Pandemic is bad enough without Edwin Poots spreading virus of sectarianismWhy did the DUP Minister go off-script and raise old trope of irresponsible nationalists?Tue Oct 20 2020 - 19:07
Northern Ireland beginning to see reduction in rate of increase of Covid-19No evidence of higher transmission of virus in nationalist areas, says chief medical officerTue Oct 20 2020 - 18:55
Conor Murphy declines opportunity to say Paul Quinn was not a criminalSF minister says he stands over apology statements, again offers to meet familyMon Oct 19 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports six further deaths, 820 new casesQuarter of all cases in region have occured in the past week, department figures showMon Oct 19 2020 - 15:58
PSNI to trial new ‘fit for purpose’ uniformFrontline officers must have ‘professional, modern workwear’, says chief constableMon Oct 19 2020 - 13:03
Aontu councillor steps down over Covid-19 differences with partyRetired doctor critical of calls for people to wear face masksSun Oct 18 2020 - 21:17
Foster warns of ‘consequences’ for those who break new Covid restrictionsNorthern Irish officials report 763 new cases of virus and four more deathsThu Oct 15 2020 - 19:32
North’s contact tracing system as ‘useful as chocolate fireguard’, SF MLA saysPublic Health Agency chief rejects criticism that system was an abysmal failureThu Oct 15 2020 - 15:27
Covid-19: Northern Ireland to enter four-week lockdownNew rules announced as North reports record 1,217 coronavirus cases in one dayWed Oct 14 2020 - 19:06
PSNI investigating after four women stabbed and two assaulted in BelfastDetectives seeking to identify cyclist after six women attacked in one dayWed Oct 14 2020 - 18:42
Coronavirus: 1,095 new cases and five further deaths reported in the StateCork University Hospital has become ‘congested’ due to the impact of Covid-19Wed Oct 14 2020 - 18:37
Northern Ireland heads into four-week lockdown as record 1,217 coronavirus cases reportedNorth’s pubs and restaurants will close for four weeks, while Varadkar confirms Border counties may face more restrictionsWed Oct 14 2020 - 15:04
Ministers at Stormont seek a compromise set of restrictionsThere are 150 people with Covid-19 in hospital in North; 23 in ICU and 15 on ventilatorsTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:34
Coronavirus: 811 more cases as Cavan emerges as new hotspotTen further deaths on island of Ireland as Northern Executive discusses tighter restrictionsTue Oct 13 2020 - 18:45
Minister backs plan for new £110 million GAA stadium in west BelfastNichola Mallon says GAA will be able to build 34,578-capacity facility at Casement ParkTue Oct 13 2020 - 12:08
Man suspected of three stabbings and two assaults of women in BelfastThree women hospitalised after five separate attacks on Monday nightTue Oct 13 2020 - 08:23
Coronavirus: Tighter restrictions mulled for Dublin as cases riseAnnouncement on moving Border counties up to Level 4 expected by ThursdayTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:03
Journalist alleges PSNI failing to investigate threat to rape her babySunday World reporter says threat is from known criminal with loyalist connectionsMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:32
Northern Ireland: Covid-19 cases spiral, as 877 cases, 3 deaths reportedExecutive at odds over proposal for series of six-week lockdownsMon Oct 12 2020 - 15:05
Covid-19 situation ‘seriously worrying’ as 828 new cases reported in NorthDeputy First Minister warns of ‘grave situation’ with incidence of virus remaining highThu Oct 08 2020 - 07:00
Four of BBC Northern Ireland’s senior journalists step downReporters praised for their ‘diligence, tenacity, expertise and impartiality’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 17:02
Covid-19: Varadkar tells TDs of possible lockdown ‘on horizon’432 more cases confirmed as Holohan calls for renewed public effortTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:08
Increase in Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland ‘almost inevitable’Public urged to adhere to restrictions as over 4,000 cases recorded in past seven daysTue Oct 06 2020 - 19:26
Fiona Ryan appointed North’s commissioner for childhood abuse survivorsCurrent head of domestic abuse charity Sonas to take up permanent post in DecemberTue Oct 06 2020 - 13:45
PSNI investigating if loyalists involved in shooting of woman (61)Victim ‘fighting for her life’ after shots fired ‘indiscriminately’ into her Coleraine homeTue Oct 06 2020 - 09:26
