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Number of students receiving top grade in NI A levels increases

Number of students receiving top grade in NI A levels increases

Higher percentage of A* grades down to better performance by girls

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 13:12
Gregory Campbell on the beginning of the Troubles

Gregory Campbell on the beginning of the Troubles

‘It felt like a very real, existential threat to our existence’

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 19:50
Nóra Quoirin: Mother’s home city of Belfast stages ‘show of solidarity’

Nóra Quoirin: Mother’s home city of Belfast stages ‘show of solidarity’

Book of condolence opens after teen’s death, which ‘has really touched something in Belfast’

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 17:41
Love across the wire: A British soldier’s Derry story

Love across the wire: A British soldier’s Derry story

‘Half the regiment married local girls,’ says Michael who arrived in the North aged 20 in 1969

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 01:00
Arlene Foster accuses PSNI of ‘heavy-handed’ policing of flute band

Arlene Foster accuses PSNI of ‘heavy-handed’ policing of flute band

Apprentice Boys recognise ‘upset’ caused by Parachute Regiment emblems at Derry parade

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 22:02
Belfast Mass held for Nóra hours before body is found

Belfast Mass held for Nóra hours before body is found

‘Hearts filled with pain,’ says priest in St Brigid’s church, where Nóra was baptised

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 18:36
Young people being ‘used’ to carry out petrol bomb attacks on police - PSNI

Young people being ‘used’ to carry out petrol bomb attacks on police - PSNI

30-40 youths attacked police with missiles in Bogside area on Monday night

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 11:06
Battle of the Bogside 'like a conveyor belt system making petrol bombs'

Battle of the Bogside 'like a conveyor belt system making petrol bombs'

The Troubles at 50: Rioting in Derry remembered by first-hand witnesses

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 01:00
Focus on nationalism will ‘sooner or later’ move Ireland towards fascism

Focus on nationalism will ‘sooner or later’ move Ireland towards fascism

Activist Bernadette McAliskey gives warning at event for 50th anniversary of the Bogside

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 22:38
Police investigate Derry flute band wearing Parachute Regiment emblem

Police investigate Derry flute band wearing Parachute Regiment emblem

Former member of Parachute Regiment charged with murder at Bloody Sunday

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 11:30
Death toll from 1969 Belfast unrest could have been ‘ten times’ higher

Death toll from 1969 Belfast unrest could have been ‘ten times’ higher

Previously unpublished report claims 50-60 people would have died without volunteer efforts

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 00:01
‘He slid down the wall, blood coming from his head’: The first child killed in the Troubles

‘He slid down the wall, blood coming from his head’: The first child killed in the Troubles

Family of Patrick Rooney (9) continue to seek a prosecution 50 years on from fatal shooting in Belfast

Sun Aug 11 2019 - 17:30
PSNI attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles in Derry

PSNI attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles in Derry

Area near Memorial Hall was busy on Saturday night following parade in the city

Sun Aug 11 2019 - 12:35
Creggan student grasps ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to study in US

Creggan student grasps ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to study in US

Father of Caoimhe O’Reilly says once youths become distant they can be easily manipulated

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 02:00
Family of missing Nora Quoirin having ‘extremely traumatic time’

Family of missing Nora Quoirin having ‘extremely traumatic time’

Teen’s aunt says relatives ‘overwhelmed’ by response to disappearance in Malaysia

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 19:14
Family of murdered UDA figure offer £10,000 reward

Family of murdered UDA figure offer £10,000 reward

John Boreland shot as he got out of his car in Belfast in 2016

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 00:58
Cross-border efforts increased to tackle salmon poaching

Cross-border efforts increased to tackle salmon poaching

PSNI, Garda Síochána, Loughs Agency unveil new joint initiative

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 17:13
Civil rights leader Paddy Joe McClean (86) dies at home in Tyrone

Civil rights leader Paddy Joe McClean (86) dies at home in Tyrone

Teacher was one of ‘Hooded Men’ interned and tortured using illegal ‘five techniques’

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 01:00
Sister of slain journalist Lyra McKee pays tribute on book launch

Sister of slain journalist Lyra McKee pays tribute on book launch

‘This meant a great deal to Lyra, she would have been so excited to launch its publication’

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 18:31
‘Soldier F’ Bloody Sunday case to begin in Derry in September

‘Soldier F’ Bloody Sunday case to begin in Derry in September

Soldier to face charges of murdering William McKinney and James Wray

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 16:02
North’s Secretary of State rejects claims that photos of Queen removed

North’s Secretary of State rejects claims that photos of Queen removed

Report suggested pictures of the British head of state had been ‘banned’ from Stormont House

Wed Jul 31 2019 - 20:31
RUC Land Rover gets new lease of life as party limousine

RUC Land Rover gets new lease of life as party limousine

Armoured vehicle to be used for weddings and tours in Belfast

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 21:10
Not police’s responsibility to remove paramilitary placards – PSNI chief

Not police’s responsibility to remove paramilitary placards – PSNI chief

Signs carrying death threats against police informers erected after Lyra McKee murder

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 18:35
Former BBC boss criticises broadcaster for taking part in Belfast Pride

Former BBC boss criticises broadcaster for taking part in Belfast Pride

Ian Kennedy has said corporation ‘made a mistake in allowing its staff to participate’

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 16:55
Moves under way to arrange first Varadkar-Johnson call

Moves under way to arrange first Varadkar-Johnson call

Taoiseach and new British prime minister have yet to officially speak

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 16:26
Varadkar says no-deal Brexit could break up UK

Varadkar says no-deal Brexit could break up UK

DUP describes as ‘unhelpful’ and ‘aggressive’ Taoiseach’s comments on stability of union

