Paramilitarism still a ‘clear and present danger’ for Northern Ireland, says monitoring bodyIndependent Reporting Commission says formal engagement is needed to achieve ‘disbandment’Wed Dec 07 2022 - 15:25
Doctor warns 2023 target for NI abortion service resumption may not be metFear and uncertainty remain among many NHS staff about outworking of legislation, says Dr Laura McLaughlinSun Dec 04 2022 - 16:26
Fully funded abortion services to be set up in Northern Ireland three years after laws liberalisedNorthern Ireland’s strict laws curtailing abortion had been relaxed in 2019, when landmark vote was carried by Westminster MPs during period of Stormont collapseFri Dec 02 2022 - 17:16
Patient’s family demand answers about work of retired neurologist behind biggest NHS recall in the North Retired neurologist Dr Michael Watt is at the centre of the biggest NHS recall in Northern IrelandTue Nov 29 2022 - 18:15
Failings in treatment by neurologist in North led to ‘deep human impacts’ - reviewMedical records of 44 former patients of Dr Michael Watt were examined as part of the review ordered by the Department of HealthTue Nov 29 2022 - 09:33
Nurses in Northern Ireland announce pre-Christmas strikesUnion says UK government has rejected “formal, detailed negotiations as an alternative to strike action”Fri Nov 25 2022 - 00:01
‘It’s been a blot on the landscape’: Kincora boys home demolishedLocal authority accommodation closed in 1980 and three men jailed for abusing 11 boys in 1981Wed Nov 23 2022 - 18:59
Russia travel ban on 52 Irish politicians dismissed as ‘mind games’Moscow’s list includes the names of 33 Fianna Fáil and 16 Fine Gael politicians barred from entering RussiaSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:00
Taoiseach announces progress on cross-Border bridge linking Mournes and Cooley PeninsulaVisiting the Narrow Water site on Friday morning, Mr Martin said it was ‘an important and symbolic project for the North East’Fri Nov 18 2022 - 21:32
Russia’s travel ban list includes 33 FF and 16 FG politiciansLabour leader Ivana Bacik and Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell also on list targeting IrelandFri Nov 18 2022 - 14:10
NI Catholics identify with religion for political reasons, MPs toldResults of 2021 census showed Catholics outnumbering Protestants in the North for the first timeWed Nov 16 2022 - 21:02
Picket line beckons again for NI nurses over pay and patient safety Last Wednesday, members of the Royal College of Nursing voted to strike as part of unprecedented UK-wide actionWed Nov 16 2022 - 05:00
Taoiseach and NI Secretary lay wreaths at Remembrance Sunday ceremony in EnniskillenMartin continues tradition begun by Enda Kenny in 2012Sun Nov 13 2022 - 13:25
NHS waiting lists in North driving people towards private healthcare, says provider‘People talk about two-tier healthcare system in Northern Ireland and I think that shift is now gaining momentum’ says Kingsbridge Healthcare Group chiefWed Nov 09 2022 - 17:02
Brexit: UK and EU not ‘worlds apart’ on protocol, Sefcovic saysEuropean Commission VP urges London to ‘abandon’ Bill scrapping parts of post-Brexit trade dealMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:45
Sinn Féin ardfheis: ‘I just think it’s time for change’Young people at the Dublin event explain why they are there and their hopes for the partySun Nov 06 2022 - 10:23
Advocate still explaining to NI medics that abortion is legal, three years onUncertainty and fear remains three years after strict abortion laws were liberalised by Westminster during a period of Stormont collapseSat Oct 29 2022 - 04:13
‘They need to get things sorted’: Belfast residents on the prospect of a Northern Ireland electionIn constituency voting along nationalist/unionist lines for almost 20 years, north Belfast ranked as third most social, economically deprived Assembly area since 2010Thu Oct 27 2022 - 21:09
Mary Lou McDonald says husband entitled to defend his good name over Shane Ross bookMartin Lanigan is a ‘private citizen’ and entitled to defend good name, says Sinn Féin leader, who is the subject of Ross’s biographyMon Oct 24 2022 - 21:26
Northern Irish politicians call on Sunak to help resolve impasseThere are only four days until the deadline to return to power-sharingMon Oct 24 2022 - 20:43
UK to commission abortion services in North due to ‘continued inaction’‘Not right’ women cannot access service three years after it was ‘decriminalised’, says Heaton-HarrisMon Oct 24 2022 - 17:54
Simon Coveney says NI leaders must ‘make choices’ to restore ExecutiveMinister for Foreign Affairs has defiant message for loyalist paramilitaries at peace-building event in BelfastWed Oct 19 2022 - 20:19
NI barrister suspended after investigation into claims totalling £568,000 for legal aid work Disciplinary appeal committee said ‘chance your arm’ approach ‘not acceptable at any level’Tue Oct 18 2022 - 16:00
Restoring Stormont is ‘vital’ while Northern Ireland protocol talks continue, Martin saysMr Martin met North’s five main political parties in Belfast and described discussions as useful and openMon Oct 17 2022 - 20:33
Direct provision residents with jobs should pay rent, says Eamon RyanGovernment is considering charging some long-term residents to help find space for Ukrainian refugeesMon Oct 17 2022 - 14:30
Taoiseach to visit Northern Ireland on Monday in bid to avert fresh Assembly electionsMicheál Martin will meet leaders of the five main parties to discuss key issues including Northern Ireland protocolMon Oct 17 2022 - 00:01
