Loyalists call for ‘hard political decisions’ to remove paramilitarism from societyAny approach must ‘have the imprimatur of the governments in London, Dublin and Stormont’Wed Sept 30 2020 - 19:36
Bloody Sunday families look to judicial review after setback‘As long as we are able to walk, we’ll go after them,’ pledges brother of killed teenagerWed Sept 30 2020 - 02:54
North’s PPS upholds decision not to prosecute 15 British soldiers over Bloody SundayVictims’ families ‘disappointed but not surprised’; say they will take case to High CourtTue Sept 29 2020 - 12:06
Border roads noticeably quiet after Donegal goes to Level 3Garda checkpoints in operation in county, both along Border with North and neighbouring LeitrimSun Sept 27 2020 - 20:25
Derry, Strabane and Donegal Covid-19 case rates lack ‘clear signal’Speculation infection levels in northwest due to family gatherings and low initial levelsSun Sept 27 2020 - 19:59
Coronavirus: 326 more cases reported with 152 in Dublin, 22 in DonegalOther areas may move to Level 3 but ‘nothing inevitable about it’, says Dr Ronan GlynnFri Sept 25 2020 - 19:22
Rush for Baptisms, Communions, Mass before Donegal enters Level 3Locals brace for restrictions and admit standards slipped: ‘Everyone got very casual’Fri Sept 25 2020 - 19:17
Decision on curfew for hospitality sector in NI postponedFoster asked about Sammy Wilson allegedly on London underground without maskThu Sept 24 2020 - 19:35
No deal ratification if UK threat to break law remains, Coveney says‘Trust and relationships like everything in politics are what matter here’Thu Sept 24 2020 - 18:43
Goods facilities in NI ports will not be ready by end of Brexit transition periodFacilities will not be in place ‘despite monumental efforts’ by January 1st, committee hearsThu Sept 24 2020 - 15:31
Coronavirus: Ten ambulance workers in North test positive on golf tripAffected members from Craigavon station in Co Armagh got virus on trip to RepublicThu Sept 24 2020 - 10:36
Downing Street moves to give spies licence to commit crimesConcerns raised that proposed legislation puts no specific limit on the type of crimeThu Sept 24 2020 - 00:07
Coronavirus: Large Co Tyrone school closes after cases confirmedHoly Cross College in Strabane is co-educational school with about 1,500 pupilsWed Sept 23 2020 - 19:15
Fifteen sex offenders in NI to have convictions rescinded due to accidental error in lawOffences involved 17 victims, 11 of whom were children at the timeWed Sept 23 2020 - 16:16
Foster says rise in Covid-19 rates a ‘wake-up call’ for Northern IrelandSociety has to work in tandem with Executive to halt virus spread, DUP leader saysTue Sept 22 2020 - 21:38
NI Assembly passes motion rejecting Internal Market BillUUP leader Steve Aiken says Brexit debate too often descends into ‘Brit-bashing’Tue Sept 22 2020 - 19:55
NI Assembly approves motion calling on UK to ‘honour’ Brexit commitmentsSF MLA says changes to withdrawal deal would drive ‘coach and horses’ through Belfast AgreementMon Sept 21 2020 - 20:08
Restrictions on social gatherings to be extended across Northern IrelandPeople from different households will not be allowed to meet inside private homes under new measuresMon Sept 21 2020 - 15:00
‘Guess How Much I Love You’ author Sam McBratney dies aged 77Tributes paid to former teacher who saw his classic children’s book sell over 50m copiesMon Sept 21 2020 - 14:06
Covid-19: North’s ‘wet pubs’ to reopen next week as 149 new cases recordedPolice issue £60 fines to young people breaking coronavirus regulations in BelfastThu Sept 17 2020 - 19:19
Devolved finance ministers warn of ‘collective concerns’ over Brexit billImpact of UK’s Internal Market Bill on funding for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales raised at meetingThu Sept 17 2020 - 16:00
‘Swift action’ needed over Belfast house parties, North’s health minister saysNorthern Ireland records two further Covid-19 deaths and 129 new casesWed Sept 16 2020 - 15:31
‘We can’t go back to 1972’: Timely new play explores the personal cost of the TroublesDerry’s Playhouse has overcome Covid setbacks to stage Anything Can Happen 1972Wed Sept 16 2020 - 02:00
North’s businesses being ‘killed off’ during Covid-19 pandemicCalls for hardship fund for those outside supports with one in 10 young now unemployedTue Sept 15 2020 - 22:34
Coronavirus: Three further deaths and 357 new cases in RepublicDublin accounts for more than 60% of total as incidence of Covid-19 in capital risesTue Sept 15 2020 - 18:19
