‘Highly unlikely’ Stormont will be reinstated soon, deputy DUP leader saysNigel Dodds says there was a ‘lot of bad blood’ between DUP and Sinn Féin in wake of collapsed talksSun Feb 25 2018 - 19:17
Baroness Paisley: my husband would not have created this messWidow of late Ian Paisley criticises DUP leader Arlene Foster over political impasseFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin says draft agreement with DUP is now deadSF asks Labour to table legislation in Westminster allowing same-sex marriage in NorthThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin and DUP battle it out on Northern Ireland’s airwavesJim Allister leads charge to spook unionists about Irish language Act on BBC Radio UlsterThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Q&A: What do Karen Bradley’s hints on Stormont collapse mean?Northern Secretary says ‘a state of limbo’ cannot go on – is direct rule on the horizon?Wed Feb 21 2018 - 19:03
Leaked papers show draft agreement between DUP and SFBoth parties meeting Theresa May to see if talks can be resurrectedTue Feb 20 2018 - 20:57
McDonald says ‘mistruths and inaccuracies peddled’ about draft agreementSinn Féin leader to give draft agreement with DUP to British and Irish governmentsFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Some unionist commentary on Irish language Act was hysterical and irrationalNumber of Conradh na Gaeilge and Pobal contributions did not assist in persuading unionists not to fear the languageFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Governments play for time after collapse of Stormont talksDublin calls for a cooling-off period as Sinn Féin and the DUP continue to clashFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin accuses DUP of collapsing deal to restore AssemblyProposed agreement to restore Stormont crashes over Irish language ActThu Feb 15 2018 - 01:53
Deal’s collapse shows unionists will not cross language barrierDespite fudge and compomise, Foster could not sell language element to her own partyThu Feb 15 2018 - 01:29
Nobody notified in advance of DUP’s decision to leave talksFailure of two parties to agree restoration of government ‘bitterly disappointing’Wed Feb 14 2018 - 21:29
Tributes paid to former senator John RobbPresident Higgins praises the surgeon’s ‘deep humanity’ following his death on TuesdayWed Feb 14 2018 - 21:25
Man shot dead while cooking pancakes for childrenRaymond Johnston was answering door in West Belfast when he was shotWed Feb 14 2018 - 17:03
North talks collapse over Irish languageMutual recriminations as latest bout of DUP-Sinn Féin negotiations end in failureWed Feb 14 2018 - 16:57
Why do some unionists fear the Irish language?Jim Allister taunts that Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill could not answer TG4Wed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
DUP alarmed by unionist reaction to potential Irish language legislationSF urges Arlene Foster to ignore those hoping to wreck prospect of Stormont dealWed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
Strong nerve needed to get Stormont deal over the lineGreatest pressure is on Arlene Foster to keep her party members from being spookedTue Feb 13 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar and May urge DUP, Sinn Féin to make ‘one final push’Deal to reinstate power-sharing in Northern Ireland remains elusive but closeTue Feb 13 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar and May say there is now a basis for a deal to reinstate power-sharingSF said agreement is close while DUP indicated good progress had been made at talksMon Feb 12 2018 - 18:46
How did Northern Ireland end up with no government for 13 months?Rows over the Irish language and the ‘cash for ash’ scheme stoked the continuing impasseMon Feb 12 2018 - 11:54
Varadkar and May expect breakthrough deal with Stormont visitDUP and Sinn Féin set to sign off on deal to restore institutionsMon Feb 12 2018 - 02:18
Exultation at SF change – but what of the shift in power to the South?Of the McDonald-O’Neill link, the Dublin woman appears to be the dominant partnerMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin/DUP deal may be struck next weekGuarded optimism at Stormont agreement to restore powersharing can be reachedFri Feb 09 2018 - 18:01
Adams at Stormont talks on eve of Sinn Féin presidency handover‘Significant gaps’ remain between DUP and Sinn Féin, party sources sayThu Feb 08 2018 - 19:38
