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Nurses strike in Northern Ireland over ‘terrible’ staff levels

Nurses strike in Northern Ireland over ‘terrible’ staff levels

Unions say staffing levels are unsafe with about 2,800 vacancies in nursing

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 21:20
Nurses strike in North brings ‘extremely challenging day’ for health services

Nurses strike in North brings ‘extremely challenging day’ for health services

Public support healthcare workers by sounding car horns and offering hot drinks and food

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 20:30
Northern Ireland human rights issues left to ‘drift indefinitely’

Northern Ireland human rights issues left to ‘drift indefinitely’

Issues should be dealt with by UK government if Stormont does not resume – NIHRC

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 09:30
Border residents feel ‘overwhelming uncertainty’ due to Brexit

Border residents feel ‘overwhelming uncertainty’ due to Brexit

Survey describes feeling of ‘ voicelessness which exacerbates the sense of anxiety’

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 09:05
Warning of ‘major challenges’ as nurses and paramedics go on strike in North

Warning of ‘major challenges’ as nurses and paramedics go on strike in North

About 9,000 nurses to stage 12-hour stoppage on Wednesday over pay and staffing

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 01:00
Arlene Foster against return of 50:50 PSNI recruitment

Arlene Foster against return of 50:50 PSNI recruitment

DUP leader said policy of equal recruitment to police was not ‘the way to do it’

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 19:49
There is a ‘very real window’ to restore the North’s government, says Coveney

There is a ‘very real window’ to restore the North’s government, says Coveney

All sides agree it will take political will to see Stormont restored

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 19:20
Northern Secretary says voters have said ‘loud and clear’ they want Stormont back

Northern Secretary says voters have said ‘loud and clear’ they want Stormont back

Talks involving North’s main parties aimed at restoring power-sharing get underway in Belfast

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 13:01
Eastwood retakes Foyle for SDLP with victory over McCallion

Eastwood retakes Foyle for SDLP with victory over McCallion

Postmortems will be under way in Sinn Féin camp as party shaken by scale of defeat

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 21:23
Alliance’s success reveals how Northern politics has changed

Alliance’s success reveals how Northern politics has changed

Westminster results confirm Alliance as the third party in an evolving political landscape

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 19:47
Newry and Armagh: Mickey Brady retains seat for Sinn Féin, but majority slips

Newry and Armagh: Mickey Brady retains seat for Sinn Féin, but majority slips

Sinn Féin MP says Brexit is a nonrunner and ‘Remain parties are in the ascendancy’

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 14:31
South Antrim: Paul Girvan fights off UUP’s Danny Kinahan to hold DUP seat

South Antrim: Paul Girvan fights off UUP’s Danny Kinahan to hold DUP seat

Constituency that has swung back and forth between parties gives Girvan 2,000-vote win

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 14:06
North Antrim: Ian Paisley jnr shrugs off holiday controversy with easy victory

North Antrim: Ian Paisley jnr shrugs off holiday controversy with easy victory

MP wins with majority of more than 12,000 in constituency held by a Paisley since 1970

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 13:52
Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart increases DUP lead in her first Westminster win

Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart increases DUP lead in her first Westminster win

MLA replaces David Simpson, who decided not to run again after extramarital affair

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 13:20
Lagan Valley: Jeffrey Donaldson holds seat but loses two-thirds of 2017 majority

Lagan Valley: Jeffrey Donaldson holds seat but loses two-thirds of 2017 majority

Veteran DUP MP backs power-sharing talks after seeing off Alliance Party challenge

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 13:05
East Derry: Gregory Campbell increases majority in one of DUP’s safest seats

East Derry: Gregory Campbell increases majority in one of DUP’s safest seats

Outspoken MP wins by 9,627 votes as SDLP leapfrogs Sinn Féin to take second place

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 10:02
Mid Ulster: Sinn Féin’s Francie Molloy re-elected with comfortable majority

Mid Ulster: Sinn Féin’s Francie Molloy re-elected with comfortable majority

Veteran politician beats DUP by almost 10,000 votes even as share of poll slips

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 09:03
Foyle: SDLP’s Colum Eastwood in landslide victory

Foyle: SDLP’s Colum Eastwood in landslide victory

Leader of nationalist party says vote could signal revival of SDLP in Northern politics

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 08:28
North returns more nationalist than unionist MPs for first time

North returns more nationalist than unionist MPs for first time

DUP remains the biggest party in North but holds fewer seats than Sinn Féin and SDLP

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 07:54
Man arrested over killing of Derry teenager 20 years ago

Man arrested over killing of Derry teenager 20 years ago

Police hold 49-year-old on suspicion of withholding information about murder

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:11
PSNI investigate fake Colum Eastwood campaign letter

PSNI investigate fake Colum Eastwood campaign letter

Mail purporting to be from SDLP leader sought donations for party

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 18:53
Record number of domestic abuse incidents reported in North

Record number of domestic abuse incidents reported in North

Officers respond to domestic abuse incident every 17 minutes, PSNI says

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 10:10
Pankhurst backed by DUP amid housing intimidation claims

Pankhurst backed by DUP amid housing intimidation claims

Safety of woman in north Belfast house whose windows were smashed sparks row

Sun Dec 08 2019 - 17:47
Man (36) arrested over improvised mortar device found in Strabane

Man (36) arrested over improvised mortar device found in Strabane

PSNI says explosive, discovered in September, part of ‘callous attempt’ by New IRA to kill police

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:29
Over 30 dogs rescued during series of searches in Co Tyrone

