DUP campaign shaken as Jim Wells quits over same-sex commentsHealth Minister resigns after complaints to PSNI about his remarks to lesbian coupleTue Apr 28 2015 - 10:00
Assembly rejects motion on same-sex marriage againSinn Féin motion defeated by majority of 49 votes to 47Tue Apr 28 2015 - 09:56
Disastrous timing of comments forced Jim Wells outAnalysis: From the moment the comments emerged the DUP knew it faced electoral damageMon Apr 27 2015 - 15:45
Pressure on DUP over same-sex child abuse comments by Jim WellsMore calls on Health Minister to resign as Assembly votes for fourth time on gay marriageMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Every vote counts in head-to-head between Gildernew and ElliottIf there are more unionists on the register this could again be very closeSat Apr 25 2015 - 11:29
DUP Minister says gay couples more likely to abuse childrenCalls for resignation of Health Minister Jim Wells despite apology but party stands by himSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
NI election: Constituency profile of Newry and ArmaghFrom Daniel Craig to ‘catholic tastes’, a profile of the Newry and Armagh candidatesFri Apr 24 2015 - 10:49
Death of ‘mesmerising advocate’ Desmond Boal, QCAlong with Ian Paisley, the lawyer was a founding member of the DUPThu Apr 23 2015 - 17:56
East Antrim: Sammy Wilson in pole position to take seatOutgoing Eurosceptic MP and DUP man can afford to enjoy campaign more than rivalsThu Apr 23 2015 - 09:07
Robinson says DUP could play ‘pivotal’ role in next British parliamentFirst Minister confident that DUP will regain East Belfast seat he lost to Naomi LongWed Apr 22 2015 - 08:52
SF says North should be able stay in EU in a BrexitAdams says that if issue goes to referendum in Britain, North should have separate voteMon Apr 20 2015 - 14:16
UK election: SDLP’s Mark Durkan stuck in middle in FoyleJohn Hume’s successor knows too well how Northern Ireland’s political rivalries workSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Jeffrey Donaldson: Time coming when rift in unionism can mendLagan Valley MP enjoys 10,000 majority but constituency to be contested by eight rivalsFri Apr 17 2015 - 09:36
SDLP’s Margaret Ritchie hard to dislodge in South DownHistory suggests that several thousand unionist votes are likely to be cast for RitchieThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
SDLP says ‘new economic accord’ needed as it unveils manifestoParty rules out supporting Cameron in governmentWed Apr 15 2015 - 12:25
Gregory Campbell can talk the talk all the way to keeping seatDUP candidate for East Derry knows the benefits of publicityWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Queen’s University Belfast to lose 1,000 student places236 academic and non-academic jobs to go because of budget cutsTue Apr 14 2015 - 18:58
Sinn Féin shoo-in Paul Maskey walks high roads to build on majoritySuccessor to Gerry Adams in West Belfast insists he also works for loyalists from the ShankillTue Apr 14 2015 - 01:00
Major upset if nice people of North Down are disloyal to Lady HermonPeter Robinson believes someone should try to take on Sylvia HermonMon Apr 13 2015 - 09:09
Man’s body found in boot of car in south BelfastTwo arrested on suspicion of murderSun Apr 12 2015 - 17:27
Almost 140 candidates declare for 18 Westminster seats in NorthSinn Féin, SDLP and Alliance are the only parties that are contesting all constituenciesFri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00
DUP could hold the keys to 10 Downing StreetWestminster general election campaign cranks into gear in Northern IrelandThu Apr 09 2015 - 14:22
UK general election: three close races and three bankers up NorthNaomi Long, Michelle Gildernew, Alasdair McDonnell face tough contests while Paul Maskey, Gregory Campbell, Ian Paisley Junior look home and dryThu Apr 09 2015 - 10:30
Pilot killed in NI light plane crash had ‘significant experience’Microlight craft crashes shortly after takeoff at Newtownards airfield near BelfastTue Apr 07 2015 - 19:42
David Cameron’s election campaign tour arrives in BelfastSays message is ‘there is one month to save the UK’ from Labour’s tax policyTue Apr 07 2015 - 13:06
New ‘super councils’ begin work in Northern IrelandNorth’s 11 authorities formed in biggest local government shake-up in more than 40 yearsWed Apr 01 2015 - 14:20
