Fallout over OTRs report unlikely to bring down ExecutiveHallett believes unionist politicians such as Peter Robinson should have known about the schemeFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:03
Scheme was wrong and shambolic, says Peter RobinsonSinn Féin says British and Irish governments must honour commitments to deal with ‘anomaly’ of on-the-runsFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Report into North’s on-the-runs controversy to be publishedInquiry into scheme for dealing with republicans accused of paramilitary offences had been due in JuneThu Jul 17 2014 - 07:59
DUP and UUP call for Kincora Boys’ Home to be included in abuse inquiryUUP leader Mike Nesbitt refers to claims children were used by British intelligence services “to gain control over prominent public figures”Wed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
North breathes sigh of relief as Twelfth comes to peaceful endBehind all the marching, parties must tackle the underlying issuesMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Orange Order and politicians praised by PSNIChief constable and community leaders express relief parades pass peacefullyMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Flashpoint North Belfast parade concludes peacefullyOrangemen return to Shankill to disperse after parade is blocked on Woodvale RoadSun Jul 13 2014 - 13:37
Orangemen to avoid Twelfth of July standoff with police in north BelfastGuarded hope that contentious parade will pass off relatively peacefullySat Jul 12 2014 - 02:25
Hope on the streets of Northern Ireland for a calm Twelfth of JulyAnalysis: the North just might emerge relatively unscathed this yearSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
North Belfast Orangemen to avoid Ardoyne police standoffGuarded hope contentious Twelfth of July parades will pass off relatively peacefullyFri Jul 11 2014 - 14:59
Robinson calls for commission of inquiry to address paradingOrangemen to stage series of protests on Saturday over banning of Ardoyne routeThu Jul 10 2014 - 13:42
Civil liberties group to challenge Loughgall inquest decisionAG says citing national security is ‘profoundly wrong in principle’Wed Jul 09 2014 - 15:44
Fintan O’Toole honoured by Queen’s University BelfastHis Irishness makes room for ‘open and fluid relationship with Britishness’Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Call for Kincora to be included in British child abuse inquiryAmnesty, Sinn Fein and Alliance says claims MI5 and British Ministry of Defence knew of abuse at home must be investigatedTue Jul 08 2014 - 18:28
Antrim bakery refuses to bake ‘gay marriage’ cakeCompany says order featuring Bert and Ernie clashed with Christian beliefsTue Jul 08 2014 - 12:39
Sinn Féin and SDLP brief Taoiseach and Tánaiste on parade tensionsUnionists preparing next response to Parades Commission ban on return Orange march past Ardoyne shopsTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:02
Kenny, Cameron discuss Crumlin Road parade tensionsOrder and politicians plan response to decision banning march past Ardoyne shopsMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:01
Belfast anti-abortion demonstration draws thousandsRally for Life says lives of the unborn must be protected at all stagesSat Jul 05 2014 - 15:58
Lack of progress on the marchDespite a surge in the number of parades and marching bands, loyalists perceive their culture to be under siege from a growing Catholic population and relentless changeSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
North-South meeting postponed in face of unionist boycottDecision to bar Orangemen from Ardoyne shops on July 12th triggers community and political concernsFri Jul 04 2014 - 07:03
Desmond says AIB should have shown sensitivity to O’ReillyFinancier says Sir Anthony O’Reilly was role model for himFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Orangemen barred from parading in Ardoyne on TwelfthDUP and UUP withdraw in protest from ‘fruitless’ Stormont talksThu Jul 03 2014 - 13:14
Gareth Peirce in moving tribute to Conlon at funeral‘In the end Gerry Conlon won – the victory was his,’ his solicitor tells mournersMon Jun 30 2014 - 01:00
‘In the end Gerry Conlon won - the victory was his’Large crowd attends funeral of man wrongly convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombingSat Jun 28 2014 - 19:48
Murdered Catholic RUC officer ‘could have been saved’Ombudsman says officers knew of plot to kill Sgt Joseph Campbell but did not warn himFri Jun 27 2014 - 07:49