Over 30 dogs rescued during series of searches in Co Tyrone

PSNI warns that purchase of puppies from illegal breeders can have ‘devasting results’

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 19:50
Foster wants to see return of ‘rejuvenated, re-energised’ NI Assembly

Foster wants to see return of ‘rejuvenated, re-energised’ NI Assembly

DUP leader reinforces party’s ‘commitment and desire’ to form an Executive

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 16:09
Man leading Northern Ireland in absence of government to retire

Man leading Northern Ireland in absence of government to retire

David Sterling says last three years among most difficult of 40-year civil service career

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 14:10
Two ATMs stolen at Antrim supermarket

Two ATMs stolen at Antrim supermarket

PSNI recover double unit after digger is used in theft at Castle Way premises

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 11:11
UK election a chance to restore Northern Assembly, says Micheál Martin

UK election a chance to restore Northern Assembly, says Micheál Martin

Fianna Fáil leader in Derry to support SDLP candidate Colum Eastwood’s campaign

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 01:00
Unions reject pay offer aimed at ending NI health dispute

Unions reject pay offer aimed at ending NI health dispute

Nurses and support workers engaged in industrial action over pay, staffing levels

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 22:03
Martin: Change law to investigate politicians even after leaving office

Martin: Change law to investigate politicians even after leaving office

Dara Murphy should face inquiry over Dáil non-attendance, says Fianna Fáil leader

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 14:59
‘The North is as sectarian as ever’: Derry’s woman civil rights activists reflect

‘The North is as sectarian as ever’: Derry’s woman civil rights activists reflect

A project highlighting the role of the women in the movement is in line for Turner Prize

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 02:48
Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart strongly placed to hold seat for DUP

Upper Bann: Carla Lockhart strongly placed to hold seat for DUP

Constituency profile: on doorsteps in Upper Bann Brexit and Stormont dominate

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 01:13
Man charged with murder of baby boy in North

Man charged with murder of baby boy in North

Charges of possession of indecent photograph of a child and illegal entry to UK also made

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 20:31
Strike action in Belfast forces cancellation of 10,000 appointments

Strike action in Belfast forces cancellation of 10,000 appointments

Healthcare workers with Unison taking industrial action over pay and staffing levels

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 18:43
Scammer attempts to swindle woman out of more than €125,000 savings

Scammer attempts to swindle woman out of more than €125,000 savings

Call for public to be vigilant against potential fraudsters

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 18:24
Fermanagh South Tyrone: Brexit focus only boosts Sinn Féin’s Gildernew

Fermanagh South Tyrone: Brexit focus only boosts Sinn Féin’s Gildernew

Constituency profile: DUP stands aside for UUP’s Elliott in ‘single issue’ election

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 01:00
Police release footage of last movements of murdered Bangor man

Police release footage of last movements of murdered Bangor man

Mike Kerr, a former BBC announcer, was beaten to death in his Co Down home last week

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 20:22
Fourteen-year-old girl drowns after falling into Co Antrim river

Fourteen-year-old girl drowns after falling into Co Antrim river

Rescue services pulled girl out of the water and treated her but she later died

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 18:12
Foyle: No election pacts in Derry where battle is within nationalism

Foyle: No election pacts in Derry where battle is within nationalism

Constituency profile: It is a two-horse race between Sinn Féin’s Elisha McCallion and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 01:36
Sudden death of baby in Co Armagh investigated by police

Sudden death of baby in Co Armagh investigated by police

PSNI arrest 31-year-old man after incident in Keady area on Tuesday

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 19:59
Department of Foreign Affairs defends Pat Finucane Centre funding

Department of Foreign Affairs defends Pat Finucane Centre funding

Centre director admitted he had been an IRA member in the early 1970s

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 16:40
Beer by-products converted into renewable fuel by Belfast scientist

Beer by-products converted into renewable fuel by Belfast scientist

Low-cost technique developed at Queen’s University turns leftover barley into carbon

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 15:30
Bomb components picked by child in Newry, says PSNI

Bomb components picked by child in Newry, says PSNI

‘When such items are left in a public area they can be innocently handled by anyone’

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 17:11
Opportunity for talks to restore Stormont ‘closing rapidly’

Opportunity for talks to restore Stormont ‘closing rapidly’

Alliance leader Naomi Long calls for ‘urgent, time-bound’ negotiations after election

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 15:07
Bloody Sunday: Decision not to prosecute soldiers under review

Bloody Sunday: Decision not to prosecute soldiers under review

Legal submissions sent to NI’s Public Prosecution Service on behalf of victims’ families

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 01:04
Man critical after he was found lying on a footpath in Co Tyrone

Man critical after he was found lying on a footpath in Co Tyrone

Victim found with head injury in Cookstown shortly after 2am on Sunday

Sun Nov 24 2019 - 11:59
Pat Finucane Centre director admits past membership of IRA

Pat Finucane Centre director admits past membership of IRA

Paul O’Connor of Derry-based human rights body says he was in the IRA from 1970 to 1972

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 00:01
Murdered pensioner suffered ‘vicious’ beating in Co Down home

Murdered pensioner suffered ‘vicious’ beating in Co Down home

PSNI trying to establish if Michael Kerr disturbed intruders or if vendetta behind attack

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 17:43
Incendiary anti-Finucane banners mounted in Belfast

Incendiary anti-Finucane banners mounted in Belfast

Police start inquiries to establish if slogans constitute ‘hate incident or hate crimes’

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 20:50
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