Jeffrey Donaldson told of ‘descent into disgrace’ as he is given 15-year prison term
Former DUP leader noticeably without Christian lapel pin worn during four-week trial for child sex abuse crimes
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
Donaldson victims hailed for ‘courage’ and ‘bravery’ following ex-DUP leader’s sentencing
Abuse carried out by Donaldson took place over 20-year period and began when each child turned seven-years-old
Paramilitaries should receive no financial rewards for disbanding, report says
Victims of paramilitary attacks, representatives from affected communities and those from a policing background took part
Court dismisses Garvaghy Road residents’ legal action against march at Drumcree
Portadown Orangemen seek to add PSNI chief constable to judicial review over decision to revoke permission for march on Garvaghy Road
DUP accuses Bryant of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ on Garvaghy Road march
Party’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says party must ensure Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is ‘dealt with in the appropriate way’
‘Let them live in peace’: Protestants and Catholics alike express relief in Drumcree
On Garvaghy Road the last of the tents that filled the road during the standoff are being dismantled
Orange Order legal challenge to Garvaghy Road parade ban adjourned to Monday
Chris Bryant uses power to intervene and quash Parades Commission decision
Omagh bombing witness says suspected bomb car passenger ‘made eye contact and grinned’
Another eyewitness says suspected driver let her and her daugther cross road and thought at the time it ‘was decent of him’
Nationalist politicians receive PSNI letters over protest blocking Garvaghy Road
Unionist politicians have led calls for arrest of Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill
Omagh bombing lawyers question whether fingerprints were ever sent to Scotland Yard
Senior garda says limited CCTV of 1998 meant there was ‘very little or none’ of use to inquiry
Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road
Drumcree standoff: Three senior judges promised to deliver verdict on latest legal challenge to the march ‘swiftly’, but did not provide a date
Michelle O’Neill says the law is ‘wrong’ in Orange Order Drumcree march row
Court of Appeal in Belfast has reserved judgment on a fresh legal challenge to Portadown march
‘We’re not going back, are we?’: Courts may be the only way to end Drumcree standoff
Garvaghy Road residents return to the Court of Appeal on Monday
Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day
‘There will be no Orange march down this road, not now and not ever,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells Garvaghy Road rally
Taoiseach appeals for weekend calm in Drumcree ahead of legal challenge
‘Solution has to be through dialogue,’ Martin says, as sides prepare for High Court hearing on Monday
‘No such thing as half a march,’ says Mac Cionnaith as Drumcree talks break up without deal
Orange Order says it will accept outcome of upcoming High Court appeal
Orangemen ‘not doing any deal’ on Drumcree march, says spokesman but talks continue
Northern secretary circulates document with proposals to break impasse
Irish citizen pleads not guilty to murder in Hungary, fuel prices, Drumcree and ‘notions’
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Who is Jamie Bryson, the unelected loyalist standing ‘front, back and centre’ at Drumcree?
Bryson is opposed to the Belfast Agreement and wields extraordinary influence within unionism and loyalism
Drumcree standoff puts a significant achievement of the peace process at risk
Political leadership on all sides means supporting talks that are open to the possibility of a walk
Breandán Mac Cionnaith profile: The ex-IRA man who Tony Blair said ‘took unreasonableness to an art form’
Former IRA prisoner split with Sinn Féin over policing, but remains as committed as ever to his cause
In pictures: How the Garvaghy Road standoff unfolded on day of high tension
Police barricade blocked Orange Order from planned march as Sinn Féin leadership stood with protesters
NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road
Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown
‘It’s like going back in time’ – after 28 years, communities stand off on Garvaghy Road
Politicians defiant as tensions expected to continue for days over planned Orange Order march
Decades after flashpoints of the 1990s, Drumcree is just as dangerous
Official marching applications had been rejected by the Parades Commission for years, until now.