‘Antiques Roadshow’ experts hope to find valuable ‘humdingers’ in Northern IrelandQueen Elizabeth interested in Captain Martelli’s offeringsFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Publication date set for report into North’s on-the-runs schemeIan Paisley jnr calls for legislation to annul all comfort letters issued to OTRsFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Queen wraps up busy three-day visit to Northern IrelandQuiet suggestion in loyal Coleraine that queen should hand over to Prince CharlesThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Queen Elizabeth focuses on reconciliation in the NorthMonarch praises Northern Ireland's people and politicians for 'making the impossible possible'Wed Jun 25 2014 - 07:24
British monarch entertained by two former inmates of Crumlin Road jailMcGuinness says Queen Elizabeth has ‘nice personality’ and is ‘very easy’ to talk toWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:03
Former guests of her majesty host Queen at Belfast jailPeter Robinson and Martin McGuinness both spent time in Crumlin Road prisonTue Jun 24 2014 - 14:20
McGuinness holds first private meeting with Queen ElizabethEncounter in Belfast ‘positive’ and ‘substantive’, says Sinn Féin deputy first ministerMon Jun 23 2014 - 20:53
Miscarriage of justice formed campaigning characterThe intensity with which he lived life was due in no small part to making up for lost timeMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:17
Queen and McGuinness to meet at former jail during visitMany republicans spent time in Crumlin Road prison where meeting to take placeMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Mourners pay tribute at wake for Gerry Conlon in west BelfastConlon ‘combined wit with grit and was truly inspiring in his outlook’Mon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Derry yacht ‘floating trade mission’ for city‘Derry-Londonderry-Doire’ wins New York to Derry leg of Clipper Round the World raceMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Conlon lived life with an honest fury against injusticeAnalysis: Guildford Four man campaigned fearlessly for unpopular causesSat Jun 21 2014 - 14:09
Former PSNI assistant chief constable Duncan McCausland denies any wrongdoingNew twist in investigation as West Yorkshire chief constable is suspendedSat Jun 21 2014 - 10:53
Appeals for calm ahead of annual loyalist parade in NorthUnionist and loyalist leaders meet Parades CommissionFri Jun 20 2014 - 17:28
Ex-PSNI officer among six men questioned on alleged corruptionSuspects arrested over offences including bribery and misconduct in public officeFri Jun 20 2014 - 10:53
Philanthropists ‘must continue to support peace process’Head of Worldwide Ireland Funds speaks to NI gathering of 120 philanthropists from around the worldThu Jun 19 2014 - 20:31
Robinson and McGuinness publish racial equality proposalsFirst Minister and Deputy First Minister say NI Executive determined to stamp out hate crimeThu Jun 19 2014 - 20:22
Adams criticises report into his shooting as ‘incomplete’Unionists accuse Sinn Féin leader of hypocrisy and ingratitudeThu Jun 19 2014 - 13:20
No evidence of RUC involvement in murder attempt on Gerry Adams, Police Ombudsman findsLeader of UDA gang who tried to kill Sinn Fein president was himself assassinatedThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:47
Victims’ families awaiting justice 20 years after Loughinisland killingsOpinion: Words, but no action on the troubles of the pastWed Jun 18 2014 - 15:47
‘He pointed his rifle at me and asked me my name’An ‘Irish Times’ report from 1977 has helped confirm that two trainee teachers were not to blame for the Belfast shootings in which one of them diedSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Doubts raised about potential of Haass talks in Northern IrelandRobinson says DUP won’t discuss past until report is published on ‘on the runs’ controversyThu Jun 12 2014 - 19:37
McGuinness to meet Queen on Northern Ireland visitDeputy First Minister said ‘despite current difficulties’ he was determined to provide political leadershipWed Jun 11 2014 - 21:01
On-the-run letters must be ‘null and void’, says RobinsonFirst Minister suspicious SF leaders told they would never face prosecution for IRA actionsWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:05
Sinn Féin warns against ‘dangerous’ unravelling of on-the-runs dealNearly 230 Republicans given letters by NIo outlining whether they were wanted for prosecution or notTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
