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Charges withdrawn against two teenagers accused of attempting to rape girl in Co AntrimAlleged incident led to rioting in Ballymena which spread to other parts of Northern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
Derry in 1969: How Gilles Caron photographed the Battle of the Bogside Kerry exhibition of Life magazine images by French photojournalist revisits the start of the TroublesSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
Council sets about removing ‘Prince Andrew Way’ name from Antrim streetAlliance councillors in Carrickfergus bring motion after being ‘contacted constantly’ over issueFri Oct 31 2025 - 15:46
‘A portal to the underworld’: Tramping a bleak bog as part of a spooky Halloween tour Bogland is highlight of ‘Halloween Origins’ tour in Derry exploring the scientific and spiritual roots of the Celtic festival of SamhainThu Oct 30 2025 - 06:00
Four arrests made following unprovoked attack on two tourists in BelfastPSNI treating incident, in which two men were punched and kicked repeatedly, as racially motivatedWed Oct 29 2025 - 17:04
Derry MP Eastwood decries ‘waste of public money’ after Gaza protest charges withdrawnFormer SDLP leader was one of five people charged in connection with a pro-Palestinian rally in 2024Wed Oct 29 2025 - 15:53
NI Minister of Education asked to ‘explain actions’ over contentious trip to Israel DUP’s Paul Givan visits school in Jerusalem ‘to learn more about Israel’s innovative approaches to ... inclusive learning’Tue Oct 28 2025 - 19:42
Silence in court as Soldier F, who sat obscured from view, was found not guilty‘We took him to the wire’: Tears and disappointment as families react to verdict Thu Oct 23 2025 - 20:15
Judge to deliver verdict in Bloody Sunday murder trial next weekEarlier, attempt to halt trial of Soldier F at Belfast Crown Court was dismissed Thu Oct 16 2025 - 15:39
Lough Neagh’s recovery needs ‘sustained action over many years’, Minister says ‘Ecological impact has been pretty horrendous,’ witness tells Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of MPs at WestminsterWed Oct 15 2025 - 17:37
Diocese of Dromore to pay £1.2m to five who alleged abuse by priest at schoolFormer St Colman’s College pupils to receive written apologies from head of Catholic Church in IrelandWed Oct 15 2025 - 17:12
First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland as public urged to ‘remain alert’Insect was captured in Belfast ‘by a vigilant member of the public’Tue Oct 14 2025 - 11:17
United Ireland could result in unionists holding Dáil’s balance of power, UUP leader says Mike Nesbitt warns ‘biggest threat’ to NI remaining part of UK is English nationalismSat Oct 11 2025 - 16:59
Jeffrey Donaldson case: Judge to decide later this month if trial can go ahead in November Former DUP leader and wife Eleanor are accused of sexual offencesFri Oct 10 2025 - 12:03
Police investigate after ‘mob’ gathers outside home of North’s justice minister Naomi Long‘Bullying and intimidation’ was ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Alliance leader Thu Oct 09 2025 - 12:02
Armagh footballer Aidan Nugent pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges It is understood the prosecution’s case is offences were committed when Armagh GAA team travelled to MiamiThu Oct 02 2025 - 13:49
The daughter of Irish emigrants who became ‘Britain’s most powerful woman’Sue Gray became a household name when she led investigation into lockdown gatherings at 10 Downing StreetMon Sept 29 2025 - 07:00
Bloody Sunday: Judge rules evidence against soldier charged is admissableBloody Sunday families ‘very pleased that the judge saw merit in the prosecution’s submissions’Wed Sept 24 2025 - 12:48
Hiring expert to engage with paramilitaries could be counterproductive, says Naomi LongAlliance leader says appointment of interlocutor ‘could give these groups a credibility which they don’t deserve’Tue Sept 23 2025 - 19:24
DUP leader rounds on Republic’s ‘intolerance of Protestant culture’, dismisses Irish unityMembers of Burke family protest outside party’s annual conference in BelfastSat Sept 20 2025 - 16:57
Why new Troubles legacy deal is seen as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunityInquests halted by the Legacy Act will resume and the ban on Troubles-era civil cases will be lifted Fri Sept 19 2025 - 19:00
Simon Harris denies latest Troubles legacy proposals are ‘last roll of the dice’Tánaiste says framework marks a ‘step change’ in relations between governments and a reset after controversial Tory Legacy ActFri Sept 19 2025 - 18:43
Troubles victims will wait to see whether new legacy deal represents the ‘sea-change’ promisedNew joint framework is certainly different from the controversial Legacy ActFri Sept 19 2025 - 00:01
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunityFri Sept 19 2025 - 00:01
Soldier F trial: Shooting of civilians on Bloody Sunday was unjustified, court hearsNon-jury case opens in Belfast, with former member of Parachute Regiment charged with murder Tue Sept 16 2025 - 06:00
After 53 years, Bloody Sunday families march to court ‘with heads held high’Soldier F goes on trial in Belfast accused of two counts of murder and five of attempted murderMon Sept 15 2025 - 20:48
Soldier F stands trial on two Bloody Sunday murder charges British army veteran charged with two murders and five attempted murders in Derry’s Bogside in January 1972Mon Sept 15 2025 - 12:07
‘We cannot save these trees’: The Dark Hedges, made famous by Game of Thrones, are dyingBeech trees, made famous by their appearance on Game of Thrones, are 250 years old and ‘way, way beyond their expected life expectancy’Sun Aug 24 2025 - 06:00
GCSE results: Percentage of pupils receiving top grades in Northern Ireland rises slightlyMore than 40 per cent of all exam entries were in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects Thu Aug 21 2025 - 09:36
First Minister Michelle O’Neill among leaders seeking UK sanctions on IsraelPoliticians from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales urge Keir Starmer to recall UK parliament to take action against IsraelMon Aug 18 2025 - 15:50
Former BBC reporter Peter Taylor: ‘People forget how we got to Good Friday – how precious it is’Award-winning broadcaster speaks of how journalism is ‘under threat’ today and likelihood of Irish unity ‘in the next 20, 30 years’Sun Aug 17 2025 - 10:00
‘They failed Shannon,’ say parents of student who was killed after emergency services left herInquiry into 2018 incident in Derry found PSNI officers breached duty of care to the law student and her boyfriendFri Aug 15 2025 - 16:00
Downpatrick attacks: PSNI suspects man’s murder and attempted murder of priest may be ‘connected’Suspect (30) in custody in connection with killing of Stephen Brannigan and brutal attack on Canon John Murray (75)Mon Aug 11 2025 - 11:03
Members of Burke family confront Northern Ireland education head in car park Mervyn Storey accused of ‘enforcing transgenderism in Northern Ireland schools’ in relation to guidelines for supporting transgender pupilsTue Aug 05 2025 - 19:45
Minister to appeal High Court decision blocking A5 upgradeSinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins said improving the road which runs from Derry to the Border at Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone is a priority, after 50 people killed since 2007Mon Aug 04 2025 - 18:14
NI community projects fear closure after US and UK funding reportedly pulled from peace organisationThe US government has traditionally been the International Fund for Ireland’s largest funderSat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Psychiatrist report on Eleanor Donaldson’s health expected on MondayDonaldson has pleaded not guilty to five counts of aiding and abetting over charges faced by Jeffrey DonaldsonFri Aug 01 2025 - 12:19
