Swann announces £700m plan to deal with North’s hospital waiting listsNumbers awaiting a first outpatient appointment five times higher than in early 2017Tue Jun 15 2021 - 17:11
DUP-Sinn Féin have seven days to name top ministers to avert crisisNew first and deputy first minister must be nominated or election could be calledTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:47
Regional air links: ‘I was able to be in Dublin any morning at 9am’Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Moya Brennan call to keep flights out of Donegal and KerryMon Jun 14 2021 - 22:12
Foster bows out as first minister with plea for mutual respectTributes paid to ousted DUP leader, who resists urge to dole out retribution in speechMon Jun 14 2021 - 21:20
Covid-19: Delta variant accounting for around 25% of North’s casesPublic health chief says prevalence of strain likely ‘to match what we’re seeing across the water in England’Mon Jun 14 2021 - 15:34
Arlene Foster resigns as NI first minister triggering countdown to avoid electionEx-DUP leader urges parties to move forward with language and cultural package from 2020 Stormont dealMon Jun 14 2021 - 13:10
The Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021: Could it be Dún Laoghaire, Derry or Dunmore East?Why I love where I live, by Róisín Ingle, David McWilliams, Jennifer O’Connell and moreSun Jun 13 2021 - 06:00
Cross-Border Covid approaches start to align as northwest enters ‘crucial’ periodLocal action is being taken to try to drive down infections in one of worst-hit areasMon Jun 07 2021 - 03:05
Attraction allowing people listen to Heaney’s poems in significant locations opens in DerryOpen Ground features listening posts and panels explaining each place’s link to Heaney’s poetryMon Jun 07 2021 - 00:01
Who is Paul Givan, Northern Ireland’s next first minister?Though no household name, DUP members were unsurprised the Poots loyalist was in the frameSat Jun 05 2021 - 03:00
Ireland’s shared future requires us to be ‘unshackled from snares of past’ – HigginsPresident calls for ‘deep reflection’ in address to mark anniversary of St Colmcille’s birthThu Jun 03 2021 - 22:28
Poots to meet Taoiseach in first visit to Dublin as DUP leaderNorthern Ireland protocol and North-South relations to be discussed in meetingThu Jun 03 2021 - 09:33
Belturbet families appeal for fresh inquest into teenagers’ deathsGeraldine O’Reilly, Patrick Stanley died when car bomb exploded in town in 1972Wed Jun 02 2021 - 23:19
Leaders of North’s five main parties set to take part in discussionsPoots said it could be ‘a useful opportunity to ensure there is a smooth transition’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 22:25
AstraZeneca dose gap can reduce from 12 to eight weeks under new adviceDr Tony Holohan doubles down on criticism of crowds socialising in Dublin city last weekendWed Jun 02 2021 - 20:56
No prosecutions over Black Lives Matter protests in Belfast and DerryPPS says there is ‘no reasonable prospect of conviction’ of any of 14 people investigatedWed Jun 02 2021 - 17:37
Poots will not enforce checks on pets travelling from Britain to the North until OctoberChecks postponed to allow further time for discussions between UK and EU, Poots saysTue Jun 01 2021 - 21:54
Edwin Poots to announce new ministers ‘when I’m ready’New DUP leader says delays in nominations were ‘absolutely not’ down to party divisionsTue Jun 01 2021 - 18:31
Covid-19: 337 new cases confirmed in the StateLatest data comes as over 740 cases of disease are reported in Limerick in two weeksTue Jun 01 2021 - 17:12
Poots considers new ministers, leading to fears of fresh political crisisIf Foster were to resign as First Minister, Michelle O’Neill would no longer hold officeMon May 31 2021 - 21:11
Covid-19: 378 further cases confirmed in the StateNew data shows 73,000 passengers departed State for overseas destinations in AprilMon May 31 2021 - 17:59
Hume’s family donating his three peace prizes to the people of DerryMayor describes Hume as ‘a true and courageous peace-maker who made a huge impact in Derry, on the island and internationally’Fri May 28 2021 - 07:00
DUP meets to ratify election of Edwin Poots as new leaderNorth’s Minister for Agriculture vows to heal internal divisions within party and unionismFri May 28 2021 - 00:05
Northern Ireland ‘sacrificed’ in Brexit deal, House of Lords committee toldLoyalist leader claims nationalist interests were ‘carefully safeguarded’Wed May 26 2021 - 20:45
