Robinson rejects Alliance criticism over sectarianismTHE NORTH’S First Minister, Peter Robinson, has rejected criticism from Alliance Party leader David Ford about his and Deputy…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Nationalists not subject to 'pogrom' in 1920s BelfastTHE NOTION that the nationalist community in Belfast during the 1920s was subjected to a pogrom does not stand up, it was argued…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Nine-day-old baby reported missing off Belfast ferryTHERE WERE fears for the life of a baby late last night after two people were seen falling from a Stena Line ferry as it headed…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Abuse victim fears for healing while Brady remains primateBRENDAN BOLAND, a victim of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, has said he fears no healing is possible for him while Cardinal …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness blames Vatican for 'major failing'THE NORTH’S Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has said the “major failing that exists in the Catholic Church resides …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Wild weather shrugged off as runners and records fly in Belfast marathonRAIN AND cold winds did not ruin the day for 21,000 runners who participated in different aspects of yesterday’s Belfast marathon…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
'I am a daily Mass-goer and all this hurts like hell'“THERE IS too much Churchianity in the Catholic Church and not enough Christianity,” said Mary O Vallely outside St Patrick’s…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Cardinal unfit for job he holds, says Smyth sex abuse victimVICTIM'S REACTION: THE “PENNY dropped” for Brendan Boland when he was just shy of his 14th birthday at Christmas 1974Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
US trip after prison escape was propaganda coup, lecture toldÉamon de Valera’s visit to the US after he escaped from prison in 1919 caused “consternation” for the British and was a major…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Abuse inquiry criticism no resigning matter - BradyTHE CATHOLIC primate, Cardinal Seán Brady, has said he is not contemplating resignation as a result of criticisms over how he…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Cardinal claims BBC exaggerated his role in inquiry into sex abuseCARDINAL SEÁN Brady has criticised elements of a BBC documentary about clerical child sex abuse and complained that it “deliberately…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Report says 22% living in povertyMore than a fifth of people in Northern Ireland, 22 per cent, were living in poverty when the effects of recession were peaking…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Details of abuse heard by Brady not acted on, says victimA VICTIM of serial child sex abuser Fr Brendan Smyth has claimed how information he gave to a Catholic Church inquiry team, which…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Details of abuse given to inquiry, says victimA VICTIM of late paedophile priest Brendan Smyth has stated he gave information to a Catholic Church inquiry team that included…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
The youngest Everest Irishman?Next summer, an A-level student from Belfast is hoping to become the youngest Irish person to reach the top of Mount Everest, …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
SF questions need for Northern Ireland OfficeTHERE IS now a serious need to question whether the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the position of Northern Secretary held…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Security operations thwarting dissidentsTHE GARDA, PSNI and MI5 have thwarted many dissident operations in the past two years, according to senior security sources.Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
De Valera, Dillon's 'jaundiced' view of women's suffragePOLITICIANS Éamon de Valera and John Dillon had a jaundiced view of the women’s suffrage movement, historians recounted at a …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
God particle discovery due within monthsA WEST Belfast-born engineer who is director of accelerators and technology at the Cern particle physics laboratory in Geneva…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
President urges fostering of reconciliation during decade of centenariesTHE OPPORTUNITY to foster reconciliation and deepen mutual understanding provided by the current decade of centenaries should…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Hain's lawyer questions if legal action over remarks is lawfulA LAWYER representing former Northern secretary Peter Hain has stated that the British Labour MP disputes “absolutely” that critical…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Scientist leading search for IRA victim appeals for informationTHE FORENSIC scientist leading the search in Co Monaghan for the remains of one of the Disappeared, Columba McVeigh, has appealed…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Alliance chief critical of parties in ExecutiveALLIANCE LEADER David Ford has questioned the commitment of the other four parties in the Northern Executive to a shared future…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Priest at centre of gay images storm granted temporary leaveA CATHOLIC priest embroiled in controversy over the display of gay pornographic images has taken temporary leave from his duties…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says ratifying treaty in Ireland's interestIT IS unequivocally in the interests of all the people of Ireland that the European fiscal treaty is ratified, Taoiseach Enda…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Driver hurt as brick thrown at trainA train driver suffered minor injuries to his eye when a brick dropped from a bridge near Belfast smashed through the window …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Northern chamber of commerce celebrates 230th anniversaryTHE NORTHERN Ireland Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 230th anniversary last night with a gala dinner at the new Titanic Belfast…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Police suspect arson in fatal fire at flatsPOLICE NOW believe that a fire that claimed the lives of a Co Tyrone mother and her daughter was started deliberatelyWed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