Claim Orangemen must march on Garvaghy Road because of tradition ‘a nonsense’, former SF staffer says
Danny Morrison says order unilaterally halted Falls Road parade in Belfast in 1960s and should do likewise in Portadown
Drumcree loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead after almost 30-year ban
Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal
Appeal court overturns ban on Orange Order parade passing through Garvaghy Road
Parades Commission had on Friday granted permission for Protestant organisation to march through mainly nationalist area of Portadown
The writers behind Blue Lights: ‘I think I fell in love. I thought, I have to work with this guy’
Writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson say that despite the ‘love’ in the North for their hit PSNI-centred drama, they were petrified to take on such a ‘hot potato’ topic
Man appears in Belfast court charged over murder of Robbie Lawlor
Paul Drew (41), from Tallaght, charged with murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life
Omagh inquiry names 27 ‘key individuals’ related to 1998 bomb attack
Analyst outlines people linked to bomb that killed 31, including unborn twins
Convicted murderer arrested in Donegal after fleeing across the Border
Gary Anderson was jailed for life in 2023 for the murder of father-of-five Karol Kelly
Man accused of knife attack that sparked Belfast rioting appears by video-link in court
Accused charged with attempted murder in incident that sparked disorder in several areas across Northern Ireland
More Troubles legacy probes due to be published shortly, says commission head
First published ICRIR report looks into killing of Catholic solicitor Rory O’Kelly, murdered by IRA in March 1977
Inside story of IRA’s 1977 killing of Rory O’Kelly, and the first report of Troubles-era investigative body
An investigation into the killing of a Catholic man by the IRA almost 50 years ago brought peace to his dying son in his last days
Man and teenager arrested after reports of e-bikes being driven dangerously in Belfast
Police chief commends actions of officers that ‘prevented further immediate danger to road users’
A ‘most extraordinary case’: Noah Donohoe’s tragic death and the long search for answers
Conspiracy theories, an unprecedented public response and a six-month inquest followed strange death in Belfast of ‘exceptionally bright’ boy (14)
Noah Donohoe inquest: Mother says teen was ‘failed’ as jurors find department ‘erred’
Noah Donohoe (14) was found dead in underground water tunnel in Belfast in June 2020
Police hunt murderer who failed to return to prison from day release in North
Gary Anderson was jailed in 2023 for killing a father of five in Derry
Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest to resume deliberations after juror discharged
Judge tells jury to avoid news and social media as they consider the circumstances around teenager’s death
After Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked?
At least 88 families made homeless in June’s race riots – most have not returned home
Dozens of families left homeless after Northern Ireland race riots, data shows
Immigrants in ‘hidden homeless population’ staying with friends, family and sleeping on floor of places of worship
Geila Ibram killer pleads guilty to terrorist-related offence
On arresting Habib Shah Shamel, the PSNI seized a rucksack containing alleged terrorist-related videos and instructions on constructing explosive devices
Boy (17) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Belfast stabbing
Injured man in his 20s in ‘stable condition’ in hospital following street fight on Sunday night
Man and woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Newry
Police have appealed for information after they responded to a report of an altercation at a property
No reports of inappropriate behaviour by Jeffrey Donaldson received by review into Stormont conduct
Absence of reports or records ‘does not’ mean no incidents involving ex-DUP leader occurred, says Assembly spokesperson
Israeli athletes will not take part in Derry triathlon after concerns raised, organisers say
North West Triathlon Club says it had ‘no involvement whatsoever in accepting or approving these international entries’
Boy (16) charged with murder and attempted murders after Dungannon attack
Eight-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital having been given ‘a fighting chance of survival’ by police officers
Girl (8) in stable condition after Dungannon attack that killed her father
A 16-year-old male arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the Co Tyrone town remains in custody
Child in critical condition following attack in Tyrone home
An arrest has been made and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to Saturday incident in which a man was killed
Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone
Body discovered at house in Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon
Daniel Aruebose murder: Gardaí liaise with authorities in seven jurisdictions outside Ireland
Force provides update on investigation into child’s death almost one year on from Tusla raising concerns about boy
Two arrested as cannabis worth almost €1.7m and imitation guns seized in cross-Border operation
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Four charged over mosque replica placed on July bonfire in Co Tyrone
Charges brought by PSNI relate to ‘hate display’ following incident
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