Murder accused faces €860,000 Cab bill for unpaid taxes, court told
Jonathan Gill (44) is wanted in North in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor
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Natalie McNally’s killer gave ‘incredible’ probation statements, sentencing hearing told
Stephen McCullagh (36) denied charge of murder but was found guilty earlier this year following a five-week trial
Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial to run alongside wife’s case
Eleanor Donaldson was ruled unfit to stand trial on the basis of medical evidence and will instead face ‘trial of the facts’
UK’s ‘generational ban’ on tobacco will give Dublin a headache
Effect will be to raise the current age limit of 18 by one year every year, until smoking dies out with the last of its adherents
‘Finally the victims will get justice’: Ex-teacher who abused 19 boys to be sentenced
Abuse by Patrick Sharkey spanned dates between 1970 and 1995 with 59 offences in relation to just one victim
Majority of people support Irish language, all-island survey finds
Irish Language Attitudes research is the longest running of its kind on attitudes towards the language
Communities come together for a few tunes as Charles and Camilla get a taste of a Belfast fleadh
First day of the couple’s visit to Northern Ireland sees king and queen join in with the bodhrán
Tattle Life: Couple are refused permission to appeal against losing £300k damages award
Neil and Donna Sands also fail to delay the lifting of a £1.8m worldwide asset freeze on the gossip website’s founder
Jeffrey Donaldson trial ‘on track’ to start next week, judge says
Trial, which was due to begin in March 2025, has been postponed twice due to deterioration in Eleanor Donaldson’s mental health
President’s sister among Irish people detained by Israel after Gaza aid boats intercepted
Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture
Kainos, one of Northern Ireland’s largest companies, increases headcount as revenues rise
Digital services group acquired Canadian peer company in September 2025
Belfastmen - An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation: Defiance, tenderness and interrupted clandestine encounters
Focus on individual tales the great strength of this book, as author details back stories and afterlives of those on trial and the consequences of exposure
Hundreds take part in protest demanding action on Lough Neagh environmental crisis
Lake, which supplies 40% of NI’s drinking water, has been blighted by noxious blue-green algae in recent years
Sue Divin: ‘Character, voice, plot, pace, authenticity – if a writer nails that, I’ll read their novel’
Author Sue Divin, who has a master’s in peace and conflict studies, helps to build peace at work and in fiction
Fianna Fáil responsible for many ‘significant developments’ over 100 years, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin claims party will remain a signifiant presence in Irish politics despite a more fragmented landscape
Most Northern Ireland residents who voted for Brexit believe it has failed, poll finds
Despite dwindling support, Queens University study finds ‘leaver’ and ‘remainer’ identities are valued
Man guilty of attempt to murder police in Co Tyrone attack claimed by New IRA
Judge rejected suggestions of bomb attack being ‘elaborate incident to scare or terrorise’ police
The money demands of nationalist parties in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland could backfire
There is temptation for nationalist parties to blame their shortcomings on lack of money from London. But, this approach may suffer diminishing returns
Not ‘reasonably foreseeable’ someone would access culvert where Noah Donohoe’s body found
Official says he had never seen a death in such circumstances as those of boy (14)
Stormont votes to formally close botched ‘cash for ash’ green energy scheme
Design failure left applicants able to earn money by burning more wood pellets
It’s worth reflecting on what Reform UK’s success might mean for Northern Ireland
Politics across the United Kingdom looks increasingly fractured
Nigel Farage’s success gives Ireland an urgent deadline
At what point are citizens in the North entitled to say they do not want to live in a country run by Farage?
Fianna Fáil ‘made a difference’ in housing, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin speaks of attitude in his party to ‘get things done’
Review warns of ‘toxic’ culture in Troubles legacy investigation body
Urgent action needed to ‘grip the issues and address problem behaviours’, report says
Department ‘didn’t have clue’ if culvert where Noah Donohoe died was locked, inquest told
Senior Department for Infrastructure official said that it had been ‘great shock’ schoolboy had died in water tunnel
Chris O’Dowd and Jane Fonda to play Niall O’Dowd and Jean Kennedy Smith in peace process drama
Ciarán Hinds and John C Reilly also to star in Ceasefire, from In the Name of the Father writer Terry George
Gender based violence requires ‘island-wide lens’, Taoiseach tells Belfast audience
Micheál Martin says people in the Republic have ‘nowhere near the level of engagement with the North’ as before
How the PSNI botched the Katie Simpson murder investigation
In the News podcast: Young woman’s death was not a suicide – she was killed by Jonathan Creswell
Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Lurgan police station car bomb attack
New IRA claimed responsibility for incident involving hijacked driver and ‘crude but viable’ device
Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case
UK’s highest court upholds Northern Secretary’s appeal against Belfast rulings on human rights issues
Homes evacuated as police attend security alert in Lisburn
Sinn Féin councillor says alert in Hillview Avenue area causing ‘serious disruption’ for residents
Tattle Life: Couple vow to ‘fight for justice’ after losing £300,000 damages against gossip website
Entrepreneurs Neil and Donna Sands had their libel damages set aside by a High Court judge in Belfast on Tuesday
First project tracking hedgehogs in Northern Ireland aims to help protect their future
Creatures are classified as near threatened across Europe
Westminster braces for awkward squad of Celtic nationalists seeking to break up UK
What happens if Irish, Scottish and Welsh nationalists end up negotiating with Nigel Farage’s English nationalists in power?
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