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Far-right groups co-operating across Border as shared grievances ‘override sectarian fault lines’

Far-right groups co-operating across Border as shared grievances ‘override sectarian fault lines’

Institute for Strategic Dialogue finds ‘significant shift in political landscape’

Wed Jul 09 2025 - 08:00
Eir seeks £67m in damages from rival BT relating to dispute over NI public sector contract

Eir seeks £67m in damages from rival BT relating to dispute over NI public sector contract

Eir claims it was kept in the dark by BT on key information when tendering for a large public contract in Northern Ireland in 2018

Thu Jul 03 2025 - 19:41
Man (28) charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down

Man (28) charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down

Man (28) has also been charged with child destruction

Wed Jul 02 2025 - 11:06
A week before her death, Sarah Montgomery gave scans of her unborn baby boy to her daughters

A week before her death, Sarah Montgomery gave scans of her unborn baby boy to her daughters

Man is charged with murder and child destruction

Wed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
Man charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down

Man charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down

Pregnant mother of two (27) was found dead on Saturday

Tue Jul 01 2025 - 18:42
Woman arrested over assisting man suspected in murder of pregnant mother of two in Co Down

Woman arrested over assisting man suspected in murder of pregnant mother of two in Co Down

Man (28) arrested after Sarah Montgomery (27) found seriously injured in Elmfield Walk area of Donaghadee on Saturday

Mon Jun 30 2025 - 17:04
Jeffrey Donaldson case: Judge asks all sides to work towards November trial date

Jeffrey Donaldson case: Judge asks all sides to work towards November trial date

Assessment over whether Eleanor Donaldson is fit to stand trial will take place next month

Thu Jun 26 2025 - 12:27
Ballymena: Week of violent attacks on Northern Ireland’s small immigrant community ‘akin to 1930s Germany’

Ballymena: Week of violent attacks on Northern Ireland’s small immigrant community ‘akin to 1930s Germany’

14 families burnt out of their homes and children forced to hide from mobs

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 19:44
Larne violence: ‘I thought Northern Ireland was past this, beyond balaclavas’

Larne violence: ‘I thought Northern Ireland was past this, beyond balaclavas’

Arson attack on leisure centre marked third night of disorder in North after alleged sexual assault of girl

Thu Jun 12 2025 - 22:09
Casement Park redevelopment: British government offers £50m to back scheme

Casement Park redevelopment: British government offers £50m to back scheme

Funding commitment gives fresh impetus to project mired in controversy – but shortfall of £90m remains

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 19:18
‘While I was protecting the front windows, they were kicking the back gate’: Distress in Ballymena after night of violence

‘While I was protecting the front windows, they were kicking the back gate’: Distress in Ballymena after night of violence

Residents of Clonavon Terrace erect Union Jack bunting in bid to prevent targeting

Tue Jun 10 2025 - 21:24
Disorder in Ballymena ‘clearly racially motivated’, PSNI says

Disorder in Ballymena ‘clearly racially motivated’, PSNI says

Fifteen police injured after being targeted with petrol bombs, bricks and masonry during protest in Co Antrim town

Tue Jun 10 2025 - 12:27
Businessman showed ‘ruthlessness’ in expressing interest in buying Doncaster Rovers a month after he went bankrupt, court told

Businessman showed ‘ruthlessness’ in expressing interest in buying Doncaster Rovers a month after he went bankrupt, court told

Northern Ireland businessman Kevin Phelan (61) is among defendants in a criminal trial in Leeds

Tue Jun 10 2025 - 09:45
‘Significant deterioration’ in the mental health of Eleanor Donaldson, court hears

‘Significant deterioration’ in the mental health of Eleanor Donaldson, court hears

It remains unclear if the wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson will be fit to stand trial

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 13:06
Seán Rooney: Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon is given permission to sue United Nations

Seán Rooney: Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon is given permission to sue United Nations

Legal action over his death during peacekeeping patrol is about ‘truth and accountability’, says Natasha Rooney

Tue Jun 03 2025 - 20:45
Man (31) arrested as PSNI launch murder investigation into death of woman (71) in Belfast

Man (31) arrested as PSNI launch murder investigation into death of woman (71) in Belfast

Marie Green was pronounced dead at the scene in the Shore Road area of North Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday

Tue Jun 03 2025 - 19:00
Death threats against Northern Ireland journalists increasing, says Amnesty

