Man arrested after replica of mosque placed on top of loyalist bonfire
Pyre in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, condemned as a ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’
Northern Ireland
There is nothing inevitable about a united Ireland
The proportion of the electorate voting for nationalist parties in Northern Ireland has fallen
DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal
Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May
O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour
Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media report
United Ireland conversation may be just beginning, but the conclusion seems clear
Patriotism brings with it a reluctance to contemplate changes to the Irish Republic as it exists today
Alleged sexual abuse by nun at NI mother and baby home should be investigated, says report
Truth Recovery Independent Panel says claims made against ‘Sister Z’, now deceased, merit ‘special attention’ at upcoming inquiry
Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area
Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’
Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs
Once a political force, Irish America is now a shell of itself
The relationship between Ireland and the US is under profound stress, from both internal changes and external pressures
Jeffrey Donaldson’s not-so-secret double life leaves DUP in turmoil
Stories about Donaldson’s behaviour while party leader have raised questions about how he was able to remain in charge for so long
Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK
Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects
A Better Locksmith by Jane Coyle: Chronicle of an astonishingly fecund time in the theatre of Northern Ireland
The critic’s love and care shine through in this compendium of her theatre writing from 1984 to the present
Lyra McKee’s family says justice system ‘completely failed’ as men found not guilty of murder
Journalist was shot while watching disturbances in Derry in 2019
Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy
Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024
Unionist leaders face losing voter trust, warns former communications chief Alex Kane
Big choices loom: ‘Their clash is between what they want and what the long-term intentions of a British government may be’
Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims finding ‘media frenzy’ since verdict difficult, PSNI chief says
Jon Boutcher warns against ‘wild speculation’ regarding former DUP leader, who will be sentenced for sex offences in September
One takeaway from the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal is the value of a scurrilous press
Some of the people now demanding to know why the press did not expose Donaldson earlier can be the sniffiest about the tabloid tactics that would have entailed
British MI6 officer Michael Oatley who played key role in ending the Troubles dies
Oatley’s 1991 meeting with Martin McGuinness in Derry is regarded as a key moment in the peace process
Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest to continue deliberations on Wednesday
Missing Belfast school boy was found dead in storm drain in June 2020
Sinn Féin’s compliance with new financial disclosure rules queried by Irish academic
Non-inclusion of US fundraising body in party’s annual accounts ‘difficult to understand’, says DCU professor
Northern reading lights: There’s a real children’s books community out there to discover
There’s a huge opportunity in Northern Ireland for existing institutions to recognise books for children and young people as a vital part of our widely respected literary output
‘Soundbites’ on Irish unity not helpful, says Taoiseach, after recent O’Callaghan comments
Government’s €2bn Shared Island Fund succeeding because it has not become embroiled in constitutional debate, says Martin
Resident doctors in North stage 24-hour strike over pay
Action follows strike by consultants and specialist doctors last week
‘It gives me the shivers to think what may happen if I can’t manage,’ my mother told a newspaper in 1981
I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981
Man of the church: How Jeffrey Donaldson weaponised his faith to cover up sexual abuse
DUP leader fits pattern of abusers who use religion ‘to put pressure’ on victims to stay quiet, says child protection expert
Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?
The consequences are still playing out in the UK, as it prepares for its seventh prime minister in ten years. Yet Ireland is thriving
Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?
Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable
Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist
‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference
‘Savage’ European heatwave due to climate change, says UN expert
Rising death toll includes 212 fatalities over four days linked to high temperatures in Spain alone
NI consultants and specialist doctors stage 24-hour strike action
Routine surgeries cancelled across Northern Ireland as doctors strike over pay dispute
Government accused of role in alleged campaign to undermine fundraising for Mitchell fund
Irish-American scholarship scheme will not have any scholars again in 2027 due to funding issues
Eirgrid’s new strategy includes 20-year-old plan for power line
Power line connecting Meath with Tyrone key to easing electricity grid bottleneck
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