DUP will be forced to choose between compromise or being left in the coldAn EU-UK protocol deal is inevitable. Donaldson’s best option is to try to sell any changes as a DUP victoryTue Jan 17 2023 - 19:33
Intensive negotiations already under way between EU and UK on protocolDUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson positive after Varadkar meeting, noting FG leader’s ‘better understanding’ of North’s ‘difficulties’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 19:41
‘Exclusion’ of McDonald from Belfast meeting criticised by TaoiseachChris Heaton-Harris said ‘many factors’ had gone into the thought processThu Jan 12 2023 - 14:28
Taoiseach due in Belfast for talks with main Stormont partiesMary Lou McDonald says it is ‘bizarre and unprecedented’ for UK government to ‘exclude leader of SF from leaders’ meeting’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 00:01
Talks to break Stormont deadlock go ahead without any nationalists after ‘exclusion’ of Sinn Féin leaderMcDonald not invited to meeting with Cleverly and Heaton-Harris held in drive to restore power-sharingWed Jan 11 2023 - 22:37
Edwin Poots accused of engaging in ‘abuse of power for political gain’ in ordering halt to post-Brexit checksFormer DUP minister failed to protect impartiality of Civil Service, says FDA general secretaryTue Jan 10 2023 - 15:32
Natalie McNally murder: Police seize car amid renewed appeals for informationDetectives due to return to scene where pregnant woman stabbed to death at her home in Co Armagh on December 18thMon Jan 09 2023 - 00:00
Northern Ireland’s hospitals in ‘crisis’ with delays leading to deaths, consultant saysNorthern Ireland’s hospital emergency departments (EDs) are in “crisis”, a senior consultant has warnedTue Jan 03 2023 - 17:11
Mistakes were made on all sides in handling of Brexit, says VaradkarPost-Brexit protocol ‘too strict’, Taoiseach says, as he promises ‘flexibility’Tue Jan 03 2023 - 00:00
Father of four and his mother-in-law among Co Tyrone crash victimsMother Imelda Quinn (40s) was killed in a separate one-vehicle crash on the M1 near DungannonTue Dec 27 2022 - 19:06
Dermie McClenaghan, veteran Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner, dies age 81McClenaghan was one of organisers of Duke Street march, often regarded as start of The TroublesFri Dec 23 2022 - 18:50
Norwegian state broadcaster apologises for Irish famine ‘joke’Game show on NRK joked that ‘last man to the potato loses’ during challenge, ‘just like in Ireland in 1845′Fri Dec 23 2022 - 08:57
Natalie McNally’s brother appeals to killer to ‘do the decent thing’ and confess‘Her killer has denied Nats the opportunity of being a mummy,’ brother says at Lurgan press conferenceFri Dec 23 2022 - 00:14
Households in Northern Ireland receive delayed energy-support paymentDirect debit customers to get £600 into bank account, while others to be sent voucherMon Dec 19 2022 - 19:22
Biden appoints Joe Kennedy as US special envoy to Northern IrelandFormer congressman to focus on advancing economic development and investment opportunities for NIMon Dec 19 2022 - 15:55
Annie’s Bar 1972: ‘It’s always been classed as the forgotten massacre’Five men were killed in the attack by the loyalist UDA, no one has ever been convicted for the murdersSat Dec 17 2022 - 03:00
Rishi Sunak refuses to ‘raise expectations’ on finding swift solution to NI protocol impasseUK prime minister says he is working ‘flat out’ to try to restore power-sharing at StormontFri Dec 16 2022 - 12:17
Sunak meets NI leaders as political crisis continuesUK prime minister holds “informal discussions” on first visit to Northern Ireland since taking officeFri Dec 16 2022 - 08:00
Derry residents and motorists driven to despair by roadworks with no known endWork on a dual carriageway linking Derry and Belfast is way behind schedule; local people want answers - and a delivery date.Mon Dec 12 2022 - 02:07
US special envoy for Northern Ireland could be appointed ‘very soon’, ex-ambassador saysProspect of Biden visit for Belfast Agreement anniversary expected to pressure Assembly returnSun Dec 11 2022 - 14:40
Troubles legacy Bill causes ‘distress and anxiety’ among victims and familiesCouncil of Europe official warns of ‘deep scepticism’ about London’s motivation for law due next yearFri Dec 09 2022 - 16:48
‘See this united Ireland thing, put that on the back burner and get the cost of living sorted first’Derry unionists bristle at prospect of constitutional change with more pressing concerns to worry aboutThu Dec 08 2022 - 20:37
Strep A: HSE urges vigilance as increase in infections investigated Belfast schoolgirl Stella-Lily McCorkindale has died of a severe form of the illnessTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:03
Trade unions ‘can no longer ignore’ constitutional question, NI conference hearsRepresenting workers in unity debates could follow model of Scottish independence referendumTue Nov 22 2022 - 13:31
New IRA attacks: ‘They are showing they are capable of doing something’The group has a long history of attacks on police targets and is the most active of the dissident republican groups in the northwestMon Nov 21 2022 - 21:30
Delivery driver forced at gunpoint to bring ‘hoax car bomb’ to Derry police stationPSNI officer says ‘obvious line of inquiry’ is that dissident republicans responsible for incident in city’s Waterside areaMon Nov 21 2022 - 10:34