McLaughlin criticises IRA 'practice or policy'THE IRA’s “practice or policy” of burying some of its victims and refusing to disclose where the bodies were located was “wrong…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
A toast to Fermanagh's ghost of the 'Titanic'MURIEL MARTIN and her daughter Lorna are on holidays from Australia retracing the route of the Titanic from Belfast to Southampton…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Six held after Real IRA warns of police attacksSix men were being questioned by detectives in Derry after a dissident republican Easter event when a masked man said that the…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
SF leaders want republicans to reach out to unionistsSINN FÉIN leaders Martin McGuinness and Declan Kearney used Easter Sunday addresses to urge republicans to reach out to unionists…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Belfast fire: baby dropped to safety by mother in burning houseA 14-MONTH-OLD baby was dropped to safety from a burning house (above) after a suspected arson attack in the loyalist Rathcoole…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
On 86th birthday Paisley pledges to keep writingTHE REV Ian Paisley celebrated his 86th birthday yesterday by announcing plans to continue his career as a newspaper columnist…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
PSNI suspends officers over text messagesTHE PSNI has suspended four police officers as it carries out an investigation into alleged sectarian and racist text messaging…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
The beacon of west Belfast, a shelter in both Troubles and Blitz, shines againClonard Church, where Fr Alec Reid hosted Hume and Adams, has been restoredFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Trust criticised in baby death reportTHE NORTH’S Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority has complained that the Belfast Health Trust should have been quicker…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
New police ombudsman was critic of predecessorTHE MAN who issued a damning report about the office of the police ombudsman Al Hutchinson has been appointed by First Minister…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Father and daughter 'critical' after shooting in north BelfastA FATHER and his daughter were critically ill in hospital last night after they were shot in an attack in north Belfast.Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Mike Nesbitt elected UUP leader with landslide winFORMER UTV news anchorman Mike Nesbitt was elected new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party on Saturday.Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Belfast's Titanic efforts pay offTitanic Belfast is seeking to balance its opening celebration with a mindfulness of lives lostSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Two men convicted of murdering PSNI officerFORMER SINN Féin councillor Brendan McConville (40) and John Paul Wootton (20) were yesterday convicted of the “callous and cowardly…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
A major achievement for the PSNI in putting up thorough and credible caseANALYSIS: The PSNI sought to tell dissidents there is a price to pay for causing murder and despairSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Leaner all-island economy vital, says KennyALL-ISLAND ACTION is needed to eliminate waste and reduce duplication in the public services, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
UUP leadership hopeful delivers sonULSTER UNIONIST Party leadership contender John McCallister helped add to the population of the island yesterday by acting as…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Figurehead launched at world's largest Titanic museumA statue called Titanica, symbolising hope and positive renewal, was officially dedicated yesterday on the plaza of the new Titanic…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Nesbitt or McCallister? UUP prepares to elect first non-Orange leaderTHE ULSTER Unionist Party will elect its 15th leader in Belfast on SaturdayTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Republican revolutionaries 'followed Carson's example'THE ULSTER unionist campaign against the 1912 Home Rule Bill led by Lord Edward Carson served the interests of violent republicanism…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Balmoral agriculture show looks set to wind up in former Maze PrisonThe Balmoral Show – the North’s equivalent of the Dublin Spring Show – seems set to move to the old Maze Prison site after 116…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Whole island to bask in glow of Olympic torch relayIN LESS than three months’ time some 600 people on both sides of the Border will be limbering up to carry the London 2012 Olympic…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