Alleged rape victim has ‘no complaint’ with man who took her homeRory Harrison is charged with perverting course of justice and withholding informationThu Feb 08 2018 - 12:45
Alleged rape victim tells Jackson and Olding trial she was handled like piece of meatWoman also told trial the alleged assault by Ireland rugby players lasted ‘an eternity’Wed Feb 07 2018 - 17:40
Presbyterian Church in Ireland elects next ModeratorRev Charles McMullen, minister to large Bangor congregation, will take over in JuneWed Feb 07 2018 - 00:16
Maskey defends describing North as ‘putrid little statelet’DUP calls on Sinn Féin leadership to take action against party Assembly memberTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:39
Northern Secretary says Stormont deal possible in coming daysCoveney says prize of restored Executive and Assembly worth “stretching for”Mon Feb 05 2018 - 20:53
Alleged rape victim denies being attracted to JacksonStudent claims rugby player ‘leant forward’ to kiss herMon Feb 05 2018 - 17:08
Judge says Rory Best directed by lawyers to attend rape trialCourt told Best attended hearing because he was ‘directed to be here by senior counsel’Mon Feb 05 2018 - 13:41
‘I’ll just look like a stupid little girl’ – court hears about alleged rape victim’s texts21-year-old faces first day of cross-examination at Jackson and Olding rape trialThu Feb 01 2018 - 20:39
Body found on Cave Hill believed to be man missing for three weeksMichael Cullen’s brother thanks everyone who assisted in the searchWed Jan 31 2018 - 20:23
Alleged victim of rape by Jackson and Olding says she ‘froze’Court hears woman told Ireland rugby player to stop when he tried to undo her trousersWed Jan 31 2018 - 13:53
Ireland rugby players boasted after alleged rape, trial toldPaddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are accused of sexually assaulting a student (19)Wed Jan 31 2018 - 01:07
Friend persuaded woman allegedly raped by rugby players to go to Rape Crisis centreMan who accompanied alleged victim home in taxi thought she might have been ‘star struck with Paddy Jackson’ at partyTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:37
Graphic description of alleged rape by rugby players heard in courtPaddy Jackson and Stuart Olding accused of engaging in non-consensual sex with 19-year-old studentTue Jan 30 2018 - 14:44
Proposals to cut number of North’s constituencies from 18 to 17If implemented number of Assembly members would be cut from 90 to 85Tue Jan 30 2018 - 00:01
New president and vice-chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast appointedProf Ian Greer is college’s 13th vice-chancellorMon Jan 29 2018 - 14:39
Jury sworn in for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding rape trialUlster and Ireland rugby players face jury in Belfast over June 2016 incidentMon Jan 29 2018 - 13:24
Loughinisland families welcome judge’s stepping down from caseUnionist politicians describe Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey’s move as troublingFri Jan 26 2018 - 21:48
Martin says Northern Ireland should still have MEPs after Brexit‘Why would people object to Northern Ireland continuing to have representation ?’Fri Jan 26 2018 - 14:11
Mallon accuses DUP and Sinn Féin of engaging in ‘zero sum’ politics‘John Hume is a politician who saw the big picture,’ says Micheál MartinThu Jan 25 2018 - 21:12
Sinn Féin rejects calls for details of compromises with DUPBritish and Irish governments and parties in North renew efforts to restore devolutionThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Dublin and London in fresh attempt to end Stormont deadlockSimon Coveney and Karen Bradley to hold meetings with North’s five main partiesWed Jan 24 2018 - 06:42
Permission granted for North-South electricity interconnectorNorthern Ireland inquiry finds ‘urgent and compelling need’ for £200 million projectTue Jan 23 2018 - 21:47
Coveney calls on all dissidents to declare ceasefireÓglaigh na hÉireann announces it is suspending ‘all armed actions against British state’Tue Jan 23 2018 - 15:24
Kate Adie launches ‘Divided Society’ archive of TroublesDigital resource features posters, documents and articles relating to 1990sMon Jan 22 2018 - 18:27
PSNI recruitment shows difficulty of achieving uniform change in NorthRecruits still taught to check under their cars for explosive devicesFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:52
