Man of the church: How Jeffrey Donaldson weaponised his faith to cover up sexual abuse
DUP leader fits pattern of abusers who use religion ‘to put pressure’ on victims to stay quiet, says child protection expert
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‘It gives me the shivers to think what may happen if I can’t manage,’ my mother told a newspaper in 1981
I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981
Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?
Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable
Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?
The consequences are still playing out in the UK, as it prepares for its seventh prime minister in ten years. Yet Ireland is thriving
Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist
‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference
‘Savage’ European heatwave due to climate change, says UN expert
Rising death toll includes 212 fatalities over four days linked to high temperatures in Spain alone
NI consultants and specialist doctors stage 24-hour strike action
Routine surgeries cancelled across Northern Ireland as doctors strike over pay dispute
Government accused of role in alleged campaign to undermine fundraising for Mitchell fund
Irish-American scholarship scheme will not have any scholars again in 2027 due to funding issues
Eirgrid’s new strategy includes 20-year-old plan for power line
Power line connecting Meath with Tyrone key to easing electricity grid bottleneck
Some patients ‘seriously harmed’ by delays in cancer treatment in North, inquiry finds
Report centres on concerns linked to work of retired surgeon Aidan O’Brien in Co Armagh hospital
‘Celtic’ parliaments should face London together, says Welsh first minister
Rhun ap Iorwerth said Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland shared ‘core asks’ for ‘equality of treatment’
‘Remarkable bravery’: Northern Ireland’s politicians praise Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims
Both sides of North’s political divide unite in condemnation of former DUP leader who was convicted of 18 child sex offence charges
Jury took 10 hours to decide Jeffrey Donaldson was guilty, 10 minutes to deliver verdict
Former DUP leader remanded in custody following conviction for 18 counts including rape of child
‘It was all lies’: Brexit remorse in Northern Ireland
For many, leaving the EU has not strengthened their place in the UK, but weakened it by creating a border in the Irish Sea
‘Take Mr Donaldson down’: The rise and fall of former DUP star Jeffrey Donaldson
Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges
Eleanor Donaldson charged with aiding and abetting and cruelty to children and jury found she carried out those acts
‘The only person telling lies is you’ – the full story of Jeffrey Donaldson’s abuse trial
Former DUP leader in custody after being found guilty of sexually abusing two women when they were children
Second man before High Court after extradition warrant issued over Robbie Lawlor’s murder
Barry Young is second person arrested as part of Garda-PSNI investigation into Belfast killing
Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours
Track upgrade north of Malahide and at Clongriffin, electrification of 37km of network from Malahide to Drogheda planned
Man (20) charged with manslaughter over death of Carl Holland in west Belfast
Local man died a week after assault in Suffolk Road area
Man (77) dies after tractor crash in Co Tyrone
Dessie Sheridan pronounced dead at scene of incident outside Omagh
All the best to Irish Times sports writer Johnny Watterson
He also wrote of his brother’s killing with immense courage and humanity
Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’
The veteran broadcaster on revealing a 40-year-old ‘secret’ and the necessity of moral compromise in the Northern Ireland conflict
Marks & Spencer calls for UK/Ireland exemption on new €3 customs duty
Retailer warns EU charge will affect Irish product range and future investment decisions
Man dies in hospital a week after Belfast assault
Carl Holland was punched by assailant who arrived in a taxi, PSNI says
Belfast judge says ‘racist, thuggish behaviour’ should attract severe sentencing
Granting bail to man allegedly involved in riots would send wrong message, Belfast high court judge says
Sinn Féin’s US fundraising and lobbying arm sent €41,000 to party in Belfast
Latest filing by Friends of Sinn Féin shows it raised almost €100,000 in the US in six months
How detailed will Fine Gael’s plan for Irish reunification be?
