Motion on abortion rejectedWOMEN'S RIGHTS: A MOTION from a Waterford cumann stating that women should have the legal right to elective abortion “whatever…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Adams urges voters to reject treatySinn Féin president Gerry Adams in his keynote address to the party ardfheis called on delegates and voters generally to reject…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Now is time to 'forge new friendships'PEACE PROCESS: REPUBLICANS AND unionists must become partners and leaders in reconciliation, the Sinn Féin chairman Declan Kearney…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
SF offers to hold talks with dissidentsNorthern Ireland deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has offered to hold talks with dissident republicansSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Unionists question Sinn Féin's commitment to truth and genuine reconciliationANALYSIS: SINN FÉIN chairman Declan Kearney used the S-word recently – the “hardest word” for republicans, according to DUP …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Man remanded over Derry murderA 26-year-old man appeared in court this morning carged with the murder of Lauren O’Neill (18) in Bellaghy, Co Derry, on Saturday…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Man held after fatal shooting of woman (18)A 26-year-old man was still being questioned by PSNI detectives last night about the murder of Lauren O’Neill (18) in Bellaghy…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Spirited fans proud of Ulster despite defeatTHE PINTS of Guinness and Tennents flowing in the Belfast Harlequins rugby club on Saturday evening during the Leinster versus…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Seven face court over dissident republican chargesSEVEN PEOPLE appeared in court in Northern Ireland on Saturday charged with serious dissident republican offences, including …Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Both sides claim victory as Hain memoir contempt case is settledFORMER NORTHERN secretary Peter Hain said it was “a victory for freedom of speech”.Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Relatives of UVF victims welcome gestureRELATIVES OF the six people murdered by the UVF in Loughinisland 18 years ago have welcomed a decision by the Ireland team to…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Coach salutes Ulster fans but fears for cup final travel rip-offULSTER COACH Brian McLaughlin has praised rugby fans travelling to the Heineken Cup final in London on Saturday for their commitment…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Robinson rejects Alliance criticism over sectarianismTHE NORTH’S First Minister, Peter Robinson, has rejected criticism from Alliance Party leader David Ford about his and Deputy…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Nationalists not subject to 'pogrom' in 1920s BelfastTHE NOTION that the nationalist community in Belfast during the 1920s was subjected to a pogrom does not stand up, it was argued…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Nine-day-old baby reported missing off Belfast ferryTHERE WERE fears for the life of a baby late last night after two people were seen falling from a Stena Line ferry as it headed…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Abuse victim fears for healing while Brady remains primateBRENDAN BOLAND, a victim of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, has said he fears no healing is possible for him while Cardinal …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness blames Vatican for 'major failing'THE NORTH’S Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has said the “major failing that exists in the Catholic Church resides …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Wild weather shrugged off as runners and records fly in Belfast marathonRAIN AND cold winds did not ruin the day for 21,000 runners who participated in different aspects of yesterday’s Belfast marathon…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
'I am a daily Mass-goer and all this hurts like hell'“THERE IS too much Churchianity in the Catholic Church and not enough Christianity,” said Mary O Vallely outside St Patrick’s…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Cardinal unfit for job he holds, says Smyth sex abuse victimVICTIM'S REACTION: THE “PENNY dropped” for Brendan Boland when he was just shy of his 14th birthday at Christmas 1974Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
US trip after prison escape was propaganda coup, lecture toldÉamon de Valera’s visit to the US after he escaped from prison in 1919 caused “consternation” for the British and was a major…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Cardinal claims BBC exaggerated his role in inquiry into sex abuseCARDINAL SEÁN Brady has criticised elements of a BBC documentary about clerical child sex abuse and complained that it “deliberately…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Abuse inquiry criticism no resigning matter - BradyTHE CATHOLIC primate, Cardinal Seán Brady, has said he is not contemplating resignation as a result of criticisms over how he…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Details of abuse heard by Brady not acted on, says victimA VICTIM of serial child sex abuser Fr Brendan Smyth has claimed how information he gave to a Catholic Church inquiry team, which…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Report says 22% living in povertyMore than a fifth of people in Northern Ireland, 22 per cent, were living in poverty when the effects of recession were peaking…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Details of abuse given to inquiry, says victimA VICTIM of late paedophile priest Brendan Smyth has stated he gave information to a Catholic Church inquiry team that included…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
