No more funeral Masses in Down and Connor as other dioceses predicted to follow suit‘It is just so surreal and so opposite to what the church is about. it is singularly terrible’Thu Mar 26 2020 - 17:05
Man charged with coughing over PSNI officers and claiming to have Covid-19Accused (39) due to appear at Belfast Magistrates courtThu Mar 26 2020 - 10:45
Twenty new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Northern IrelandDeputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill close to tears when taking question on virus emergencyMon Mar 23 2020 - 16:34
Coronavirus: Government to seek to keep public spaces openVaradkar says further restrictions will only be implemented based on expert adviceMon Mar 23 2020 - 16:01
Police abused by Derry youths pretending they have coronavirusPSNI also warns against ‘scammers’ who take money from vulnerable to buy groceries but never deliverMon Mar 23 2020 - 13:22
Coronavirus: 74 new cases confirmed in the RepublicNorthern Ireland to close schools, as Minister warns ‘many more’ will become unemployedWed Mar 18 2020 - 22:07
Death of peace campaigner and Nobel Laureate Betty WilliamsBelfast woman was one of three founders of Peace PeopleWed Mar 18 2020 - 21:07
All schools in Northern Ireland to close from MondayArlene Foster move was likely to mean they would remain shut during the summerWed Mar 18 2020 - 18:53
British government plan on past says ‘small’ chance of justice for Troubles killingsTánaiste issues cool response to proposals from Northern Secretary Brandon LewisWed Mar 18 2020 - 16:30
Gang with sledgehammers attack man in Co Antrim houseVictim suffers fractures, collapsed lung in ‘absolutely barbaric’ suspected paramilitary attackWed Mar 18 2020 - 12:28
North’s Executive agrees new measures to ramp up response to Covid-19Measures include rates relief for businesses and support for the vulnerableMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:38
Northern Executive starts implementing findings of cash-for-ash reportEmotional Arlene Foster speaks of ‘dark moments’ of recent years and how corruption allegations upset her and her familyMon Mar 16 2020 - 18:13
NI Executive to decide on escalating Covid-19 responseConfirmation of 16 new cases in Northern Ireland over weekend triggers meetingSun Mar 15 2020 - 19:35
NI Assembly to debate report into botched heating incentive schemeReport revealed no ‘malicious activity’ by Stormont ministers, officials and advisersSun Mar 15 2020 - 18:11
Coronavirus: Second death in Republic as US extends travel ban to IrelandFrance to shut shops, restaurants; Coveney warns against non-essential journeys to PolandSat Mar 14 2020 - 20:13
North will continue to diverge from Republic on tackling Covid-19Varadkar committed to co-operation as ‘difference about is our common objective’Sat Mar 14 2020 - 17:29
‘RHI is a bleak page in the history of devolution,’ says SDLP leaderColum Eastwood calls for immediate reform of the processes of governmentFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:40
Cash for ash scandal: Everybody is to blame, nobody is to blameCoghlin report has described RHI scheme as a tragicomedy of ‘errors and omissions’Fri Mar 13 2020 - 18:24
Cash-for-ash report makes 44 recommendations to address ‘shortcomings’Policies and process should be improved, report findsFri Mar 13 2020 - 14:04
Cash-for-ash report finds no evidence of corrupt or malicious activityThree-year inquiry finds Arlene Foster should not have signed off schemeFri Mar 13 2020 - 14:04
Cash for ash inquiry report: Why the findings are so importantRenewable heating grants scheme could yet cost the Northern taxpayer up to £490mFri Mar 13 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 27 new cases bring total to 70 in the RepublicNine clusters of cases identified as schools and colleges are closed until March 29thThu Mar 12 2020 - 21:39
North decides against closing schools and universitiesFoster ‘disappointed’ that Executive not informed in advance of Varadkar’s decisionThu Mar 12 2020 - 21:13
Coronavirus: Two new cases in Northern Ireland brings total to 20Senior NI Ministers meet to consider escalating responseThu Mar 12 2020 - 14:28
Flybe workers call for effort to save routes during Stormont protestUnion chief says Executive and British government must defend future of Belfast City Airport, connectivity and jobsWed Mar 11 2020 - 21:50