Man arrested over video showing child ‘driving lorry’ in Co TyroneGirl was pictured apparently behind the wheel of vehicle on motorwayTue Sept 15 2020 - 15:15
Planning granted for a ‘crucial’ cross-Border electricity interconnectorNorth-South 400kv overhead line will run from Co Tyrone to Co MeathMon Sept 14 2020 - 21:45
Coronavirus: North at ‘tipping point’ after two further deathsFoster warns over spread of Covid-19 as department reports 109 additional casesMon Sept 14 2020 - 18:33
Second ‘crazy video’ of child driving lorry on M1 is ‘reckless’, Foster saysNorth’s First Minister urges public to help ‘identify these people and make our roads safer’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 17:30
Boris Johnson’s claims of EU ‘blockade’ in Irish Sea rubbished in DublinSimon Coveney says UK is damaging its reputation with ‘bogus claims’ and ‘spin’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 00:01
North set for start of new Covid-19 restrictionsBelfast City Council, Ballymena and BT43, BT28 and BT29 postcode regions affectedMon Sept 14 2020 - 00:01
Jane Fonda’s bleeding body claims ‘utterly implausible’Eamonn McCann rejects idea of wounded person in Martin McGuinness’s house in 1976Sun Sept 13 2020 - 18:37
Colum Eastwood: ‘There’s a huge burden on this generation to get it right’SDLP leader well aware of the multiple challenges facing a referendum on a united IrelandFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:00
Foster and O’Neill get back on same public-health page at StormontFirst and deputy first ministers resume briefings after Storey funeral controversyThu Sept 10 2020 - 21:35
NI First and Deputy First ministers resume joint press conferencesConferences suspended following controversy over republican Bobby Storey’s funeralThu Sept 10 2020 - 20:18
New Covid-19 restrictions for ‘hotspots’ of Belfast and parts of Co AntrimArlene Foster believes house parties a contributor to recent rise in case numbersThu Sept 10 2020 - 19:50
UK Brexit plan could undermine rule of law domestically, says NI chief justiceDeclan Morgan tells BBC government’s stance makes him ‘gravely uncomfortable’Wed Sept 09 2020 - 21:47
Coronavirus: Localised lockdowns in Northern Ireland ‘inevitable’, says Michelle O’NeillDepartment of Health records no further fatalities after 607 positive tests in last weekWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:02
Brexit trade deal hopes fade as Britain plans to renege on agreement with EUNorth secretary Brandon Lewis admits new internal markets Bill breaks international lawWed Sept 09 2020 - 01:20
Unionists are not ‘deluded Irishmen’, loyalist saysConversation about a shared island must have boundaries, many unionists argueWed Sept 09 2020 - 01:00
Can the Republic afford a united Ireland? These unionists don't think so‘I don’t think the South could take us on financially, because we have the NHS’Wed Sept 09 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: North’s pro-Remain parties write to Johnson about honouring NI ProtocolLeaders say it is unacceptable for the UK government to abandon safeguards in BillTue Sept 08 2020 - 21:19
SDLP says Lewis’s statement undermines UK’s international credibilityDUP gives Bill a cautious welcome, and has called on the UK government to go furtherTue Sept 08 2020 - 21:11
Coronavirus: 307 more cases confirmed as public urged to ‘keep distance’Dr Ronan Glynn voices concern over Dublin trend, with 182 new cases in the countyTue Sept 08 2020 - 20:52
Dara McAnulty, 16, wins Wainwright Prize: ‘Miraculous things can happen’Judges call for Diary of a Young Naturalist to be listed at once on the national curriculumTue Sept 08 2020 - 19:00
Inquiry into alleged staff abuse of vulnerable patients in NI hospitalHealth minister orders statutory public inquiry into Muckamore Abbey HospitalTue Sept 08 2020 - 18:21
DeSouzas receive donations of over £25,000 towards legal costsPublic ‘remind us we’re not in this alone’, says Derry woman who took on Home OfficeMon Sept 07 2020 - 18:30
Fourth patient with Covid-19 dies at Co Armagh hospitalNorth’s health minister asks for immediate investigation into deaths at CraigavonMon Sept 07 2020 - 18:15
North’s pro-Remain parties warn Johnson he cannot renege on withdrawal dealDUP also expresses concern that move is a cynical ploy to cover-up a possible ‘sell-out’Mon Sept 07 2020 - 12:28
Coronavirus: Two patients die in 48 hours amid clusters in Armagh hospitalNorth reports 61 new cases of Covid-19 amid outbreaks on Craigavon hospital wardsFri Sept 04 2020 - 19:43
