Donegal poet and playwright Francis Harvey dies at age of 89‘Poet who made your hair stand on end’ has published five collectionsMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:01
Taoiseach lays wreath at Enniskillen Poppy Day ceremonyIreland participates in London ceremony for first time since 1946Sun Nov 09 2014 - 21:57
North’s Equality Commission takes on bakery in ‘gay cake’ rowCommission criticised by bakery that refused to bake cake promoting same-sex marriageFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Son of Jean McConville tells of abuse by Fr Brendan SmythWould have escaped ‘nightmare’ of abuse if IRA had not killed his mother, says Billy McConvilleThu Nov 06 2014 - 19:50
New search for one of IRA ‘Disappeared’ in Co Meath bogSearch for Joe Lynskey taking place near where body of Brendan Megraw foundThu Nov 06 2014 - 16:20
NI bakers face civil action for refusing gay marriage cake orderEquality Commission accused of engaging in ‘David and Goliath’ action by Ashers bakeryThu Nov 06 2014 - 12:27
McGuinness calls for all-island sex abuse victims support bodyGovernment source says letter sent by SF Deputy First Minister to Taoiseach a ‘political manoeuvre’Thu Nov 06 2014 - 00:30
Minister for Foreign Affairs says at last some progress at talksUnionist parties focus on pedantic semantics as Irish and British representatives and five main parties meet together for first time around same tableWed Nov 05 2014 - 22:37
Maíria Cahill considers civil action after her letters releasedBriege Wright claims letters show Cahill ‘accepted and valued’ supportWed Nov 05 2014 - 09:39
DUP says position of Sinn Féin minister ‘untenable’ over Cahill allegationsJennifer McCann rejects allegations as McGuinness accuses DUP of ‘gutter politics’Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
DUP’s Campbell denied speaking rights for ‘mocking Irish’Move by acting SF speaker means little as East Derry MLA was in Westminster todayTue Nov 04 2014 - 21:15
Ebola threatens stability in Sierra Leone, expert warnsBelfast conference told of fears disease could strain country as it emerges from civil warTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Remains of IRA victim Brendan Megraw identifiedMarried man (23) abducted from home in 1978 when wife was expecting first babyMon Nov 03 2014 - 19:46
NI Executive facing deep cuts of £1.5bn over next four yearsMinister for Finance Simon Hamilton presents draft budget ‘rooted in tough choices’Mon Nov 03 2014 - 15:30
Maíria Cahill: unanswered questionsWill other victims come forward? Will there be lasting damage to Gerry Adams? And who do we believe: the Sinn Féin leader or Maíria Cahill?Sat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
President Higgins warns against ‘pretend amnesia’ about the pastPast must not ‘overshadow and define either the present or the future to which we aspire’Fri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Solicitor complains of ‘trial by media’ over Cahill accusationsPeter Madden says acquittals of four of his clients in alleged IRA questioning have been ‘ignored’Wed Oct 22 2014 - 18:17
North’s DPP announces independent review of Cahill caseBarra McGrory wants to see if there are ‘lessons to be learned’ in how prosecution service handled allegationsWed Oct 22 2014 - 06:29
Villiers rules Kincora out of Westminster sex abuse inquiryAmnesty decries Northern Secretary’s decision as part of British government ‘conspiracy of silence’ over abuse at Belfast boys’ homeWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Maíria Cahill to meet Taoiseach tomorrow morningCahill willing to meet Sinn Féin, but only if meeting recordedTue Oct 21 2014 - 21:27
Ex-IRA member: Cahill’s account of interrogation rings trueOne-time prisoner says he is unaware of any deep IRA culture of sex abuseTue Oct 21 2014 - 12:23
North’s DPP announces independent review of Cahill case‘If there are lessons to be learned, we will do so, openly and transparently,’ says DPPTue Oct 21 2014 - 11:33
Peter Robinson expresses support ahead of meeting with Maíria CahillFirst Minister says she is a ‘source of encouragement for others in similar circumstances’Mon Oct 20 2014 - 01:05
Unionist parties have some horse-trading ahead of themUUP leader Mike Nesbitt uses party conference to suggest electoral pact with DUPMon Oct 20 2014 - 01:00
