Police to step up arrests over flag protestsMore than 170 people have been arrested as a result of the flags disorder and “multiples” of that number could face police action…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Derry cleric to succeed Brady as archbishopMsgr Eamon Martin said yesterday he felt like one of the apostles in that he had to be courageous and “put out into the deep” …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
PSNI arrests six over flag protestsThe Police Service of Northern Ireland arrested six men this morning in relation to ongoing public disorder over the Union flag…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Irish man's escape celebratedA hugely relieved Brian McFaul spoke last night of how his brother Stephen, with a Semtex bomb strapped to his body, had an almost…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Loyalists call for end to violent flag protestsThere was guarded hope last night of a possible end to the loyalist flags violence and disruption after a two-pronged initiative…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Locals in dark but fearful for jobs at plantBeef burgers were selling well in Ballybay butchers yesterday despite all the bad publicity and equally bad jokes about equine…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
McLaughlin accepts 'status quo'During a debate in the Northern Assembly about loyalist flags protests which were continuing last night, Sinn Féin Assembly member…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Massereene murder conviction quashedThe North’s Public Prosecution Service is considering whether to institute fresh proceedings after the Court of Appeal in Belfast…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Anger over Maskey commentsThe DUP has made an official complaint to the Northern Ireland Assembly’s standards and privileges committee after Sinn Féin …Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Robinson says rioters are trying to 'destroy the political process'More loyalist protests took place last night as First Minister Peter Robinson accused those behind the protests of working to…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Omagh bomb retrial begins with phone recordsBelfast High Court heard yesterday how the journey to and from Omagh of the Real IRA gang responsible for the August 1998 Omagh…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore to meet NI politicians as rioting continuesTánaiste Eamon Gilmore will hold talks with Northern Ireland political leaders this week as efforts to halt the loyalist protests…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Omagh bombing civil retrial to begin at High CourtThe retrial of two men who were sued by relatives of the people who lost their lives in the 1998 Real IRA Omagh bombing begins…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Organised flag protests cause major disruptionLoyalist demonstrators caused major disruption in Belfast and in other parts of Northern Ireland last night during the biggest…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Belfast clinic refuses to reveal number of terminations, if anyNORTHERN IRELAND: Members of Marie Stopes International told the Northern Assembly justice committee that it would operate within…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Unionists meet as loyalists plan actionThe first meeting of the Unionist Forum which was held at Stormont yesterday was one of the most representative unionist groups…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Attwood criticised for golf course decisionThe North’s Minister for the Environment Alex Attwood acted “unreasonably” and “irrationally” in granting permission for a £100…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Loyalists expected to hold off on Dublin rallyLoyalists appear to have decided not to go ahead with a rally in Dublin on Saturday which was to be held in tandem with the protests…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Political forum to meet as flag battle ragesThe DUP and Ulster Unionist Party leaders Peter Robinson and Mike Nesbitt have convened a meeting of the Unionist Forum as Belfast…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
National Trust doesn't want golf resort near Giant's CausewayBackground: Fionn Mac Cumhaill – the fabled creator of the Giant’s Causeway – might be perplexed by the whole business but the…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Violence continues in Belfast as flags dispute shows no sign of abatingBelfast suffered a fifth consecutive night of violence last night following further protests over limiting the days the British…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Getting people to step back is key to resolutionBelfast’s incendiary situation is not within the control of unionist leadersTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Man held over failed car bomb attempt to kill PSNI officerA 41-year-old man who was arrested on Tuesday was still being held in custody last night in relation to the failed dissident …Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
PSNI examines footage of assaultsThe senior PSNI officer investigating the murder of Monaghan student Jason McGovern has stated that police are now “identifying…Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
McGuinness rejects title after resignation from CommonsSinn Féin has dismissed the official conferring of the British crown title of Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead …Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Man (19) dies after being assaulted twice on night out in OmaghThe PSNI and Garda are co-operating on an investigation into the death of a Co Monaghan man who, it is believed, was assaulted…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Two released in PSNI bomb inquiryTwo men being held in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland have been released.Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
PSNI on high alert after bomb found under officer's carA third man was arrested last night by detectives investigating the attempted murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland.Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
SF to seek Border poll on united IrelandSinn Féin in the coming weeks will launch a campaign for a Border poll on a united Ireland, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Man on bail after car hits boy (2) in BelfastA 31-year-old man was released on bail pending further inquiries following an incident in east Belfast at the weekend which left…Mon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
PSNI officer discovers bomb under carThe vigilance of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer almost certainly saved him from serious injury or death, an SDLP…Mon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Child critical after being struck by carA 31-year-old man was released on bail pending further inquiries following an incident in east Belfast which left a two-year-…Sun Dec 30 2012 - 00:00
North's leaders fail to agree on flags issueA meeting of the North’s five main political leaders at Stormont yesterday failed to agree on how to deal with the flags issue…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Ombudsman to hold new inquiry into bar massacreThe North’s Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, is to conduct a new investigation into the 1994 Loughinisland massacre after…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Northern Ireland may yet have a peaceful ChristmasAnalysis: There have been mixed views about the announcement from Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Ulster …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Talks to be held over flag rowThe leaders of the North’s five main political parties are due to meet at Stormont today to discuss the protests and disruption…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Politicians call for halt to flag protests in NorthLoyalist protests against restricting the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall continued last night despite a joint…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Peace vigil in Belfast over flag conflictSeveral hundred people have attended peace vigils outside Belfast City Hall yesterday and on Saturday in response to the ongoing…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
British, Irish authorities 'aware of death threat'Department of Foreign Affairs officials are to go through old Maryfield Secretariat files to check if there are records about…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
RUC Special Branch independent fiefdom did 'as they liked'Analysis: Former RUC officer was not surprised at collusion findings in Finucane murderFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Governments 'knew' of Finucane riskThe British and Irish governments would have been aware that the lives of three leading solicitors including that of Pat Finucane…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Family calls Finucane collusion inquiry a 'sham'Taoiseach Enda Kenny last night held to the Government position that there should be a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Figures reveal just 54,000 more Protestants than Catholics in NIThere are just 54,000 more people from a Protestant background than from a Catholic one in Northern Ireland, latest figures from…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Unionists must heed numerical rise of CatholicsAnalysis: The great constitutional question always hangs over Northern IrelandWed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Appeals for calm after more loyalist protestsAs loyalist protests continued last night, unionist leaders deplored a decision by Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance to prevent…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
British forces 'facilitated' UDA murder of FinucaneThere was a significant doubt as to whether Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane would have been murdered by the UDA in February 1989…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Census likely to show increase in North's Catholic populationThe latest census figures published today are likely to show an increase in the Catholic population of Northern Ireland compared…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Attack on police was 'attempted murder'THE PSNI is treating as attempted murder an attack by a masked 15-member loyalist gang on a police patrol operating close to …Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Union flag dispute likely to worsen following DUP Assembly motionANALYSIS: A weighted vote by the commission could sway the issue for unionistsTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Police car burned in flag troubleLoyalists tried to kill a police officer when they set fire to his patrol car in Belfast tonight.Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
