Fractured political relationships hampered North’s response to Covid pandemic, inquiry toldArlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Edwin Poots are expected to be among those witnesses to give evidenceTue Apr 30 2024 - 18:06
‘You averted your gaze walking past it’: Belfast bar that was once a feared loyalist hangout is now the pride of the communityThe former Cavehill Inn, where a priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute once held sensitive talks, has been transformed into a modern bar that welcomes allSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
‘Tough choices’ in Stormont budget below level sought by every departmentExecutive agrees £14.5 billion budget, with spending on health criticised by minister as too lowThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:51
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
‘Northern Ireland is broken’: how a ‘toxic’ culture and better pay is enticing North’s doctors across the BorderDoctors in the North can earn two and a half times what they make with the NHS in the health service in the SouthSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
Former British soldiers will not be prosecuted over Bloody Sunday perjury allegationsFamilies ‘disappointed but not fooled’ by prosecutor’s decision not to proceed to due ‘insufficient’ evidenceFri Apr 19 2024 - 13:24
UK government mounts legal challenge over inquest into murder of GAA official Seán BrownBrown family members say the development has retraumatised them and express concerns that it could delay a public inquiry by yearsThu Apr 11 2024 - 19:10
Dublin-Belfast train to take less than two hours and run hourly after multimillion investmentFunding totalling €165 million towards the scheme announced by Peace Plus programmeTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
O’Neill says it is ‘business as usual’ for Stormont in aftermath of Donaldson resignationOn last official day in office, Taoiseach cautions against future collapses of Stormont at North South Ministerial Council meetingMon Apr 08 2024 - 16:17
Sinn Féin disputes findings of report suggesting united Ireland to cost €20bn annuallyDonegal TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn insists actual cost is less than headline figure in IIEA studyThu Apr 04 2024 - 16:09
Donaldson resignation: Heaton-Harris welcomes pledges to ensure stability of StormontJeffrey Donaldson’s resignation letter to DUP said he intends to contest charges, it has been reportedSun Mar 31 2024 - 17:15
Stakeknife whistleblower: ‘If I had that time again, outing Scappaticci wouldn’t happen’Ian Hurst says identifying British army’s top IRA spy more than 20 years ago has caused too much hurt to families and state has not learned from past mistakesSat Mar 30 2024 - 05:00
DUP reeling as leader Jeffrey Donaldson exits after being charged with sexual offencesEast Belfast MP Gavin Robinson appointed interim party chief in move unanimously backed by ruling officersFri Mar 29 2024 - 22:00
Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with sex offencesGavin Robinson appointed interim party leader following emergency meeting of party officersFri Mar 29 2024 - 20:05
Government ready to work with DUP’s interim leader Gavin RobinsonMr Robinson, who took over following shock resignation of Jeffrey Donaldson, has described developments as ‘devastating’Fri Mar 29 2024 - 19:48
Six face fraud inquiry as part of PSNI investigation into former fertility clinicFile on five women and one man will be submitted to NI Public Prosecution Service over string of fraud-related offencesWed Mar 27 2024 - 19:03
Armagh crash: Investigation ongoing as four killed in ‘unspeakable tragedy’ are namedFour victims in their 20s died when their car hit a tree near Armagh city on SundayMon Mar 25 2024 - 10:27
Locum doctors on up to £1,000 per day to cover struggling GP practices in Northern IrelandInflated rates ‘distorting’ market for other practices seeking temporary staff, according to Northern Ireland Audit OfficeWed Mar 20 2024 - 00:01
Stormont consent: How first test of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit rules works‘Applicability motion’ engages a democratic consent process of the Windsor Framework in the context of a vote on extending an EU law to the NorthTue Mar 19 2024 - 21:06
Garda suspended as part of fatal hit-and-run inquiry in DroghedaA car registered to the off-duty garda was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Co Louth on SundaySun Mar 17 2024 - 14:42
Catfishing: How an Armagh man’s online blackmail of a 12-year-old girl led to her suicideThe former Ulster University computer science student at the centre of one of the world’s largest ‘catfishing’ investigations abused more than 60 child victims as far away as New Zealand and the USSat Mar 16 2024 - 05:30
NI Secretary emphasises need for US investment despite Legacy Act rift Chris Heaton-Harris concedes ‘significant parting of the ways’ over ‘premature’ legal challenge mounted by DublinTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
‘We almost have to be assaulted to be able to defend ourselves’: PSNI reluctant to use force as assaults riseA sharp increase in attacks on officers, lenient sentences and the risk of facing misconduct charges have led to a ‘fear culture’ within the North’s policeSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:30
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out and go unpunished, damning inquiry findsOperation Kenova concluded that more lives were lost than saved due to the actions of the mole StakeknifeSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Operation Kenova: ‘Michael was only a kid’, says brother of man killed by IRA Seamus Kearney’s suspicions were confirmed by report’s findings – that his brother’s death could have been preventedSat Mar 09 2024 - 05:00
