Clinton arrives in Derry to pay tribute to John Hume‘I want to thank you for honouring my great friend’ for peace process role, says ex-US presidentWed Mar 05 2014 - 15:04
Raids on suspected illegal animal slaughtering plants in south ArmaghPoliticians warn that any undermining of agrifood industry could be “catastrophic”Tue Mar 04 2014 - 08:39
Family call for body of one of Ballymurphy victims to be exhumedCoroner also investigating if Bloody Sunday soldiers were involved in Ballymurphy killingsMon Mar 03 2014 - 16:12
Some republicans on the run warned never to returnA new row could erupt over jail threats hanging over some on-the-runsFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Claims that unionists should have known about dealNumber of references to on-the-runs in past 10 yearsFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
NI Assembly to hold crisis meeting on immunity dealOnly suspected former republicans given non-prosecution commitmentsThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:01
Pressure on Cameron to defuse bomb rowFormula needed to placate unionism without annoying republicansThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Apology by PSNI for Hyde Park bomb errorPolice service wrongly told suspect John Downey he was not wanted over 1982 bombing and he successfully challenged his prosecutionWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:02
Witness claims priest sexually assaulted her several timesPriest’s statement to abuse inquiry denies allegationsWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Nun denies that she inflicted severe punishment on boysHistorical institutional inquiry hears of conflicting evidence from witness and from nunTue Feb 25 2014 - 15:00
Cross-Border penalty points system put on holdLegal complexities stalling all-island project which was due to be introduced this yearSun Feb 23 2014 - 16:34
Minister of Justice maintains position on PSNI chief constable appointment rules proposalFirst Minister, Deputy First Minister and policing board oppose changesWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Belfast principal to take over as head of Ampleforth CollegeDavid Lambon “delighted” by his appointment to one of England’s leading Catholic schoolsTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Britain not ‘dashing’ to quit EU, Villiers tells Belfast summitLib Dem MP warns of ‘nightmare scenario’ of Scottish independence and UK leaving EuropeFri Feb 14 2014 - 06:31
Theresa Villiers welcomes State’s economic recoveryNI Secretary hails knock-on benefits for Northern IrelandWed Feb 12 2014 - 22:15
Failure to order inquiry on Finucane killing ‘cruel’: AmnestyFull truth behind murder yet to emerge, says late Northern Ireland solicitor’s sonWed Feb 12 2014 - 12:53
Witnesses tell inquiry about abuse by nunsNorth’s inquiry told how experiences at Derry homes damaged residents’ livesTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Sweetly staged Sinn Féin ardfheis low on drama at Wexford Opera HouseAnalysis: Gerry Adams did not live up to the hype but did enough to boost the party’s pre-election moodMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
McGuinness tells Sinn Fein Ardfheis that unionist ‘rejectionists’ holding back progressDeputy First Minister offers to speak to dissidents about abandoning violenceSat Feb 08 2014 - 10:38
Presbyterian moderator says politicians must find way of dealing with past‘A wife, whether it’s the wife of an IRA terrorist or of an RUC policeman, will suffer’Wed Feb 05 2014 - 22:11
Judge (48) sorry for ‘foolish’ neknomination videoRosemary Watters to be investigated after being filmed downing shot at family partyWed Feb 05 2014 - 18:01
Failure to endorse Haass ‘has damaged Northern Ireland’Archbishop Eamon Martin says confidence in politics to resolve problems underminedTue Feb 04 2014 - 20:21
Haass’s modest proposals remain stuck while DUP calculates the electoral risksOpinion: It is difficult to get a coherent position from Unionists on what exactly is bothering themTue Feb 04 2014 - 00:01
Leaders clash over claims Lynch government helped create IRAMicheál Martin and Peter Robinson square up during web debate on 1970 Arms CrisisMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Call for ‘independent trawl’ of Arms Crisis filesSon of a former Army head of intelligence officer Col Michael Hefferon seeks new investigationMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
