The contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurd
Complaints of one-sided treatment may often be simplistic or partisan, but that only underscores the corrosive effect of inconsistent application of the law
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Giant’s Causeway visitors causing damage to ancient landscape by wedging coins into cracks
The coins expand to three times their thickness as they rust, corroding the 60-million-year-old landscape
Man (21) died after cardiac arrest following night out in Dublin, inquest hears
Ryan Roberts had an ‘extremely high’ blood-alcohol level
Children’s theatre company Cahoots: ‘We’ve been playing 3,500-seat venues – and filling them. It was a whole new experience’
Cahoots artistic director and cofounder Paul McEneaney on the Belfast company's 'game-changing' run in the United States
‘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
Hazel Stewart ‘under coercive control’ of lover Colin Howell when respective spouses murdered
Judgment reserved on whether to grant killer leave to appeal sentence of minimum 18 years in prison
More than 30 arrests in Northern Ireland people-smuggling crackdown
Suspected criminal assets worth more than €20,000 also seized
The Flats: Excellent post-Troubles documentary that illuminates how trauma can nag away for decades
Most of Alessandra Celesia’s film focuses on a man who finds it hard to set aside the old unhappiness
‘This is huge’: Northern Ireland traders hopeful about new EU-UK deal as they battle Brexit ‘mess’
Traders in the North have been struggling with ‘Alice in Wonderful’ bureaucracy on customs and regulatory form filing and hope Monday’s deal will herald positive change
EU-UK deal is a gift to unionists. Shame they can’t all see it
Reaction among conservative politicians portrays NI as a victim. It is a short step from there to portraying Britain as a victim of Northern Ireland
No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Bobby Storey funeral, Michelle O’Neill says
First Minister was also asked by inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett whether she was not listened to because of deep political divides in Northern Ireland
Stormont rules were subverted to cause ‘political embarrassment’ to Peter Robinson, Nama trial hears
Trial of loyalist activist Jamie Bryson and former Sinn Féin MLA Daithí McKay gets under way in Belfast
Explainer: what is Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal?
The UK’s new post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels is being heralded as a new era for relations
Planned EU-UK deal a ‘good day for Northern Ireland’ with barriers likely to fall
Tánaiste Simon Harris praises ‘significant benefits’ for NI business and consumers
Derry’s shirt factories: ‘You can still see the imprints of the factory girls’ feet on the concrete stairs’
A grassroots group honouring the women who once worked in Derry’s shirt factories are encouraging a new generation of fashion talent
Republic of Ireland and fellow Euro 2028 hosts set for automatic qualification
Uefa executive committee set to rubber-stamp qualification process at meeting in Bilbao next week
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
Celebrating 10 years of Fighting Words student storytelling: ‘Not for a minute have they ceased to amaze’
Glenn Patterson is founding patron of Fighting Words NI and director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast
PDForra extends scheme to allow members to travel for medical treatment
Defence Forces members can avoid lengthy HSE waiting lists
Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers: ‘I still get angry about stuff, and writing songs is my release valve’
Northern Ireland’s most durable rockers are releasing a singles collection featuring their best-known punk anthems
Keeping your nest egg safe: is it time to increase the level of protection?
Savings of up to €100,000 are currently protected but the UK is considering raising this to around €128,000
‘People felt lonely and without support. The Wellness Hub brings everyone together’
Inspired by a trend emerging in New York and London, ‘social wellness clubs’ are popping up around Ireland
‘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
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
Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’
Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’
Man in stolen car arrested on M1 after driving more than 125km/h on deflated tyres
Armed officers and air support used to stop BMW that was being driven in an ‘extremely hazardous’ manner
PSNI detectives investigate shots fired at Derry home
PSNI received report at 1am that a motorbike had pulled up outside a property and fired multiple shots
‘Sometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap’: Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb on Irish thrash metal and the band’s new film
The lead singer riffs on friendship, Newry and guitar-shaped swimming pools
A numbers game: Why are there so few cross-Border romances?
Could relative lack of north-south relationships reflect the separate development of society in the two jurisdictions?
Ireland has strong potential to develop globally competitive offshore wind supply chain, says report
All-island collaboration can ‘maximise SME opportunities in the renewable energy sector’
Unionists must ask themselves: ‘is this as good as it gets?’
Belfast writer, Ben Collins, who hails from a Unionist backgrounds, argues that a unity referendum is inevitable and that Unionists will be better off in a United Ireland
Northern Ireland needs to prepare to educate, or prepare to fail
The North must create more university places if it is to close the productivity gap with Republic and with Britain
The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument
Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down
Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win
Even before Rory McIlroy’s success, the Harcourt Collection of hotels had a 'buoyant start to the year' with group revenues rising by 10%
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
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
PSNI to employ drones to stop the killing of peregrine falcons
Protected species is regularly targeted by poisoners as a threat to lifestock
Seán Brown case: Court affirms ruling for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder
Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd
How to fix the Northern Ireland economy
After years of economic underperformance, the North needs drastic change
Study finds ‘alarming’ role played by social media in sparking racial intimidation in North
Study finds racist incidents in the North were being ‘significantly amplified’ and framed as two communities uniting under anti-immigrant banner
Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones
A wide-ranging story about connections between the two civil rights movements
Irish-born Australian residents surpass 100,000 for first time
The figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago
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
Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs
Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory
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
Five arrested over disorder and sectarian hate crimes in Derry
Man (20s) arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm remains in custody
Kingsmill massacre report: Watchdog identifies series of failings in investigation
Ten Protestant men shot by republican gunmen posing as British soldiers in 1976
The southern establishment’s attitudes to unification must be challenged
New Ireland Commission run by SDLP engages with communities across island
People in Ireland are ‘so apologetic. Like, you don’t need to apologise for these kinds of simple things’
Kerem Cubuk from Türkiye moved to Armagh in October 2018
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
Unions bid to secure 2,000 jobs at Spirit’s Belfast plant
European aircraft manufacturer may yet acquire other elements of Belfast site in €387m deal
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
Am I Irish, British, or both? After decades pondering this question, a life-changing journey helped reveal my identity
It was bizarre living in Dublin during my formative years, feeling both at home and out of place in the very country that was nurturing me
Minister to outline scale of reform to Northern Ireland employment legislation
Employers argue timing for many proposed measures in ‘Good Jobs’ Bill is terrible while unions say NI simply catching up on Britain and Republic
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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