The IRA and the Disappeared: Tell us where Kevin is buried and I’ll shake handsIn 1972, when he was 17, Kevin McKee was abducted from his Belfast home by the IRA, which later confirmed it had killed and buried him. His sister continues to search for the truth about his deathSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Senior republican warns that Sinn Fein-DUP tensions could lead to collapse of Northern AssemblyDanny Morrison says he hasn’t felt so “despondent” since IRA broke its first ceasefireThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Most who died by suicide had relationship problems , study findsNorthern Ireland study finds men remain much more likely to take their own livesWed Oct 02 2013 - 19:44
Case returned spotlight due to UTV programme in 2009Gerry Adams told previous trial that brother had admitted sexually abusing his daughterWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:01
Liam Adams convicted of sexually abusing his daughter‘I can now begin my life at 40 and lay to rest’ the memories of abuse, says Áine AdamsWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Liam Adams convicted of rape and assault of daughterBelfast Crown Court jury reaches majority verdictTue Oct 01 2013 - 18:09
Jury in Liam Adams trial to consider verdictProsecution and defence give final statements on alleged sexual abuse of daughter Áine AdamsTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Investigator makes appeal over cases of Columba McVeigh, Robert Nairac, Joe Lynskey and four other IRA victimsGeoff Knupfer calls for information that could help find bodies of the DisappearedTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Allegations of sexual abuse “absolute rubbish”, says Liam AdamsDefendant tells court it was “drummed” into him not to talk about his brother Gerry AdamsFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Liam Adams was ‘dumbfounded’ by abuse allegations58-year-old says it was drummed into him not to talk about brotherThu Sept 26 2013 - 14:20
Sinn Fein MLA warns powersharing is in “crisis”Peter Robinson says ‘everybody should cool their jets’ and keep politics moving forwardThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
North’s PPS not to seek review of reduced sentence for journalist’s murderLoyalist received heavily reduced sentence of 3 years after turning ‘supergrass’Wed Sept 25 2013 - 18:54
Power-sharing ‘in crisis’ warns Sinn Féin MLA Gerry KellyComments reflect current sour relationship between Sinn Féin and DUPWed Sept 25 2013 - 13:26
Peter Robinson in row over sale of land to CatholicsDUP elaborates on comments made by leader following Sinn Féin accusationsWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Bishop appeal on Disappeared at special ceremony in MeathCall for information to help ease the ‘nightmare’ of loved onesMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:01
Bishop Smith to lead prayers for Disappeared near suspected burial sitesFirst photograph of Joe Lynskey, one of the earliest victims, is releasedFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:01
Richard Haass hears of high financial cost of flags, parades and protests disorderUS diplomat also holds ‘extremely beneficial’ meeting with Orange Order leadersThu Sept 19 2013 - 22:49
Van the Man ‘delighted’ to become Van the FreemanMorrison will play free concert night he is conferred with honourThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:24
Peter Robinson lets Haass know achieving agreement won’t be easyUS talks chairman has now met all the main Northern partiesThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:10
US diplomat Richard Haass wants parties in Northern Ireland to show spirit of compromiseMeasurable progress on such issues as the past, parades and flags is ‘ambitious but possible’Wed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Richard Haass faces Northern political process going into reverseNow up to parties to find a way though impasseTue Sept 17 2013 - 13:04
More than 30 arrests in North sex exploitation investigationVictims reluctant to give evidence against their abusers, say policeTue Sept 17 2013 - 08:15
Abuse figures expected to rise as inquiry continuesExploitation raises questions about levels of care for the vulnerableTue Sept 17 2013 - 08:12
Relatives seek review of UK decision on Omagh inquiryFamilies say reasons given by Northern Secretary Theresa Villers for not holding inquiry are ‘trivial’Thu Sept 12 2013 - 22:01
