Two babies evacuated by officers when car exploded outside Northern Ireland police station
Homes in the area, on the outskirts of Belfast, have been evacuated
Belfast
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s ard fheis to see Kneecap workshop - and what’s with new Dáil seating plan?
A three-hour short programme sharpened Shinner appetites for Saturday’s packed agenda
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Jim McDowell, praised as one of bravest reporters of The Troubles, dies aged 76
Journalist waged decades-long campaign for justice for slain colleague Martin O’Hagan who was murdered by Loyalist Volunteer Force
Key issues facing Sinn Féin as party gathers for ardfheis
If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem
Kneecap ar pholaitíocht, brú agus sícideileacha: “Ar ndóigh, teastaíonn teiripe uainn ... ar feadh na mblianta fada”
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
Man who stole Noah Donohoe’s rucksack says he never had schoolboy’s coat
Boy (14) found dead in Belfast storm drain tunnel in June 2020, six days after leaving home to meet friends
Northern Ireland’s last surviving 1930s picture house yields secrets on 90th anniversary
The Strand in east Belfast is undergoing a major renovation project
Growing up a communist in Troubles-era Belfast: We were treated more like ‘comrades’ than children
Poet Sinéad Morrissey’s elegiac memoir describes growing up in Troubles-era Belfast with communist parents
Crime fiction: Anne Cadwallader blends politics, violence, law and media in gripping debut
Plus new works by Rosemary Hennigan; Catriona Ward; Claire Coughlan; and James Wolff
Demolition man: Gerard McCann on Fanum House, said to be one of Belfast’s ugliest buildings
The building just across the road from the loyalist Sandy Row area housed offices of RTÉ, Sky and The Irish Times
Northern Ireland investment arm accused of helping fund Israeli F-35 fighter aircraft
Court asked if profiting from international arms industry and human rights abuses should be permitted
Case against man accused of murdering Lyra McKee ‘wholly circumstantial’, court hears
Journalist died after being struck by a bullet fired at police during riot in Derry’s Creggan area in 2019
Tragedy of Titanic still commemorated 114 years on
Flawed ‘unsinkable’ liner hit iceberg on maiden voyage
Lyra McKee trial: Riot could have been ‘staged show of force for propaganda purposes’
Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago
Buzzy, starry-eyed YA titles argue for the importance of the arts
YA fiction reads for April from Caryl Lewis, Méabh Collins, Derek Landy, Susie Nadler and a debut from Stephen Daly
Róisín Ingle: The woman has tears in her eyes. We embrace, strangers on a train
Making connections on a trip home from the North while pondering human foibles and frailties
Why humour is a serious matter when it comes to wellbeing
Humour doesn’t change the fact of a situation, but it offers a momentary release. It can snap us out of how we’re feeling when the sadness in everyday life threatens to overwhelm
David Keenan: ‘For me, the names of places and streets in the North have incredible magic to them’
The Boyhood author talks about his Belfast dad’s faith in language, love songs being the greatest art, and how writing makes you question your sanity
Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings
When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening
Author Susannah Dickey: ‘With each book I find myself more invested in writing Ireland’
In the author’s Donegal-set third novel Into the Wreck the vessel of the title ‘represents in some ways the plethora of suppressed histories harboured by families’ across the island
Man appears in High Court after extradition warrant issued over Robbie Lawlor murder
Jonathan Gill is wanted by PSNI in connection with Dublin gangland criminal’s killing in Belfast
Man arrested in connection with murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast
Gardaí arrested man in 40s on foot of extradition warrant to face charges in Northern Ireland
How to get to shopping heaven in Belfast: great shops you won’t find down south
Our Dublin-based reporter tries out four major retail outlets only available in the North
Human rights and Irish language activists among President’s Council of State appointments
Academics added to advisory committee alongside former taoisigh and chief justices
Clive Myrie: ‘The best journalists are the ones who behave like human beings’
The BBC news anchor and Mastermind host films the quiz show in Belfast and is a regular visitor to Ireland
Flatley vows to ‘push on’ with Lord of the Dance shows following court ruling
Belfast court grants application to replace trustee holding choreographer’s shares in firm that had been suing him
The ‘most dangerous’ place to be a woman: The 30 women who have died violently in Northern Ireland since 2020
Femicide – the killing of women and girls because of their gender – has risen sharply in the North, where 98% of those surveyed experienced some form of violence
Irish-American duo with ‘scary’ MS diagnosis to attempt Cork to Donegal ultra-marathon challenge
Matt Knaggs and Colin Goodman will meet in person for the first in Ireland, having made contact through a support group for multiple sclerosis sufferers
Lyra McKee murder accused ‘part of shooting party’ who ‘stewarded crowd’, court hears
Prosecution has been making final submissions in trial of three men accused of murdering journalist in Derry
Absence of religious fervour in debate about Sunday shopping in North is suspicious
The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging '60s
Little benefit in extending Sunday shopping
For many people, including retail staff, it is a day to slow down
Michael Flatley secures fresh injunction to stop NI firm interfering in Lord of the Dance production
Switzer Consulting Ltd in contempt of court for breaching undertakings it gave the court last month, Flatley says
‘We got him’: Cheers and tears after Stephen McCullagh found guilt of murdering Natalie McNally
Family and friends of deceased present in Belfast courtroom as YouTuber given life sentence for killing his partner
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