Double-murder investigation begins following deaths of three people in Co AntrimPolice believe man fatally stabbed his mother and his girlfriend before killing himselfSat Mar 20 2021 - 13:15
NI secretary set for major row with DUP over abortion and devolutionLegal threat adding to pressure to bring in regulations to implement abortion servicesFri Mar 19 2021 - 19:54
Covid-19: 10 further deaths and 507 more cases confirmed in the StateA year after first reported Covid-19 death in Northern Ireland, death toll reaches 2,877Fri Mar 19 2021 - 17:45
Covid-19 vaccine supply issue could put Northern Ireland back by four weeksOne coronavirus-related death and 169 more cases of Covid-19 reported in NorthThu Mar 18 2021 - 18:45
Sinn Féin vetoes Stormont stone marking NI centenaryUnionist leaders label move excessive and indicative of treatment if agreeing to unityThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:26
Coronavirus: 17 more deaths and 557 further cases in the StatePause of AstraZeneca rollout shows checks are working, says ScallyWed Mar 17 2021 - 18:03
Two women arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after north Belfast stabbingsMan also held after four women suffer stab injuries early this morningWed Mar 17 2021 - 12:01
Preparations for AstraZeneca vaccinations to resume amid optimism on safety clearanceReview of jab by European Medicines Agency due to be completed on ThursdayWed Mar 17 2021 - 01:00
Sinn Féin accused of speaking ‘out of both sides of their mouth’ on abortionDecision to abstain on Assembly vote draws criticism from both sides of abortion debateTue Mar 16 2021 - 18:37
Sinn Féin Stormont speaker announces events marking Northern Ireland centenaryAlex Maskey says it is ‘extremely positive’ five NI Executive parties could agree programme on partitionTue Mar 16 2021 - 16:39
NI Executive sets out timetable for reopening of all schools by April 12thFirst Minister announces ‘cautious’ easing of lockdown restrictionsTue Mar 16 2021 - 14:59
St Patrick’s Day: PSNI warns of ‘robust’ response to Covid-19 rule breachesPeople told to not ‘flock to beauty spots’ as police in North plan ‘substantial’ operationTue Mar 16 2021 - 13:47
Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill personally intervene during NI abortion debateFoster warns of ‘slippery slope’ to ‘eugenics’ while O’Neill says NI ‘failing’ women by not introducing termination servicesMon Mar 15 2021 - 20:00
Leading Northern Ireland obstetrician prof Jim Dornan diesTributes to doctor who left a ‘lasting legacy’ in obstetrics and foetomaternal medicineMon Mar 15 2021 - 15:39
North’s chief medical officer ‘delighted’ to get AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabNI still administering vaccine, use of which has been temporarily halted in the StateMon Mar 15 2021 - 11:53
Johnson drives forward with idea of tunnel or bridge between NI and ScotlandProposed British-Irish link slated as a Brexit distraction and a ‘road to nowhere’ in NorthWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:19
People born in Republic after 1948 but living in North pay £1,300 for British passportsWestminster committee told ‘anomaly’ is a ‘gaping hole’ in human rights legislationWed Mar 10 2021 - 16:46
Government backs retention of Rusbridger on media commissionMinister says decision was ‘not arrived at lightly’ after criticism from Máiría CahillTue Mar 09 2021 - 18:44
Minister to consult Cabinet over call for Rusbridger’s resignationState commission chairman apologises again for publishing Greenslade blog in GuardianMon Mar 08 2021 - 22:10
Row erupts over Foster talks with Loyalist Communities CouncilSharp exchanges in Assembly between DUP First Minister and senior Sinn Féin politicianMon Mar 08 2021 - 19:06
Coronavirus: Pupils return to primary schools in Northern IrelandDepartment of Health reports two further deaths and 144 confirmed Covid-19 casesMon Mar 08 2021 - 15:27
Coronavirus: 525 new cases and three further deaths as 19,228 more vaccines givenHSE to begin vaccination of people between ages 16 and 69 with serious illnessesSun Mar 07 2021 - 18:27
Brexit: Foster says Northern Ireland protocol doing ‘untold damage’EU and Irish Goverment should take some responsibility for NI tensions - First MinisterSun Mar 07 2021 - 15:42
New website launched to ‘broaden debate’ on Northern Ireland’s futureAdvocates for union and for united Ireland at least agree ‘future must be about respecting diversity’Sat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Mixed marriages: ‘One family bigot can throw a spanner in the works’‘If granny hates Catholics or Protestants then trouble can start ... but love can conquer all’Sun Feb 21 2021 - 06:00
