‘It was a horrifying scream’: Lyra McKee trial hears of circumstances around deathCasually dressed in mostly jeans and t-shirts, suspects in the murder trial stayed seated as they were called to riseWed Jun 05 2024 - 20:05
Three men arrested following assault linked to flying of Tricolour on boat in Co AntrimBoat in Portballintrae harbour was later set alight and extensively damagedTue Jun 04 2024 - 15:35
Man (85) charged with murder of woman (81) in Co DownWoman has been named by police as Patricia ‘Patsy’ Aust from BangorMon Jun 03 2024 - 22:45
Cross-Border tourism between Republic and North triples in decade, says reportTitanic Belfast and Game of Thrones are among the attractions that make NI an easier ‘sell’Wed May 29 2024 - 05:00
East Belfast GAA club targeted in ‘sinister’ attempt at intimidationPSNI called to Henry Jones playing fields, used by East Belfast GAA, following discovery of suspicious objectSun May 26 2024 - 16:10
‘They wouldn’t touch a bottle I had touched’: Blood scandal victims were treated like ‘lepers’More than 3,000 people died in the UK in what is regarded as the worst treatment disaster in the NHS’s historySun May 26 2024 - 06:15
PSNI facing €750,000 fine over data breach involving more than 9,000 serving officers and staffLast August’s leak caused ‘tangible fear of threat to life’, UK Information Commissioner’s Office saysThu May 23 2024 - 00:01
British government to spend over £530m on post-Brexit service Expenditure forthcoming for businesses moving goods from Britain to Northern Ireland, according to watchdogMon May 20 2024 - 06:00
UK Covid-19 inquiry: Arlene Foster rejects claim Stormont leaders ‘sleepwalked’ into pandemicFormer DUP first minister dismisses counsel assertion that timeline suggests political chiefs caught nappingWed May 15 2024 - 20:11
Michelle O’Neill ‘truly sorry’ for attending Bobby Storey funeral at height of Covid-19 pandemicSinn Féin says party leader Mary Lou McDonald shares regret expressed by First Minister for attending 2020 funeralTue May 14 2024 - 16:38
Belfast court’s landmark ruling on UK Rwanda law: What it means North and SouthConcern that migrants are crossing Border to avoid deportation ‘has no weight any more’, says human rights lawyerMon May 13 2024 - 20:40
Stormont leaks during Covid pandemic ‘became a frustration’, ex-NI minister for health tells inquiryMichelle O’Neill and Arlene Foster also due to give evidence this weekMon May 13 2024 - 17:27
‘It was 24 hours a day of hatred’: whiskey distillery on Crumlin Road Gaol site stirs memories of the TroublesThe former prison, which housed 2,000 republicans and loyalists at the height of the Troubles, is now home to stills that can make 610,000 litres of whiskeySat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Queen’s pledges to ‘divest from investments’ in companies listed by UN for certain activities in PalestineQueen's University Belfast’s vice-chancellor also repeats his call previously made in March for immediate ceasefire in GazaThu May 09 2024 - 19:00
SDLP politician receives death threats after being selected as Northern Ireland’s first black mayorSDLP politician Lilian Seenoi-Barr says she has faced racist abuse since moving to the North and into politics but latest wave goes ‘beyond’ past experienceSun May 05 2024 - 16:04
Man’s hands nailed to fence during ‘sinister attack’ in Co Antrim, say policePSNI investigating incident in Bushmills in early hours of SundaySun May 05 2024 - 15:18
‘Hardcore’ group of far-right protesters stage demonstration outside Taoiseach’s homeSeveral of the group under Garda surveillance in recent months amid increasing fears of threats to politiciansFri May 03 2024 - 12:21
Asylum seekers: Enhanced enforcement on Border straying into ‘dangerous territory’, lawyers warnLawyer notes commitment from UK and Ireland to no checks because ‘issue of a hard border is completely untenable’Thu May 02 2024 - 06:00
‘Justice is dead’: Families gather to protest against UK’s decision to stop Troubles-era inquestsThe controversial UK Legacy Act, which removes access to legal redress for the families of those who were unlawfully killed during the 30-year conflict, came into effect on WednesdayWed May 01 2024 - 21:00
‘As I opened our bedroom door, there was a neighbour going past. She had blood on her hands’Sisters recall murder of father Terry McDaid in their home in Belfast in 1988. His case is one of 36 inquests halted by UK government’s controversial Legacy ActWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Fractured political relationships hampered North’s response to Covid pandemic, inquiry toldArlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Edwin Poots are expected to be among those witnesses to give evidenceTue Apr 30 2024 - 18:06
‘You averted your gaze walking past it’: Belfast bar that was once a feared loyalist hangout is now the pride of the communityThe former Cavehill Inn, where a priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute once held sensitive talks, has been transformed into a modern bar that welcomes allSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
‘Tough choices’ in Stormont budget below level sought by every departmentExecutive agrees £14.5 billion budget, with spending on health criticised by minister as too lowThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:51
Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court charged with sexual offences over 21-year periodFormer DUP leader faces 11 charges as wife Eleanor Donaldson is charged with aiding and abetting rape and other offencesWed Apr 24 2024 - 11:00
‘Northern Ireland is broken’: how a ‘toxic’ culture and better pay is enticing North’s doctors across the BorderDoctors in the North can earn two and a half times what they make with the NHS in the health service in the SouthSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
