‘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
UK rejects possibility of joint authority for NorthJoint authority in the absence of a power-sharing government at Stormont ‘not being considered’, UK government saysFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
Lack of devolved government could expand Irish role in Northern Ireland, Taoiseach saysUnionists will never accept joint authority from Dublin and London, Donaldson saysThu Oct 27 2022 - 22:00
Return to direct rule ‘unacceptable’ if DUP collapses assembly - VaradkarNorthern Ireland Assembly meets today in an almost certainly doomed bid to form an ExecutiveThu Oct 27 2022 - 12:31
Late push to avoid North election as Stormont recalledThe Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is expected on Friday to call an election for Northern Ireland as the deadline for parties to agree an administration runs outThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Clock is ticking towards Northern Ireland electionBroadly similar outcome would result from poll most likely to be held before Christmas, recent polling suggestsThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
DUP urged by Northern Secretary to re-enter Stormont to avoid Christmas election Chris Heaton-Harris reiterates he would be under ‘legal requirement’ to call poll unless resolution reachedSun Oct 23 2022 - 19:21
Iconic North coast clifftop building is far closer to the edge than it has ever beenThe Mussenden Temple, one of the most beautiful buildings in Ireland, has a fascinating history and a teetering futureSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas election in Northern IrelandNorthern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirms that if the Assembly is not restored by October 28th, he will be legally required to call an election.Fri Oct 21 2022 - 18:49
Truss ‘joins long line of British prime ministers who have failed people’, says Michelle O’NeillUncertainty in North over how timeline for choosing new prime minister might affect October 28th deadline for the restoration of the Assembly.Thu Oct 20 2022 - 20:31
NI secretary pledges to call Assembly election if Stormont not restored by end of monthExecutive must be formed by October 28th to avoid new poll, Chris Heaton-Harris saysTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:21
Creeslough funerals: Hugh Kelly (59) was a happy man with a ‘cheeky grin’, priest saysHis coffin is lifted aloft by the women of his family and for the briefest of moments a rainbow shinesFri Oct 14 2022 - 16:03
Sun finally shines on Creeslough for funeral of ‘ultimate mammy bear’ Martina MartinPriest says mother of four, who was working in shop at time of explosion, was ‘so well-liked, so well-loved’Thu Oct 13 2022 - 12:30
Creeslough tragedy: Inseparable in life, Catherine O’Donnell and James Monaghan remain together in deathPresident Higgins in attendance as Creeslough village unites in grief again for the funeral of mother and sonWed Oct 12 2022 - 20:50
Creeslough tragedy: President says nation’s ‘hearts breaking together’Fundraising efforts raise more than €1 million for the Donegal community as Higgins praises ‘inspirational’ responseWed Oct 12 2022 - 13:59
Creeslough comes to standstill as two victims laid to restThree more funerals due on Wednesday after village bids farewell to Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGillWed Oct 12 2022 - 05:00
Jessica Gallagher, victim of Creeslough explosion, ‘had so much to live for’, funeral hearsFashion graduate (24) visiting boyfriend in apartment above petrol station at time of incidentTue Oct 11 2022 - 18:20
Creeslough tragedy: Kind nature of Jessica Gallagher and Martin McGill recalled at funeral MassesLarge crowds turn out in north Co Donegal village on Tuesday to remember two of the 10 people killed in last Friday’s explosionTue Oct 11 2022 - 13:46
DUP hoping protocol stance pays off as EU and UK prepare to roll the dice once moreConference delegates warmly applaud Jeffrey Donaldson’s call for a post-Brexit solution that ensures North’s place in UK is restoredSat Oct 08 2022 - 16:04
DUP will not re-enter North’s powersharing unless protocol demands metLeader Jeffrey Donaldson tells party conference the UK government needs to ‘tread sensitively and act wisely’ to rebuild unionist confidenceSat Oct 08 2022 - 15:52
The challenges facing the DUP at the party’s conference this weekendMuch has changed over the last three years — turmoil within the DUP saw it oust one leader, and then anotherFri Oct 07 2022 - 20:00
Sister of disappeared Columba McVeigh ‘frightened to build up hopes’ after fresh search announced The lead forensic investigator for the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR), Geoff Knupfer, said there was a “credible reason” for the fresh search in Bragan Bog, MonaghanMon Oct 03 2022 - 00:08
