Jeffrey Donaldson sent for trial on sex offence chargesFormer DUP leader attended hearing at Newry Magistrates’ CourtWed Jul 03 2024 - 10:58
UK election: everything you need to know, from how it works to seats to watchUK general election: Westminster will seat 650 MPs by first-past-the-post, with the first counts expected hours after polls closeWed Jul 03 2024 - 09:19
‘I’m sure there’s one or two hearts and minds yet to win’: DUP leader embracing Belfast East battle with Alliance rivalGavin Robison in 2015 regained the seat Naomi Long took from his party but the margin is tight, especially with TUV running against himWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Number of historical sex offence charges facing Jeffrey Donaldson rises from 11 to 18Former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on WednesdayTue Jul 02 2024 - 16:15
DUP has most reason to be anxious as North’s parties prepare for Westminster voteAs Sinn Féin learned earlier this month in the South, the difference between success and failure is often about expectationsFri Jun 28 2024 - 16:00
The election countdown may be on, but it feels as if Northern Ireland is still getting used to itWith the DUP under pressure, Sinn Féin could overtake it to have the greatest number of seats at council, Assembly and Westminster levelWed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
UK general election: Foyle is prized SDLP seat Sinn Féin would love to take Colum Eastwood’s large 2019 majority set to be eroded but he is expected to retain his seat with a much-reduced majorityWed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
Queen’s University rejects claims of ‘body donation scheme’ with mother and baby homesCampaigner says college used the remains of 1,980 people from mother and baby homes for research purposesThu Jun 20 2024 - 19:28
Aer Lingus may seek aid from rival airlines during pilots’ industrial actionAirline weighs options ahead of next week’s work to rule as Ialpa seeks close to 24% pay riseThu Jun 20 2024 - 05:26
Remains of almost 2,000 people from mother and baby homes used at Queen’s University BelfastStormont committee told it is not known what happened to vast majority of remains and body parts after use in research and teachingWed Jun 19 2024 - 17:49
XL Bully dogs will have to be muzzled in public from next month in Northern IrelandBreeding or selling XL Bully-type dogs will also be bannedMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:55
Man (67) arrested in connection with death of man in Co ArmaghPSNI received report of death of man in house in Crossmaglen, Co Armagh on SaturdayMon Jun 17 2024 - 11:20
Northern nationalists see Sinn Féin setback as ‘bump in the road’ as they look ahead to united IrelandIreland’s Future rally in Belfast takes the long view as pro-unity non-profit focuses on securing Border poll in 2030Sun Jun 16 2024 - 08:00
Next government must ‘actively’ work towards a united Ireland, Varadkar tells Belfast conferenceIreland’s Future Event on Irish unity attended by Sinn Féin and Alliance representatives but no unionist politiciansSat Jun 15 2024 - 18:17
The murder of Katie Simpson: The full storyIn August 2020 the 21-year-old showjumper from Tynan, a village near Armagh town, was raped and murdered. Three women have been found guilty of attempting to cover up her deathFri Jun 14 2024 - 13:22
Three women given suspended sentences in connection with murder of showjumper Katie SimpsonKatie Simpson died in Derry in August 2020, six days after she was attackedFri Jun 14 2024 - 11:19
Poor performance in South raises stakes for Sinn Féin of upcoming election in NorthMary Lou McDonald confidence of ‘nailed-on gains’ in UK election seems questionableWed Jun 12 2024 - 06:00
Troubles Act: victims’ families urge next UK government to ‘urgently’ repeal controversial lawLegacy Act replaces criminal and civil investigations and inquests with inquiries carried out by new investigative bodyTue Jun 11 2024 - 13:18
Farage gives backing to DUP election candidates despite his party’s alliance with TUVFarage’s backing of Ian Paisley and Sammy Wilson described as ‘embarrassing’ for TUV leader Jim AllisterMon Jun 10 2024 - 19:49
An estimated 25,000 people in Northern Ireland experiencing hidden homelessness‘Hidden’ homelessness is used to describe people who are homeless but who do not engage with statutory bodies or access public support and therefore do not show up on official statisticsMon Jun 10 2024 - 18:59
Spending cuts lead to increased deaths on road, suggests senior PSNI officer Chief Superintendent Sam Donaldson says ‘if you really want to tackle road safety, then we’ve got to reinvest in road policing officers’Wed Jun 05 2024 - 18:51
Tributes to ‘much loved’ nephew of Sinn Féin politician who drowned in Tyrone lake Fiachra Ó Faoláin was a nephew of European election candidate Michelle Gildernew and Assembly member Colm GildernewSun Jun 02 2024 - 18:00
Derry’s Kenya-born mayor: ‘I would struggle finding any immigrant who would say a united Ireland wouldn’t benefit them’Lilian Seenoi-Barr will take office as Mayor of Derry next week. She has faced death threats and racist abuse after she was selected as mayorSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
Jonathan Creswell ‘a danger to the women unfortunate enough to cross his path’, court hearsTrial of Creswell for rape and murder of showjumper Katie Simpson ended abruptly last month when he was found dead at his homeFri May 31 2024 - 17:51
DUP selects candidate to run in Jeffrey Donaldson’s former constituency of Lagan ValleyMLA Jonathan Buckley announced as nominee for UK general election by party leader Gavin RobinsonFri May 24 2024 - 17:46
