Late entry of Blaney's son may pose challenge for 'Three Mac' candidatesCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: UP TO shortly before the close of nominations, Donegal North East was viewed as the “Battle of the three…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
"I am fine all things considered" :survivor walks from crashNOT LONG after the crash, survivor Donal Walsh was able to send out a text to Adams Jones, director of the International Fellowship…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
SF talks tough in South while making tough calls up NorthANALYSIS: IN NORTHERN Ireland Sinn Féin is the party of governmentThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Proposal to double tuition fees in NorthSTUDENTS attending universities in Northern Ireland could see fees almost double if a new report is accepted by the Department…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
NI inquiry into possible late cancer diagnosisTHE NORTH’S Minister for Health Michael McGimpsey has ordered an “urgent independent inquiry” into the circumstances behind the…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Fifty families evacuated after second dissident bomb foundTHE PSNI last night confirmed that a second dissident republican bomb was found yesterday in BelfastFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal to rule on judge convicted of drink-drivingA NORTHERN Ireland tribunal is to hold an inquiry that will decide whether a High Court judge convicted of drink-driving should…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Policing board criticises publication of riot picturesTHE NORTH’S Policing Board’s human rights committee has criticised the PSNI for publishing photographs of young people involved…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Party targets seats ahead of Assembly electionALLIANCE PARTY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: ALLIANCE LEADER David Ford delivered his keynote address at his party’s annual conference …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Éirígí to contest local elections in NorthTHE REPUBLICAN socialist political grouping Éirígí is to contest the local elections in Northern Ireland which will be held on…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Adams calls for immediate Dáil dissolutionSINN FÉ IN: SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams said the Taoiseach Brian Cowen should immediately seek the dissolution of the Dáil…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Cowen reaffirms commitment to €480m road upgrade in Northern IrelandTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to provide €480 million in funding to upgrade roads in Northern…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Cowen commits to funding NI roadsTaoiseach Brian Cowen has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide €480 million in funding to upgrade roads in Northern…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Reshuffle controversy 'over' - CowenTaoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted that the controversy over whether the Greens had tacitly or otherwise given him the go-ahead…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Minister in NI water crisis withstands calls to resignATTEMPTS BY Northern Ireland political parties to land a “killer blow” that would force the resignation of the Minister for Regional…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Bias case win for PSNI inspectorA PSNI inspector and her husband, a chief inspector, have received over £62,000 in a discrimination case supported by the North…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Lower corporate tax in North 'could lead to cut in block grant'THE NORTH’S Minister for Finance Sammy Wilson has warned that equalising corporation tax with the South could cost the Northern…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Number of swine flu deaths in North hits 17THE NUMBER of people who have died in Northern Ireland from swine flu since November has increased by three from 14 to 17, according…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan would go forward if Cowen stood downFF LEADERSHIP: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan indicated yesterday that were Taoiseach Brian Cowen to stand down, he would…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Five arrested in cross-Border pork dioxin inquiryFIVE MEN have been arrested in a cross-Border operation by gardaí and PSNI officers investigating the 2008 pork contamination…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Fire on 16th floor of Belfast flatsA MAN was arrested after a fire on the 16th floor of a block of flats in north Belfast early yesterdayMon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
SF Minister urged to quit over role in North's water shortage crisisRENEWED CALLS came yesterday for the resignation of Sinn Féin Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy in the wake of the…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
NI politicians round on water chiefNorthern Ireland Water was overwhelmed by more than a million contacts from the public at the height of the burst pipes crisis…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Investigation fails to resolve mystery about death of notorious UDA manTHE NORTH’S Historical Enquiries Team (HET) has concluded its investigation into one of the long-standing mysteries of the Troubles…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Bill for treating icy roads could top £10mTHE NORTH: THE COST of trying to maintain Northern Ireland’s road network over the current freezing spell is likely to be more…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Schools break early as temperatures set to reach new lowsNORTHERN IRELAND: NORTHERN IRELAND was last night bracing itself for its coldest night on record as the freezing conditions …Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Former RUC officer to be charged in Hamill caseMORE THAN 13 years after his killing, three people are to be charged in connection with the murder of Robert Hamill in Portadown…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Northern Secretary appoints new Parades CommissionNORTHERN SECRETARY Owen Paterson has appointed a new Parades Commission, one of whose members is Rev Brian Kennaway, a member…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
NI leaders sign up to budget cuts of £4bnTHE DUP and Sinn Féin have signed up to a draft budget that will cut current spending by 8 per cent and capital spending by 40…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
WikiLeaks blows dust layer off dubious past of SFANALYSIS: Virtually no one believes Adams’s bank robbery denials. Fresh suspicions will hit party electoral prospectsTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Adams and McGuinness knew of IRA bank raid plan, claims reportSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were fully aware of the IRA’s plans to carry out …Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryEARLIER this year the septuagenarians Colm and Charlie Herron gathered with other members of their large extended family at a…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Eagle found dead in North was poisonedA POSTMORTEM has revealed a golden eagle found dead in Co Tyrone last month was poisoned, according to the Royal Society for …Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Steady performance by leader who says he is no dinosaurThe new leader sought to dispel any notion of him as a unionist throwbackMon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Funeral of Derry soldier killed in AfghanistanTHE FUNERAL took place on Saturday of Aaron McCormick, the British soldier from Northern Ireland who was killed on Remembrance…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Disappeared man's killers 'played God', says cardinalTHOSE WHO murdered Gerry Evans, one of the disappeared, had acted as “judge and jury, executioner and undertaker”, Cardinal Seán…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Ex-soldier could not have killed Belfast man, inquiry findsA FORMER British soldier who said in front of Archbishop Desmond Tutu that he had shot dead a young Catholic man in north Belfast…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
DUP conference told republican paramilitaries a 'severe' threatPSNI CHIEF constable Matt Baggott has told DUP supporters that dissident republican paramilitaries were a “substantial minority…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
South tops North in public pay, welfareANALYSIS: Social welfare rates and Civil Service pay levels are far higher in Republic than in NorthTue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Suicide attempts linked to 'unrealistic' attitudesA STUDY of young men from the North who had attempted suicide found they had “unhelpful and unrealistic” views of what it was…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Paterson suggests initiative on TroublesNORTHERN SECRETARY Owen Paterson has floated the idea of a “historical memory documentary centre” modelled on the Spanish experience…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Stress over trial linked to suicideA CHINESE prisoner with little English who took his own life in Maghaberry Prison was under stress because he did not know when…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Decision due on Finucane inquiryNORTHERN SECRETARY Owen Paterson has announced he will shortly decide whether or not an inquiry will be held into the murder …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Dissident tag gives 'status to terror groups'THE BRITISH and Irish governments are seeking to strip groups such as the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA of the term dissident…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Proper focus on building a shared future neededCOMMUNITY RELATIONS: MORE THAN £3 billion has been spent in creating and cementing the peace process in Northern Ireland but…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Real IRA says it killed five people in past 13 monthsTHE REAL IRA has stated it was responsible for five gun killings, four of them in the South, in the past 13 months.Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Parties 'failing' people in North, says SDLPPEOPLE’S TRUST in Northern Ireland has been broken by the DUP and Sinn Féin which are unable to see beyond their own narrow self…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Monitor to warn of dissident threatTHE INDEPENDENT Monitoring Commission is today expected to confirm the growing threat from dissident republicanism.Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Robinson wants public service pay freezeFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has proposed a two-year pay freeze for civil servants earning over £21,000 per year as one of a…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Concern over dissident growthDissident republican paramilitary groups are growing in numbers and now have more than 600 members with a reorganised Real IRA…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