North’s AG queries ruling against owners who banned gay couple from guesthouseJohn Larkin says Supreme Court argument failed to understand orthodox Christian positionFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Tommy Bowe captured in ‘meloncholy’ mood by artistSurrealistic portrayal ‘intriguing’, says Ireland wingerWed Jan 29 2014 - 11:00
Paisley jnr’s future not affected by father’s claims - RobinsonFirst Minister and Deputy First Minister again disagree over Haass proposalsThu Jan 23 2014 - 14:18
North’s chief constable Baggott to stand down in SeptemberMost senior PSNI officer is not seeking extension to his five-year contractWed Jan 22 2014 - 15:17
Irish bid to host 2023 Rugby World Cup gathers momentumMinisters from Dublin and Belfast met in Armagh today to look into bringing the tournament to IrelandWed Jan 22 2014 - 14:01
Nuncio welcomes Embassy decisionFirst papal envoy to deliver an address in a Protestant cathedralWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:01
No resignation ultimatum given to Paisley in 2008 by senior party colleagues, DUP saysIn BBC documentary Paisley said in February 2008 Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds told him he must resignWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Paisley says senior figures in DUP conspired to remove him from leadership‘Anything that was done in getting me out was done behind backs’Tue Jan 21 2014 - 07:58
DUP says allegation that government assisted in creation of Provisional IRA must be investigatedSmithwick report should be catalyst for wider inquiry in South, urges DUP justice spokesman Paul GivanTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:01
DUP ‘saddened’ Paisley has damaged his political record‘In his later years as party leader many colleagues shielded his frailty from public view’Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:01
Paisley told Blair you ‘fool’ after conversion to CatholicismFormer DUP leader criticised then British prime minister over 2007 conversionMon Jan 20 2014 - 07:58
Paisley ‘heartbroken’ over exit from churchWife says she believes incident caused his ill-healthMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Governments may have to ‘intervene’ on Haass - TánaisteUlster Unionist leader says Gilmore’s comments not helpfulSun Jan 19 2014 - 18:35
Robinson accuses McGuinness of speaking like a ‘dictator’First Minister says deputy’s ‘irrational’ comments undermine prospects of agreementFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:19
McGuinness accuses DUP and UUP of ‘dancing to the tune of extremists’SDLP leader says Ian Paisley must not be allowed to rewrite historyWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Northern party leaders meet to discuss if any way forward on Haass documentDivisions over the proposals on parades, flags and the past highlighted in Assembly debate and votesTue Jan 14 2014 - 00:59
Adams urges clear response to proposalsNorth’s parties should not fudge Haass initiative, says Sinn Féin presidentFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:00
Haass hopes public will persuade Northern parties to back planIrish, British and US governments to maintain pressure on partiesThu Jan 02 2014 - 09:02
Missed opportunity of signing pact leaves DUP with questions to answerDr Haass’s paper contains impressive, progressive but modest proposalsThu Jan 02 2014 - 07:36
Draft peace plan for Northern Ireland published onlineBlueprint was drawn up by former US diplomat Richard HaassWed Jan 01 2014 - 11:08
‘Haassled’ diplomat joins long list of those who’ve failed to get NI parties to agreeAnalysis: Despite his best efforts, US negotiator just couldn’t get deal over the lineTue Dec 31 2013 - 11:09
Haass hoping for late talks breakthroughSeventh draft of proposals put to North parties after they fail to reach consensusMon Dec 30 2013 - 23:16
White House urges NI parties to reach agreementHaass warns against absolutism in intense push for Northern deal todayMon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00
Northern Ireland’s protests, parades and past – and a party president with no plans to go awayIt was a bad year for Gerry Adams, but the North has experienced many much worse yearsSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Haass decides a deal before New Year’s Eve is possibleUS diplomat and Meghan O’Sullivan to return for more negotiations tomorrowFri Dec 27 2013 - 06:40
