First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland as public urged to ‘remain alert’
Insect was captured in Belfast ‘by a vigilant member of the public’
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland give it everything but Germany are too strong in Belfast
Nick Woltemade’s first international goal makes the difference on frustrating night for Michael O’Neill
National security must be debatable amid growing Russian threats, says Richmond
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs addresses danger at meeting of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Eastern EU states ‘in fear of Russian invasion’, claims Irish Ambassador
‘Absolute imperative’ to expand European Union’s defensive capacity, says Martin Fraser
Nama’s Northern Ireland debt advisory committee comes under scrutiny again
Agency’s former chairman Frank Daly gives evidence at trial of Frank Cushnahan and Ian Coulter
Negotiations underway between NI and Republic on common rules for apprenticeships
Students in North should be encouraged to go south for university, Minister says
O’Neill confident Northern Ireland ‘well covered’ to cope with Bradley loss for Germany game
Liverpool player picked up a late yellow card in the victory over Slovakia on Friday night
‘Hate-motivated’ damage to Irish language street sign in Belfast condemned
Sign to Shandon Park was cut with angle grinder to remove Irish language translation Saturday night
United Ireland could result in unionists holding Dáil’s balance of power, UUP leader says
Mike Nesbitt warns ‘biggest threat’ to NI remaining part of UK is English nationalism
Northern Ireland beat Slovakia to boost World Cup hopes
Trai Hume gets his first NI goal as Michael O’Neill’s men pull off important win
Police investigate after ‘mob’ gathers outside home of North’s justice minister Naomi Long
‘Bullying and intimidation’ was ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Alliance leader
Examining how stress leaves its molecular mark
Research Lives: Dr Claire Potter, academic clinical lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast
Why are the parties of Northern Ireland’s centre at each other’s throats?
If Alliance, SDLP and UUP cannot offer alternative to Sinn Féin-DUP, it is hard to see what they are for
Cushnahan should have declared interest in Nama loan sale, court told
Former Nama chairman Frank Daly gives evidence at trial of Frank Cushnahan and Ian Coulter
Flights from Dublin to Derry to start again next year after 15-year gap
Daily flights between the two cities were stopped in 2011 in the wake of the economic crash
The Bass Player by Stephen Travers: No easy answers to aftermath of Miami Showband massacre
Book moves rather disconcertingly from reflections on author’s musical life to aftermath of murderous episode in 1975
‘Attack on democracy’: Viable explosive device found outside Sinn Féin office
Office is used by Newry and Armagh MP Daire Hughes and Stormont minister Liz Kimmins
Minister for Agriculture urges vigilance after suspected case of bird flu identified in Co Tyrone
Hundreds of birds will be culled following the case of suspected bird flu
‘The Republic needs to start listening’: Young SDLP members on Irish unity
The Republic needs to start listening, young SDLP members say at this weekend’s party conference
Heather Humphreys would bring this one vital quality to the role of president
The problem is, judging by her performance in this week’s television debate, she doesn’t believe in herself
‘There’s more to achieve’: Michael O’Neill’s ambition undimmed as he nears 100th game
Manager relying on youth as well as experience as team faces tough World Cup qualifiers
Irish Government must lead unification preparations, says Varadkar
Former taoiseach says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dropped unity objective from manifestos
Martin Mansergh: Mandarin who quietly nudged this island towards peace
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Irish unification can offer ‘new rising tide of energy and momentum’, McAleese says
Former president of Ireland spoke at launch of book on unity by the Belfast-based writer Ben Collins
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key peace process figure, to be buried in Tipperary
Former political adviser turned politician known for his contribution to the peace process
What’s behind Northern Ireland’s fake greenways controversy?
The Republic has built 91km of greenways in the past two years; Northern Ireland has built 4km, while claiming to have built many more
No evidence Peter Robinson received money tied to Nama loan sale, Belfast court hears
Ian Coulter and Frank Cushnahan are accused of fraud over loan sale
Trade between Republic and Northern Ireland now ‘an oasis of calm’, businesses told
Transactions have risen from €2 billion in 1998 to €15 billion last year
Several people taken to hospital in Belfast after possible contact with ‘noxious substance’
Emergency services attended a property in Damascus Street in the city following 999 call
Keir Starmer delivers perhaps his best speech so far as UK prime minister
Labour leader takes the fight to his internal and external political enemies in address to his party’s conference in Liverpool
Garda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-end
Darragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger cap
Two prominent businessmen accused of fraud over £1bn Nama loan deal were ‘motivated by greed’, court hears
Frank Cushnahan (83) and Ian Coulter (54) deny the charges in Belfast case
Ignoring the threat of paramilitaries will not make them go away
Why are paramilitaries still a threat in Northern Ireland? More to the point, why do they still exist?
United Ireland more likely under a Heather Humphreys presidency, says leading Presbyterian
Professor Sam McConkey says many Presbyterians in the Republic favour a united Ireland
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