NI Assembly members’ salaries to be cut by up to a third under new legislationBill will also ensure public services keep running in absence of devolved governmentMon Nov 21 2022 - 00:00
Éamon Phoenix remembered as an ‘inspirational peacemaker’ at funeral in BelfastHistorian and broadcaster gave everyone in North a ‘greater understanding of shared past’, mourners toldFri Nov 18 2022 - 16:58
Brexit’s Border fallout could destabilise communities, says ex-NI police chief Hugh Orde, head of PSNI from 2002 to 2009, says he hopes political failures will not be ‘seen as an opportunity’Thu Nov 17 2022 - 20:31
Britain’s foreign secretary warns against over-estimating how quickly protocol deal might be reachedJames Cleverly says there are still ‘big gaps’ between EU and UKTue Nov 15 2022 - 20:07
Dr Éamon Phoenix, Northern Ireland historian and broadcaster, dies aged 69One of Ireland’s ‘pre-eminent historians’, he said his best achievement was ‘any contribution I have made to a greater understanding of Irish history’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 15:14
Patricia Curran: The murder that is still unsolved 70 years laterMurder in 1952 is one of the few ‘true crime’ mysteries in Northern Ireland that does not involve the TroublesSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Non-Irish EU citizens to need biometric data to cross Border into NorthPeople crossing Border into NI who are non-Irish EU citizens will be obliged to submit facial and fingerprint dataFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
NI protocol: Government wants ‘meat on the bone’ to progress talks, says TaoiseachMartin and Sunak meet for British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool as ‘mood music’ improvesThu Nov 10 2022 - 21:15
Government should take UK to European court over Troubles immunity law, Amnesty says‘People who kill should be subject to the law,’ Michael O’Hare, whose 12-year-old sister was shot by a British soldier, told TDsThu Nov 10 2022 - 21:04
Taoiseach and British PM to discuss NI protocol on fringes of British-Irish council meeting Talks come after British government decision to extend deadline for calling elections to Stormont AssemblyThu Nov 10 2022 - 00:01
NI Secretary’s election extension kicks political can down the road Heaton-Harris playing for time in hope of resolving long-running and divisive protocol impasseWed Nov 09 2022 - 19:00
MLA pay to be cut as deadline for NI Assembly election is extendedChris Heaton-Harris sets new date of January 19th for restoring assembly, meaning elections may not take place until mid-AprilWed Nov 09 2022 - 14:56
Strength of Sinn Féin position evident in confidence of its leaders at ardfheisTone and content of Michelle O’Neill speech at RDS on Saturday underlined status of party’s vice-president as first minister-in-waitingSat Nov 05 2022 - 19:12
Michelle O’Neill: DUP blocking Assembly to avoid serving under SF first ministerSinn Féin vice-president tells party delegates at RDS she is working to create a more inclusive society in NorthSat Nov 05 2022 - 15:17
The limbo continues: Northern Ireland remains without a devolved government as Christmas election called offSolution to impasse is linked to protocol negotiations - and progress could provide cover for legislation to push back poll deadlineFri Nov 04 2022 - 17:57
Decision not to hold December election in North receives broad cross-party welcome Northern Ireland Secretary says he has listened to ‘sincere concerns about the impact and cost of an election at this time’Fri Nov 04 2022 - 10:25
Decision on Christmas NI election ‘soon’ as Coveney calls fresh poll ‘unhelpful’ Irish Government doesn’t believe election ‘at this time’ is a good thing, minister told Chris Heaton-HarrisWed Nov 02 2022 - 16:55
‘No clarity’ on Stormont election date as NI Secretary holds talks with partiesChris Heaton-Harris held separate discussions with Sinn Féin, the DUP, Alliance and the UUP in BelfastTue Nov 01 2022 - 16:38
Sinn Féin calls for Northern Ireland election date to be setNorthern Ireland Secretary to hold talks with Stormont party leadersMon Oct 31 2022 - 07:45
‘Would you really want that for your family?’ Donegal road safety show aims shock and change hearts‘They’re experiencing tough love to save them from something much, much worse’Mon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
Stormont Assembly could sink into history as other options may break stalemate ‘The most recent five years – at 46 per cent of the time suspended – have been almost as bad as the first five years’Sat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Northern Ireland: Heaton-Harris will call Assembly election but date yet to be setNorthern Secretary said ‘joint authority’ is not being consideredFri Oct 28 2022 - 19:20
Why is Northern Ireland gearing up for its second Assembly election in less than a year?Last May’s election failed to produce an Assembly and it’s likely that the next one will fail too and deepen the political crisisFri Oct 28 2022 - 16:51
Northern Ireland’s stifled devolution may spawn some form of direct rule Prospect of joint authority over North shared between Dublin and London must fit with provisions of Belfast AgreementFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
