About 160 patients go missing from emergency departments in North every monthPolice investigate close to 2,000 disappearances annually at cost of £4.8m, new figures showWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:33
PSNI officers will not be prosecuted over arrest at commemorationMark Sykes was controversially arrested at commemoration event of loyalist shootingWed Dec 08 2021 - 13:02
Ineligible NI businesses were paid up to £13.5m in Covid supportsPayments ‘likely to have been made to businesses not suffering Covid hardship’Wed Dec 08 2021 - 00:01
Paramilitarism a ‘clear and present danger’ in North, reporting body findsCommission says formal process required to see the paramilitary organisations disbandTue Dec 07 2021 - 13:00
French production company offices searched in Lyra McKee investigationParis premises searched on Tuesday following granting of European Investigation OrderTue Dec 07 2021 - 12:43
New cross-border collaborations in third level being explored, say HarrisMinister believes more student mobility on island would help to embed peace for futureMon Dec 06 2021 - 16:29
Youth leaving Northern Ireland due to sectarian divideExecutive should have strategy to address loss of talented young, says think tankMon Dec 06 2021 - 01:00
Fifty years on and grief of the McGurk’s Bar massacre still resonatesFamily trauma ‘compounded by lies’ spread by the security forces and repeated in mediaSat Dec 04 2021 - 01:00
Donegal town dealing with mica: ‘If it was in Dublin, this would already be fixed’Redress scheme doesn’t go far enough say families struggling to stay afloatSat Dec 04 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: 90% of adults in North at least partially vaccinatedHealth staff reporting ‘ongoing demand from previously unvaccinated people’Thu Dec 02 2021 - 18:39
EU calls on UK to ‘reciprocate’ efforts at finding protocol solutionsSefcovic says he will push to ‘resolve this matter’ in Thursday meeting with FrostWed Dec 01 2021 - 19:57
North’s health service facing unprecedented pressures - surgeonDifficulties sustaining services leads to ‘moral distress’ among staff, Stormont committee hearsTue Nov 30 2021 - 18:24
British MP Peter Kyle appointed as Labour’s shadow secretary for NIRemoval of Louise Haigh from role not related to comments on Irish unity, MP saysTue Nov 30 2021 - 12:49
Bodies of two men found at a house in Co DerryPSNI attended scene of the ‘sudden deaths’ in Elms Park in the Ballysally area of ColeraineMon Nov 29 2021 - 19:30
Omicron variant may already be in Northern Ireland, says SwannNorth’s Minister for Health says no confirmed cases but ‘highly likely’ to changeMon Nov 29 2021 - 14:45
People arriving from southern Africa must quarantine as new variant prompts fresh restrictionsUS set to join other nations and introduce travel restrictions as Omicron ‘outperforms’ Delta in South AfricaFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:49
Cost of £335bn bridge from NI to Scotland not justifiable, UK government saysWhile technically possible, study deems Johnson’s idea too expensive to attemptFri Nov 26 2021 - 16:50
North has ‘unique opportunity’ due to Brexit, says business chiefNorthern Ireland well positioned with access to EU single market and UK internal marketThu Nov 25 2021 - 20:42
TUV’s Jim Allister strikes wrong note on paedophile TweedAnalysis: Allister described Tweed as ‘larger than life’ and said he had been ‘saddened’ to learn of deathWed Nov 24 2021 - 20:20
Covid-19: North sees ‘remarkable’ boost in vaccination ratesSome 10,000 people receive first dose following launch of vaccine passport schemeWed Nov 24 2021 - 19:41
TUV leader apologises over comments about David TweedChild abuser and former rugby international died in motorbike crash in Antrim last monthWed Nov 24 2021 - 16:13
Report calls for minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised in NorthNorth’s minimum age of criminal responsibility, at 10 years old, is one of lowest in EuropeTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
North’s hospitality venues may close over Christmas if cases rise - SwannNI health minister does not want to introduce further restrictions unless ‘completely unavoidable’Mon Nov 22 2021 - 19:15
Austin Currie welcomed home to Edendork, Co TyroneService held to remember ‘courage and conviction’ of the civil rights leaderSat Nov 13 2021 - 16:45