The youngest Everest Irishman?Next summer, an A-level student from Belfast is hoping to become the youngest Irish person to reach the top of Mount Everest, …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
SF questions need for Northern Ireland OfficeTHERE IS now a serious need to question whether the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the position of Northern Secretary held…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Security operations thwarting dissidentsTHE GARDA, PSNI and MI5 have thwarted many dissident operations in the past two years, according to senior security sources.Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
De Valera, Dillon's 'jaundiced' view of women's suffragePOLITICIANS Éamon de Valera and John Dillon had a jaundiced view of the women’s suffrage movement, historians recounted at a …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
God particle discovery due within monthsA WEST Belfast-born engineer who is director of accelerators and technology at the Cern particle physics laboratory in Geneva…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
President urges fostering of reconciliation during decade of centenariesTHE OPPORTUNITY to foster reconciliation and deepen mutual understanding provided by the current decade of centenaries should…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Hain's lawyer questions if legal action over remarks is lawfulA LAWYER representing former Northern secretary Peter Hain has stated that the British Labour MP disputes “absolutely” that critical…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Scientist leading search for IRA victim appeals for informationTHE FORENSIC scientist leading the search in Co Monaghan for the remains of one of the Disappeared, Columba McVeigh, has appealed…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Priest at centre of gay images storm granted temporary leaveA CATHOLIC priest embroiled in controversy over the display of gay pornographic images has taken temporary leave from his duties…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Alliance chief critical of parties in ExecutiveALLIANCE LEADER David Ford has questioned the commitment of the other four parties in the Northern Executive to a shared future…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says ratifying treaty in Ireland's interestIT IS unequivocally in the interests of all the people of Ireland that the European fiscal treaty is ratified, Taoiseach Enda…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Driver hurt as brick thrown at trainA train driver suffered minor injuries to his eye when a brick dropped from a bridge near Belfast smashed through the window …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Northern chamber of commerce celebrates 230th anniversaryTHE NORTHERN Ireland Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 230th anniversary last night with a gala dinner at the new Titanic Belfast…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Police suspect arson in fatal fire at flatsPOLICE NOW believe that a fire that claimed the lives of a Co Tyrone mother and her daughter was started deliberatelyWed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
McLaughlin criticises IRA 'practice or policy'THE IRA’s “practice or policy” of burying some of its victims and refusing to disclose where the bodies were located was “wrong…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
A toast to Fermanagh's ghost of the 'Titanic'MURIEL MARTIN and her daughter Lorna are on holidays from Australia retracing the route of the Titanic from Belfast to Southampton…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Six held after Real IRA warns of police attacksSix men were being questioned by detectives in Derry after a dissident republican Easter event when a masked man said that the…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
SF leaders want republicans to reach out to unionistsSINN FÉIN leaders Martin McGuinness and Declan Kearney used Easter Sunday addresses to urge republicans to reach out to unionists…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
PSNI suspends officers over text messagesTHE PSNI has suspended four police officers as it carries out an investigation into alleged sectarian and racist text messaging…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Belfast fire: baby dropped to safety by mother in burning houseA 14-MONTH-OLD baby was dropped to safety from a burning house (above) after a suspected arson attack in the loyalist Rathcoole…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
On 86th birthday Paisley pledges to keep writingTHE REV Ian Paisley celebrated his 86th birthday yesterday by announcing plans to continue his career as a newspaper columnist…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
The beacon of west Belfast, a shelter in both Troubles and Blitz, shines againClonard Church, where Fr Alec Reid hosted Hume and Adams, has been restoredFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
New police ombudsman was critic of predecessorTHE MAN who issued a damning report about the office of the police ombudsman Al Hutchinson has been appointed by First Minister…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Trust criticised in baby death reportTHE NORTH’S Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority has complained that the Belfast Health Trust should have been quicker…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