Coronavirus: 518 more cases as Holohan warns of ‘significant’ reverse‘It is vital we do everything in our power now to arrest the current trajectory,’ says CMOMon Oct 05 2020 - 18:10
Foster and O’Neill to discuss Covid-19 figures with Taoiseach and UK PMCalls for British-Irish concerted approach to virus as 616 new cases announced in NIMon Oct 05 2020 - 15:16
Journalist and author Chris Ryder dies aged 73IRA threatened to murder reporter who covered Troubles virtually from their outsetSun Oct 04 2020 - 17:36
Queen’s University charters flights to bring Chinese students to BelfastIncome from foreign students important to finances of collegeSun Oct 04 2020 - 16:33
‘Circuit breaker’ lockdown mooted as big rise seen in NI Covid casesMinister talks up preference for stringent all-island lockdown as 462 new cases seen in NorthSun Oct 04 2020 - 16:25
Covid-19: College students on a break and middle-aged people in rural pub linked to large clustersPeople urged to drastically cut contacts as socialising fuels outbreaksThu Oct 01 2020 - 07:26
Brexit could undermine how Northern Ireland firms do business in Britain, officials warnAssembly politicians briefed on likely impact of British EU withdrawal legislationWed Sept 30 2020 - 19:15
North: 424 new cases of coronavirus in highest rate since start of pandemicOne more person has died from Covid-19 in Northern IrelandWed Sept 30 2020 - 15:06
Two arrested by PSNI following murder of 33-year-old man in Antrim flatSenior officer urges anyone with information about killing to bring it forward to policeWed Sept 30 2020 - 11:28
Northern Ireland could have ‘1,000 Covid-19 cases a day’ within a monthChief scientific officer says current pattern needs to change as record 320 cases recordedTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:20
Ian Paisley apologises for failing to register Maldives family holidayHouse of Commons watchdog rules North Antrim MP should have notified it about 2016 tripTue Sept 29 2020 - 18:15
Assembly members call for equivalent of Helen’s Law in Northern IrelandProposed legislation would deny parole to killers who do not reveal location of bodiesMon Sept 28 2020 - 20:24
Northern Ireland reports 220 new cases of Covid-19Students at Queen’s University Belfast told to self-isolate after ‘small number’ of casesMon Sept 28 2020 - 19:00
Niall Murphy: Belfast solicitor who survived Covid-19 leads drive for Border pollIreland’s Future movement convinced unity inevitable sooner rather than later and pushing for referendum in three yearsThu Sept 10 2020 - 01:00
Shared Island: Northern Ireland is still a society on a sectarian edgeA new Irish Times series on the future of the island of Ireland begins todaySat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
Northern Ireland: Polls can provide more confusion than clarity‘Catholics may emerge as largest population group but still not be a majority,’ says expertSat Sept 05 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Republic reports 95 further cases and no deathsMore than half new cases are in Dublin while Northern Ireland records one further fatalityThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:40
Dáil passes emergency law by 126 to 12 votes giving gardaí pub crackdown powersGovernment ‘messed up’ allowing pubs serving food open but keeping others closedThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:36
Rising tide of Covid-19 can be suppressed by ‘reducing daily contacts’Modest extra effort can derail ‘slowly growing epidemic’, says public health team expertWed Sept 02 2020 - 20:44
North’s health service facing probably its ‘toughest winter’, warns MinisterTwo new Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland taking toll to 562Wed Sept 02 2020 - 20:24
Man assaulted, shot in legs in North ‘paramilitary-style’ attackGang armed with crow bars targeted victim at his home in Bushmills, Co AntrimWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:32
Coronavirus: 67 additional cases but no new deaths reported in the StateIreland is ‘sleepwalking’ towards major Covid-19 surge later this year, expert saysFri Aug 14 2020 - 18:42
British government publishes victims’ pension guidance but still no money for schemeDUP and Sinn Féin quarrel over who should be entitled to paymentsFri Aug 14 2020 - 16:28
Taoiseach warns against ‘second systemic shock’ of no-deal BrexitBoris Johnson insists there will be no border down the Irish Sea – ‘over my dead body’Fri Aug 14 2020 - 01:00
Emollient Micheál Martin hears baby talk from Boris JohnsonPartition’s failure or otherwise dealt with deftly as Taoiseach recalls history teachingThu Aug 13 2020 - 20:28
