Northern Ireland

Stephen McCullagh ‘peddled a false alibi’ pretending to be gaming during period he allegedly killed pregnant partner

Inquest into 2020 death of boy (14) enters fifth week at Belfast Coroner’s Court

Yesterday marked the start of strict enforcement when boarding transport to the UK, hence Aer Lingus requiring passports on all flights to Britain

Increasing sectarian attacks due to polarisation on ‘identity and sovereignty’ issues

Vincent Kearney was wrongly referred to as a ‘suspect’ in a criminal investigation, and the PSNI compiled a detailed profile of intelligence material on him

Linking Warrenpoint in south Down to Omeath in north Louth, bridge is expected to have transformative effect

Accused Stephen McCullagh showed no emotion in court as injuries sustained by deceased were outlined by pathologist

Former UK ambassador to US and Northern secretary was fired in ​September over links to Jeffrey Epstein

Woman (32) was 15 weeks pregnant when she was attacked and died at her home in Co Armagh

Most British historians have ‘no interest’ in Ireland, says academic as Cambridge announces new Anglo-Irish post

Amid an ‘extremely challenging arts funding climate’ in the North, the inclusive, international event aims to bring hope and joy to young audiences

Teenager one of seven killed on Irish roads over the weekend

The estate, which runs alongside the Border in Co Monaghan, has borne the Leslie name for 400 years and is ‘part and parcel of the community’

Government’s funding of modern Irish history chair at Cambridge a signal of belief in importance of independent scholarship, Micheál Martin says

Surveys turn everything into a binary choice when understanding for the beliefs of others is needed

Once a hub of civic life and culture, the building has lain derelict for over 25 years

McNally was stabbed to death at her Co Armagh home in 2022 when she was 15 weeks pregnant

Brandon John Rainey (29) charged with murdering Mitchell in Ballymena, Co Antrim

Shortlist ‘highlights the depth of analysis brought to bear on various aspects of recent Irish history’, says Prof Roy Foster

Russian aggression has raised the possibility of Ireland becoming strategically important to London

Jon Burrows criticises ‘double standard on legacy’, but stresses respect and good relationships

Micheál Martin says he is worried vapes came to market ‘without any proper health assessment’

Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role

While most towns have squares, for some reason they’re called diamonds in the North – whatever shape they are

Stormont could take proper control of large parts of the benefits system, as Scotland did a decade ago

Micheál Martin says identity of spy was ‘clear to everybody here’ and that he should be officially named by the UK government

What might a prime minister Nigel Farage say or do in relation to Northern Ireland?

People who were married, widowed or divorced as well as those who took time out to care for family among those affected

Former British army spy, Stakeknife, has been linked to at least 14 murders and 15 abductions

The Constitution, designed to achieve unity, ‘may ultimately complicate that ambition’, not ‘because it was weak and inflexible’ but ‘rather because it was sufficiently flexible and strong’

Package labelled as ‘linen bedding’ contained 100kg of the drug and was destined for Northern Ireland, says Revenue

Former British special forces soldiers reject allegations the regiment was central to a ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy during the Troubles

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast stars Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne as three friends investigating another’s death

Mitchell Institute says it is considering a ‘potential name change’

Catherine Connolly hears about work in Derry around peace process and efforts to build relationships between communities

President meets Bloody Sunday families, visits Siege Museum, praises city for showing ‘path to peace’

It has been helpful for Ireland, too. But Morgan McSweeney’s reign could be coming to screeching halt

Why does the party govern in Northern Ireland as if it is afraid of its own shadow?

Spokesman for former US senator, who played key role in North’s peace process, says allegation a case of ‘mistaken identity’

‘Our games, our music, our languages should never divide us,’ the President told a packed room at Ulster University in Belfast