Rathlin land set aside to save bird species at riskTHE ROYAL Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has purchased 52 hectares on Rathlin Island in Co Antrim as part of its …Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Dissident republicans issued threat to McCrea, says sonDISSIDENT REPUBLICANS have issued death threats against the DUP MP for South Antrim, the Rev William McCrea, and against two …Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
NI Policing Board members question portrayal of attack on City ChurchNORTHERN IRELAND Policing Board members have queried how an attack on a Belfast church which provided refuge for intimidated …Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
De Chastelain confirms major UVF disarmamentLOYALIST DECOMMISSIONING: GENERAL JOHN de Chastelain’s decommissioning body has confirmed that the UVF and its sister paramilitary…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
David Ervine's widow in tears as UVF reads out arms statementJEANETTE ERVINE, widow of former Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) leader David, was in the front row of the Methodist East Belfast…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Widespread welcome for loyalist decommissioningREACTION: THERE WAS widespread welcome for the decommissioning announcements by loyalist paramilitaries.Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
UVF to make statement on decommissioningTHE UVF is today due to make a major announcement about decommissioning, according to informed sources.Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
British army on recruiting drive in NITHE BRITISH army is embarking on a recruitment drive in Northern Ireland which could see up to 100 people from the Republic enlisting…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Writers pay tribute at Michael Longley's 70th birthdaySEAMUS HEANEY and other literary figures assembled at Queen’s University Belfast yesterday evening to pay a surprise 70th birthday…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Spate of racist attacks sullies North's friendly imageANALYSIS: The reputational damage to Northern Ireland from the recent racist attacks has yet to be calculatedWed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Belfast council votes no to incineratorBELFAST CITY Council has voted against building a £300 million incinerator on its land on the north foreshore of Belfast Lough…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Polish family forced to flee from homeA POLISH family have left their home after a series of attacks in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Paramilitary leaders in contact over arms moveLOYALIST PARAMILITARY leaders were in contact with each other over the weekend to determine how and when it should be publicly…Mon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Roma families determined to leave Northern IrelandTHE ROMANIAN families forced from their homes in a spate of racist attacks remain determined to leave Northern Ireland despite…Mon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Armed police give protection as Romanians are movedARMED POLICE officers were providing protection for over 100 Romanians who after being forced from their homes in a series of…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
115 shelter in church hall after NI racist attacksOVER 100 Romanians have taken refuge in a church hall in south Belfast following a spate of racist attacks off the Lisburn Road…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Racist attacks not orchestrated, says PSNI chief inspectorRACIST ATTACKS on Romanian families involve local people in south Belfast but are not part of an orchestrated campaign against…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Orde to press on with phasing out of police reserveTHE NORTH’S First Minister Peter Robinson and the Police Federation has criticised PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde after he…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
NI leaders to meet Brown on policingPETER ROBINSON and Martin McGuinness are to meet British prime minister Gordon Brown in Downing Street tomorrow to discuss devolution…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Racist attacks on Romanian familiesPOLICE ARE investigating a series of attacks on Romanian families in south BelfastTue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Man (20) dies after stabbingPOLICE LAUNCHED a murder inquiry yesterday after a man died following a stabbing incident that took place in Lisburn at the weekend…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Pioneering work on children living with strife aired at Belfast forumNORTHERN IRELAND is providing pioneering research on how conflict and community tensions can create sectarian and racist attitudes…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Investigation launched after three killed in air crashAN INVESTIGATION has been launched into the crash of a small plane in Co Down on Friday night which killed the pilot and two …Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Omagh civil case evidence under reviewTHE PSNI and the North’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) are separately re-examining evidence from the Omagh bomb civil case…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