‘John Pat is the only victim in this ... and he’s the one people are talking about least’Charlie Agnew says his uncle’s death and the Hutchings trial became ‘political football’ in NorthSat Nov 13 2021 - 05:00
Britain and EU agree to intensify talks over Northern Ireland protocolEC’s Maros Sefcovic welcomes ‘change in tone’ from Brexit minister David FrostFri Nov 12 2021 - 18:37
Newtownards bus hijacking carried out by ‘local faction’ of UVF, police officer saysIncident linked to anger among loyalists at NI Protocol creating border in the Irish SeaFri Nov 12 2021 - 14:39
Loyalist opposition to NI protocol creating febrile atmosphere on the groundTwo recent hijackings linked to opposition to the deal are causing much anger locallyThu Nov 11 2021 - 03:00
Public in North to be consulted on proposal for compulsory jabs for health workersNorth’s health minister Robin Swann said ‘all options’ remained under considerationTue Nov 09 2021 - 21:52
‘Unlikely’ UK and EU will reach agreement over NI protocol, says DonaldsonUK expected to trigger Article 16 in coming weeks, effectively suspending protocolTue Nov 09 2021 - 19:36
Q&A: What is Article 16 and what could happen if UK triggers it?The unilateral action would have far-reaching consequencesMon Nov 08 2021 - 21:35
‘Significant gaps remain’ between UK and EU on NI protocol, Donaldson saysFive Belfast bus routes suspended on Monday after latest of two recent hijackingsMon Nov 08 2021 - 20:36
The Police Service of Northern Ireland: 20 years onThe security threat to PSNI officers is still severe but much has changed since it replaced the RUCSat Nov 06 2021 - 01:03
Chief Constable rejects return to 50:50 recruitment as best PSNI policySimon Byrne warns of loss of Catholic police but urges community to unlock barriersThu Nov 04 2021 - 01:00
Deadline to spend NI £100 high street voucher extended by two weeksSpend Local cards will now be valid for use until mid-DecemberTue Nov 02 2021 - 18:34
PSNI launches fresh recruitment campaign as it seeks to hire 400 new officersSenior officer says outreach programme also includes loyalist areas where PSNI faces ‘challenge’Tue Nov 02 2021 - 16:10
Sinn Féin drops opposition to Special Criminal CourtDelegates accept ‘rare and exceptional occasions’ when non-jury courts are necessarySat Oct 30 2021 - 15:08
‘Do they want a solution at all?’: O’Neill questions UK government’s stance on NI protocolSinn Féin to debate motion at ardfheis that could end opposition to SCCSat Oct 30 2021 - 11:45
Most people in Northern Ireland now view protocol positivelyRising number see protocol as providing NI with a ‘unique set of economic opportunities’Thu Oct 28 2021 - 00:01
‘Virtuoso’ jazz musician Gay McIntyre dies aged 88Clarinettist and saxophonist played alongside greats such as Nat King Cole, Acker BilkWed Oct 27 2021 - 19:03
SF leader backs the Twelfth as public holiday in united IrelandMary Lou McDonald reacts to question on unity at TCD forum – ‘I think it is a good idea’Wed Oct 27 2021 - 17:48
Westminster should bring in Irish language law in ‘next week or so’ – O’NeillDeal that restored powersharing contained pledge to legislate if Stormont failed toTue Oct 26 2021 - 20:17
Amnesty on Troubles crimes described as ‘attack’ on peace agreementIctu conference supports motion calling for opposition to UK government planTue Oct 26 2021 - 18:09
Ian Marshall to stand as UUP candidate for West Tyrone in Assembly electionFormer senator says he ‘strongly disagrees’ Irish unity is inevitableTue Oct 26 2021 - 14:11
Ulster diplomat’s lessons from North Korea: ‘Keep talking’Country’s response to Covid-19 was to ‘seal’ borders and close British embassyTue Oct 26 2021 - 03:15
Almost 1.5m apply for ‘Spend Local’ vouchers in NorthThe scheme, which offers £100 vouchers, is due to stop accepting applications at midnight on MondayMon Oct 25 2021 - 16:02
North’s health services facing ‘most difficult winter ever’Minister warns of overstretched hospital capacity and coming ‘unscheduled pressures’Fri Oct 22 2021 - 20:19
Armagh event lived up to organisers’ hopes, Presbyterian moderator saysPresident’s decision not to attend ‘a chapter in history that has been written and we’ve moved on’Fri Oct 22 2021 - 03:15
Church leaders ‘sorry’ for not doing more for peace in Northern IrelandEvent goes ahead without heads of state of either Ireland or United KingdomThu Oct 21 2021 - 15:51
Armagh service attendees hope to switch focus to reconciliationPeacebuilding activist urges participants to move on from Higgins controversyThu Oct 21 2021 - 02:08