Lyra McKee’s mother Joan Lawrie diesTánaiste says Ms Lawrie told him she ‘lost her baby’ when they met at journalist’s funeral last yearWed Mar 11 2020 - 17:41
Footballers take precautions after coronavirus confirmationThree new cases of Covid-19 in NI but health staff working to prevent spread of the virusSun Mar 08 2020 - 21:38
Coronavirus: Footballer diagnosed after match in Northern IrelandBoth teams taking precautions as number of cases in NI rises to sevenSun Mar 08 2020 - 13:34
Delegates at Alliance conference glowing after party’s breakout yearAbsense of ill leader Naomi Long a shame for party acting like it has the wind in its sailsSun Mar 08 2020 - 06:00
No current case for united Ireland Border poll – Alliance partyThere is space for ‘civilised, rational, evidence-based discussions’, says Stephen FarrySat Mar 07 2020 - 13:04
Support for truth commission in North rising, according to surveyJust over one in five DUP supporters believe there will be a united Ireland ‘eventually’Fri Mar 06 2020 - 00:01
Coronavirus: Four cases confirmed in family from west of IrelandTotal of nine cases discovered on island of Ireland as authorities work to contain illnessWed Mar 04 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: ‘Viruses don’t recognise boundaries or borders’‘Small number’ in contact with infected person are at risk, says chief medical officerThu Feb 27 2020 - 22:25
Coronavirus: Belfast patient passed through Dublin Airport before travelling to Northern IrelandAdult patient travelled from Italy through Dublin into Northern IrelandThu Feb 27 2020 - 22:16
Hatchets and knives seized after scuffles at funeralPolice appeal for calm after disturbance ‘quickly addressed’ inside Strabane churchThu Feb 27 2020 - 18:37
Mick Wallace to appear on behalf of Jamie Bryson in Nama case‘I’ve plenty to say about Nama and how the exposing of that was in the public interest’Thu Feb 27 2020 - 13:24
Conor Murphy told at Sinn Féin rally he has nothing to apologise forNewry crowd applaud speaker over remarks to Conor Murphy on Paul Quinn controversyWed Feb 26 2020 - 23:02
Slight increase in number of Catholics applying to join PSNIAlmost 7,000 people apply to police force with 31 per cent from Catholic backgroundWed Feb 26 2020 - 20:23
Ex-paratrooper and IRA man allegedly involved in murder of three soldiersKillings of three Scottish officers in 1971 among most notorious of the TroublesTue Feb 25 2020 - 23:35
Coronavirus: NI pupils on Italy ski trips sent home from schoolStudents from three schools in Waterford are being monitored following trips to ItalyTue Feb 25 2020 - 19:53
Man and woman in their 20s die in road traffic collisionTragedy occurs in Ballymena area of Co AntrimWed Feb 19 2020 - 19:08
Why are dissident republicans targeting senior Sinn Féin politicians?Persuading more young Catholics to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland continues to be difficultWed Feb 19 2020 - 16:23
Former Irish Times board member Gerry Burns dies age 85Prominent public figure was caught up in 1987 Enniskillen IRA bombingTue Feb 18 2020 - 17:27
Former UUP leader: Unionism must realise it is no longer a majority in Northern Ireland“Wake up, the old certainties have gone,” says Mike Nesbitt at launch of sectarianism reportMon Feb 17 2020 - 16:51
Breege Quinn calls on Conor Murphy to say ‘Paul Quinn was not a criminal’Murder victim’s mother calls on Sinn Féin minister to go to Garda and PSNI and give names of IRA menMon Feb 17 2020 - 14:12
North’s Finance Minister seeks pre-budget meeting with British governmentSinn Féin and DUP call on British exchequer to fund pensions for victims of the TroublesSun Feb 16 2020 - 20:43
Man ordered into Belfast house and shot in presence of four childrenVictim suffers thigh wound after two masked men direct him to home on Ardglen PlaceSun Feb 16 2020 - 13:57
McDonald emphasises Sinn Féin’s desire for Irish unityLeader tells supporters SF ‘won the election’ and FF trying to deny people what they voted forSat Feb 15 2020 - 14:18
Surprise and anger following sacking of Julian Smith as Northern SecretarySmith is ‘one of Britain’s finest politicians of our time’, says TaoiseachThu Feb 13 2020 - 17:36
Duchess of Cambridge makes solo visit to Northern IrelandFocus of visit on ‘healthy foundations’ for the young to ‘ positively affect lifelong outcomes’Wed Feb 12 2020 - 18:07
