First Minister Michelle O’Neill makes the most of her moment as Stormont Assembly recalled after two-year impasseSense of occasion felt throughout the Assembly Chamber as Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly acknowledged ‘historic moment’, with one lone dissenting TUV voiceSat Feb 03 2024 - 19:46
Northern Ireland has reached a turning point, with its volatile politics set to play out on a new pitchIf much of the past decade has been consumed by Brexit and its catastrophic fallout, constitutional change looks set to dominate the next oneSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
NI powersharing government to return after DUP confirms end of boycott Northern Ireland Assembly to sit at Stormont on Saturday afternoonFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:58
Stormont returns: who are the likely ministers in the new Northern Ireland Executive?First step is the election of a speaker – the prerequisite for all other Northern Ireland Assembly businessThu Feb 01 2024 - 21:13
UK MPs to vote today on DUP deal with Northern Ireland Assembly likely recalled on SaturdayTaoiseach Leo Varadkar says there will be ‘questions’ about the deal and its effect on trading arrangements but that as things stand there are no major ‘red flags’Thu Feb 01 2024 - 05:00
Stormont deal: North’s ‘integral place’ within UK and access to its internal market key to accord Safeguarding the Union document welcomed by Rishi Sunak, Chris Heaton-Harris and Jeffrey DonaldsonWed Jan 31 2024 - 20:48
DUP deal to provide ‘real change’ for North, says Donaldson, as restoration of powersharing loomsEU to ‘analyse carefully’ agreement that pledges ‘unfettered access’ to Britain while removing most post-Brexit checks on goodsWed Jan 31 2024 - 20:42
Varadkar and Sunak clash over UK Troubles lawOn Tuesday night, a spokesman for the Taoiseach played down the reports of the difficult aspects of the callTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:34
Deal on Stormont return includes ‘significant’ changes, while Varadkar and Sunak clash on Legacy ActHeaton-Harris says details of deal to address DUP’s concerns over post-Brexit trade will be published on WednesdayTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:15
Stormont return: After years of stalemate, suddenly a lot must be done quickly - so what comes next?Donaldson could not delay on selling deal as opponents waited to pick it apart and public sector workers sought pay riseTue Jan 30 2024 - 10:44
Donegal-born politician who campaigned for wider access to UK citizenship to receive British passport‘Good Friday Agreement talks about parity of esteem, you can be British, Irish or other,’ says former DUP MPFri Jan 26 2024 - 20:15
Bog body: Human remains about 2,500 years old discovered near Seamus Heaney’s homeThe body of a young male was found in an area made famous by the work of the late Nobel laureate poet Seamus HeaneyThu Jan 25 2024 - 14:42
Storm Jocelyn to bring further disruption as crews work to repair power suppliesThree people died as a result of Storm Isha which left tens of thousands without electricity and widespread damage across the countryMon Jan 22 2024 - 21:14
Friday party officer meeting not ‘make or break’ moment for DUP’s return to Stormont - DonaldsonDUP leader says no agreement reached between party and UK government but discussions continuingMon Jan 22 2024 - 18:19
More than 30 legal actions taken by families against UK over ‘shameful’ Legacy ActAct replaces criminal and civil investigations and inquests with inquiries carried out by new investigative bodyMon Jan 22 2024 - 05:00
Storm Isha: Thousands without power and over 150 flights cancelled as wind causes damage across IrelandFlights cancelled and diverted in Dublin Airport due to ‘severe and destructive gusts’, and several counties report fallen treesSun Jan 21 2024 - 22:22
‘Going on strike was our last resort’: public-sector workers in North grittily determined amid snowStriking public-sector workers express frustration at efforts to make progress on pay and conditions amid political stalemateFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Northern Ireland public sector workers vow ‘this is not the end’ for mass industrial actionMembers of 17 unions representing 170,000 staff took to picket lines on Thursday in dispute over sector funding and payThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:06
Civil disobedience ‘may well be necessary’ in North’s public sector pay dispute, campaigner saysTrade unions representing 170,000 workers went on strike on Thursday in what was the largest day of mass industrial action in 50 yearsThu Jan 18 2024 - 18:33
Health service workers strike in DerryAt Altnagelvin hospital hundreds of health service workers from multiple unions stood on snowy picket lines that wrapped around the block.Thu Jan 18 2024 - 12:05
Northern Ireland strike: Six striking workers explain why they are on the picket linesStriking unions call on the Northern Secretary to release part of a package dependent on a restored Assembly and Executive, and settle the pay disputeThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Northern Ireland comes to ‘unprecedented’ standstill as public sector workers strikeIndustrial action by nurses, teachers, bus and train drivers shuts schools and suspends public transportThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Ireland and Britain must work on ‘Plan B’ if DUP does not end Stormont boycott - Michelle O’NeillA further attempt to recall Northern Ireland’s powersharing government failed on Wednesday, when the DUP did not support the nomination of a Speaker in the Northern Ireland AssemblyWed Jan 17 2024 - 13:58
Northern Ireland’s massive, unprecedented strike is still not enough to turn the DUPAlways the fear that British government, with election looming, would switch off and leave North to its problemsMon Jan 15 2024 - 19:00