‘They removed a bullet from my face, my shoulder, my leg and my right hand’Patricia Devlin reflects on the 1974 shooting that changed her life and killed her parentsSun Feb 07 2021 - 06:00
Brussels vaccines move prompts backlash both sides of BorderMartin and Foster criticise protocol use to limit AstraZeneca supply to BritainSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
EU backs down on plan to control export of Covid-19 vaccines across Border into North amid outcryFoster describes move to trigger Article 16 of Northern Ireland Protocol as ‘act of hostility’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 00:25
European vaccine move prompts surprise, anger among NI politiciansSDLP’s Eastwood says AstraZeneca quarrel ‘disproportionate’ and ‘grave error of judgment’Fri Jan 29 2021 - 20:32
Northern editor Tommie Gorman to retire from RTÉ in AprilBroadcaster pays tribute to journalist saying he ‘earned trust of audiences, North and South’Fri Jan 29 2021 - 12:55
North’s First Minister ‘encouraged’ by expected rollout of AstraZenecaTotal of 2,355 Covid-related deaths in North since pandemic began, latest data showsFri Jan 29 2021 - 12:52
Birdwatching brings comfort to Northern Ireland during lockdownPandemic reigniting love of nature and awareness of wildlife, RSPB and YouGov findFri Jan 29 2021 - 00:01
North’s schools will not reopen until March at earliest, Ministers confirmNorthern Ireland reports 13 more deaths and 592 new cases as number on ventilators risesThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:47
Brexit protocol-driven scarcities drive North towards discontentNI stability at risk as empty shelves, VAT and red tape stir up constitutional anxietiesThu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Jim Allister says NI protocol points towards push for united IrelandTUV leader urges DUP and Ulster Unionists to unite with him against ‘perilous’ threat to unionWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:35
Independent inquiry to examine North’s mother and baby homesFoster acknowledges pain caused to thousands as survivors seek public inquiryTue Jan 26 2021 - 23:30
Mother and baby homes: ‘End of the first chapter but not the end of the story’Report sets stage for debate in North, with focus on who is to blame for abusesTue Jan 26 2021 - 22:23
Poll finds majority favours holding a Border poll in next five yearsUnity referendum would be ‘incredibly divisive’, First Minister Arlene Foster saysSun Jan 24 2021 - 22:25
Coronavirus: More than 100,000 have contracted virus in NorthDepartment of Health reported 14 more deaths and 433 new cases on SundaySun Jan 24 2021 - 15:28
Covid-19: 12 more deaths and 670 new cases reported in NorthBritish military support to be used to curb spread of coronavirus, First Minister saysSat Jan 23 2021 - 15:54
Oscar Wilde, my grandfather, ‘talked himself into prison’The only grandchild of Oscar Wilde believes he knows why the playwright lost his caseSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
‘Yesterday’s man’: Unionists on Osborne’s united Ireland warningFormer UK chancellor’s scathing comments must be demoralising for many unionistsSat Jan 23 2021 - 03:00
Covid-19: Northern Ireland records highest weekly death toll since start of pandemicArlene Foster assured more British military aid available to combat coronavirusFri Jan 22 2021 - 15:21
Fishermen fear London will deny North fair share of extra fish Brexit quotaProducers’ representative warns British government may ‘cook the books’Tue Jan 19 2021 - 21:13
Continuity IRA may have fired at civilian helicopter in belief it was PSNI aircraftSenior officer dismisses claim twice made by dissident group about taking aim at chopperTue Jan 19 2021 - 20:25
PSNI treating fire at Belfast multicultural centre as hate crimeClaim that association using building subjected ‘to lot of hostility and Islamophobia’Fri Jan 15 2021 - 20:34
Covid-19 related deaths in North pass 2,000, says statistics agencyFurther 1,052 positive cases, 26 deaths were reported on Friday by health departmentFri Jan 15 2021 - 15:02
More than 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses issued in NorthMinister confirms rapid test to be rolled out to hospitals as 19 further deaths reportedThu Jan 14 2021 - 19:01
North’s hospitals, schools risk food shortages due to NI protocol, Poots claimsAgriculture minister accused of engaging in ‘scaremongering on steroids’Thu Jan 14 2021 - 18:29
North ministers ‘frustrated’ at failure of Dublin to provide traveller locator formsConcerns raised about people flying into the Republic and travelling to Northern IrelandThu Jan 14 2021 - 15:02
