Titanic Belfast lost 2,000 bookings in one phone call: how new Brexit visa rules are hitting Northern Ireland tourism
From this month, holiday visitors to UK from EU member states other than the Republic must apply for £16 visa
Northern Ireland
The Belfast train station signs in Irish that are testing Stormont’s shaky foundations
Row over Belfast’s Grand Central Station adding Irish to displays and ticket machines reinforces Assembly’s vulnerability to identity politics
Man (25) arrested after ‘deliberate’ wildfire forces Co Down residents to flee homes
More than 100 firefighters fought blaze in Hilltown, near the Mourne Mountains
Man (18) dies in early morning Portadown crash
Morgan Henry from Tandragee died after two-vehicle collision
The Forest is the Path by Gary Lightbody: Moving, lyrical and more than just a companion book to Snow Patrol’s album
Bangor musician maps out the terrain of loss, memory and creative renewal in an imaginative, deeply personal work
People will have 31-day window to pay bill for UK state pension buyback
Irish people who worked in the UK are entitled to purchase voluntary national insurance contributions to either secure or enhance a UK state pension
Unionists and Sinn Féin have ‘common goal’ of making NI work, says Ulster Unionist leader
SF must make idea of Irish unity ‘look attractive to people in Dublin and Limerick and Galway’, says Mike Nesbitt
‘The new visa is going to put the kibosh on things’: Northern Ireland’s tourist industry braces for impact of travel changes
From April 9th, the introduction of a £16 tourist visa raises unique problems for the North, since nearly 70% of its visitors arrive in Dublin and travel across the Border
US tariffs leave Northern Ireland producers facing higher costs and awkward questions
‘Huge complexities’ for products produced on a cross-Border basis, says Simon Harris
Trump tariffs explained: What will the different EU and UK rates mean for Northern Ireland?
Unique position could create more uncertainty for North’s ‘slow-growing economy’
Am I too late to apply to boost my UK pension?
Effective deadline is just over 24 hours away so this really is your last chance to lock in access to a UK state pension or enhance the pension already paid into
UK government’s failure to order inquiry into Sean Brown murder ‘cannot stand’, appeal court rules
Chief Justice has given Northern Ireland Secretary four weeks to ‘reflect’ on judgment
Billions of overspend on large-scale projects in North ‘unacceptable and unsustainable’
Stormont’s Public Accounts Committee scrutinised hospitals, roads and other works
Katie Simpson murder: Three police ombudsman inquiries may be relevant to inquest process, coroner told
One investigation ‘includes allegations that might amount to criminal wrongdoing’
Man (67) charged with murder of UDR soldier more than 40 years ago
Accused in case of fatal shooting of Joseph James Porter in 1979 is remanded in custody
Fears new UK digital immigration system could disrupt Irish tourism
Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme comes into force for European travellers on Wednesday
The Bureau by Eoin McNamee: If you’re interested in what the Border truly means, read this exceptional novel
Exceptional novel falls loosely into the category of ‘auto-fiction’ and features the author’s father
Unionist politicians must stop yearning for a flawed past, or ‘one that never was’
Using statistics to defend the union will have little persuasive power
Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show
Derry boy Cormac Quigley’s note arrived during some of the darkest days of the Troubles
US tariffs: For distillery north of the Border, the picture is further complicated by Brexit
‘You add tariffs on anything coming from the US whiskey industry, then that is a major issue,’ says Wild Atlantic Distillery cofounder
DUP to put ‘marker down’ at Executive against Irish language signs at Belfast’s Grand Central Station
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says installation of signage is ‘clearly a controversial matter’
Joe Lynskey Disappeared case: ‘When he came out of the monastery he came out for the cause. And the cause executed him’
Maria Lynskey had the funeral arrangements in place for her uncle before her family’s hopes of finding his remains were dashed for the second time in a decade
Pensioner (71) gave vulnerable teenagers heroin in exchange for sex work, Belfast court hears
Oliver James MacCormack pleaded guilty to 40 offences which include charges of human trafficking
Reforms that undermine Belfast Agreement will be ‘dangerous’, experts warn
Northern Ireland facing a ‘mounting list of problems in healthcare, public finance and other aspects of good governance’, new report says
How UK social welfare reforms hit Northern Ireland
About a quarter of adults of working age in Northern Ireland get disability payments
The big story from Northern Ireland no one is talking about
The latest bombshell population data heralds a shocking reversal of demographic fortunes
Former Belfast Citibank employee settles sex discrimination case for €257,000
Maeve Bradley says it was a ‘shock’ to discover person covering her maternity leave was promoted in her absence
North’s homelessness services under mounting pressure
Demand for temporary accommodation surges almost 180% in six years, notes public spending watchdog
‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland
Labour’s proposed ‘shake-up’ of the welfare system raises the prospect of people with disabilities losing supports for their personal independence
A New Yorker in Antrim: ‘There have been frissons of suspicion but there is a strong sense of community’
Author and journalist Rosie Schaap found solace and community in the Glens of Antrim after the death of her first husband
PSNI investigates after email causes six schools to close in Northern Ireland
Threatening email sent to schools in Fermanagh, Tyrone and Antrim
‘Management aren’t open to it’: Why remote working rates are lower in Northern Ireland
Economist warns the lack of work-from-home opportunities in the North could affect recruitment and retention of staff
Man (50s) arrested in Belfast after two police cars rammed during pursuit
Four officers sustained minor injuries during ‘completely reckless and dangerous’ incident
‘One of the lowest points of my life’: Elizabeth Day on marriage breakdown, IVF and How To Fail
Elizabeth Day made her name with her relatable accounts of failure. The How To Fail host is now reaping the rewards of her own success
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