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PSNI given emergency Stormont cash to tackle anti-immigration riots

PSNI given emergency Stormont cash to tackle anti-immigration riots

All parties in executive ‘on the same page’ in condemning ‘violent racism’, Michelle O’Neill said

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 19:00
Three teenagers charged with riot in Ballymena while leisure centre set alight in Larne in third night of violence

Three teenagers charged with riot in Ballymena while leisure centre set alight in Larne in third night of violence

The leisure centre in Larne, which had been used as emergency shelter, was set on fire by masked vandals

Thu Jun 12 2025 - 15:24
US multinationals will be slow to return operations to US, Ibec leader says

US multinationals will be slow to return operations to US, Ibec leader says

US firms will think carefully before bringing investments ‘back into a regime that’s so chaotic’ says Danny McCoy

Thu Jun 12 2025 - 15:23
Cross-Border workers refused mortgages

Cross-Border workers refused mortgages

Substantial decline in numbers officially working across the Border from where they live since Brexit, conference is told

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 16:30
Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Chief of Staff

Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Chief of Staff

Mark Mellett calls for more defence spending: ‘State security is inextricably linked with economic security'

Tue Jun 10 2025 - 06:00
‘We Irish were never homogeneous. Always hybrids, always mongrels’

‘We Irish were never homogeneous. Always hybrids, always mongrels’

New RTÉ TV series tells the story of the island over thousands of years in a way that both informs and challenges

Sat May 31 2025 - 17:57
Hauliers seek to keep post-storm Holyhead ferry schedule after ‘transformative’ impact on trade flow

Hauliers seek to keep post-storm Holyhead ferry schedule after ‘transformative’ impact on trade flow

Stena line, which owns the port, plans to revert to the previous sail times

Sun May 18 2025 - 06:00
Northern Ireland youth keen on a more integrated society but feel it is a long way off

Northern Ireland youth keen on a more integrated society but feel it is a long way off

Groups sought additional funding for youth clubs, sports and other settings to create sustained contacts

Thu May 15 2025 - 00:06
‘Nobody knew things were going to get so bad’: Catholic RUC officer’s defaced headstone at centre of Troubles exhibition

‘Nobody knew things were going to get so bad’: Catholic RUC officer’s defaced headstone at centre of Troubles exhibition

Exhibition part of efforts to help people on both sides of the Border who are suffering due to traumatic experiences caused by terrorism

Sun May 11 2025 - 19:00
A former British army officer and author on former IRA members opening up to him: ‘Trust is a huge issue’

A former British army officer and author on former IRA members opening up to him: ‘Trust is a huge issue’

Jonathan Trigg says it has been slow work getting former IRA members to open up to him, but some have done so, sharing their experiences and thoughts - and asking about British army training

Sun May 11 2025 - 07:00
Michael McDowell ‘a man with a fearsome devotion’ to Ireland, says ex-president Mary McAleese

Michael McDowell ‘a man with a fearsome devotion’ to Ireland, says ex-president Mary McAleese

Tribute paid to former minister for justice and attorney general on launch of The Definite Article – a collection of his Irish Times columns

Wed May 07 2025 - 21:38
The Irish passport at 100: Not just a travel document but a declaration of hope and of reclaiming identity

The Irish passport at 100: Not just a travel document but a declaration of hope and of reclaiming identity

A new exhibition traces the Irish passport’s journey from independence to biometric holograms

Mon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Unionists’ British identity will have to be respected in a united Ireland, says Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy

Unionists’ British identity will have to be respected in a united Ireland, says Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy

Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy made comments in speech to Institute for International and European Affairs

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 07:53
Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic

Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic

Republic’s education system should ‘not be too smug’ as it too streams students, Prof Anne Looney says

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 22:01
Republic and Northern Ireland must co-operate to attract foreign direct investment to border counties, says Taoiseach

Republic and Northern Ireland must co-operate to attract foreign direct investment to border counties, says Taoiseach

ESRI research highlights ‘huge untapped potential’ that exists for all-island co-operation

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 19:28
Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to ‘urgently clarify’ alleged comments about terror groups

Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to ‘urgently clarify’ alleged comments about terror groups

Kneecap criticised as footage emerges of band member allegedly shouting support for Hamas and Hizbullah

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 13:23
The last confession of ‘Disappeared’ IRA man Joe Lynskey – a priest recalls, more than 50 years on