UUP’s Mike Nesbitt calls for electoral pact with DUPUlster Unionist leader tells party conference the goal is to be ‘back into the House of Common’Sat Oct 18 2014 - 13:42
Northern talks kick off with acrimony and a boycottPeter Robinson and DUP criticised for refusing to attend opening session of negotiations aimed at saving StormontFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
Acrimony and confusion at start of Northern Ireland talksDUP refuses to attend opening, insists Irish Government have no presence at StormontThu Oct 16 2014 - 13:52
Cahill allegations of rape may result in others emergingAnalysis: BBC programme puts focus on Sinn Féin response to allegations about IRA manThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Cahill tells BBC of alleged rape by IRA manGrandniece of Joe Cahill tells ‘Spotlight’ programme of abuse by IRA memberThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
New exhibition features unseen photographs of TitanicPictures capture image of ‘Downton Abbey at sea’Tue Oct 14 2014 - 15:02
Children’s heart surgery to be centralised in DublinNorth and South Health Ministers endorse all-Ireland cardiac service at Crumlin hospitalTue Oct 14 2014 - 14:22
North hopes for imminent ‘positive decision’ on corporation taxSimon Hamilton tells Assembly that interest-free Treasury loan of £100 million has ‘put out fire’ of budgetary crisisMon Oct 13 2014 - 19:18
Alleged rape victim claims she had to face IRA courtWoman tells BBC republicans wanted to test if she or alleged abuser was telling truthMon Oct 13 2014 - 16:02
DUP accused of breaking deal on new Assembly speakerIan Paisley had pledged Mitchel McLaughlin would hold post, Sinn Fein claimsMon Oct 13 2014 - 15:47
Stubbing out of 900 jobs will signal end of era for tobacco manufacturing in IrelandClosure of Gallahers would mean there is not a single tobacco manufacturing plant on these islandsFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:45
Northern Secretary wants talks to start next ThursdayBritish Treasury agrees to provide £100m to ease Northern Executive budget crisisThu Oct 09 2014 - 21:34
North’s Justice Minister launches consultation on abortionPaper recommends termination should be permitted in cases of lethal foetal abnormalityWed Oct 08 2014 - 18:44
Rory McIlroy ‘blown away’ by courage of children with cancer‘It’s about giving back and being able to help others,’ says golfer at opening of retreat centreTue Oct 07 2014 - 13:43
US puts pressure on Northern politicians to end logjamCharlie Flanagan and Theresa Villiers meeting in Dublin to plan rounds of negotiationsTue Oct 07 2014 - 11:08
Boy allegedly locked in ‘cattle crusher’ and raped, inquiry hearsCo Down children’s home was ‘hell on earth’, says former residentMon Oct 06 2014 - 16:27
PSNI can’t afford to maintain its 7,000 officers - chief constableGeorge Hamilton warns that £51 million in cutbacks will affect standard of policingThu Oct 02 2014 - 18:26
Former Belfast consultant struck off dentists’ registerProf Philip Lamey’s ‘failings fell so far below any acceptable standard of performance’Wed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Ministerial order prohibits fracking in Co FermanaghTamboran to legally challenge decisions by North’s energy and environment MinistersTue Sept 30 2014 - 20:04
UUP will face up to ‘guilt’ if implicated in Kincora sex abuseAssembly cross-party support for Westminster inquiry to include paedophile allegationsTue Sept 30 2014 - 18:59
Cutbacks lead to ‘effective closure’ of Historical Enquiries TeamMore than 900 killings of the Troubles remain to be investigatedTue Sept 30 2014 - 14:12
Two nuns killed in road crash in Newry, Co DownWomen were on their way to retreat when their car was in a crash with a PSNI vehicleTue Sept 30 2014 - 12:49
Main parties in North ready to press ahead with talksIssues likely to include welfare reform and parades, flags and the pastTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Northern Executive on a knife-edgeOpinion: Can all-party talks resolve disagreement on welfare reform, flags, parades and the past?Tue Sept 30 2014 - 00:01
Prince Charles in Belfast for memorial service for police officersJustice Minister David Ford remembers RIC, RUC, PSNI and Garda officers killed in line of dutySun Sept 28 2014 - 17:09
