pools

A numbers game: Why are there so few cross-Border romances?

Could relative lack of north-south relationships reflect the separate development of society in the two jurisdictions?

Ireland has strong potential to develop globally competitive offshore wind supply chain, says report

All-island collaboration can ‘maximise SME opportunities in the renewable energy sector’  

Unionists must ask themselves: ‘is this as good as it gets?’

Belfast writer, Ben Collins, who hails from a Unionist backgrounds, argues that a unity referendum is inevitable and that Unionists will be better off in a United Ireland

Northern Ireland needs to prepare to educate, or prepare to fail

The North must create more university places if it is to close the productivity gap with Republic and with Britain

The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument

Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down

Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win

Even before Rory McIlroy’s success, the Harcourt Collection of hotels had a 'buoyant start to the year' with group revenues rising by 10%

Northern Ireland teachers in Qatar: ‘We’re 25 and middle management. A lot of friends at home are still sub teaching’

Tax-free salaries and perpetual sunshine are not all that’s tempting newly qualified teachers to the Middle East

The Irish passport at 100: Not just a travel document but a declaration of hope and of reclaiming identity

A new exhibition traces the Irish passport’s journey from independence to biometric holograms

PSNI to employ drones to stop the killing of peregrine falcons

Protected species is regularly targeted by poisoners as a threat to lifestock

Seán Brown case: Court affirms ruling for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder

Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd

Study finds ‘alarming’ role played by social media in sparking racial intimidation in North

Study finds racist incidents in the North were being ‘significantly amplified’ and framed as two communities uniting under anti-immigrant banner

How to fix the Northern Ireland economy

After years of economic underperformance, the North needs drastic change

Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones

A wide-ranging story about connections between the two civil rights movements

Irish-born Australian residents surpass 100,000 for first time

The figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago

UK government moves to secure supreme court appeal in Seán Brown inquiry case

Belfast court of appeal ruled in early April that UK government breached obligation to investigate full extent of state collusion in case

Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs

Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory

Unionists’ British identity will have to be respected in a united Ireland, says Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy

Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy made comments in speech to Institute for International and European Affairs

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