Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints
Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work
Northern Ireland
Irish-language courts in North could be ‘open to abuse’, PSNI feared
Giving ‘preferred language’ option would slow down proceedings and potentially lead to challenges, senior officer said
Unionist legal challenge to Anglo-Irish Agreement sparked panic in Dublin and London
McGimpsey brothers claimed treaty was unconstitutional under Articles 2 and 3 of Irish constitution
Tackle sectarianism by making subject sexy, minister told
‘Wide and complex’ problem could be approached by tying in sports and entertainment, groups suggested
NI department was advised from London on how to present its response to Chernobyl radiation in food chain
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland told to ‘emphasise that the food chain was safeguarded in 1986’
British officials reluctant to share Dublin-Monaghan information over resource concerns
‘High degree of resistance’ to searches as late as 2005 amid scepticism over finding new material
PSNI dismissed claims loyalist Jim ‘Doris Day’ Gray was informant
Police told officials death had been ‘settling of personal scores’ by ‘some of his many enemies’
British army morale at ‘low ebb’ in Crossmaglen months before ceasefire
Barracks required construction work to boost security and lack of heavy casualties was ‘due to luck’
UK foreign minister called for earlier end to ‘counterproductive’ Sinn Féin broadcast ban
Douglas Hurd, who had introduced restrictions himself, felt six-year ban was ‘object of some derision’
Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan awarded MBE in new year honours list
Pommel horse specialist won Ireland’s first gymnastics gold medal
Northern nationalists increasingly ‘anti-British’ rather than ‘anti-unionist’ by 1980s
Security action by Thatcher likely to alienate nationalists more, senior official warned Garret Fitzgerald
British ID card plan caused concern for Irish citizens in UK before being abandoned
Idea, revived by current PM Keir Starmer, led to fears for identity rights under Good Friday Agreement
Bill Clinton ‘fantasy’ Irish ancestry concerned genealogist ahead of visit in 1995
‘Serious error’ not to commission proper research before 1995 trip, then minister of foreign affairs told
State carried out secret study on asking UN to make Northern Ireland a trusteeship
Confidential report on inviting peacekeepers to North was ‘very helpful’ to minister Garret Fitzgerald
George Best and Cork Celtic on TG4: A fascinating portrait of a prodigy in decline
Television: By the time Best joined Cork Celtic he was not so much a shadow of his former self as a pickled parody, more in love with booze than the beautiful game
PSNI search for suspect armed with knife and hammer following Co Down stabbing attack
Members of the public urged not to approach man
A visit to Belfast’s only soup kitchen to see how they’re helping the homeless this Christmas
Demand has never been greater, according to The People’s Kitchen founder and co-ordinator, Paul McCusker
Legacy of the Troubles continues to affect mental health and wellbeing of people in North
Study finds current rates for post-traumatic stress disorder in over-50s in region as high as almost 5%
Cerberus winds up company that bought Project Eagle loans in NI from Nama
US investor Cerberus appoints liquidators to project eagle company
Around Ireland in 32 volumes: An island’s history, county by county
Series which began in 1985 concludes with 31 writers contributing essays on Co Antrim
Galway mosque plot: Right-wing group had ‘15-point attack plan’, court hears
Connor Pollack (38) charged with terror offences linked to a cross-Border police investigation
There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist
There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish
Stormont Executive agrees to set aside £119m for PSNI data breach payouts
Move described as ‘welcome relief for officers’
UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgment
Amnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’
Secret Santa disasters: ‘I tried to pretend that I got the joke, but I was horrified’
Dog food, edible underwear and bondage kits, bad Secret Santa experiences have led some companies to ban the festive tradition
Strong leadership needed against anti-Semitism, says Little-Pengelly
North’s Deputy First Minister, speaking following the Bondi Beach terror attack, says people need to be careful about what they say
Woman (40s) dies in house fire near Belfast
Households urged to prioritise fire saftey following a number of fatal incidents
The Northern Bank Job by Glenn Patterson: a startling tale of audacious criminality
Families’ ordeal and the wider context of the peace process is examined in this methodically compiled study of the 2004 heist
MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, PSNI chief says
Police constable faces calls for ‘root-and-branch’ review of force’s relationship with MI5 following Operation Kenova report
Family of first child to die in Troubles to receive compensation over his killing by police
An apology was issued for the family’s hurt and suffering since nine-year-old Patrick Rooney was shot dead in his west Belfast home
Sammy Wilson ‘never got a penny’ from Nama loan sale, court hears
Then Northern Ireland finance minister hoped for ‘political kudos’ from deal to sell Nama loan portfolio
Man (38) charged in connection with plot to attack mosque
Connor Pollock (38) appeared in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday
Real loser in row over EU observer status for Northern Ireland is the centre ground
MEPs’ request to European Parliament was flimsy disguise for its true purpose, however
PSNI charge man arrested in cross-Border investigation into ‘violent right-wing extremism’
Man (38) was arrested in Ballynahinch and is due to appear in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday
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