Covid-19 vaccine phishing scam circulating in NorthText message tells recipients they are ‘eligible’ for jab and seeks bank detailsThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:46
Covid-19: Numbers in North hospitals ‘will rise until mid-January at least’Chief scientific adviser hopes impact of restrictions will be seen from end of weekWed Jan 06 2021 - 12:45
Covid-19: Schools in North move to remote learning for an ‘extended period’North faces ‘very dire situation’ warns FosterMon Jan 04 2021 - 22:35
Dodds seeks urgent action to safeguard suspended deliveries from Britain to NorthSome retailers suspended parcel deliveries to North and some firms halted sales due to concerns over paperwork and checksMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:58
Michael McKevitt ‘escaped justice’ for Omagh bombing – victim’s fatherFormer Real IRA leader was one of four men found liable for 1998 atrocity in civil caseMon Jan 04 2021 - 02:40
Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 1,662 new cases and six further deathsAlmost 12,000 cases of Covid-19 have been identified in the North in the past seven daysSun Jan 03 2021 - 17:26
New Year’s Eve house parties in North attract multiple finesMore than 120 revellers penalised £200 each for breaking coronavirus rules on the nightFri Jan 01 2021 - 18:24
Brexit aftermath: ‘Teething problems’ in NI on first trading dayFirst ferry to arrive in Northern Ireland from Scottish port of Cairnryan docks in BelfastFri Jan 01 2021 - 18:03
No fall in North’s road fatalities despite less traffic due to pandemicTotal of 56 people died on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2020, according to PSNI figuresFri Jan 01 2021 - 17:33
North reports 14 deaths and record 1,566 new Covid-19 casesMore than 50 deaths were recorded between December 23rd and December 28thTue Dec 29 2020 - 16:44
North’s Assembly to be recalled to debate post-Brexit trade dealMove follows meeting of ministers to discuss the agreement between EU and UKMon Dec 28 2020 - 22:11
Covid-19: 20 people with coronavirus die in the North in 48 hoursMinister for Health Robin Swann warns New Year’s Eve parties could ‘cost lives’Mon Dec 28 2020 - 15:18
Varadkar warns Covid restrictions could last until March as State prepares to enter third lockdownStricter measures being imposed from Christmas Eve in response to soaring casesWed Dec 23 2020 - 03:05
Coronavirus: Sixteen fatalities in North and 439 infectionsSwann questions Dublin’s decision to fly people home from UK with Stormont split on travel banTue Dec 22 2020 - 18:44
NI Executive advises against travel to Republic and Great BritainPeople arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for 10 daysTue Dec 22 2020 - 09:58
PSNI handling of Black Lives Matter protests criticised by ombudsmanClaims that policing of demonstrations was discriminatory were justified, report findsTue Dec 22 2020 - 06:51
Northern executive holds emergency meeting on travel from BritainRobin Swann obtains advice around the legalities of imposing travel restrictionsMon Dec 21 2020 - 23:07
New coronavirus strain probably already in Ireland, says FosterStormont agrees to tighten Christmas restrictions as another seven deaths reportedMon Dec 21 2020 - 14:59
Covid-19 deaths in North increase by 30 over weekend‘Absolutely astonishing’ if new coronavirus strain not already present in NI, expert saysSun Dec 20 2020 - 19:12
North’s Executive to meet on Sunday night to discuss ‘aggressive new strain’People in the North urged to limit any Christmas gatherings to December 25thSun Dec 20 2020 - 15:13
‘My passport’s green’: why was Seamus Heaney used in Northern Ireland branding?Use of poet in campaign for 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland causes controversySat Dec 19 2020 - 02:04
Covid-19: Queues of ambulances at Antrim hospital as North’s health service comes under pressureCoronavirus claims 14 more lives across islandWed Dec 16 2020 - 07:12
Further Covid-19 restraints loom in NI, warns Minister for HealthSeverity ‘will depend on people’s actions over next two to three weeks’, says Robin SwannFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:28
Covid-19: North’s health minister denounces ‘unfounded’ anti-vaccine claimsAnother 14 deaths in Northern Ireland as ‘circuit breaker’ is liftedThu Dec 10 2020 - 18:26
Northern Ireland centenaries can strengthen Belfast Agreement – CoveneyMinister for Foreign Affairs called for respect for ‘diversity of memories and perspectives’Thu Dec 10 2020 - 16:32
Covid-19: Relief in Scotland as vaccinations get under wayGood communication one of Scotland’s greatest strengths in dealing with pandemicThu Dec 10 2020 - 00:01