Disappointed Omagh families have no intention of going awayNext step is to take legal action to try to compel an official change of heartThu Sept 12 2013 - 13:22
Amnesty says victims of Troubles ‘disgracefully let down’Agency criticises flawed approach to legacy of conflictThu Sept 12 2013 - 07:45
Inquest into childbirth death of woman due to start in Enniskillen next monthFamily ‘anxious beyond description’ to find out why Dhara Kivlehan died a week after giving birth in Sligo General HospitalTue Sept 10 2013 - 22:24
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt to ask Gilmore to follow up on speech offerVictims’ group says Tánaiste’s comments are “extremely significant”Tue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
State willing to act on unionist claims over IRA - GilmoreAllegation that State did not do enough to stop IRA must be acknowledgedMon Sept 09 2013 - 10:04
Irish State tried to curb violence, Gilmore tells British-Irish meetingTánaiste acknowledges unionists have perception State did not do enoughMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:06
Unionist politicians sit up in Cambridge as Gilmore majors with timely offer and powerful deliveryThere may be a method to Tánaiste’s move ahead of Haass talks kick-offMon Sept 09 2013 - 01:00
Peace roles must be re-asserted - GilmoreMinister signals Dublin unhappiness with progress made by Northern politiciansSat Sept 07 2013 - 01:01
Man lay dead on Belfast city centre street for three hours as people passed by‘Try not to ignore people who are homeless,’ urges head of Depaul IrelandFri Sept 06 2013 - 07:21
Battle heats up to replace Conall McDevitt as SDLP Assembly memberResignation is “like losing Lionel Messi,” says senior party stalwartFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:13
Marching season cost PSNI more than £15 millionAlmost 700 officers injured in unrest since July 2012, 19 seriouslyThu Sept 05 2013 - 19:52
Belfast Titanic Quarter offices planned in £20m projectFacility to be marketed primarily at hi-tech firms supporting financial services industryThu Sept 05 2013 - 09:09
SDLP rising star resigns over undeclared payments from former employer‘I have fallen below the standards expected of me in public office’Thu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Northern Ireland public inquiry into institutional abuse of children to begin in JanuaryInquiry team to travel to Australia to interview alleged victimsWed Sept 04 2013 - 16:36
Poet laid to rest under shadow of sycamore treesPriest says Bellaghy honoured that Heaney had chosen to be interred in his home townTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Seamus Heaney laid to rest in BellaghyPoet buried in Co Derry after requiem mass in DublinMon Sept 02 2013 - 19:40
Tributes pour in across North for a man who was Ulster to the coreSadness and sense of loss at Seamus Heaney’s death truly crossed the globe but it was deep too in BellaghyMon Sept 02 2013 - 01:14
Belfast ‘hot alert’ system targets the city’s top 30 shopliftersInnovative schemes makes Belfast the only city in UK where such crime is on decreaseWed Aug 28 2013 - 20:18
PSNI now investigating death of fourth woman in DromoreDetectives seeking information on how a 58-year-old woman died 31 years agoWed Aug 28 2013 - 20:18
Belfast Orange hall attacked for seventh time in 13 monthsIncident was attempt to stoke up sectarian tensions, says Orange leaderWed Aug 28 2013 - 15:15
Mortar device found close to Border in south ArmaghSoldiers using sniffer dogs and metal detectors discover device near CullyhannaWed Aug 28 2013 - 12:46
Family of Jean McConville to sue PSNI and British ministry of defencePolice 'utterly failed' to assist family’s search for truth, claim McConvilles on 10th anniversary of recovery of IRA-murdered mother’s remainsWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Ringland and McCrea clash over Maze reconciliation centreNI21 leader accuses Northern Ireland Conservatives of trying to make themselves relevantWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Derry interrogation centre hidden from torture inquiryEuropean court investigating prisoner treament by British army not told of locationTue Aug 06 2013 - 07:51
Sammy Wilson’s former 'apprentice' takes over as Minister for FinanceHamilton now seen as one of leading contenders for DUP top job when Robinson stands downWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
