Northern Ireland

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

For a united Ireland to work messy compromises will be needed, but we can’t gift Irish identity to the far-right

Many far-right groups in Ireland now appropriate traditional symbols of Irishness and present themselves as guardians of a ‘pure’ Irish nation

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

What does Northern Ireland’s reaction to the death of Pope Francis say about attitudes?

Protestants as well as Catholics lined up to sign book of condolences in Belfast

John FitzGerald: Irish unification would hit South harder than 2008 crash

Republic’s prosperity may make a united Ireland look attractive to many in the North but but the cost would be very high for southerners

Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic

Today’s downsizers are closer to 70 and in no mood to rewire and replaster. They want a new build, which means they’ll be outbidding younger couples on a three-bed semi

How CS Lewis’s Irish childhood influenced the Chronicles of Narnia

The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination

‘This is for everyone’: Rory McIlroy transcends orange-green divide in all-island game of golf

Golf dominated everything in Northern Ireland this week following McIlroy’s Masters win

PSNI issue appeal about backpack in search for missing Co Mayo man George Brennan

Brennan was last seen on Wednesday, April 2nd, in Ballycastle, Co Antrim

Clodagh Rodgers: Eurovision star from Northern Ireland dies aged 78

Rodgers secured fourth place in the competition held in Dublin in 1971

Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled

Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse

Portrush busily preparing to host another memorable Open

The eyes of the golfing world will be on Royal Portrush and the economic benefit to the Co Antrim town and surrounding areas will be huge

Treatment of British army veterans ‘absolutely disgusting’ say bikers in Legacy Act protest

More than 1,000 people gathered in Whitehall, London, to protest against the repealing of key elements of the Northern Ireland Troubles Act

Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation

Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem

Failure to connect electricity systems on island of Ireland has led to higher prices and greater emissions

Given our dependence on electric power, delivery of modern interconnector should be faster than one built in wartime

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

Plans to restrict BBC Sounds outside UK delayed

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

Northern Ireland retailers bearing ‘a lot of pain’ due to red tape, says NI Chamber

The UK prime minister Keir Starmer will next month host EU leaders at a landmark post-Brexit summit

Ireland weather: Wet and breezy spell ahead with rain warning for Cork and Kerry

Mixed conditions forecast for the Easter bank holiday weekend

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

‘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

Is Northern Ireland’s new car market overly reliant on disability grants?

Half of all cars sold in the North last year were part of Motability scheme

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’

ESRI report highlights growing North-South prosperity gap

Republic’s economy ahead of Northern Ireland in nearly every metric

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