Tributes paid to Glenn Barr, former UDA leader who worked for reconciliationLoyalist, with other UDA leaders, met leading politicians in Washington in 1979 for talks about independence for Northern IrelandTue Oct 24 2017 - 14:09
PSNI launches recruitment drive for 300 new police officersDeputy chief constable Drew Harris says applications welcome ‘across all sections of community’Mon Oct 23 2017 - 13:52
Peace process took serious toll on UUPParty cut to shadow of former self but some claim it is too early to write its obituaryMon Oct 23 2017 - 01:00
UUP leader calls for ‘voluntary coalition of the willing’Robin Swann sick of progress in North being held up because one party ‘being swung by the tail’Sun Oct 22 2017 - 22:10
PSNI chief constable rejects criminality and misconduct allegationsSenior officers not suspended or standing down during police ombudsman’s inquiryFri Oct 20 2017 - 01:00
Michelle O’Neill ‘was ready’ to make deal to restore Stormont ExecutiveSenior Sinn Féin party figures blocked leader from securing agreement, Government sources sayWed Oct 18 2017 - 01:00
Bill Clinton predicts restoration of Stormont after meeting leadersFormer US president held separate meetings with Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill in BelfastTue Oct 17 2017 - 17:13
Varadkar says EU willing to ‘bend rules’ for North over BrexitTaoiseach warns wrong Brexit decisions threaten peace and prosperity in IrelandTue Oct 17 2017 - 01:00
Hurricane Ophelia: How is it impacting on your area?Cork begins to assess damage as red warning remains in operation throughout the countryMon Oct 16 2017 - 21:27
Storm Ophelia causes significant disruption in Northern Ireland18,500 homes left without power, schools forced to close and Stormont talks postponedMon Oct 16 2017 - 20:18
Varadkar and May urge DUP and Sinn Féin to settle differencesTwo main Northern parties still incapable of ending deadlock over Irish languageMon Oct 16 2017 - 18:45
Hurricane Ophelia forces Bill Clinton to cancel Belfast meetingBritish army on standby should it be required to deal with weather emergenciesMon Oct 16 2017 - 13:33
Stormont restoration talks reach do-or-die momentAnalysis: Positive mood suggests Sinn Féin and DUP will strike Assembly dealSat Oct 14 2017 - 01:00
Obstacles remain to deal, say Sinn Féin and BrokenshireWestminster readies to allow for Stormont reinstatement if deal reachedThu Oct 12 2017 - 21:57
Irish mother’s car crash death being treated as murderThree people arrested over crash in Fermanagh which PSNI believes involved two carsThu Oct 12 2017 - 21:44
Murder inquiry begins after body of woman dead ‘since 2015’ foundPSNI detectives question man aged 23 over death of 68-year-old Marie ConlonThu Oct 12 2017 - 20:04
Collapse of UVF supergrass inquiry proves system a waste of time and moneyKiller Gary Haggarty’s case latest in long list of failuresThu Oct 12 2017 - 07:55
Guarded optimism of breakthrough in DUP-Sinn Féin talksCoveney says negotiations at a ‘sensitive’ stage with possibility of deal by weekendWed Oct 11 2017 - 21:13
Thirteen suspects in ‘supergrass’ case will not face trialEvidence of loyalist paramilitary Gary Haggarty will not be used against groupWed Oct 11 2017 - 14:28
North’s Public Prosecution Service told to improveReports assesses PPS performance in wake of its mishandling of Maíria Cahill rape claimsTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
Coveney and Brokenshire try to ‘edge’ DUP and Sinn Féin towards a dealNorthern Secretary said some progress made but ‘clear differences’ remainMon Oct 09 2017 - 19:42
Irish and British governments expect to hear if Sinn Féin-DUP deal is onNorth’s two main parties trying to resolve differences over proposed Irish language actMon Oct 09 2017 - 00:01
Northern Ireland’s march continues despite German humblingThe local side were no match for the world champions but should still make play-offsThu Oct 05 2017 - 22:12
Politicians in North urged to recapture spirit of civil rights movementPeople of different traditions ‘can be united by our common rights’, SDLP leader saysThu Oct 05 2017 - 20:59
Talks between DUP and Sinn Féin at ‘critical’ stage, says O’NeillWith proper political will, agreement could be reached ‘in days’, says Sinn Féin NI leaderWed Oct 04 2017 - 21:50
