Northern Ireland

Newton Emerson and the charge Sinn Féin cannot be trusted in government

What your columnist lays bare is that Sinn Féin is a pragmatic party

Author Stephen Daly: ‘So little is acknowledged of the wounds people still carry from the past’

The YA author on his debut novel, the impact of the Belfast Agreement, and why queer voices are essential for young people finding their own identities

Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair

Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial

Cross-Border awards for businesses building North-South links return for second year

Prize open to those building commercial links between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

Kevin Phelan sentenced to seven years in prison for role in pension fraud scheme

Co Tyrone fraudster acted as land agent for Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien in property deals in England in the 1990s

Jeffrey Donaldson told alleged victim he would ‘pray’ for her and was ‘seeking help from God’, trial hears

Letter written by former DUP leader ‘felt like an apology’, woman says

SSE grew Irish revenue by 36% last year despite losing customers

Company reported ‘an acceleration’ in development of data centres, with energy sold to the sector in Ireland trebling

Time we followed Northern Ireland on legislating to outlaw foxhunting

Time for hunting with hounds to follow other bloodsports into the history books

Minister appointed vet found to have engaged in ‘intimidating’ behaviour to board

Former Northern Ireland chief veterinary officer Robert Huey to join board of Horse Sport Ireland

Who was Seamus Maguire and why was he murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles?

Catholic man last seen by his family in 1970s was added to the list of Disappeared in 2022

Michael O’Neill signs four-year contract extension to remain Northern Ireland manager

O’Neill was also offered a deal by Blackburn Rovers after leading them to safety in the Championship

Number of Catholics in PSNI has stalled and likely to fall further, MPs say

Threat from dissident Republicans blamed, with officers unable to tell family or friends about job

Investigating culvert where Noah Donohoe was found dead ‘not a priority’, inquest told

Inquest into death of schoolboy in Belfast in 2020 now in its 17th week

‘A momentous day’: Search begins for man believed ‘disappeared’ by IRA 50 years ago

Seamus Maguire (29), from Co Armagh, is believed to have been killed by republican paramilitary in 1976

Should Ireland copy the UK’s generational ban on smoking?

Debate: UK move seeks to balance personal freedom and benefits to individuals’ health and the common good

First search for Seamus Maguire, one of the Disappeared, to begin in Armagh

Maguire went missing in 1970s, but was not added to list of Disappeared until 2022

Séamas O’Reilly: ‘As I’ve grown older I’ve realised how formative the Troubles were’

Author’s debut novel, Prestige Drama, channels humour, anger and sadness in story about a TV show set during the Troubles

‘This could only happen in Ireland’: How a son’s death in New York has led to almost 2,500 grieving families being helped

Kevin Bell was 26 when he was killed in the US. Amid their grief, his parents created a unique organisation which continues to help people who’ve lost loved ones overseas

‘I couldn’t get an Irish passport. I felt I had this identity taken away’

The BBC broadcaster on how Brexit sent her searching for her Irish roots, reporting the Troubles in Belfast, and the ‘joy and privilege’ of hosting Round Britain Quiz

Jim McDowell obituary: Fearless Belfast journalist who took on drug dealers and paramilitaries

Larger-than-life former Northern editor of Sunday World never let up in seeking justice for murdered colleague and writing about paramilitaries’ criminality

Murder accused faces €860,000 Cab bill for unpaid taxes, court told

Jonathan Gill (44) is wanted in North in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor

Natalie McNally’s killer gave ‘incredible’ probation statements, sentencing hearing told

Stephen McCullagh (36) denied charge of murder but was found guilty earlier this year following a five-week trial

Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial to run alongside wife’s case

Eleanor Donaldson was ruled unfit to stand trial on the basis of medical evidence and will instead face ‘trial of the facts’

UK’s ‘generational ban’ on tobacco will give Dublin a headache

Effect will be to raise the current age limit of 18 by one year every year, until smoking dies out with the last of its adherents

‘Finally the victims will get justice’: Ex-teacher who abused 19 boys to be sentenced

Abuse by Patrick Sharkey spanned dates between 1970 and 1995 with 59 offences in relation to just one victim

Majority of people support Irish language, all-island survey finds

Irish Language Attitudes research is the longest running of its kind on attitudes towards the language

Communities come together for a few tunes as Charles and Camilla get a taste of a Belfast fleadh

First day of the couple’s visit to Northern Ireland sees king and queen join in with the bodhrán

Tattle Life: Couple are refused permission to appeal against losing £300k damages award

Neil and Donna Sands also fail to delay the lifting of a £1.8m worldwide asset freeze on the gossip website’s founder

Jeffrey Donaldson trial ‘on track’ to start next week, judge says

Trial, which was due to begin in March 2025, has been postponed twice due to deterioration in Eleanor Donaldson’s mental health

President’s sister among Irish people detained by Israel after Gaza aid boats intercepted

Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture

Kainos, one of Northern Ireland’s largest companies, increases headcount as revenues rise

Digital services group acquired Canadian peer company in September 2025

Belfastmen - An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation: Defiance, tenderness and interrupted clandestine encounters

Focus on individual tales the great strength of this book, as author details back stories and afterlives of those on trial and the consequences of exposure

Hundreds take part in protest demanding action on Lough Neagh environmental crisis

Lake, which supplies 40% of NI’s drinking water, has been blighted by noxious blue-green algae in recent years

Sue Divin: ‘Character, voice, plot, pace, authenticity – if a writer nails that, I’ll read their novel’

Author Sue Divin, who has a master’s in peace and conflict studies, helps to build peace at work and in fiction

Fianna Fáil responsible for many ‘significant developments’ over 100 years, Taoiseach says

Micheál Martin claims party will remain a signifiant presence in Irish politics despite a more fragmented landscape

Most Northern Ireland residents who voted for Brexit believe it has failed, poll finds

Despite dwindling support, Queens University study finds ‘leaver’ and ‘remainer’ identities are valued

Man guilty of attempt to murder police in Co Tyrone attack claimed by New IRA

Judge rejected suggestions of bomb attack being ‘elaborate incident to scare or terrorise’ police

The money demands of nationalist parties in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland could backfire

There is temptation for nationalist parties to blame their shortcomings on lack of money from London. But, this approach may suffer diminishing returns

Not ‘reasonably foreseeable’ someone would access culvert where Noah Donohoe’s body found

Official says he had never seen a death in such circumstances as those of boy (14)

Stormont votes to formally close botched ‘cash for ash’ green energy scheme

Design failure left applicants able to earn money by burning more wood pellets

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