NI health service set to avoid strikes after deal proves ‘massive step forward’
Main unions say they can ‘live’ with a deal proposed by Mike Nesbitt
Northern Ireland
UK government ordered to hold public inquiry into murder of GAA official by loyalists
Judge finds that UK government remains in breach of a human rights duty to investigate full extent of state collusion in the killing
PSNI and Met police unlawfully spied on two journalists, tribunal finds
PSNI must pay £4,000 each in damages to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey
Two men arrested over ‘brutal and senseless’ murder of woman in Co Down
Karen Cummings (40), who was found with a serious head injury, was the seventh woman to be killed in Northern Ireland this year
Northern Ireland Assembly set up under Belfast Agreement is 25 years old. How has it fared?
North's parties must now tackle the big issues that affect people’s lives, like the health service, good jobs, schools and the environment
Twenty PSNI officers injured in less than 24 hours
Some officers sustained serious injuries that required medical treatment, superintendent says
Protestant churches face a day of reckoning with North’s inquiry into mother and baby homes
The majority of those held in homes across the North came from a Protestant background, and their babies were adopted by Protestant families
Anna Lo obituary: Fearless and trailblazing politician who stood for equality
A feminist and self-described humanist she campaigned against racial discrimination while herself suffering from racist threats and intimidation
Convicted murderer on the run after day release from Derry prison
James Meehan (55) serving life sentence for murdering man in 2007
Why are unionist politicians shy of challenging loyalism?
It is an absurdity that Winston Irvine missed his graduation from Maynooth with a masters in “international peacebuilding” because of a court appearance connected to the UVF bomb hoax on Simon Coveney
No evidence of police collusion in investigation into 1978 La Mon House Hotel bombing, ombudsman says
Judge at trial said he could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that statements not ‘adduced by torture’
Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit for Northern Ireland
Rules will continue to serve as a means of maintaining an invisible Border on the island for further four years
Assembly members to vote on extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal
MLAs are expected to continue measures, opposed by some unionists, for four years
Fraud, errors and overpayments in North’s central government accounts remain a concern
NI comptroller and auditor general’s report warns on preparation and quality of accounts submitted for audit
Storm Darragh: Train lines reopen but thousands remain without power in the North
Public reminded to stay clear of any damaged electricity equipment and to keep children and animals away
The Irish Times view on the Legacy Act: welcome moves to undo the damage
The Labour government in London is planning measures which will address the bulk of the objections raised on both sides of the political divide in Northern Ireland
Avoiding double taxation on sale of a property abroad
Rules on gifts and inheritances are different North and South of the Border, as is the tax regime on non-resident property
My Belfast friends can buy a house and start a family more easily than those in Dublin
In their daily lives, Northerners seem more grown-up than Southerners
‘I would do it again in a heartbeat’: former RUC officer consigned to a wheelchair by the IRA on serving in the Troubles
Former police officers defend the force they served, but feel increasingly forgotten
Books in brief: From the Irish man who invented the penalty kick to an injustice in Hull
The Story of a Gamechanger by Robert McCrum; collaborative short-story collection Duets; and Defiance: Racial Injustice, Police Brutality, A Sister’s Fight for the Truth by Janet Alder with Dan Glazebrook
House prices in Northern Ireland rising fastest in UK - Halifax
Average property in Northern Ireland now costs €245,000, up 6.8% on last year, survey says
Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland trying to travel into Britain after crossing Border
Gangs are charging €8,000 for illegal travel packages that avoid an English Channel crossing, say officials
Troubles Legacy Act: Tánaiste welcomes UK action to ‘substantively reform’ legislation
Reform of Act ‘must command the confidence of victims and survivors,’ says Martin
UK government takes first steps to repeal and replace Troubles legacy Act, says Hilary Benn
Northern Secretary tells House of Commons previous Conservative administration’s approach to matter was ‘wrong’
Southern Irish Protestants by Ian D’Alton: A work of great originality and scholarship
Author connects particular concerns, often focused on Cork Protestantism, with wider debates
Euro 2025 playoff round-up: Northern Ireland and Scotland both fail to qualify
Northern Ireland go down 3-0 away to Norway and 7-0 on aggregate while Scotland lost out to Finland
Unlikely a new government will be in place before Christmas, says Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader says there is an urgency to assembling a coalition because of ‘pressing issues internationally’ after general election
Ulster 1912-1922: How the Treaty negotiators lost control of the Irish Border amid high pressure and British duplicity
Cormac Moore’s essay on the establishment of Northern Ireland is among the strongest in this collection
Former Christian Brother jailed for abusing children was ‘like a dark shadow’ in victims’ lives
Paul Dunleavy preyed on boys from deprived backgrounds, leaving them with feelings of worthlessness, self-hatred and guilt
Cross-Border worker numbers falling because of tax rules
Companies ‘appear to be struggling’ to comply with rules, especially with remote working, study finds
For flax sake: why is the idea of a new flag for Northern Ireland so controversial?
The flax plant might be bland and its symbolism trite, but the same could be said of the Tricolour
One Border, two systems, endless complications: ‘My NI colleagues work from home while I am forced to commute to an empty office’
Companies are increasingly wary of hiring cross-Border workers because of tax, pension and payroll issues, report warns
Former Belfast IRA man Joe Lynskey killed by IRA over suspicion he tried to have love rival murdered
Gerry Adams has rejected claims he was part of Belfast IRA leadership at time Lynskey was abducted
Monaghan grave exhumed in search for Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey
Former Belfast monk and IRA member abducted, murdered and secretly buried by paramilitaries in 1972
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