Prince William praises work of NI emergency services on Belfast visitDuke of Cambridge highlights efforts of mental health charityWed Oct 04 2017 - 16:03
North’s parties present united face against sectarianismPoliticians condemn threats against Catholic familiesMon Oct 02 2017 - 19:39
Paramilitary threats forced 52 PSNI officers to move homeThe effects on officers and their families can be psychological and also financialTue Sept 12 2017 - 01:00
How a paramilitary threat turned an officer’s life upside downForced from their home, a PSNI officer describes the ordeal he and his family faceTue Sept 12 2017 - 01:00
‘He is vain to an extraordinary degree,’ says Adams’s biographerMalachi O’Doherty says Sinn Féin leader one of world’s most successful politiciansMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Investment and business goodwill ‘atrophying’ over Brexit, says Belfast lawyerBusiness in North is sluggish, while jobs are being lost due to lack of clarity and coherenceThu Sept 07 2017 - 21:30
Britain proposing a ‘telepathic’ rather than ‘frictionless’ BorderFormer northern secretary warns UK Brexit policy opens back door to ‘Jihadi entryism’Tue Sept 05 2017 - 01:07
Brokenshire says window for deal closing rapidlyBritish and Irish governments trying to establish merits of resuming talksMon Sept 04 2017 - 19:01
Call for independent mediator to help North talks impasseJames Brokenshire meeting five main Northern Ireland parties at StormontMon Sept 04 2017 - 14:19
The Northern question: is there any point in fresh talks?The British and Irish governments have a difficult decision to makeSat Sept 02 2017 - 01:00
Unionists have ‘nothing to fear from Irish language’, says DUP leaderArlene Foster links return of Stormont to movement on language and culture issuesThu Aug 31 2017 - 21:51
Foster to ask if Sinn Féin serious about making Stormont workAdams insists SF has ‘repeatedly demonstrated commitment to political institutions’Thu Aug 31 2017 - 11:18
Third person arrested in connection with Nama inquiryBritish crime agency investigating sale of Nama’s NI property portfolio for £1.2 billionThu Aug 31 2017 - 02:00
Coveney meets NI leaders in push to restore ExecutiveMinister visiting North to sound out SF and DUP on prospect of ending stalemateTue Aug 29 2017 - 15:28
Belfast actor turns teenage turmoil into play on masculinityMy Left Nut’s lesson? ‘Young males need to talk, to open up – don’t keep things bottled up’Tue Aug 29 2017 - 01:00
Brokenshire to query North’s leaders on prospects for Stormont talksMood downbeat as parties decide whether to return to formal negotiationsSun Aug 27 2017 - 20:25
Northwest floods: Cost of clean-up likely to run into millionsPoliticians question the ‘preparedness’ of statutory bodies after storm devastationWed Aug 23 2017 - 21:53
Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding plead not guilty to rape chargesIreland rugby internationals charged with raping the same woman in June last yearWed Aug 23 2017 - 13:11
Vulnerable prisoners at risk in Maghaberry, says watchdogBrendan McGuigan calls for action to tackle level of suicide and self-harm at NI prisonTue Aug 22 2017 - 00:01
Irish and British governments want to inject fresh ’dynamic’ to talksSimon Coveney and James Brokenshire try to chart way to restore powersharingMon Aug 21 2017 - 12:49
Britain’s Brexit border proposals are ‘delusional’, Sinn Féin saysDUP welcomes UK government’s paper as ‘constructive’ with ‘plenty of ideas’Wed Aug 16 2017 - 14:08
Britain rules out Irish Sea border but wants no customs posts in IrelandUK sets out position on Border in key document ahead of BrexitWed Aug 16 2017 - 12:45
UK wants to rule out North-South customs posts after BrexitBorder posts ‘completely unacceptable to the UK’, department position paper statesWed Aug 16 2017 - 01:00
British government stands over plan for ‘light touch’ BorderSinn Féin and SDLP describe Brexit proposals as ‘unworkable’ and ‘back-of-envelope’Tue Aug 15 2017 - 00:01
Britain to press for customs Border with RepublicPosition paper to focus on making Border as ‘seamless and frictionless as possible’Mon Aug 14 2017 - 01:00