Bobby Storey funeral: PSNI feared violence if they tried to disperse crowdsSimon Byrne defended handling of funeral amid alleged Covid-19 regulation breachesWed Dec 09 2020 - 14:34
Scots braced for no deal: ‘We need parity with Northern Ireland’Fishermen in Clyde port of Greenock face going out of business if Brexit talks failWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00
Scottish and Orange: ‘In Scotland there’s a hatred of anything unionist’Orange Order grand master Jim McHarg says he believes Scotland will remain in UKMon Dec 07 2020 - 03:00
Taoiseach says he will meet Arlene Foster over IRA collusions claimsNI’s first minister says ‘many unanswered questions’ in role of State assisting IRA during TroublesSun Dec 06 2020 - 19:05
North’s restrictions may tighten if number of virus cases rises, warns SwannAnother 11 people have died due to Covid-19 in the North with 419 new cases reportedSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:03
Val McDermid: ‘There will be a united Ireland within five years’The novelist says Brexit will catalyse Scottish independence and have a domino effectSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Scotland: Under the twin shadows of Covid and BrexitJohnson’s bungling bolsters Sturgeon and the Scottish desire for independenceSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
First 25,000 doses of new coronavirus vaccine arrive in Northern IrelandInoculation programme set to begin next week with vaccinators to get jab firstFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:25
Pat Finucane’s murder goes right to the dark heart of the TroublesWithout a public inquiry, secrecy shrouds key questions about rule of law and collusionMon Nov 30 2020 - 22:02
Pat Finucane murder: British government decides not to establish public inquiry‘The questions that demand answers around Pat’s murder are not going away,’ widow saysMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:07
Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 10 further deathsMinister announces new contact tracing measures after 290 more cases recordedMon Nov 30 2020 - 17:04
Taoiseach ‘shocked and dismayed’ at Sinn Féin TD’s tweet on IRA attacksParty urged to take action over Brian Stanley’s ‘glorification’ of Narrow Water massacreMon Nov 30 2020 - 15:57
Billy Hutchinson: ‘I justify everything I did in the Troubles. To stay sane, I have to’Brexit must not lead to more violence in the North, says the former paramilitary leaderSat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00
Foster defends NI’s lockdown measures as business owners express frustrationArchbishop of Armagh seeks urgent clarification on whether churches may open for individual visits and private prayerFri Nov 20 2020 - 19:28
Coronavirus claims 10 more lives in North as another 511 cases reportedNorthern Ireland has extended restrictions by a week after bitter rowSat Nov 14 2020 - 14:58
Brexit: Trade fears mount as breakthrough in EU-UK talks proves elusiveTalks overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street as aides to Boris Johnson resignSat Nov 14 2020 - 01:57
Hume foundation to recognise work of ‘quiet peacemakers’Former SDLP leader’s son announces plans for John and Pat Hume peace prizeFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:33
North’s Health Minister warns lifting Covid-19 restrictions is a ‘gamble’Eleven more deaths and another 607 positive coronavirus cases reported in Northern Ireland on FridayFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:05
Brexit: UK proposes grace period for goods moving between Britain and NIBritish government accepts consignments would still be subject to checks and controlsFri Nov 13 2020 - 16:28
Covid-19: DUP veto of two-week extension to restrictions ‘was political perversion’Alliance Party leader says past week most disappointing in North politics for 20 yearsFri Nov 13 2020 - 12:56
Covid-19: Irish abroad should abandon plans to come home for Christmas, Holohan saysMedical officer rules out festive international travel even on compassionate groundsFri Nov 13 2020 - 03:34
John and Pat Hume Foundation to be launched on Friday‘Hugely important’ that charity is named after both his parents, says John Hume jnrFri Nov 13 2020 - 00:01
‘Unedifying’ week in Stormont as parties row over lockdown extensionAgreement eventually reached, but not before a deluge of acrimony and rancourThu Nov 12 2020 - 23:43
Northern Executive agrees to extend Covid-19 restrictions for a weekCurbs to be unwound despite warnings that hospitals could be overwhelmed by virus patientsThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:00