Sunak follows up Downing Street soaking by a visit to site of TitanicFortunately, NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris was on hand to remind the British prime minister of the Taoiseach’s nameFri May 24 2024 - 16:57
Northern Irish political parties gear up for July election with Sinn Féin seeking to overtake DUPThe DUP has eight MPs, while ‘abstentionist’ Sinn Féin has sevenWed May 22 2024 - 19:42
Date set for hearing into Jeffrey Donaldson sexual abuse charges Former DUP leader accused of rape and other offences, wife Eleanor faces charges of aiding and abettingWed May 22 2024 - 12:32
SDLP calls for action to remedy defective Stormont governmentMLAs to debate party’s motion calling on First and Deputy First Ministers to commit to publishing programme for governmentMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Friends of the Earth says contamination of Lough Neagh with blue green algae ‘inevitable’Fermanagh and Omagh District Council says it has received confirmation from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency that blue green algae had been detected in a bay in Lower Lough ErneSun May 12 2024 - 19:32
Man arrested after person nailed to fence in ‘barbaric’ Co Antrim attackVictim (20s) left with potentially life-changing injuries following incident in Bushmills on SundayFri May 10 2024 - 16:27
Three women charged with offences linked to showjumper’s murder to be sentencedJudge lifts anonymity orders on trio who pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice in Katie Simpson caseFri May 10 2024 - 14:43
Ministers in North did not seriously consider school closures until Republic did so, Covid inquiry toldNumber of former ministers appear before UK-wide inquiry into Covid-19 pandemic as hearings continue in BelfastWed May 08 2024 - 19:09
Stormont Minister Conor Murphy standing down from post on medical groundsFormer executive minister Deirdre Hargey to step in to role on interim basisWed May 08 2024 - 18:46
Wuhan tourists who visited North and Republic in January 2020 showed Covid-19 could reach IrelandInquiry hears presence of visitors in Antrim and Dublin ‘dispelled’ idea that China would contain pandemicTue May 07 2024 - 19:59
Man arrested over online threats against the councillor who is set to be Northern Ireland’s first black mayorSDLP’s Lilian Seenoi-Barr has received racist abuse and death threats since her appointment was announced last weekMon May 06 2024 - 11:02
Legacy: The lesson of history teaches us that it is the powerful who control the storyDue to the controversial Legacy Act, which came into effect on May 1st, an inquest into any tragedy which took place during the Troubles can no longer take place in the NorthSat May 04 2024 - 06:03
The talented Sinn Féin adviser moving South to guide strategy for Mary Lou McDonaldStephen McGlade (44) is an accomplished Sinn Féin backroom operative with vast experience and a talent for looking to the futureSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
'A cliff edge for truth and justice': UK Troubles Legacy Act takes effect, cancelling inquests into 74 deathsNew and contentious legislation the subject of legal challenge in courts in Belfast and EuropeWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Soldiers will not face charges in connection with two deaths, including that of 14-year-old girl, in Derry in 1971Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service announced that Soldier A and Solder B will not be prosecuted in connection with deaths of Annette McGavigan and William McGreaneryMon Apr 29 2024 - 17:03
The UK’s Legacy Act is significant not just for Northern Ireland, but for people everywhere in the worldThe British government acted with impunity throughout the Troubles, and the Legacy Act could become a template for authoritarian regimesMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Britain acted with ‘systematic’ impunity regarding state killings and torture during Troubles, say international expertsReport says Legacy Act designed to curtail efforts to achieve accountabilityMon Apr 29 2024 - 00:01
McGurk’s bar massacre inquest orderedNorth’s Attorney General orders fresh inquiry into the deaths of 15 people in McGurk's bar in Belfast in 1971Fri Apr 26 2024 - 00:01
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
UK government considers apology to families of alleged informers killed by IRABritish security forces allowed murders to be carried out with impunity to protect agents, Operation Kenova interim report foundTue Apr 23 2024 - 18:49
Northern Irish sub-postmasters caught up in UK Post Office scandal to have names clearedTotal of 26 people will have convictions automatically quashed and offered fixed sum of £600,000 in compensationMon Apr 22 2024 - 16:54
Joe McCann: Fresh inquest ordered into death of Official IRA commander in 1972Decision over inquest into death of McCann, shot by British soldiers in Belfast, comes days before a legislative cut-off date that will end all such enquiriesMon Apr 22 2024 - 11:58
Recruiting more Catholics to PSNI should be ‘front and centre’ of political agenda, says former chiefHugh Orde describes increasing numbers of Catholics in force as ‘key strategic issue for policing in Northern Ireland going forward’Mon Apr 15 2024 - 20:47
‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to todayNoel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 yearsMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Election of Simon Harris as Taoiseach a chance to ‘reset relationships’, says DUP chiefGavin Robinson says new leader a chance for Dublin Government ‘to learn from missteps of previous administration, which gravely damaged southern relationship with unionists’Tue Apr 09 2024 - 20:42