Kenova report: Many families whose loved ones killed by IRA’s ‘nutting squad’ still feel shunnedReport shows failings of state agents who put lives at risks and exposes ‘maverick culture’ in British intelligenceFri Mar 08 2024 - 20:05
Murders involving British army’s IRA double agent Stakeknife could have been stopped, inquiry set to reportOperation Kenova expected to find that interventions could have been made to save multiple livesFri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Families hope to glean truth of Britain’s complicity in murders linked to IRA double-agent ‘Stakeknife’ Findings of £40m Operation Kenova to review if police in North failed to investigate up to 18 killings in bid to safeguard IRA moleThu Mar 07 2024 - 21:00
‘It’s an alternative to orange and green politics we’ve had for so long’: Why some Northern Ireland youth are turning to AllianceClimate, jobs, health, welfare and equality trump constitutional politics for young and centrist voters at Alliance party conference in BelfastSat Mar 02 2024 - 17:59
UK government should ‘step up’ and reform Stormont, Naomi Long tells Alliance Party conferenceAlliance Party leader says Northern Secretary would be largely to blame if Assembly were to collapse againSat Mar 02 2024 - 15:02
Retired British soldiers, alleged IRA members investigated in Scappaticci inquiry will not be prosecutedTwelve people investigated as part of Operation Kenova inquiry into British army’s top agent in North during TroublesThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:45
Legacy Act: Immunity for Troubles-era killings breaches human rights law - judgeVictims of the Troubles took judicial review against UK government legislation and welcome review’s findingsWed Feb 28 2024 - 14:22
Civic nationalist group seeking united Ireland says Border poll ‘could and should be held in 2030′Ireland’s Future outlines in a discussion paper proposals to ‘prepare the ground’ for the next six yearsTue Feb 27 2024 - 21:41
Stalled Northern Ireland infrastructure projects prompt calls for ‘immediate action’Up to 77 delayed flagship schemes such as roads and a hospital will cost £2.45 billion more as prices have spiralled, Northern Ireland Audit Office saysTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
At least 16 Troubles inquests will not be completed by Legacy Act cut-off dateUK government has rejected claims that state bodies are openly running down clock to May 1st deadlineSat Feb 24 2024 - 14:00
UK not considering Belfast Agreement reform ‘at this time’ in light of powersharing reportRecent restoration of North’s devolved institutions earlier cited as main reason for keeping existing arrangementsThu Feb 22 2024 - 16:47
Loyalist killings: ‘If this case had been properly investigated by the RUC at the time, we wouldn’t be where we are now’Decision not to prosecute ex-RUC officer linked to Glenanne Gang leaves victim’s family still seeking truth almost 50 years laterWed Feb 21 2024 - 20:02
A5 road upgrade: ‘Everyone who has lost a loved one on that road will be happy’Pledge to invest €600m on North dual carriageway upgrade is welcomed by crash victims’ families and pressure groupsWed Feb 21 2024 - 11:31
Rebuilding one of Ireland’s most dangerous roads will use most of €800m Shared Island packageTaoiseach also commits €50m to redevelopment of Casement Park in BelfastWed Feb 21 2024 - 06:00
Casement Park redevelopment: ‘People said it will never happen but I was firm believer it would’Preparation work gets underway for derelict Belfast GAA ground’s next role as a venue for Uefa Euro 2028 soccer tournamentMon Feb 19 2024 - 19:48
Stormont is back - what are the eight key challenges facing Northern Ireland’s new government?Ministers face an array of problems and the top priority will be attempting to extract more money from the UK treasury to pay for everythingSat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
British government urged to put North’s finances on ‘sustainable footing’Letter presented to British PM Rishi Sunak by Stormont Ministers setting out ‘inadequate NI funding model’Tue Feb 06 2024 - 19:15
Operation Kenova: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to provide prosecutions against four peopleProsecutors considered six files reported to them as part of investigation into Freddie Scappaticci, alleged to be IRA spy StakeknifeTue Feb 06 2024 - 15:21
Real work starts now, Rishi Sunak tells Stormont leadersTaoiseach Leo Varadkar, also at Stormont, said it was a ‘very positive day’Mon Feb 05 2024 - 12:02
In Profile: the new Ministers in the Northern Ireland AssemblyRestoration of the powersharing Executive comes two years to the day since DUP collapsed institutionsSun Feb 04 2024 - 11:25
Michelle O’Neill elected first nationalist First Minister in ‘new dawn’ for Northern Ireland politicsSinn Féin vice-president pledged to work with unionists in an ‘Assembly for all - Catholic, Protestant and dissenter’, as Stormont reconvenes following two years of political deadlockSat Feb 03 2024 - 20:39
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill to be sworn in as first nationalist First Minister Assembly recall in Parliament Buildings at 1pm will see the election of a Speaker before the nomination of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister rolesSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
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
Irish unity in ‘touching distance’ after DUP vote, says McDonaldRecall of the Assembly to elect Speaker could take place as early as SaturdayTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:21