Issues from policing to currency that affect all of us need to be addressed
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Jury sent home, to resume deliberations on Friday
Judge tells jurors case turns on whether they accept complainants’ accounts or that of former DUP leader
Muckamore abuse inquiry finds ‘deeply troubling’ failures in care of vulnerable people
Medication used as restraint ‘left patients zombified’ amid unsafe wards and understaffing, report states
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Councillor calls for ethnicity and nationality to be included in crime stats, saying ‘prove us wrong’
Department of Justice project under way to improve collection and strength of data
US tourist who killed mother of two while driving rental car gets suspended sentence
Cathy Stewart (67) deemed to have pressed accelerator rather than brake while parking outside hotel
Jeffrey Donaldson accusers ‘not sufficiently reliable’ for guilty verdict, jury told
Defence barrister for former DUP leader says jury of seven men and five women must ‘ignore the noise’ surrounding case
Loyalists who burn people out of their homes are firebombing their own political futures
Rioters focused their cruel fury on people of colour, whose ancestors were once fellow subjects of the crown
‘No reason’ why women who claim Jeffrey Donaldson sexually abused them would ‘lie’, court told
Prosecution barrister delivers closing arguments at former DUP leader’s sex offences trial in Newry
Racism being ‘promoted by people in serious leadership positions’ around the world, McAleese says
Former president compares AI to the ‘garbage’ people were fed by Church and State at the time she was growing up
US presidents’ trail could some day be ‘comparable with Wild Atlantic Way’, claims TD
Government establishing trail with native tree, information panel at each ancestral site, literary guides for adults and children
Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on
The newly wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but key evidence has since gone missing on both sides of Border
Defence closes case in Jeffrey Donaldson sex offences trial with no further witnesses called
Barrister for Eleanor Donaldson tells court wife of former DUP leader is ‘incapable of taking part’
Fine Gael’s blueprint for Irish unity will not be about ‘sloganeering’, Tánaiste says
Every party in Dáil favours a united Ireland and subject is not owned by Sinn Féin, says Simon Harris
Archbishop condemns ‘outrageous’ violence towards migrant communities in NI
Eamon Martin praises contribution of immigrants and says racism is a ‘grave sin’
Simon Harris announces ‘blueprint’ for Irish unity
Fine Gael leader says planning for constitutional change ‘must involve listening to all traditions’
Beware ideas which offer a pseudointellectual cover for racist rioting
A book coining the ugly phrase ‘suicidal empathy’ has been on the NYT bestseller list. At its heart is the idea that ‘misdirected’ empathy is destroying western civilisation
A visual timeline of how foreign agitators helped spark racist riots in Belfast
Notable co-ordination via ‘online social media activity’ from within North and ‘outside the island of Ireland’, say police
How did an attack in a nationalist part of Belfast lead to rioting in loyalist areas?
AI-generated images with the Union Jack and Irish Tricolour displayed side by side circulated on social media before this week’s riots, but loyalists were at the centre of the disturbances
Man and woman in court over disorder following Belfast knife attack
Man’s defence solicitor concedes there is a ‘degree of irony’ in his client being ‘anywhere near’ demonstrations
Jeffrey Donaldson denies meeting with accuser was to ‘nip in the bud’ abuse allegations
Former DUP leader tells court Christian minister was ‘mistaken in his recollection’ of 1990s meeting
PSNI reports ‘calmer’ night in North after disorder following knife attack
Anti-racism events organised in response to unrest, which began after Belfast stabbing
Inside court as Jeffrey Donaldson takes the stand
In the News podcast: ‘It just didn’t happen’ he tells court of sex abuse allegations
Belfast riots make it harder for mixed-race Irish to be hopeful
Dark times for those who believe in a society that respects the dignity and humanity of all people
Belfast unrest likened to the ‘worst of the Troubles’ before quieter Thursday night
PSNI chief blames ‘racist thugs’ for disorder as protests on Thursday limited to small, isolated groups blocking roads in the east of city
Jeffrey Donaldson says two women who accused him of sexual abuse are lying
Former DUP leader gives evidence in his defence at Newry trial
Focus on Border as entry point for asylum seekers after second night of riots in Belfast
Micheál Martin defends Common Travel Area but says issues need to be addressed
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