Slapping down a ‘vexatious’ legal case: what a Belfast court ruling means for Sinn Féin libel litigationPeople within party may consider that negative publicity arising from some cases does party’s reputation no goodSat Jan 13 2024 - 07:00
What happened in the Gerry Kelly libel case?The North’s High Court struck out the Sinn Féin Assembly member’s defamation action, calling it ‘scandalous, frivolous and vexatious’Sat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Kelly facing legal bill of at least £150,000 after ‘frivolous’ libel actionAwarding of costs against Sinn Féin MLA on indemnity basis a ‘very rare’ occurrence, Belfast lawyer saysWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
‘Just the norm now’: Booking MOT test in Northern Ireland proving challenge for manyAverage waiting time for test - the equivalent of NCT in the Republic - is currently 71 days, or more than three months, according to Department of InfrastructureTue Jan 09 2024 - 07:45
Troubles legacy legal case: Irish and UK governments may have to agree to disagree for nowDispute will not aid relations between states but it is unlikely to worsen them as both sides seek to restore Stormont AssemblyMon Jan 08 2024 - 21:38
Gerry Kelly defamation action ‘completely untenable’ due to statements in his own booksBelfast High Court strikes out libel action taken by SF member against journalist Dr Malachi O’DohertyMon Jan 08 2024 - 19:26
‘Frivolous and vexatious’: Libel action taken by Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly against writer struck outMaster of Belfast High Court says MLA’s defamation case ‘an abuse of process’ with ‘no realistic prospect of success’Mon Jan 08 2024 - 12:08
Government must plan for referendum on rights of nature, academics sayIreland would become first EU member state to give rights of nature legal protection in Constitution if vote were to passMon Jan 08 2024 - 10:30
‘There’s magic in the air’: Former masonic hall becomes heart of Co Derry community‘There was never anything in Culmore, there was no community development at all ... we were starting from absolutely ground zero’Tue Jan 02 2024 - 18:44
Troubles victims’ families should receive bereavement payments, advises NI commissioner Inclusion of paramilitary members’ families will be contentious, says Ian JeffersTue Jan 02 2024 - 17:03
Almost 2,000 without power as residents in five counties told to stay indoors as Storm Gerrit brings dangerous windsWeather warnings are in place for the whole country but southeast appears to be bearing the brunt of the stormWed Dec 27 2023 - 21:37
Security alert ends in Holywood, Co Down after suspicious device thrown at houseFirefighters extinguished a blaze shortly after the incident just after midnight in the early hours of WednesdayWed Dec 27 2023 - 12:20
Spate of car component thefts in Mid Ulster ‘likely linked’ - PSNISteering wheels, radios and digital dashboards being stolen from parked carsTue Dec 26 2023 - 15:37
The Derry Girls effect: how the hit comedy series has drawn new visitors to the cityTwice as many tourists visited Derry this year as in 2022, drawn by the popularity of the sitcom that has found a wide international audience on NetflixMon Dec 25 2023 - 07:00
Legacy Act sees Ireland take UK to court for second time in historyThe legal advice is that the UK’s controversial Legacy Act is not compatible with the international human rights legislationWed Dec 20 2023 - 19:31
Ireland had ‘no option’ but to take case against UK over Northern Ireland Troubles legacy Act, says TaoiseachTánaiste says decision taken ‘after much thought and careful consideration’ as SDLP’s Eastwood describes case as ‘welcome and utterly necessary’Wed Dec 20 2023 - 15:26
Stormont talks: ‘This is starting to feel a bit like a bad break-up, where one person has listed themselves on Facebook as single and the other one is still claiming it’s complicated’The Northern Secretary said the political talks with the DUP were over - but that is not what the DUP heardWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
UK government offers increased package of £3.3bn to NI parties to restore StormontPackage aimed at restoring Northen Ireland’s political institutions increased after initial offer rejected as too littleTue Dec 19 2023 - 12:17
DUP ‘rules out’ any Stormont return before ChristmasNorthern Ireland’s political parties to reconvene at Hillsborough Castle for talks on financial packageMon Dec 18 2023 - 11:00
Financial talks between Northern parties and UK government to resumeLondon pressing to have Northern Ireland assembly and executive restored by ChristmasMon Dec 18 2023 - 00:01
PSNI seeking to interview Bloody Sunday families over claim they took part in illegal processionVictims’ relatives could face arrest if they don’t submit to interview under caution after walking to court earlier this yearFri Dec 15 2023 - 15:47
Former British soldier to stand trial for murder and attempted murder on Bloody SundaySoldier F charged with murder of Jim Wray and William McKinney in Derry on January 30th, 1972Thu Dec 14 2023 - 12:45
DUP may decide on return to powersharing before Christmas, Jeffrey Donaldson hintsLeader says his party has made ‘significant progress’ in talks with British government in recent weeks, and time for decision is ‘approaching’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 07:54
PSNI will not be able to send resources to help Garda if numbers keep falling, new chief saysNorthern force that provided support after riots is at ‘lowest ever level’ - 1,000 below recommended strengthWed Dec 13 2023 - 16:56
NI parties to press UK government to increase Stormont financial packageTechnical discussions on London’s offer, worth an estimated £2.5bn, held at Hillsborough CastleTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:39
Is London’s offer enough to get the DUP back in to Stormont?With new cash on the table for Northern Ireland, will this be seen as a final offer or an opening bid?Mon Dec 11 2023 - 19:01