£300m waste plant vote under scrutinyTHERE WAS a question mark last night over a decision by Belfast City Council to vote by a narrow margin against building a £300…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Omagh families to pursue men for paymentTHE OMAGH families are determined to pursue the Real IRA and the four men implicated in the Omagh bombing for the £1Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Paisley jnr again refuses to reveal source to inquiry into Wright murderIAN PAISLEY jnr has repeated that he will not disclose the name of a prison officer who supplied him with information relating…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Worried Robinson sets out to reconnect with disaffected baseDUP LEADER Peter Robinson is planning to ask his deputy Nigel Dodds to take on a special role of re-establishing grassroots unionist…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Allister may be helped by low turnoutNORTHERN IRELAND: WEATHER CONDITIONS were good for voting in the European elections in Northern Ireland yesterday, but still…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Shock over child abuse 'under shadow of the cross', says ministerPRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY: IT IS particularly shocking that vulnerable people were “brutalised under the shadow of the cross”, a…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Unionists fear Sinn Féin could top pollNORTHERN IRELAND: NORTHERN IRELAND voters go to the polls today in the European elections a day ahead of the elections in the…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Most homophobic crimes in North are not reportedMORE THAN 60 per cent of homophobic incidents in Northern Ireland are not reported to the police, according to a new study by…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Two held after man attacked in DerryPSNI DETECTIVES are treating as attempted murder an attack on a man in Coleraine, Co Derry.Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Assembly to debate PMS crisisTHE COLLAPSE of the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) is expected to dominate the annual Assembly of the Presbyterian Church …Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
McDaids visited by Robinson, McGuinnessFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have together called to the McDaid family in Coleraine…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
'A service determined to serve all of the community'SIR ALASDAIR Fraser says he is growing tired of the “myth abroad” that as the North’s Director of Public Prosecutions he doesn…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
DPP in North queries murder terms for McIlveen killingTHE NORTH’S Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Alasdair Fraser, has written to the British attorney general querying whether…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
New autism centre delayedMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has insisted that at the moment he does not have the funds to meet a Government commitment…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
President opens suicide prevention centreA CROSS-community centre to assist those affected by suicide was opened yesterday in north Belfast by President Mary McAleese…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Visteon car workers end sit-in after winning better redundancy packageMORE THAN 200 Visteon car workers ended their seven-week sit-in at the former car components plant yesterday after winning a …Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Allister hoping to stage an election upset in unionist ranksON THE CANVASS with JIM ALLISTER: JIM ALLISTER visited the United Dairies stand at the Balmoral Show in south Belfast, sceptically…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Biker and spectator killed at race eventONE OF Ireland’s best-known motorcyclists and a spectator have been killed in separate incidents at a major race meeting in the…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Breakaway unionist says he can retain seat despite election while in DUPTUV CAMPAIGN: JIM ALLISTER of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party has insisted that he can retain his European seat even…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Rescuers use explosives to free caver 'stuck fast' in fissure for 20 hoursA CAVER was freed yesterday morning after spending almost 20 hours “stuck fast” in rocks 250 feet underground in the Marble Arch…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Rugby as everybody's game hailed by KidneyQUEEN’S NORTH VISIT: THE IRELAND rugby team meeting Queen Elizabeth illustrated that Irish rugby was “everybody’s game” and …Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Dissident groups a threat - reportDISSIDENT REPUBLICAN groups remain a potent threat but their violent activities do not represent an “unravelling” of the peace…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Man facing murder charges will not contest EU electionsTHE FAMILY of Lurgan republican Colin Duffy announced last night he will not be contesting the European Parliament elections …Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Dissidents must not be let fool young people, warns OrdeTHE NEXT big policing challenge is to prevent young people from being deceived into providing support for dissident republicans…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
HBO to shoot pilot in Northern IrelandTHE AMERICAN company behind television hits such as The Sopranos and Sex and the City is to make a pilot programme in Northern…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Ulster Museum set to reopen after extra funds for refurbishment raisedTHE ULSTER Museum in Belfast is on track to reopen in the autumn after additional money was raised to ensure the refurbishment…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
