Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Jury sent home, to resume deliberations on Friday
Judge tells jurors case turns on whether they accept complainants’ accounts or that of former DUP leader
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‘No reason’ why women who claim Jeffrey Donaldson sexually abused them would ‘lie’, court told
Prosecution barrister delivers closing arguments at former DUP leader’s sex offences trial in Newry
Defence closes case in Jeffrey Donaldson sex offences trial with no further witnesses called
Barrister for Eleanor Donaldson tells court wife of former DUP leader is ‘incapable of taking part’
Jeffrey Donaldson watches from the dock as two alleged victims address sex abuse trial
Two alleged victims in trial of former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson have between them spent five days in the witness box
Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’
Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court told
Woman who claims she was abused by Jeffrey Donaldson blames herself for not going to police
Defence questions Complainant B about contact with former DUP leader as an adult
Rape will be ‘seared into my brain for rest of my life’, says alleged victim of Jeffrey Donaldson
Former DUP leader accused of rape, several counts of gross indecency and indecent assault
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair
Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial
Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial set to start in Newry
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Jeffrey Donaldson trial ‘on track’ to start next week, judge says
Trial, which was due to begin in March 2025, has been postponed twice due to deterioration in Eleanor Donaldson’s mental health
‘I don’t want to go back to that’: Fears ‘reignited’ among PSNI staff following Dunmurry attack
Union representative Tracey Godfrey ‘inundated’ with calls from civilian workers since speaking publicly about concerns
Six years after War of Independence centenary row, Royal Irish Constabulary memorial unveiled
Plan for monument stalled in Republic after backlash, but one now stands at Newtownards, Co Down
Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved
Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year
‘Deep dive’ into former NI police ombudsman appointment urged as part of Peter Mandelson review
Marie Anderson selected for role in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’, says DUP’s Gavin Robinson
Sinn Féin swaps cynical populism for pragmatism on Northern Ireland property tax rises
Some thought has gone into the psychology of carefully boiling the fiscal frog
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
Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’
UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in North
Gerry Adams case: Berets and woolly geansaí in focus as Reeling in the Years graces London court
Three men injured in IRA attacks suing former Sinn Féin president, alleging he was in group and sat on army council
Call for Ireland to apologise for the Troubles is a desperate stretch
Jon Burrows’s comparison between Bloody Sunday and Ireland’s failure to extradite terrorists will have offended nationalists and left unionists bemused
Ireland should apologise for ‘unjustifiable conduct’ during Troubles, says new UUP leader
Jon Burrows criticises ‘double standard on legacy’, but stresses respect and good relationships
DUP’s crackdown on welfare fraud in Northern Ireland should be just a first step
Stormont could take proper control of large parts of the benefits system, as Scotland did a decade ago
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Inside Politics: Busy week sees new opinion poll and the President in Northern Ireland
Catherine Connolly hits right notes during visit to hidden ‘jewel’ of Derry
President meets Bloody Sunday families, visits Siege Museum, praises city for showing ‘path to peace’
‘John O’Dowd pints’ proved the final straw for Sinn Féin in pub and hotel rates row
Why does the party govern in Northern Ireland as if it is afraid of its own shadow?
Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson on child sex offences expected to begin in May
Proceedings expected to last four weeks after delays due to deterioration in the mental health of Eleanor
Stormont Minister breached ministerial code with social media post, report finds
Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year
Sinn Féin’s refusal to levy a charge on water is pathetic
If well-off homeowners paid a wealth tax equivalent to a cup of coffee a month, there would be more houses, jobs and a cleaner environment
Irish government ‘right’ on concerns over discredited North legacy law, British MPs told
Commons approves remedies as legislation on immunity for Troubles-era killings breaches human rights
UUP considers DUP invitation to unionist co-operation talks
Past agreements have aimed to maximise unionist vote and secure seats in certain constituencies
Turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town: now there’s an idea
A new house that might sell for €400,000 in Mullingar would be €150,000 cheaper north of the Border
DUP sent ‘particularly narrow-minded bunch’ to cross-border young politicians’ gathering
Hardliners placed political pamphlets on chairs and walked out of Dick Spring speech
PSNI chief warns of ‘dangerously low’ numbers in force: ‘No votes in funding the police here’
Jon Boutcher says Northern devolution has failed the force, with budget stuck at 2010 levels
Religious education syllabus in North to be reformed after supreme court ruling
DUP Minister for Education Paul Givan confirms rework after exclusively Christian teaching found unlawful
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