Sudden end to Gerry Adams trial could deter others from pursuing claimsLondon case discontinued after possibility was raised of claimants facing six-figure legal billSat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Gerry Adams says civil case ‘verged on show trial’ and ‘should never have been brought’Former Sinn Féin leader says he attended trial ‘out of respect’ for complainants injured in IRA bombingsFri Mar 20 2026 - 21:16
Omagh inquiry postponed partly due to ‘state of disclosure of material from Republic’Bombing inquiry has received ‘very significant quantity’ of Garda material but some matters still need ‘ironing out’Thu Mar 19 2026 - 15:33
Man accused of murdering Natalie McNally ‘lied and lied again’, court hearsStephen McCullagh peddled ‘false alibi’ he was live streaming on YouTube at time pregnant woman was killedWed Mar 18 2026 - 17:21
Two come forward with information on 1988 murder of German backpacker in AntrimBody of Inga Maria Hauser (18) was found in remote part of Ballypatrick Forest near seaside town of BallycastleMon Mar 16 2026 - 19:05
‘Extremely disappointing’: Cool reception for £17m Northern Ireland home-heating oil packageKeir Starmer unveils £52m of support for UK homes struggling with price rises triggered by Iran conflict Mon Mar 16 2026 - 16:15
Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in NorthThu Mar 12 2026 - 19:24
British PM Keir Starmer visits Belfast as many struggle with heating oil price surge‘If companies fleece customers or rip them off, we will not hesitate to step in, and that includes on regulation,’ says PMWed Mar 11 2026 - 22:30
Government accused of colluding with ‘narrow agenda’ of UK on human rights issuesGroups say Council of Europe proposal would weaken protections of the European Convention on Human RightsTue Mar 10 2026 - 20:17
Independent inquiry into murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane formally establishedFinucane shot dead by loyalist paramilitary group at his family home in 1989 attack found to have involved collusion of British stateMon Mar 09 2026 - 17:50
‘My door is open’: new Presbyterian leader aims to rebuild trust amid safeguarding scandalReverend Richard Kerr begins with an apology - ‘no ifs, buts or maybes’ - as he begins his termSat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
PSNI and MI5 unlawfully obtained phone data of prominent Northern Ireland journalist, tribunal hearsVincent Kearney was wrongly referred to as a ‘suspect’ in a criminal investigation, and the PSNI compiled a detailed profile of intelligence material on himWed Feb 25 2026 - 18:31
Ireland should apologise for ‘unjustifiable conduct’ during Troubles, says new UUP leaderJon Burrows criticises ‘double standard on legacy’, but stresses respect and good relationshipsSun Feb 15 2026 - 06:00
President listens to Northern Ireland’s youth on final day of official visitCatherine Connolly hears about work in Derry around peace process and efforts to build relationships between communitiesFri Feb 06 2026 - 16:27
Catherine Connolly hits right notes during visit to hidden ‘jewel’ of DerryPresident meets Bloody Sunday families, visits Siege Museum, praises city for showing ‘path to peace’Thu Feb 05 2026 - 18:25
George Mitchell says he ‘declined or deflected’ meeting Epstein amid renewed Giuffre allegationSpokesman for former US senator, who played key role in North’s peace process, says allegation a case of ‘mistaken identity’Wed Feb 04 2026 - 21:39
George Mitchell-Jeffrey Epstein links: why is former US senator’s name being removed at Queen’s?The speed at which Queen’s severed ties with its former chancellor has drawn support - and criticismWed Feb 04 2026 - 06:00
Religious education set for curriculum change in North following court judgmentMove follows Supreme Court judgment which found human rights law had been breachedTue Feb 03 2026 - 19:02
Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson on child sex offences expected to begin in MayProceedings expected to last four weeks after delays due to deterioration in the mental health of EleanorMon Feb 02 2026 - 13:04
North-South electricity price comparisons face scrutiny amid claims of Republic ‘price gouging’ Cross-Border cost differences far from clear but questions are being asked of State’s regulatorMon Feb 02 2026 - 06:00
‘I aspire to forgive him’: Colin Howell’s son on his double killer father, who murdered his motherSeamus Howell has no memories of his mother and has not spoken to his father since he confessed in 2009 to murdering her 18 years earlierSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Favourite food destinations around Ireland: From a death row-worthy meal to a carvery to rule them allWe want to hear from readers about the places in Ireland they like to visit where they are guaranteed great food experiencesSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
Irish government ‘right’ on concerns over discredited North legacy law, British MPs toldCommons approves remedies as legislation on immunity for Troubles-era killings breaches human rightsWed Jan 21 2026 - 21:59
‘I have lived in an unreal world’: audio of NI dentist’s confession to double murder emergesColin Howell walked into a Co Derry police station and confessed to the murder of his wife and his lover’s husbandTue Jan 20 2026 - 00:01
