Northern Ireland

Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns

DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event

Former Antrim council chief convicted of deleting email subject to FOI Act

Email to former first minister related to security concerns over operation of Northern Ireland Protocol

PSNI officer who had sexual relationship with woman he met on duty sacked

He also intimidated former partner over intimate photos, tried to falsify evidence and asked colleague to lie

North’s High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination

Court told decision to restrict Orange Order march was not considered in its ‘final form’ by all commissioners

Boy, 16, arrested after discovery of suspicious devices in Omagh

Police believe the items to be viable explosive devices

Ex-council chief sought to delete emails due to perception she was ‘the DUP’s person’, court told

Anne Donaghy (56) on trial over alleged offences concerning Brexit-related communications while she was chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council

Woman admits to publishing information that could identify victim in Jeffrey Donaldson case

Donna Toman (55) could face maximum penalty of six months’ imprisonment for breaching order giving complainant lifetime anonymity, court hears

Ten memorable historic attractions to visit around Northern Ireland

Go on a journey through time to explore the region’s turbulent history

Two arrested after man stabbed in Newtownabbey

PSNI alerted to report of incident early on Saturday

Dissident republicans: how great a threat do they pose?

Experts say security services are ‘on top of things’ but significant risks are being assessed

Robbie Butler appointed Northern Ireland Minister for Health

UUP politician succeeds party colleague Mike Nesbitt, who resigned after clash with party leader over Coleraine hospital issue

UUP leader Jon Burrows to name North’s new health minister on Thursday

Burrows said Mike Nesbitt’s resignation was regrettable but did not rule out succeeding him

Why did the UUP’s Mike Nesbitt resign as Northern Ireland’s minister for health?

Leader Jon Burrows is under pressure to bring stability to a party that finds itself in a political crisis

Martin going ‘bananas’ over Border poll makes party members go nuts

Now is the time to at least start discussions about what a reunited Ireland might look like

DUP MP charged with common assault of a woman

Incident alleged to have happened on October 1st, 2023

‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same

Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform

Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’

Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative

Derry republican bonfires treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’ by PSNI

Photo of Sinn Féin Michelle O’Neill burned alongside British flag and Israeli flags

To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

The fetishisation of the Troubles by Kneecap is part of the same normalisation

Easter Rising channelled a hatred that still feeds violent causes

It is always worth remembering the tragic consequences of choosing conflict

EOY profiles: From commercial real estate to logistics and antennas

We profile four of the finalists chosen in the international category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards

Seamus Heaney and Catholicism: An astute account of religion’s afterlife in poet’s work

Chapters in Gary Wade’s book study clusters of collections by Heaney, with Station Island the pivot around which the whole turns

Northern Ireland sees rise in share of students getting top grades in A Levels

More than 26,000 students in Northern Ireland got the results of AS and A-level exams on Thursday morning

Woman admits causing death of baby son and attempted murder of daughter (2)

Children sustained stab wounds inflicted by their mother (34) in their home in July 2021

Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast gives renewed hope of people coming together in other ways

In a usually divided city, this was a cross-community festival with a difference

Michael McDowell and political violence in Ireland

The violence of both the revolutionary period and the Troubles was inherently wrong

Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont

Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution

Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

Belfast can be a claustrophobic place, but not last week, as what was once the most bombed hotel in Europe was booked out with ceilidhs

Political violence was the decisive factor in the creation of the Irish Free State

Does this justify the use of political violence by anyone today in Northern Ireland? Emphatically, no

Westminster being ‘unfair’ to NI over public services budget, Minister says

Andy Burnham has not visited the North because he ‘does not have news yet’ on funding

Fleadh ‘miracle’ sparks optimism for Belfast’s future

Cultural connections – and a vision of a pedestrian-friendly city – leave a lasting impact

Three men to face court after Apprentice Boys parade in Derry

The PSNI said it had a significant public safety operation in place

Ireland should invest in drones, not fighter jets and ships, says ex-British security official

Many European states face huge legacy issues because they have invested in military equipment now increasingly threatened by cheap, deadly drones

Drama on the Giant’s Causeway: ‘It’s a very unusual formation. I have never seen that before’

Ireland’s coastline series: The Antrim site is one of the North’s most popular tourist destinations, and it’s especially ‘atmospheric and enthralling’ in wild weather

Union calls for review after 51 cows euthanised in Co Tyrone in view of members of public

Confidence in North’s veterinary and enforcement processes ‘severely damaged’, says Ulster Farmers’ Union

Ireland’s walled towns: ‘Our city’s walls are unique, probably the best in western Europe, but also unknown’

In the second of a four-part series on Ireland’s walled towns, we visit Derry which boasts the only complete set of walls remaining on the island

In pictures: ‘The Fleadh is unbelievable. It’s brilliant. It’s everywhere’

Belfast is hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann – and it’s playing a blinder

We must kill the myth that Irish independence was achieved through violence

Admiration for cult of violence that motivated some 1916 leaders has warped popular understanding of our history for far too long, permeating popular culture

Rough sleepers ‘moved’ from Belfast city centre during Fleadh festival

Belfast homeless charity says rough sleepers threatened with arrest near festival

Three men extradited to Northern Ireland over machete attack in Co Fermanagh

Three set to stand trial for grievous bodily harm and aggravated burglary among other charges

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