Small Blue butterfly found in Co FermanaghCupido minimus is Northern Ireland’s rarest and most endangered butterflyMon Jun 19 2017 - 16:21
How will the DUP exercise its new-found power?Many in the DUP are not finely attuned to modern PC but they are true to themselvesSat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00
Northern Ireland inquiry into withdrawal of £50,000 Líofa grantEquality Commission also examining community halls grant programmeFri Jun 16 2017 - 00:01
Theresa May to meet five main Northern parties in Downing StreetNorthern Secretary James Brokenshire reaffirms June 29th deadline for Assembly dealWed Jun 14 2017 - 18:15
Full transparency ‘essential’ in DUP deal with ConservativesStick to Belfast Agreement as London, Stormont talks continue - FlanaganTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
DUP’s Foster pressures Sinn Féin to agree Stormont dealGerry Adams says DUP-Conservative deal would be ‘coalition for chaos’Mon Jun 12 2017 - 15:15
SDLP disappointment and fear of return to polarisationFormer deputy leader Seamus Mallon says ‘there is more to politics than power’Mon Jun 12 2017 - 01:00
Talks to restore Northern Executive to resume at StormontUncertainty over whether Brokenshire will attend as UK election result clouds pictureMon Jun 12 2017 - 01:00
What will Arlene Foster do with her new position of power?Theresa May’s words about ‘strong relationship’ with DUP must be music to Foster’s earsSat Jun 10 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May to form government with DUP supportBritish prime minister to reshuffle cabinet posts following general election lossesSat Jun 10 2017 - 00:39
Middle ground punished in Orange versus Green battleDUP soared ahead, with 53,400 votes more than Sinn FéinFri Jun 09 2017 - 19:18
Nationalist voters abandon SDLP in favour of abstentionist Sinn FéinAnalysis: DUP hand strengthened ahead of UK Brexit negotiations as Tories fail to get overall majorityFri Jun 09 2017 - 08:53
UK election: ‘Perfect territory’ for DUP as Tories fall shortDUP and Sinn Féin make major gains at expense of SDLP and Ulster UnionistsFri Jun 09 2017 - 04:17
Continuity IRA ‘to end armed campaign’, statement claimsSome scepticism about comments as group has split into several factions in recent yearsThu Jun 08 2017 - 22:10
London and Dublin eye election result for NI political progressGovernments await result to weigh prospect of reinstating the Executive and AssemblyThu Jun 08 2017 - 21:43
Retired assistant chief constable suing PSNI for alleged wrongful arrestNine people expected to seek damages from force over inquiry into alleged corruptionThu Jun 08 2017 - 20:21
More than 700,000 expected to vote in Northern Ireland Westminster electionBig focus will be on performance of DUP and Sinn FéinWed Jun 07 2017 - 16:19
Loyalist paramilitary support for unionists prompts debate clashesFive main Northern Ireland political parties battle it out on BBC ahead of Thursday’s voteTue Jun 06 2017 - 22:32
Fermanagh-South Tyrone: Can UUP incumbent keep Sinn Féin out?Tom Elliott was a surprise victor in 2015, but Michelle Gildernew should have the edgeTue Jun 06 2017 - 21:32
Alliance accuses loyalist umbrella group of issuing ‘sinister’ statementGroup with backing of UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando warns unionists against voting for AllianceTue Jun 06 2017 - 19:00
Belfast South: Can Peter Robinson’s protege beat canny SDLP campaigner?South Belfast: Emma Little-Pengelly is a talent but Alasdair McDonnell won’t go quietlyTue Jun 06 2017 - 18:11
State of the union focus of election in Northern IrelandWestminster polls will be good for DUP and Sinn Féin, but bad for middle groundTue Jun 06 2017 - 00:04
Seamus Ruddy’s remains to be repatriated from France‘Disappeared’ victim who went missing in 1985 to be buried alongside parents in NewryTue Jun 06 2017 - 00:01
Spiky exchanges in Belfast at UTV Westminster election debateBrexit, Irish unity, and IRA and UDA violence feature as North’s politicians pitch to votersMon Jun 05 2017 - 22:00
New Presbyterian moderator installed in BelfastDr Noble McNeely says being a Christian is growing ‘difficult and intimidating’Mon Jun 05 2017 - 20:55