Jury being selected for long-delayed inquest into death of Noah Donohoe (14)Coroner warns that ‘no one ... should engage in any social media activity which might prejudice the inquest process’Mon Jan 19 2026 - 18:15
Will UUP’s ‘enthusiastic, articulate’ new leader halt the party’s decline? Former PSNI senior officer Jon Burrows was selected as an MLA for North Antrim only a few months agoFri Jan 16 2026 - 06:52
Next UUP leader to be former police officer Jon BurrowsOnly candidate put their name forward for the leadership by the close of nominationsThu Jan 15 2026 - 20:23
American shot dead by Ice agent remembered for ‘formative years’ in Northern Ireland Renée Nicole Good took part in Christian youth missions to Northern Ireland as a teenagerFri Jan 09 2026 - 21:05
Belfast’s future TV stars: ‘If Lola Petticrew or Kneecap can do it, I can’ At Brassneck Youth Theatre Company, the goal is not for the kids to become professional actors; that’s just a ‘brilliant byproduct’Thu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
Slow progress a feature of North’s early powersharing that endures to this dayExecutive struggled under weight of paperwork and protracted decision-making processTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
NI department was advised from London on how to present its response to Chernobyl radiation in food chainDepartment of Agriculture for Northern Ireland told to ‘emphasise that the food chain was safeguarded in 1986’Tue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Martin McAleese provided buses for loyalists as part of contactsParamilitaries travelled to social event in mini-buses after checking for ‘bugs and bombs’Tue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaintsSome social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their workTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Irish-language courts in North could be ‘open to abuse’, PSNI fearedGiving ‘preferred language’ option would slow down proceedings and potentially lead to challenges, senior officer saidTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Tackle sectarianism by making subject sexy, minister told‘Wide and complex’ problem could be approached by tying in sports and entertainment, groups suggestedTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgmentAmnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’Wed Dec 17 2025 - 13:46
IRA spy Stakeknife ‘well rewarded financially and taken on holiday’ by handlers, report revealsKenova investigation lays bare how double agent and murderer was repeatedly protected at the expense of his victims Wed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
Protecting Stakeknife seemed to ‘outweigh’ protecting life of a victim, Kenova report finds Freddie Scappaticci not named in report due to UK government policy of ‘neither confirm nor deny’Tue Dec 09 2025 - 17:06
‘No evidence’ of British collusion with loyalists over Dublin and Monaghan bombingsReview under Operation Kenova finds it ‘cannot be categorically excluded’ that security forces worked with UVF in plotting 1974 attacks that killed 34 peopleTue Dec 09 2025 - 11:00
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be releasedAgent, known as Stakeknife, widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci who died in 2023Tue Dec 09 2025 - 00:01
Religious education syllabus in North to be reformed after supreme court rulingDUP Minister for Education Paul Givan confirms rework after exclusively Christian teaching found unlawfulFri Nov 28 2025 - 18:08
Charges withdrawn against two teenagers accused of attempting to rape girl in Co AntrimAlleged incident led to rioting in Ballymena which spread to other parts of Northern Ireland during the summerFri Nov 28 2025 - 16:40
PSNI officer stabbed with hunting knife while attempting to arrest man in DerryTwo others and custody detention officer assaulted as two arrested on suspicion of several offences, including attempted murderThu Nov 27 2025 - 18:24
‘Significant uncertainty’: Vets in North worried at post-Brexit rule changes on medicinesExemption allowing medicinal products to be supplied from Britain expires within weeksThu Nov 27 2025 - 18:01
DUP MP Sammy Wilson’s ‘fact-finding’ trip to Israel worth almost £4,000, declaration showsEast Antrim MP said he was looking forward to ‘hearing the truth’ and criticised ‘scurrilous lies’Tue Nov 25 2025 - 17:14
Eric and Desmond Guiney: ICRIR opens new appeal in deaths of father and son in Belfast in 1981 Father and son were attacked by rioters in Belfast during the IRA hunger strikesTue Nov 25 2025 - 09:56
Former Sinn Féin member will not face prosecution after portrait of DUP mayor damagedThe framed painting of Wallace Brown was taken off the wall at Belfast City Hall and had its glass smashedMon Nov 24 2025 - 12:30
More than 2,500 assaults on police officers in Northern Ireland in 12-month periodSenior officer condemns ‘shocking and disgusting’ incidents, which included a sexual assault on a female memberFri Nov 21 2025 - 18:39
North’s religious education is in breach of human rights law, UK court rulesThe court unanimously upheld an appeal brought by a pupil – known as JR87 – at a Belfast primary school and her fatherWed Nov 19 2025 - 12:32
Irish legislation on Northern Ireland legacy issues to follow UK ‘swiftly’ Recent joint Dublin-London framework will replace controversial Legacy Act introduced in 2020 Tue Nov 18 2025 - 22:15
