Sinn Féin seeks truth of UK government role in ‘dirty war’British agent Brian Nelson allegedly involved in plots to murder Adams and McGuinnessMon Nov 16 2015 - 19:39
‘Make your mind up time’ for parties in North talksTheresa Villiers says remaining issues need to be resolved over the course of this weekMon Nov 16 2015 - 13:12
SDLP devotees have a new surge of hope in their heartsColum Eastwood gives stirring speech as he takes party’s helmMon Nov 16 2015 - 01:00
Colum Eastwood elected as new leader of the SDLPThe 32-year-old Assembly member defeated Dr Alasdair McDonnell for top postSun Nov 15 2015 - 16:46
Colum Eastwood pledges to make SDLP more relevantDerry Assembly member defeats Dr Alasdair McDonnell to become sixth leader of partySat Nov 14 2015 - 19:10
Alasdair McDonnell defends leadership recordSDLP leader says Stormont seems to lurch from one crisis to anotherSat Nov 14 2015 - 13:06
The path to a political solution in Northern IrelandChronology of attempts before and since the Anglo-Irish agreementSat Nov 14 2015 - 06:48
Anglo-Irish Agreement marked a crossing of the RubiconSense of betrayal and exclusion fueled unionist rage and furious protestsSat Nov 14 2015 - 06:30
Northern talks set to drag into 10th week‘Fundamental issues’ remain but Villiers remains ‘hopeful for an agreement’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 19:00
Stormont talks between parties at ‘advanced’ stageNSMC meeting in Armagh postponed so discussions in Belfast can ‘reach conclusion’Fri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
McDonnell and Eastwood compete for SDLP leadershipWorrying times ahead for party which is holding its annual conference this weekendFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
NI parties and two governments still can’t get deal over lineNorth-South Ministerial Council meeting postponed to allow political talks continueThu Nov 12 2015 - 17:49
No evidence PSNI ignored sectarian attack - ombudsmanLoyalists beat Catholic man to death after watching Rangers v Celtic game in DerryThu Nov 12 2015 - 12:15
Optimism North agreement can be reached by weekendProblems over welfare reform and Troubles legacy holding up Stormont agreementThu Nov 12 2015 - 01:02
Ex-soldier arrested over Bloody Sunday shootings releasedThe 66-year-old, known as Lance Corporal J from the Saville report, was arrested on TuesdayWed Nov 11 2015 - 22:15
Substance of Stormont deal agreed, says Peter RobinsonDeputy First Minister says great progress has been made in talks between partiesWed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00
Ex-British soldier arrested over 1972 Bloody Sunday shootingsPSNI’s Legacy Investigation Branch say they arrested man (66) in Co AntrimTue Nov 10 2015 - 15:02
Dublin and London optimistic Stormont deal in touching distanceGovernments closing in on elusive agreement which they hope to finalise this weekMon Nov 09 2015 - 21:21
Stormont deal possible this week, says TaoiseachKenny confident that talks will restore stability to Northern Executive and AssemblySun Nov 08 2015 - 22:08
Priests should be celibate regardless of sexual orientation - ArchbishopChurch found it hard to resist inequality arguments in same-sex vote - Eamon MartinSat Nov 07 2015 - 10:37
Why a united Ireland will not happen anytime soonPoll suggests there is a lack of support both North and South for the end of partitionSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Inspectors find Maghaberry Prison ‘unsafe and unstable’Report notes leadership deficit, with one chief inspector labelling prison DickensianThu Nov 05 2015 - 15:34
Funeral of Declan McGlinchey takes place in Co DerryHundreds of people follow behind coffin draped in Starry Plough flag of INLAWed Nov 04 2015 - 17:58
North abuse inquiry to investigate six more institutionsInquiry chairman wants proper compensation scheme for victims of institutional abuseWed Nov 04 2015 - 12:54
New survey finds high level of acceptance of same-sex marriage North and SouthRTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland link up in cross-Border poll of more than 2,000 adultsWed Nov 04 2015 - 01:06
Electronic tagging operating in Northern Ireland since 2009Each year 1,200 people are ordered to wear the devicesTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:02