Alliance Party begins battle to hold East BelfastFlags are not now an issue on the doorsteps, says MP Naomi LongTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in Ashers bakery gay cake court caseContract law ‘at heart’ of case where bakery refused to make cake with message ‘Support Gay Marriage’Mon Mar 30 2015 - 17:49
Bakers ‘felt as Christians’ they could not write pro-gay sloganAshers Bakery says state obliged to protect people in cases of conscientious objectionFri Mar 27 2015 - 18:12
Enda Kenny renews calls for Ballymurphy inquiryTaoiseach meets families of 11 people who were shot by British soldiers in 1971Fri Mar 27 2015 - 13:02
Taoiseach calls on North’s business people to stand by EUUK exit from Europe would be ‘most profound issue’ for the North, says KennyFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:00
Gay man felt like a ‘lesser person’ after cake request was refusedCake with motto ‘Support Gay Marriage’ was against bakery’s ethos, court toldThu Mar 26 2015 - 22:41
Waterfront rally in support of Ashers bakery draws thousandsSo-called Bert and Ernie ‘gay cake’ court case opens on ThursdayThu Mar 26 2015 - 22:40
Gary Hart says US investors' trip to North hinges on agreementRetired senator believes Robinson and McGuinness will do deal before UK electionThu Mar 26 2015 - 13:18
Taoiseach to meet Kingsmill massacre families in ArmaghFamilies of 10 Protestants killed in 1976 believe Government failed to properly police borderThu Mar 26 2015 - 06:50
Liam Adams jury not properly briefed, court toldLawyer alleges judge’s final direction to jury wasn’t clear during conviction appealWed Mar 25 2015 - 14:47
Comfort letters: Kelly confident no top party figure appliedMLA for North Belfast says NI investigating committee’s report ‘politically driven’ attackTue Mar 24 2015 - 18:24
Michael Longley receives freedom of BelfastMichael D Higgins praises poet for his body of work and role in the Belfast AgreementMon Mar 23 2015 - 20:13
Woman shot in both legs in north Belfast ‘punishment’ attackSDLP Assembly member Alban Maginness has described as ‘sickening and vile’Mon Mar 23 2015 - 19:32
Gregory Campbell censured for ridiculing Irish languageDUP Assembly member punished again after yawning as Sinn Féin MLA spoke in IrishMon Mar 23 2015 - 18:54
CSI: Northern Ireland – Detective for a dayThe PSNI challenged journalists to solve a fictional murder using real policing techniques – and with the same pressures on time, manpower and budgetSat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
East Belfast schoolgirls write an ode to their city’s ‘nicer side’Van the Man, St George’s Market, CS Lewis, the Odyssey: a class from east Belfast have co-written a poem celebrating the things they love about their cityThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Derry prepares for symbolic ‘Burning Man’ fire ceremonyArtist David Best brings Nevada desert ritual to the NorthThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Cameron urged to help set up inquiry into IRA rape claimsMaíria Cahill accuses Sinn Féin of ‘still not admitting covering up cases of abuse’Thu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Arthur Morgan releases letter he wrote to Paudie McGahonIn the letter dated April 27th 2009, Mr Morgan said he hoped Mr McGahon would contact gardaí about his allegationsWed Mar 11 2015 - 13:18
Sinn Féin urges sex abuse initiative after allegationPaudie McGahon says he was raped by IRA memberWed Mar 11 2015 - 06:21
Villiers says no more money available for North’s welfare reformStormont in crisis as Sinn Féin withdraws backing for Bill to revamp welfareWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Louth man claims he was raped by IRA member when he was 17Alleged victim says IRA brought its own psychiatrist to a “kangaroo court” and also offered to put a “bullet in the back of head” of alleged abuserWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Louth man claims he was raped by IRA memberClaim IRA subjected him to ‘kangaroo court’ and offered to kill alleged abuserTue Mar 10 2015 - 18:39
Quick resolution of Northern Ireland funding impasse criticalIf NI politicians want to make life easier for welfare recipients, they must use existing fundsTue Mar 10 2015 - 16:34
