Donald Trump’s successful Irish visit highlights benefits of being his friend
US president’s brief tour resulted in win on whiskey tariffs and put life into debate on unity
Northern Ireland
Martin to raise North parties’ blocking veto at Burnham meeting
Taoiseach will ask British prime minister to consider removing veto that allows parties to block Assembly or the Executive from functioning
Families displaced by riots, Trump and united Ireland, asylum in Italy
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Rollout of the reformed Leaving Cert should be suspended
Disadvantaged students will be most affected by the disastrous reform of the Senior Cycle
Dozens of families left homeless after Northern Ireland race riots, data shows
Immigrants in ‘hidden homeless population’ staying with friends, family and sleeping on floor of places of worship
After Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked?
At least 88 families made homeless in June’s race riots – most have not returned home
Leaders of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to sign memorandum on independence on Monday
First Ministers push for referendums despite Andy Burnham dashing hopes
‘Not as orange as he looks’: NI parties weigh Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments
DUP says future to be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not in London, Dublin or Washington
Sinn Féin’s refusal to take seats in Westminster a ‘dereliction of duty’ – Colum Eastwood
Decision on border poll and Ireland’s future will be taken in London ‘whether we like it or not’, Colum Eastwood tells party conference
‘It was an absolute clanger’: Ex-Sinn Féin insider on Mary Lou, missteps and loss of momentum
Siobhán Fenton’s absorbing new memoir Ourselves Alone offers real insight into the workings of Ireland’s most secretive political party
Drumcree, 2026: ‘It’s mad they want to go down the road and start all this again’
The Orange Order has been blocked from marching on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road since 1998. Locals fear a new parade will open old wounds
Phil Coulter: ‘The song Congratulations has fed, clothed and educated my children’
Songwriter reflects on his incredible musical canon and why his most personal tunes have stood the test of time
‘Well intentioned, ill considered’: Northern nationalists on Micheál Martin’s unity stance
Nationalists in the North applaud the Taoiseach’s Shared Ireland initiative but find his failure to plan for a Border poll frustrating at best
President Connolly meets siblings of woman murdered during Troubles
Mary Travers (23) was shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1984 walking home from Mass with her family
Northern nationalists are right to detect bias from their counterparts in the Republic
Northerners get cheered when they win Olympic medals for Ireland, but heaven forfend we might let them vote here
The Anglo-Irish relationship is best explained by a scene in Mad Men
The high-minded, snobbish claim that those on the right in Britain are above even thinking about Ireland is rather dishonest
I live in Northern Ireland and want to work in the Republic. How is remote working handled?
Work Q&A: How does the Irish public sector typically handle remote working arrangements for Northern Ireland residents?
Fine Gael ‘cannot afford to cede ground to other political groups on Irish unity’
Party must ‘plan, prepare and articulate’ what a united Ireland means, Neale Richmond to tell members
Derry dispatch: ‘Influencer’ Seamus Heaney plays a part in reclaiming city’s walls
Message of murals transforming Derry is of a new, shared identity that goes beyond green, white and orange or red, white and blue
The resurrection of the Garvaghy Road dispute
Is it entirely coincidental that Drumcree has returned to the political agenda?
Man and woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Newry
Police have appealed for information after they responded to a report of an altercation at a property
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David Trimble
Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point
Rite & Reason: In a society where flags, emblems, religion and culture are at the heart of divisive politics, it was refreshing to see a number of loyalist bands parading in front of the Taioseach
World facing biggest security challenges since 1970s, says Helen McEntee
Minister says disinformation ‘spread like wildfire’ during Northern Ireland immigration riots earlier this year
Andy Burnham’s approach to Northern Ireland may not be as hoped
Let’s be realistic about Irish reunification
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
Drumcree dispute led to one of worst Troubles atrocities
Row is longest-running parading dispute in the North and has been linked to several sectarian murders
Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now
Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive
‘In Toronto, a call from Ireland surprised me. My mother had made a decision’
Months after the sudden loss of my father, my mother looked out her window at the car she never learned to drive
Choosing the Struggle by Martina Anderson: A fascinating, shocking and frank narrative on her work as a politician
However, the former Sinn Féin MEP and MLA’s autobiography reveals little about the other parts of her life and feels incomplete as a result
New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer on record
Two consecutive record-breaking summers shows climate change is already happening, says Met Éireann
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
‘Grossly offensive to victims’: Flags erected in memory of Billy Wright in Co Tyrone town
The former LVF leader, believed to have been involved in a number of murders, was killed in 1997
Stormont failure to agree budget is ‘catastrophic’ for public services, says think tank
Hospital emergency departments in the North are in ‘perma-crisis’ while about 40% of all planned social homes have been stalled, Pivotal says
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