Death threats against Northern Ireland journalists increasing, says Amnesty

Paramilitary threats make North most dangerous place in UK for reporters

Tue Jun 03 2025 - 00:01
‘Through that nightmare of a tunnel’: the long wait for autism assessment in Northern Ireland

‘Through that nightmare of a tunnel’: the long wait for autism assessment in Northern Ireland

Almost 16,000 children in the North await assessment, new figures show - the longest delay is more than four years

Sat May 24 2025 - 06:00
‘There is no justice for this’: Driver in car crash that led to deaths of Monaghan teenagers jailed for seven years

‘There is no justice for this’: Driver in car crash that led to deaths of Monaghan teenagers jailed for seven years

Anthony McGinn (61) pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in incident that left Kiea McCann (17) and Dlava Mohamed (16) dead

Wed May 14 2025 - 14:25
Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent appears in court accused of sexual assault

Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent appears in court accused of sexual assault

Footballer (30) accused of committing four offences in November during team’s trip to Miami to celebrate Sam Maguire win

Tue May 06 2025 - 12:31
Northern Ireland teachers in Qatar: ‘We’re 25 and middle management. A lot of friends at home are still sub teaching’

Northern Ireland teachers in Qatar: ‘We’re 25 and middle management. A lot of friends at home are still sub teaching’

Tax-free salaries and perpetual sunshine are not all that’s tempting newly qualified teachers to the Middle East

Mon May 05 2025 - 06:00
UK government moves to secure supreme court appeal in Seán Brown inquiry case

UK government moves to secure supreme court appeal in Seán Brown inquiry case

Belfast court of appeal ruled in early April that UK government breached obligation to investigate full extent of state collusion in case

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 20:50
Kingsmill massacre report: Watchdog identifies series of failings in investigation

Kingsmill massacre report: Watchdog identifies series of failings in investigation

Ten Protestant men shot by republican gunmen posing as British soldiers in 1976

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 14:16
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
Belfast remembers Pope Francis: ‘Thanks for being voice for the poor, vulnerable and hurt’

Belfast remembers Pope Francis: ‘Thanks for being voice for the poor, vulnerable and hurt’

Belfast book of condolences opens for pope at City Hall

Wed Apr 23 2025 - 20:17
Why does Northern Ireland lag the South on public health and education?

Why does Northern Ireland lag the South on public health and education?

Rising infant mortality an indicator ‘society is going down’, says public health specialist

Fri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
Stakeknife report finds ‘no deliberate attempt’ by MI5 to withhold material from Operation Kenova

Stakeknife report finds ‘no deliberate attempt’ by MI5 to withhold material from Operation Kenova

Review conducted after hundreds of files not shared with Operation Kenova investigating team

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 15:12
Television crews arrive from sunrise as Holywood golf club basks in Rory McIlroy’s Masters win

Television crews arrive from sunrise as Holywood golf club basks in Rory McIlroy’s Masters win

Television crews arrived at the home club of McIlroy in Co Down from sunrise on Monday following his win in Augusta

Mon Apr 14 2025 - 18:24
Creeslough: ‘I can’t get my head around how a site can be built on when there’s a criminal investigation’

Creeslough: ‘I can’t get my head around how a site can be built on when there’s a criminal investigation’

Ten people died in incident at service station in Donegal village in October 2022

Sat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Rory Gallagher issues legal proceedings against GAA and Jarlath Burns

Rory Gallagher issues legal proceedings against GAA and Jarlath Burns

Action comes after intervention by GAA chief in former Derry football manager’s appointment to Naas senior side

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 21:28
Blocking Irish listeners from BBC Sounds app a ‘slap in the face’

Blocking Irish listeners from BBC Sounds app a ‘slap in the face’

Broadcaster is making the change to boost its commercial income

Mon Mar 31 2025 - 16:50
Joe Lynskey Disappeared case: ‘When he came out of the monastery he came out for the cause. And the cause executed him’

Joe Lynskey Disappeared case: ‘When he came out of the monastery he came out for the cause. And the cause executed him’

Maria Lynskey had the funeral arrangements in place for her uncle before her family’s hopes of finding his remains were dashed for the second time in a decade

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 17:00
Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books

Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books

Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average

Wed Mar 26 2025 - 19:47
North’s homelessness services under mounting pressure

North’s homelessness services under mounting pressure

Demand for temporary accommodation surges almost 180% in six years, notes public spending watchdog

Tue Mar 25 2025 - 06:00
‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland

‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland

Labour’s proposed ‘shake-up’ of the welfare system raises the prospect of people with disabilities losing supports for their personal independence

Tue Mar 25 2025 - 06:00
‘Doubly cruel’ for Joe Lynskey family to learn exhumed remains are not his

‘Doubly cruel’ for Joe Lynskey family to learn exhumed remains are not his

The Disappeared: For the second time in a decade, hopes of family of former Cistercian monk have been dashed

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 19:00
‘Outgoing, bubbly and caring’: Tributes to girl (11) killed by car while getting off school bus

‘Outgoing, bubbly and caring’: Tributes to girl (11) killed by car while getting off school bus

Caitlin-Rose McMullan was returning to Castledawson, Co Derry from Magherafelt on Wednesday

Thu Mar 06 2025 - 11:19
Mixed feelings outside Belfast missile plant about munitions heading to Ukraine

Mixed feelings outside Belfast missile plant about munitions heading to Ukraine

French-owned Thales factory in east Belfast to manufacture more than 5,000 missiles for Ukraine’s armed forces as part of £1.16bn deal that will create 200 jobs

Tue Mar 04 2025 - 20:34
Five takeaways from the Stormont programme for government

Five takeaways from the Stormont programme for government

Hospital waiting lists and social housing top of ambitious agenda

Mon Mar 03 2025 - 21:11
Stormont publishes first programme for government in over a decade

Stormont publishes first programme for government in over a decade

Hundred-page document outlines plans to tackle North’s spiralling waiting lists

Mon Mar 03 2025 - 18:08
‘Where I come from, people don’t do medicine. It’s not on your radar’: how a new generation of doctors is being trained

‘Where I come from, people don’t do medicine. It’s not on your radar’: how a new generation of doctors is being trained

Lower tuition fees and living costs in Derry are attracting more medical students from diverse backgrounds across the island

Mon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member

Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member

Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983

Tue Feb 25 2025 - 18:50
Belfast race riots aftermath: ‘We have received nothing from the council, the government or our insurance company’

Belfast race riots aftermath: ‘We have received nothing from the council, the government or our insurance company’

Immigrants whose businesses were destroyed or damaged in August’s violence say the only help they have got came from the public

Tue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
‘More violence is not the answer’: PSNI urges against retaliation after dissident republican is shot

‘More violence is not the answer’: PSNI urges against retaliation after dissident republican is shot

Shooting of taxi driver in west Belfast linked to internal feud among Óglaigh na hÉireann members

Mon Feb 24 2025 - 21:10
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife seeks dropping of two charges in sex offence case against both

Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife seeks dropping of two charges in sex offence case against both

Eleanor Donaldson faces five charges of aiding and abetting in connection with alleged offences linked to husband

Fri Feb 21 2025 - 19:33
‘My five-year-old can now talk fluently in Irish’: Inside the Irish language school in a loyalist heartland

‘My five-year-old can now talk fluently in Irish’: Inside the Irish language school in a loyalist heartland

In an area once a bastion of unionism the school has become a symbol of east Belfast’s altered political landscape and demography

Wed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
‘He was so talented.’ Sister of former champion boxer found murdered in Spain tells of family’s ‘living nightmare’

‘He was so talented.’ Sister of former champion boxer found murdered in Spain tells of family’s ‘living nightmare’

As a young fighter John George’s future seemed full of promise – Carl Frampton was among those he defeated – until ‘one night ruined his life’, says his sister Courtney

Sun Feb 02 2025 - 06:00
Omagh bomb: Sister of Spanish youth leader killed in atrocity hopes to ‘close a wound’ open for 26 years

Omagh bomb: Sister of Spanish youth leader killed in atrocity hopes to ‘close a wound’ open for 26 years

Bereaved families and survivors of 1998 atrocity gather at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, as public inquiry opens

Tue Jan 28 2025 - 12:42
PSNI officer who made Troubles commemoration event arrest did not respond ‘with sensitivity’

PSNI officer who made Troubles commemoration event arrest did not respond ‘with sensitivity’

Police watchdog inquiry centred on ‘unnecessary’ handcuffing at Sean Graham Bookmakers anniversary

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 17:07
Kneecap crew react to Oscars disappointment: ‘We’ll have a few drinks’

Kneecap crew react to Oscars disappointment: ‘We’ll have a few drinks’

‘We will have a few drinks and dust ourselves down,’ says writer and director Rich Peppiatt

Thu Jan 23 2025 - 19:39
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