DUP uses veto to scupper same sex marriage voteMajority of Assembly members voted in favour of proposal for first timeMon Nov 02 2015 - 18:24
‘Bright flame extinguished too soon’: Funerals of NI couple killed on honeymoonJohn Rodgers and Lynette Reilly drowned while swimming in South AfricaMon Nov 02 2015 - 13:54
Fresh hope in North for political agreement within weeksDeal on paramilitarism, welfare reform, budgets and the past ‘is achievable’Thu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
Talks deal ‘achievable’ in days, not weeks, says McGuinnessDeputy First Minister claims some parties have attempted to ‘sabotage’ negotiationsWed Oct 28 2015 - 15:23
Emma Pengelly fast-tracked as DUP junior MinisterAppointment after four weeks as MLA likely to cause resentment within DUPWed Oct 28 2015 - 14:17
Bullet found in body of exhumed Ballymurphy massacre victimFamilies say discovery proves some victims shot while in British army custody in 1971Tue Oct 27 2015 - 20:46
Antrim teenager released on bail after TalkTalk cyberattackBoy (15) arrested on Monday after major security breach of telecoms companyTue Oct 27 2015 - 10:18
Families ‘devastated’ by deaths of Co Down newlywedsJohn and Lynette Rodgers, who were on honeymoon, drowned in South AfricaSun Oct 25 2015 - 19:18
Nesbitt says Stormont House talks a ‘unique opportunity’Party conference told Sinn Féin must ‘get real’ on issue of continued IRA existenceSat Oct 24 2015 - 15:25
Optimistic mood evident at UUP annual conferenceWestminster election performance a ‘breakthrough’ for party, says Reg EmpeySat Oct 24 2015 - 14:52
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . StakeknifeThe most senior IRA figure so far outed as having worked for British intelligence is alleged to be Freddie ScappaticciSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
UUP conference: ‘I think we will make serious gains in the Assembly elections’Four members explain why they are optimistic about the party’s futureFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Ulster Unionist Party conference: Hope after Nesbitt steadies shipAnalysis: The UUP leader is making progress while also exploiting the DUP’s difficultiesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
Interview: Mike Nesbitt ready to embrace NI’s futureAfter four difficult years, the Ulster Unionist Party leader is now in a stronger positionFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
SF should avail of report on IRA by ‘telling the truth’Alasdair McDonnell says report confirms IRA went away but ‘they didn’t go too far’Thu Oct 22 2015 - 21:32
Latest Stormont talks like ‘Fawlty Towers’, says UUP chiefIssue of existence of IRA army council was elephant in the room, says Mike NesbittThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
Gerry Moriarty: Robinson gambles that Adams and McGuinness can finally make the IRA go awayFirst minister risks being outflanked by UUPWed Oct 21 2015 - 04:12
Peter Robinson warns there are only weeks to ‘save Stormont’Intense period of talks to begin following report that IRA army council still operatingWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
DUP says report depressing but believes talks can solve issuesMartin McGuinness says IRA has delivered on the transition from conflict to peaceTue Oct 20 2015 - 17:08
Villiers says IRA structures remain but in reduced formRobinson says he will resume post as First Minister and DUP Ministers will returnTue Oct 20 2015 - 14:32
Graham Linehan 'embarrassed' by Irish abortion lawFather Ted writer speaks of wife Helen’s termination due to fatal foetal abnormalityTue Oct 20 2015 - 11:47
Governments hope for measured response to IRA status reportUnionist reaction could determine whether Stormont talks can succeedTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
FW de Klerk tells audience qualities needed to make peaceFormer South African president says politicians follow but statesmen leadFri Oct 16 2015 - 01:00
American anti-abortion clinic opens in BelfastClinic to provide ‘tangible help’ for women facing crisis pregnancies, US congressman saysTue Oct 13 2015 - 19:50