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 14:30
In Derry, few supporters at the Foyle Cup are fans of Boris Johnson

In Derry, few supporters at the Foyle Cup are fans of Boris Johnson

‘I don’t think he’s any time for Northern Ireland at all,’ says football fan

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 02:58
‘It’s like there’s been a big party in Northern Ireland’

‘It’s like there’s been a big party in Northern Ireland’

Amid smiles, Hawaiian shirts and Olé, Olé, Olé, Shane Lowry raises the Claret Jug

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 15:58
British Open gets underway as excitement settles over Portrush golf club

British Open gets underway as excitement settles over Portrush golf club

A cheer erupts from the crowd as Darren Clarke makes his way on to the green

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 11:04
Bishops denounce Westminster attempt to bring abortion to North

Bishops denounce Westminster attempt to bring abortion to North

Legislation paving way for abortion will have ‘devastating impact’ on rights of unborn

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 01:00
Talk of Brexit banished as Portrush embraces the British Open

Talk of Brexit banished as Portrush embraces the British Open

‘This is the icing on the cake for Northern Ireland, and it cements how far we’ve come’

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 01:11
Portrush teed up with pride as British Open comes to town

Portrush teed up with pride as British Open comes to town

Presence of the golf Major in Co Antrim is culmination of more than 10 years’ work

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 01:57
Orangemen urged to play their part in re-energising unionism

Orangemen urged to play their part in re-energising unionism

Three arrested in connection with bonfires in Belfast

Fri Jul 12 2019 - 15:39
British Open: When is it, how do I get there and where can I stay?

British Open: When is it, how do I get there and where can I stay?

Everything you need to know about Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting event

Fri Jul 12 2019 - 14:38
SDLP states openness to ‘new union of Ireland’

SDLP states openness to ‘new union of Ireland’

Colum Eastwood stresses language in reply to James Nesbitt’s ‘united Ireland’ remark

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 19:02
James Nesbitt interview: Irish, Northern Irish, Protestant and proud

James Nesbitt interview: Irish, Northern Irish, Protestant and proud

Actor James Nesbitt is ambitious for change for the home place he loves. He wants to give a voice to the silent majority in a ‘union of Ireland’

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 10:14
Marching in Donegal: ‘We can be Irish and we can be Orange’

Marching in Donegal: ‘We can be Irish and we can be Orange’

Newtowncunningham lodge trying to reconnect with community after arson

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 00:01
Willie Frazer ‘never gave up on fighting for justice’, funeral told

Willie Frazer ‘never gave up on fighting for justice’, funeral told

Arlene Foster pays tribute to ‘fearless’ and ‘tireless’ Loyalist victims’ campaigner

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 17:58
Ivan Cooper funeral: tributes paid to ‘towering figure’ of NI civil rights

Ivan Cooper funeral: tributes paid to ‘towering figure’ of NI civil rights

President Higgins says there was ‘something singular’ about the SDLP co-founder’s courage

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 17:14
Kevin McKenna funeral: former IRA chief of staff buried in Monaghan

Kevin McKenna funeral: former IRA chief of staff buried in Monaghan

Gerry Adams at graveside warns against demonising ‘patriots like Kevin McKenna’

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 15:20
IRA was ‘right’ to fight British rule, Adams says at graveside of former chief of staff

IRA was ‘right’ to fight British rule, Adams says at graveside of former chief of staff

Kevin McKenna was a ‘decent, honest republican’, mourners told at his funeral

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 17:43
Ivan Cooper: ‘He never lost the spark and fire of his belief in justice’

Ivan Cooper: ‘He never lost the spark and fire of his belief in justice’

Cooper was one of the leaders of civil rights movement which emerged in North in 1960s

Wed Jun 26 2019 - 10:18
Trouble in Tyrone hills as gold mine splits local community

Trouble in Tyrone hills as gold mine splits local community

There have been more than 15,000 objections to a plan by a Canadian firm in the Sperrins

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 02:35
Donegal school crumbling following 18-year wait for full upgrade

Donegal school crumbling following 18-year wait for full upgrade

Structural concerns and dilapidated prefabs at Moville Community College

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 06:00
With Rockall at risk, Donegal fishermen face being ‘wiped out’

With Rockall at risk, Donegal fishermen face being ‘wiped out’

‘If we lost it there’s no real substitute’: Livelihoods ‘threatened’ in political storm

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 10:05
Donegal fishermen’s co-op says Irish boats will not leave Rockall

Donegal fishermen’s co-op says Irish boats will not leave Rockall

Foyle Fishermen’s Co-Operative currently has three boats fishing within 12 miles of the disputed rock

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 21:42
Better news for Sinn Féin in North as two anti-Brexit MEPs elected

Better news for Sinn Féin in North as two anti-Brexit MEPs elected

SF candidate Martina Anderson re-elected to Europe, along with Alliance’s Naomi Long

Wed May 29 2019 - 01:40
Derry after Lyra McKee: ‘People are thinking enough is enough’

Derry after Lyra McKee: ‘People are thinking enough is enough’

In the wake of the fatal shooting of the journalist, there are some signs of change

Tue May 28 2019 - 01:00
Northern Ireland: Long, Dodds and Anderson elected

Northern Ireland: Long, Dodds and Anderson elected

Alliance, Sinn Féin and the DUP secure one seat in Europe each

Mon May 27 2019 - 19:44
Boy (12) among arrests in Derry after petrol bombs thrown at police

Boy (12) among arrests in Derry after petrol bombs thrown at police

PSNI responds to security alert at primary school being used as polling station

Fri May 24 2019 - 06:35
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