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
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
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
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
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
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
Jail terms handed down are too lenient, says McIlveen familyTHE McIlVEEN family expressed their unhappiness with what they said was the leniency of the sentences imposed on the defendants…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
PSNI investigates murder of adviserPSNI DETECTIVES are trying to establish why a financial adviser was murdered at his home in Templepatrick, Co Antrim.Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
'Challenging times' ahead for NorthNORTHERN IRELAND faces challenging times ahead to create jobs and attract inward investment, according to Invest Northern Ireland…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
North has 'robust measures' in place to deal with threatNI CONTINGENCY PLANS: NORTHERN IRELAND has “robust measures” in place to deal with the threatened swine flu pandemic although…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Unionist peace wall makeover shows a gentler side of ShankillA MAKEOVER for the peace walls separating nationalist and loyalist areas in Belfast was unveiled yesterday.Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Bid abandoned to ban smackingTHE NORTH’S commissioner for children, Patricia Lewsley, has abandoned legal attempts to ban smacking in Northern Ireland.Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Cardinal to talk with UDA-linked groupCATHOLIC Primate Cardinal Seán Brady is to hold talks with the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG), a political group linked…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Paisley jnr to stay silent on identity of informantIAN PAISLEY jnr has reiterated he won’t reveal the name of the prison warder who supplied him with information related to the…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
'Rough and challenging ride' ends for OrdeSIR HUGH Orde, in announcing that he is stepping down as chief constable of the PSNI later this year, predicted that a senior…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Polish groups apologise for football hooligansGROUPS REPRESENTING the 27,000 Polish people living in the North have apologised for the violence caused mainly by visiting “…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Bishop's apology for leasing burial landTHE BISHOP of Down and Connor Dr Noel Treanor has apologised for the leasing of lands beside Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
PSNI treats shooting as attempted murderPOLICE ARE treating as “attempted murder” the shooting of a 25-year-old man in north Belfast on Thursday night.Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Universal to shoot feature film in BelfastUNIVERSAL STUDIOS will shoot a major multimillion dollar feature film in Northern Ireland this summer, First Minister Peter Robinson…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
All changed utterly as 'An Phoblacht' omits IRA messageFOR THE first time in memory, the Easter edition of An Phoblacht , which was published yesterday, does not contain the traditional…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Primate appeals over North's missingANYONE WITH even the “tiniest item” of information about the whereabouts of bodies of the “Disappeared” related to the Troubles…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
SF denies claims on hunger strike deathsSINN FÉIN has rejected the latest claims that the IRA leadership prevented a deal that possibly could have saved the lives of…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
PSNI says dissidents hoping to provoke loyalist responsePOLICE BELIEVE that dissident republicans who are suspected of orchestrating a series of disruptive incidents in different parts…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
'Sisters are doing it for your health'SISTERS ARE good for you while brothers-only families can be stressful, a new psychological study has found.Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Devolution of justice best way to react, says Northern SecretaryTHE COMPLETION of the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Executive will clearly demonstrate to dissident…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Dissident republicans suspected of security alertsDISSIDENT REPUBLICANS were suspected of being behind a number of security alerts in nationalist parts of Belfast and Lurgan yesterday…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Dissidents are criminals who will not succeed, says CowenDISSIDENT REPUBLICANS responsible for recent killings were “criminals” and “murderers” who would not succeed, Taoiseach Brian…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Man held over killing of soldiers rearrestedLEADING LURGAN republican Colin Duffy was yesterday released, then immediately rearrested by the PSNI in connection with the …Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Extension of 11-plus proposedCONFERENCE DEBATES: ALLIANCE CONFERENCE delegates called for the extension of the 11-plus transfer test for another two years…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
'Spirit of unity' vital to resist dissident threatNORTHERN IRELAND must harness the “spirit of unity” to smother the threat from dissident republicans and to prepare for a long…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Brady backs call for church reflectionCARDINAL SEÁN Brady has told a church conference that the four main Christian churches in Northern Ireland must give full and…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
PSNI will not charge Robinson over homosexuality remarksTHE PSNI has decided against taking any action against DUP MP and Assembly member Iris Robinson over her remarks last year describing…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Guidelines clarify when abortion is legal in NorthTHE DEPARTMENT of Health in Northern Ireland has produced guidelines aimed at providing clarity on when abortion can be permitted…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Protestant churches favour 11-plus-style examTHE THREE main Protestant churches in Northern Ireland have proposed the retention for another year of an 11-plus-type exam in…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
11 held over murder of soldiers and PSNI officerELEVEN PEOPLE remained in custody last night as PSNI detectives continued their investigations into the murders of British soldiers…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Catholic ethos in North's schools vital - cardinalCATHOLIC BISHOPS and educationalists would strive to uphold “in all circumstances” the rights of parents to have schools that…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Universities urged to punish rioting studentsPOLITICIANS HAVE called on the heads of the North’s universities to take stern action against students who engaged in riotous…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Widow recalls husband's last wordsKILLING OF CONSTABLE: THE WIDOW of the PSNI officer murdered in Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Monday night, has spoken of her hope…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
'Daddy, I don't want you to be shot'PSNI FAMILY'S ANXIETY: THE WIFE of a PSNI officer spoke harrowingly but powerfully yesterday about how the killings of the two…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Body of constable returned to his familyTHE BODY of Constable Stephen Carroll was returned to his family in Banbridge yesterday evening as two men aged 37 and 17 continued…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Splintered republican dissident groups are difficult to penetrateANALYSIS: THE IRA infamously said after the 1984 Brighton bombing that killed five people, but failed to kill British prime …Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Northern leaders aware of trap posed by republican dissidentsANALYSIS: Dissident militant republicans hope their violence will see British troops back on the streets of Northern Ireland…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Security forces on high alert against further dissident attacksTHE BRITISH and Irish security forces and intelligence services are to remain on high alert “for the foreseeable future” against…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Political response of parties to killings must be tough and uncompromising Northern EditorANALYSIS: The SF statement may have been dispassionate and lacking in empathy, but Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness’s…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Return of a Grand DameWitness to a legion of historical events, both political and artistic, Belfast’s Ulster Hall has been restored to its former …Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Conservatives favour voluntary coalition in NorthBRITISH Conservative spokesman on Northern Ireland Owen Paterson reaffirmed his party’s commitment to the Belfast Agreement when…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Tories want voluntary coalition system in the North if electedTHE BRITISH Conservative Party, if returned to power, would seek to alter the current Stormont powersharing system to one of …Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