The last confession of ‘Disappeared’ IRA man Joe Lynskey – a priest recalls, more than 50 years on

For the first time, an Irish priest tells the story of the confession he heard from Joe Lynskey shortly before he was murdered by the IRA a half-century ago

Sat Apr 26 2025 - 06:00
Plans to restrict BBC Sounds outside UK delayed

Plans to restrict BBC Sounds outside UK delayed

BBC seeking to ensure radio stations can be found on other platforms ahead of shift

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 19:22

More Northern Ireland students likely to apply for college places in the Republic this year, says Minister

James Lawless says changes made to CAO qualifying conditions will make it easier for northern students to study in the South

Wed Apr 16 2025 - 21:01
‘A handful of hopefuls can create change’: George Mitchell passes on the torch to a new generation

‘A handful of hopefuls can create change’: George Mitchell passes on the torch to a new generation

Former senator addresses students at Queen’s University Belfast about a future of hope

Wed Apr 16 2025 - 19:00
Omagh bombing inquiry: State reaches deal clearing way for information to be shared

Omagh bombing inquiry: State reaches deal clearing way for information to be shared

Memorandum sets out arrangements for ‘lawful disclosure of material from government departments’

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 15:57
Workers in Republic pay twice as much tax as those in North but are still better off, says ESRI report

Workers in Republic pay twice as much tax as those in North but are still better off, says ESRI report

Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 00:01
‘Worrying’ quality of life gaps  growing every year between North and South, says report

‘Worrying’ quality of life gaps growing every year between North and South, says report

Infant mortality is rising in Northern Ireland and life expectancy there is worse than in the Republic

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 00:01
New appeal made to find IRA victim 50 years on

New appeal made to find IRA victim 50 years on

Information sought on the location of remains of Seamus Maguire

Mon Apr 14 2025 - 00:01
Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience

Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience

Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’

Fri Apr 11 2025 - 00:01
Ireland and UK increasingly seen as global ‘safe zones’ for investors, Taoiseach says

Ireland and UK increasingly seen as global ‘safe zones’ for investors, Taoiseach says

Two governments provide stability that is appealing for investment, Micheál Martin says

Thu Apr 10 2025 - 18:02
Titanic Belfast lost 2,000 bookings in one phone call: how new Brexit visa rules are hitting Northern Ireland tourism

Titanic Belfast lost 2,000 bookings in one phone call: how new Brexit visa rules are hitting Northern Ireland tourism

From this month, holiday visitors to UK from EU member states other than the Republic must apply for £16 visa

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
Unionists and Sinn Féin have ‘common goal’ of making NI work, says Ulster Unionist leader

Unionists and Sinn Féin have ‘common goal’ of making NI work, says Ulster Unionist leader

SF must make idea of Irish unity ‘look attractive to people in Dublin and Limerick and Galway’, says Mike Nesbitt

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 18:42
‘The new visa is going to put the kibosh on things’: Northern Ireland’s tourist industry braces for impact of travel changes

‘The new visa is going to put the kibosh on things’: Northern Ireland’s tourist industry braces for impact of travel changes

From April 9th, the introduction of a £16 tourist visa raises unique problems for the North, since nearly 70% of its visitors arrive in Dublin and travel across the Border

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 07:00
Fears new UK digital immigration system could disrupt Irish tourism

Fears new UK digital immigration system could disrupt Irish tourism

Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme comes into force for European travellers on Wednesday

Tue Apr 01 2025 - 13:45
Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show

Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show

Derry boy Cormac Quigley’s note arrived during some of the darkest days of the Troubles

Mon Mar 31 2025 - 15:54
US airlines’ demand to be allowed to land at Dublin threatened Aer Lingus and west of Ireland, Lynch told Nixon

US airlines’ demand to be allowed to land at Dublin threatened Aer Lingus and west of Ireland, Lynch told Nixon

Washington put pressure on government in early 1970s to stop forcing passenger planes from US to land at Shannon

Sun Mar 30 2025 - 15:00
Reforms that undermine Belfast Agreement will be ‘dangerous’, experts warn

Reforms that undermine Belfast Agreement will be ‘dangerous’, experts warn

Northern Ireland facing a ‘mounting list of problems in healthcare, public finance and other aspects of good governance’, new report says

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 13:23
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’

George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck: The Broadway audience gasps at Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’

New York Letter: The actor was called a traitor 20 years ago for condemning George W Bush. Today, the problem is worse