Limit non-essential cross-border travel, North’s chief medical officer saysDr Michael McBride points to higher Covid-19 incidence in Republic and ‘very different’ vaccination rollout rateWed May 26 2021 - 19:38
Northern Ireland at a crossroads as partition centenary underlines divisionDebates about commemorating the past are also about the futureWed May 26 2021 - 09:02
Edwin Poots says North-South relations have ‘never been worse’Incoming DUP leader blames ‘Republic led by Varadkar and Coveney’ for poor tiesTue May 25 2021 - 19:41
Election of Poots: ‘If you are gay or a woman, be worried’ – NI community workerWomen from loyalist community fear new DUP leader’s views will inform governanceTue May 25 2021 - 01:08
Swann seeks meeting with Donnelly over cross-Border travelSpokesman says Donnelly plans to meet counterpart after criticism from northern leadersMon May 24 2021 - 19:54
People from as far as Offaly are making the most of changes to the North’s Covid rulesNorthern Ireland has taken another significant step out of lockdown with the reopening of indoor hospitalityMon May 24 2021 - 17:32
Doug Beattie: Moving beyond the politics of identity‘You have to leave religion at the door when you’re trying to do politics,’ says UUP leaderMon May 24 2021 - 01:00
North’s vaccination drive hits its stride as a million receive first doseAll age groups to get offers ‘very shortly’ as programme is extended to people aged 25-29Fri May 21 2021 - 18:56
Gap between AstraZeneca doses to be reduced to 12 weeksAny move to give people choice between vaccines requires careful thought – HSEThu May 20 2021 - 20:24
Ministers agree easing of restrictions in the NorthHospitality, entertainment and travel among areas to benefitThu May 20 2021 - 18:40
Covid-19: North’s vaccination programme extended to people aged 25-29Approximately 70% of adults in Northern Ireland have now received first vaccine doseThu May 20 2021 - 00:01
Johnson apologises to Ballymurphy families in House of CommonsRelatives again critical of British prime minister for shortcomings in statementWed May 19 2021 - 20:33
North Assembly calls on UK government to hold inquiry into Pat Finucane murderSinn Féin and SDLP motion was narrowly passed but opposed by DUP and UUPTue May 18 2021 - 20:04
Over one million people in the North vaccinated against Covid-19Another 104 positive cases confirmed with 38 patients with Covid-19 in hospitalTue May 18 2021 - 19:27
Poots says he has ‘no intention’ of damaging North powersharingDUP leader refused to be drawn on whether he had been behind the move to oust Arlene FosterTue May 18 2021 - 18:57
Poots faces the same situation as Foster except now there is no longer a scapegoatThe new DUP leader has promised to achieve the apparently unachievable in scrapping the Northern Ireland protocolFri May 14 2021 - 21:36
Edwin Poots profile: New DUP leader is a traditionalist and PaisleyitePragmatic, experienced politician has proven himself capable of working with Sinn FéinFri May 14 2021 - 20:51
Edwin Poots beats Jeffrey Donaldson in vote to become new leader of the DUPWinner has previously said he will not take up First Minister’s position and will appoint another party MLA to the postFri May 14 2021 - 20:20
Battle to become next DUP leader too close to call ahead of voteCandidates Donaldson and Poots both pledge tough action against Northern Ireland protocolFri May 14 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: North’s Ministers agree to further relax restrictionsUp to 1,000 spectators to attend Irish Cup final in Lurgan on May 21 as part of studyThu May 13 2021 - 20:21
Ballymurphy families angered by Boris Johnson apology letterFamilies say apology should have been made in House of Commons in personThu May 13 2021 - 18:01
Boris Johnson’s apology ‘means nothing’, say Ballymurphy familiesRelatives criticise British prime minister’s statement as it was not addressed to themWed May 12 2021 - 23:06
North’s Executive to discuss further easing of the Covid-19 restrictionsDepartment of Health in North reports 113 new cases, no further deaths on WednesdayWed May 12 2021 - 21:05
‘It should not have taken 50 years to have an inquest’Failure to deal with legacy continues to bedevil the present as well as the pastWed May 12 2021 - 09:23
Ballymurphy: ‘The world is being told now what we knew all along’White flags bear word ‘innocent’ as relatives of 10 victims welcome clearing of namesWed May 12 2021 - 01:00
Ten shot dead in Ballymurphy massacre entirely innocent, coroner findsFamily of victims express joy and relief at verdicts of inquests into 1971 killingsTue May 11 2021 - 18:52