Former British soldiers will not be prosecuted over Bloody Sunday perjury allegationsFamilies ‘disappointed but not fooled’ by prosecutor’s decision not to proceed to due ‘insufficient’ evidenceFri Apr 19 2024 - 13:24
UK government mounts legal challenge over inquest into murder of GAA official Seán BrownBrown family members say the development has retraumatised them and express concerns that it could delay a public inquiry by yearsThu Apr 11 2024 - 19:10
Dublin-Belfast train to take less than two hours and run hourly after multimillion investmentFunding totalling €165 million towards the scheme announced by Peace Plus programmeTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
O’Neill says it is ‘business as usual’ for Stormont in aftermath of Donaldson resignationOn last official day in office, Taoiseach cautions against future collapses of Stormont at North South Ministerial Council meetingMon Apr 08 2024 - 16:17
Sinn Féin disputes findings of report suggesting united Ireland to cost €20bn annuallyDonegal TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn insists actual cost is less than headline figure in IIEA studyThu Apr 04 2024 - 16:09
Donaldson resignation: Heaton-Harris welcomes pledges to ensure stability of StormontJeffrey Donaldson’s resignation letter to DUP said he intends to contest charges, it has been reportedSun Mar 31 2024 - 17:15
Stakeknife whistleblower: ‘If I had that time again, outing Scappaticci wouldn’t happen’Ian Hurst says identifying British army’s top IRA spy more than 20 years ago has caused too much hurt to families and state has not learned from past mistakesSat Mar 30 2024 - 05:00
DUP reeling as leader Jeffrey Donaldson exits after being charged with sexual offencesEast Belfast MP Gavin Robinson appointed interim party chief in move unanimously backed by ruling officersFri Mar 29 2024 - 22:00
Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with sex offencesGavin Robinson appointed interim party leader following emergency meeting of party officersFri Mar 29 2024 - 20:05
Government ready to work with DUP’s interim leader Gavin RobinsonMr Robinson, who took over following shock resignation of Jeffrey Donaldson, has described developments as ‘devastating’Fri Mar 29 2024 - 19:48
Six face fraud inquiry as part of PSNI investigation into former fertility clinicFile on five women and one man will be submitted to NI Public Prosecution Service over string of fraud-related offencesWed Mar 27 2024 - 19:03
Armagh crash: Investigation ongoing as four killed in ‘unspeakable tragedy’ are namedFour victims in their 20s died when their car hit a tree near Armagh city on SundayMon Mar 25 2024 - 10:27
Locum doctors on up to £1,000 per day to cover struggling GP practices in Northern IrelandInflated rates ‘distorting’ market for other practices seeking temporary staff, according to Northern Ireland Audit OfficeWed Mar 20 2024 - 00:01
Stormont consent: How first test of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit rules works‘Applicability motion’ engages a democratic consent process of the Windsor Framework in the context of a vote on extending an EU law to the NorthTue Mar 19 2024 - 21:06
Garda suspended as part of fatal hit-and-run inquiry in DroghedaA car registered to the off-duty garda was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Co Louth on SundaySun Mar 17 2024 - 14:42
Catfishing: How an Armagh man’s online blackmail of a 12-year-old girl led to her suicideThe former Ulster University computer science student at the centre of one of the world’s largest ‘catfishing’ investigations abused more than 60 child victims as far away as New Zealand and the USSat Mar 16 2024 - 05:30
NI Secretary emphasises need for US investment despite Legacy Act rift Chris Heaton-Harris concedes ‘significant parting of the ways’ over ‘premature’ legal challenge mounted by DublinTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
‘We almost have to be assaulted to be able to defend ourselves’: PSNI reluctant to use force as assaults riseA sharp increase in attacks on officers, lenient sentences and the risk of facing misconduct charges have led to a ‘fear culture’ within the North’s policeSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:30
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out and go unpunished, damning inquiry findsOperation Kenova concluded that more lives were lost than saved due to the actions of the mole StakeknifeSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Operation Kenova: ‘Michael was only a kid’, says brother of man killed by IRA Seamus Kearney’s suspicions were confirmed by report’s findings – that his brother’s death could have been preventedSat Mar 09 2024 - 05:00
Kenova report: Many families whose loved ones killed by IRA’s ‘nutting squad’ still feel shunnedReport shows failings of state agents who put lives at risks and exposes ‘maverick culture’ in British intelligenceFri Mar 08 2024 - 20:05
Murders involving British army’s IRA double agent Stakeknife could have been stopped, inquiry set to reportOperation Kenova expected to find that interventions could have been made to save multiple livesFri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Families hope to glean truth of Britain’s complicity in murders linked to IRA double-agent ‘Stakeknife’ Findings of £40m Operation Kenova to review if police in North failed to investigate up to 18 killings in bid to safeguard IRA moleThu Mar 07 2024 - 21:00
‘It’s an alternative to orange and green politics we’ve had for so long’: Why some Northern Ireland youth are turning to AllianceClimate, jobs, health, welfare and equality trump constitutional politics for young and centrist voters at Alliance party conference in BelfastSat Mar 02 2024 - 17:59
UK government should ‘step up’ and reform Stormont, Naomi Long tells Alliance Party conferenceAlliance Party leader says Northern Secretary would be largely to blame if Assembly were to collapse againSat Mar 02 2024 - 15:02