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 05:00
Trump’s ‘America First’ policy will hurt the US, warns Simon Coveney

Trump’s ‘America First’ policy will hurt the US, warns Simon Coveney

Former minister for foreign affairs says Ireland needs to ‘double down on our investment in relationships’

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 16:41
Immigration ‘makes the United States what it is’, Boston-Irish audience told

Immigration ‘makes the United States what it is’, Boston-Irish audience told

Ireland can be guiding light for US during ‘turbulent, divided and disputatious time’

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 13:52
Fewer St Patrick’s Day fairytales in New York for today’s ‘undocumented’ Irish

Fewer St Patrick’s Day fairytales in New York for today’s ‘undocumented’ Irish

A new generation of emigrants never arrived to replenish the ranks who came in droves in the 1980s, but the connection is still precious

Sun Mar 16 2025 - 19:00
St Patrick not ‘the sole preserve of Irish nationalism’, says Orange Order

St Patrick not ‘the sole preserve of Irish nationalism’, says Orange Order

Protestant organisation sends greeting card to Irish embassies to mark St Patrick’s Day

Fri Mar 14 2025 - 19:00
US multinationals will protect their Irish interests despite Trump pressure, says congressman

US multinationals will protect their Irish interests despite Trump pressure, says congressman

Long-serving Democrat Richard Neal says Micheál Martin’s visit to White House will be seen internationally as a victory for Ireland

Thu Mar 13 2025 - 19:00
End of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off, report finds

End of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off, report finds

More than two-thirds of parents in Northern Ireland want their children to be educated alongside those from the other tradition

Thu Mar 13 2025 - 06:00
North’s business leaders and politicians look to deepen ties with US during trade mission

North’s business leaders and politicians look to deepen ties with US during trade mission

Northern Ireland going for growth as it develops stronger links with North Carolina

Tue Mar 11 2025 - 05:00
Trump urged to appoint NI special envoy to support US interests after Kennedy departure

Trump urged to appoint NI special envoy to support US interests after Kennedy departure

Two congressmen call for envoy to give US companies certainty over investments

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 17:31
‘It’s about women North and South learning about each other, learning about the grassroots issues in their communities’

‘It’s about women North and South learning about each other, learning about the grassroots issues in their communities’

Talk of a new Ireland is one thing, but it must focus on improving people’s lives to be worth anything, women declare in Longford

Sun Mar 09 2025 - 17:00
Anglo-Irish relations have suffered badly over the last decade, and the work to repair them will take time and effort

Anglo-Irish relations have suffered badly over the last decade, and the work to repair them will take time and effort

The key will be to keep London’s attention as Martin, Starmer and ministers meet for talks amid geopolitical upheaval

Wed Mar 05 2025 - 06:00
Young people want Northern Ireland to work, not endless debates about unity, say Alliance members

Young people want Northern Ireland to work, not endless debates about unity, say Alliance members

Irish unity poses difficulties for the party leader, Naomi Long, who has changed stance on Border poll

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 17:04
Plans to talk to loyalist paramilitaries disgraceful, says Alliance

Plans to talk to loyalist paramilitaries disgraceful, says Alliance

Naomi Long opposes decision of Dublin and London to look at merits of appointing representative to deal with the gangs

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 16:18
‘Who killed my husband? My brother? My father?’: Martin Dillon on the forgotten women of the Troubles

‘Who killed my husband? My brother? My father?’: Martin Dillon on the forgotten women of the Troubles

In a new book, The Sorrow And The Loss, the Belfast journalist turns his attention to the impact of the conflict on women on both sides of the Border

Sun Mar 02 2025 - 06:00
Democratic Unionists Party now ‘fan boys’ for Donald Trump, says Alliance

Democratic Unionists Party now ‘fan boys’ for Donald Trump, says Alliance

Alliance Party, along with Sinn Féin, will not travel to White House in Washington for St Patrick’s visit

Sat Mar 01 2025 - 15:24
‘Different currency, same people.’ All-island market offers opportunity and challenges on both sides of the Border

‘Different currency, same people.’ All-island market offers opportunity and challenges on both sides of the Border

North-South trade has grown rapidly, but more could be done to turn the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor into a powerhouse, a conference has heard

Fri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
SMEs now dominating Cross-Border trade

SMEs now dominating Cross-Border trade

Most companies on Ireland do first exports across Border

Thu Feb 27 2025 - 16:55
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