Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin
Leaders of Plaid Cymru and SNP join chat with SF delegates in Belfast hosted by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill
Northern Ireland
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
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
The Irish Times view on Ulster University cuts: an insoluble problem
Problems a symptom of system where no party bears responsibility for consequences
NI legacy Bill to be delayed by amendments to ‘safeguard’ British army veterans
UK government has been ‘consulting widely’ on Northern Ireland Troubles legislation, says Hilary Benn
Fuel costs: NI consumers could face ‘tsunami’ of high energy prices if Iran warn drags on
Committee told £100 voucher scheme for home heating oil ‘isn’t going to cut it’ with ‘very difficult’ winter ahead
‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum
‘The Irish were the raw material for the Industrial Revolution in England,’ says exhibition curator Christopher Kissane
Millions earmarked to tackle Northern Ireland’s ‘epidemic’ of violence against women
Next phase of Stormont initiative will address misogyny as North’s femicide rates continue to rise
Northern Ireland’s last surviving 1930s picture house yields secrets on 90th anniversary
The Strand in east Belfast is undergoing a major renovation project
Northern Ireland hospital doctors to be balloted on industrial action
British Medical Association rejects 3.5% pay recommendation as ‘unacceptable’
Warning on Government spending; latest on Daniel Kinahan and former UCD footballers revisit China
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
The changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’
Ancient Order of Hibernians deeply invested in Ireland, but its attitudes have changed with the times
‘Unrealistic expectations’ from parents fuelling teacher burnout, study finds
Almost half of teachers surveyed in North said they would consider quitting
‘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
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
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
Irish unity must let Protestants stay British if they want, says GAA president
‘The Orange Order is as important to Unionists as the GAA is to those in the nationalist community’
Johnny Watterson: A photo of my Dad playing in Croke Park in 1946
1946 Ulster champions were criticised for their ‘fancy methods’, which included handpassing
Into the Wreck by Susannah Dickey: Unexpected page-turner centred around a family funeral
Set in Northern Ireland, Dickey manages to skilfully include the brutalising legacy of the Troubles while simultaneously keeping it in the background of this novel
Legal challenge to inquest into IRA man killed in SAS ambush is rejected
Tony Doris had planned to kill former Ulster Defence Regiment soldier
Northern Executive requests urgent meeting with Keir Starmer over ‘breaking point’ finances
Over 300,000 low-income households to receive £100 vouchers to counter rise in price of home heating oil
Grace and Noah most popular names for babies born in Northern Ireland last year
Arthur, Leo and Meabh enter top 10 as traditional names continue to dominate rankings
Tesco Ireland boosts market share to almost a quarter as sales touch €3.7bn
But UK’s largest supermarket chain posts flat full-year profits
Devolution isn’t proving a motorway to independence. It’s a dual-carriageway to nowhere
Three nationalist first ministers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales may not prove the triumph for nationalism they seem
Few and Far Between by Jan Carson: compelling fiction is a bravura act of imagination
Carson’s forays into the strange borderlands of Lough Neagh’s waters give the novel a weird brilliance, like Kevin Barry without the swearing
Potential 450 job cuts at Ulster University will have ‘far-reaching, detrimental’ impact
Northern Ireland’s largest university needs to make cost savings of almost €29m, with compulsory redundancies not being ruled out
Formal inquiry ordered into Northern Ireland Troubles legacy investigative body
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery has faced multiple issues since inception
Fact check: Has Ireland really introduced the ‘largest fuel assistance package in Europe’?
Britain introduced no measures for the current fuel crisis but has not reversed the 6 cent cut in excise from 2022
UK judge expresses concern about delay in sentencing of fraudster Kevin Phelan
Northern Ireland businessman convicted in August featured in Moriarty tribunal
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