President and vice chancellor of Queen’s University dies suddenlyProf Patrick Johnston was leading cancer expert who wanted to make Belfast college international powerhouseSun Jun 04 2017 - 19:36
Brexit must not lead to united Ireland by the ‘back door’, UUP saysSinn Féin to blame for ‘outrageous’ failure to appoint new NI executive, Robin Swann saysThu Jun 01 2017 - 13:22
Naomi Long calls for referendum on future UK Brexit dealAlliance leader says it would be ‘reckless’ to hold Border poll on united IrelandWed May 31 2017 - 18:38
Prospect of hung parliament in Westminster puts new pressure on Northern parties‘Sinn Féin will face the irritation of being pressed on why it refuses to sit in a parliament which will decide the ultimate shape of Brexit and how it will affect Ireland’Wed May 31 2017 - 13:51
Foster says DUP election success would kill talk of Border pollUnionist leader says Westminster poll more about future of the union than devolutionWed May 31 2017 - 13:28
Sinn Féin deplores DUP’s ‘unionist town’ anti-canvassing tweetGildernew rejects ‘no-go areas’ after Jim Wells says party isn’t welcome in RathfrilandTue May 30 2017 - 17:17
SDLP calls for Border poll on united Ireland after Brexit negotiations‘DUP seat will only add to Tory numbers – a Sinn Féin seat won’t even get counted’ – Colum EastwoodTue May 30 2017 - 15:00
Light aircraft crashes in Co Down forest parkTwo occupants were able to walk away from plane at CastlewellanMon May 29 2017 - 19:12
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland warn of perils of BrexitVoters have a ‘moral duty’ to weigh up the issues at stake in Westminster electionMon May 29 2017 - 17:23
Loyalist murdered in Bangor named as Colin HornerVictim shot up to six times in supermarket car park seconds after his son (3) in his armsMon May 29 2017 - 13:07
Belfast North: John Finucane and Nigel Dodds set for close-run raceDUP’s MP favourite to retain North Belfast seat held since 2001 and defeat SF candidateThu May 25 2017 - 16:08
Greens call for referendum on final Brexit dealOption to remain in the EU must remain on table, says Northern Ireland leader Steven AgnewThu May 25 2017 - 15:20
Boy in critical condition after hazardous waste incident at bonfire sitePolice investigating if child came into contact with ‘drums containing unknown substances’Wed May 24 2017 - 19:22
List of 821 ‘cash for ash’ scheme beneficiaries releasedCompanies and individuals received more than £62 million in Renewable Heat Incentive schemeWed May 24 2017 - 19:17
Election campaigning halted in North after Manchester attack‘Heartbreaking act of barbarism’: Northern Irish politicians condemn suicide bombingTue May 23 2017 - 15:50
Drones being used by PSNI to protect birds like red kites and peregrinesPolice take all crimes seriously including shooting, poisoning or trapping of wildlifeMon May 22 2017 - 19:42
Corbyn ‘on right side of history’ in his attitude to IRA, says AdamsSinn Féin announces manifesto that focuses on designated status for NI during BrexitMon May 22 2017 - 13:46
Church of Ireland rector’s blond hair jibe irks Sinn FéinParty calls for DUP and UUP to distance themselves from remarks about Michelle O’NeillSun May 21 2017 - 20:16
PSNI investigates death of teenage girl in Co ArmaghThe 15-year-old is believed to have died after an incident in Portadown woodlandSun May 21 2017 - 19:13
DUP and Sinn Féin ‘holding up’ return to Stormont businessSDLP leader says Northern electorate caught in a ‘toxic mix of anger and fatigue’Wed May 17 2017 - 21:11
Northern Ireland’s next DPP to face Troubles legacy ‘nightmare’Handling of cases such as Bloody Sunday, Stakeknife and Gary Haggarty awaitsWed May 17 2017 - 15:57
North’s DPP Barra McGrory to stand down in SeptemberSays decision not prompted by criticism of his prosecution of former British soldiersWed May 17 2017 - 11:09
DUP rejects Sinn Fein criticism of Brexit fundingParty received £425,000 to support Leave side in British EU referendumWed May 17 2017 - 06:46
Arms discovery in Portadown may be linked to ‘historic terrorist activity’PSNI suspect devices and gun parts date to TroublesTue May 16 2017 - 19:03
South Down constituency profile: SDLP face survival challengeUK elections present opportunity for Sinn Féin as Margaret Ritchie looks to unionistsTue May 16 2017 - 17:00