Man shot dead in busy bar at west Belfast social clubMurder investigation begins after two masked men enter Donegal Celtic Football Club and shoot victim number of timesSun Oct 02 2022 - 18:34
Border poll should aim for ‘largest majority possible’ not 50% plus one, Varadkar says Actor James Nesbitt tells Ireland’s future event that many Northern Protestants are considering idea of united IrelandSat Oct 01 2022 - 17:54
United Ireland campaign’s new recruits: ‘The past matters a lot less to young people’The impact of the UK’s departure from the EU and the continuing tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol have reinforced the concept of a united Ireland for manySat Oct 01 2022 - 04:00
‘No basis to suggest majority in North’ support Irish unity, says UK governmentNorthern Ireland Office reacts to comments from Labour Party’s shadow northern secretary on Border pollMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:00
‘Flying’ ferry to start zero-emissions Belfast serviceArtemis Technologies says first EF-24 electric foiling fast ferry will sail Belfast-Bangor route in 2024Mon Sept 26 2022 - 00:01
Labour’s shadow northern secretary would ‘not be a barrier’ to Border poll in right circumstancesPeter Kyle said that neither Census findings nor recent Sinn Féin election results would justify pollSun Sept 25 2022 - 13:21
Fire crews tackle blaze on ship at Belfast PortInvestigation opened after fire broke out on board ship at Victoria Terminal on West Bank RoadSun Sept 25 2022 - 10:32
Northern Ireland’s atheists: ‘We’re a sizeable section of the population’Latest census has revealed a marked increase in those with no faithSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
Fresh calls for Border poll in wake of NI census resultsFigures a ‘clear indication that historic change is happening across this island’, says Sinn FéinFri Sept 23 2022 - 01:20
Northern Ireland census: Another psychological blow for unionismResults will fire up those pushing for a united Ireland poll and dishearten an already insecure unionist populationThu Sept 22 2022 - 17:11
Prosecution of Soldier F for Bloody Sunday killings to resumeSoldier F charged with murder of William McKinney and James Wray and five counts of attempted murderThu Sept 22 2022 - 15:31
More Catholics than Protestants in Northern Ireland for first time, census findsDramatic increase in number of people holding an Irish passport solely or jointly since last study in 2011Thu Sept 22 2022 - 09:55
Northern Ireland set for a long ‘demographic stalemate’No religious grouping has a majority, Northern Ireland census results are expected to showThu Sept 22 2022 - 01:00
Scottish people queue up to pay their respects to the queen: ‘This helps the union’More than 26,000 filed past Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as it lay at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral in EdinburghTue Sept 13 2022 - 23:01
Edinburgh says farewell to the queen: ‘It’s fitting she passed away in Scotland’ Coffin is borne on the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, with King Charles III and her other children walking behindMon Sept 12 2022 - 20:34
Queen Elizabeth’s cortege in Dundee: ‘I didn’t expect to feel that kind of emotion’The roadside was lined with crowds of people, but silence fell as the queen’s hearse moved slowly pastSun Sept 11 2022 - 21:53
‘Whenever she shook hands with Martin McGuinness, that was leadership’: Northern Ireland remembers Queen Elizabeth‘She made me feel like the most important person there that day,’ says woman who received an MBE from the queen in 1999Fri Sept 09 2022 - 19:00
Northern Ireland political leaders pay tribute to Queen ElizabethTributes paid to monarch from across the political divideThu Sept 08 2022 - 20:13
New Northern Secretary provides assurances on financial supports as he makes first visit to North Chris Heaton-Harris will meet Sinn Féin and the DUP for discussions on restoration of the Assembly and the protocolThu Sept 08 2022 - 12:17
UK will legislate on North protocol if negotiations fail, new Northern Secretary saysSecond prominent pro-Brexit MP, Steve Baker, appointed to the Northern Ireland OfficeWed Sept 07 2022 - 21:31
DUP urged to re-enter Executive amid rising energy pricesLeaders of North’s main political parties to meet new Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on ThursdayWed Sept 07 2022 - 19:47
Staunch Brexiteer Chris Heaton-Harris appointed as Northern Ireland SecretaryGiving role to ‘fierce Eurosceptic’ will be regarded as sign from Liz Truss there will be no softening of stance on protocolTue Sept 06 2022 - 22:25