Highly virulent form of avian flu found in captive birds at Co Down wetland reserveA 3km restriction zone is in place around Castle Espie on the banks of Strangford LoughSun Oct 16 2022 - 20:16
Up the ‘Ra: The chant that does not seem to go awayA social media post of the Republic of Ireland women’s soccer team singing the pro-IRA chant after their World Cup qualifying win in Scotland quickly went viralThu Oct 13 2022 - 00:26
All efforts must be made to prevent fresh NI Assembly elections, says CoveneyPolitical impasse continues in North as Minister meets with Sinn Féin, Alliance, SDLP and Ulster UnionistsWed Oct 12 2022 - 20:04
Unionists want to have ‘conversation’ about a united Ireland, academic saysSinn Féin has organised a ‘People’s Assembly’ event in Belfast on Wednesday in bid to hear voices of those from outside partyTue Oct 11 2022 - 22:03
‘I have never seen as much panic, more so than the 2008 crash’ After 14 years of low interest rates, Northern Ireland’s homeowners are braced for a spike in their mortgage paymentsMon Oct 10 2022 - 00:00
Creeslough: ‘How this community has coped with this tragedy is testament to its strength’Local people and businesses come together amid tragedy, offering solidarity and unwavering help to one anotherSun Oct 09 2022 - 21:33
‘I feel like I’m living in hell’: Silence hangs over Creeslough Creeslough community numb as death toll from petrol station blast reaches 10Sat Oct 08 2022 - 19:52
Making sense of Brexit firebrand Steve Baker’s uncharacteristic apologyTory MP offers a change of tone but his new job at the Northern Ireland office is unlikely to diminish his zealotry significantly, observers saySat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
‘The read out on Steve Baker is that he is that rare Tory politician’: Can new NI Secretary break Stormont deadlock?Staunch Brexiteer apologised for failing to understand Irish Government’s concerns during Brexit negotiationsTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
Man shot dead in Belfast social club named as Sean Fox (49)Murder investigation underway as MP describes attack in packed bar as ‘totally barbaric’Mon Oct 03 2022 - 11:10
SDLP and Fianna Fáil to continue ‘regular discussions’ amid reports of splitMore than 200 SDLP delegates were told by party leader Colum Eastwood that the party needed to move forward by ‘standing on its own two feet’Thu Sept 29 2022 - 18:12
UK has shown willingness for ‘serious dialogue’ on NI protocol — CoveneyMichel Barnier calls on Liz Truss to ‘seize this window of opportunity to build better relations’ with EUWed Sept 28 2022 - 19:16
In Northern Ireland, signs of hope are finally emerging on protocol impasseBusinesses in the North note a pragmatism emerging but are dismayed that Stormont deadlock could continue until next Easter after possible visit by US president Joe BidenTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:00
‘I don’t feel threatened that there’s more of them’: Locals react to NI census For the first time, Catholics outnumber Protestants in the North, but what do people on the street think?Thu Sept 22 2022 - 21:05
New bus service for Catholic students attending school in loyalist area of BelfastMove welcomed by Sinn Féin and DUP politicians following concerns about safetyThu Sept 22 2022 - 00:01
‘I don’t mean to sound cold, but it means nothing to me’: Queen’s funeral goes unnoticed at republican clubQueen's funeral goes under the radar at republican Felons Club in West BelfastMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:14
Widespread closures in Northern Ireland for queen’s funeralUnexpected bank holiday will see shops, schools and GP surgeries shut in Northern Ireland for queen's funeralSun Sept 18 2022 - 20:24
Crowds turn out in rain to witness ‘moment in history’ at Hillsborough CastleSDLP and Sinn Féin absent from event Mary Lou McDonald suggests is intended intended for ‘those whose political allegiance is to the British Crown’Sun Sept 11 2022 - 18:29
‘I don’t think any favours will be done for Northern Ireland by Liz Truss’As the third Northern Secretary in three months, Chris Heaton-Harris, arrives in the Tyrone town, locals voice their low expectations of help from WestminsterThu Sept 08 2022 - 20:21
New Northern Secretary provides assurances on financial supports as he makes first visit to North Chris Heaton-Harris will meet Sinn Féin and the DUP for discussions on restoration of the Assembly and the protocolThu Sept 08 2022 - 12:17
Sinn Féin Northern leader Michelle O’Neill seeks urgent meeting with Liz Truss First Minister designate calls for end to pandering to the DUP and ‘change of tack from British government’Mon Sept 05 2022 - 18:52
‘Even putting GAA and east Belfast together in the same sentence - what it spoke to me was a future of hope and change’East Belfast GAA has had loyalist threats and even a pipe bomb on the grounds, but its cross-community ethos is beginning to bear fruitSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
October Stormont election if parties do not engage, Northern secretary saysShailesh Vara urges all parties to work together to form a powersharing executive and ‘address the issues that matter most to people’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 21:00
Derry boys drowned at ‘a beautiful time in their lives, filled with hopes and dreams’, funeral toldReuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, both aged 16, died after getting into difficulty at Enagh Lough on Monday eveningFri Sept 02 2022 - 16:48
