PSNI officer who made Troubles commemoration event arrest did not respond ‘with sensitivity’Police watchdog inquiry centred on ‘unnecessary’ handcuffing at Sean Graham Bookmakers anniversaryMon Jan 27 2025 - 17:07
Kneecap crew react to Oscars disappointment: ‘We’ll have a few drinks’‘We will have a few drinks and dust ourselves down,’ says writer and director Rich PeppiattThu Jan 23 2025 - 19:39
Autopsy on Belfast man murdered in Spain shows he was stabbed before being shotThe remains of John George (37), who went missing in Spain before Christmas, were found in Rojales, near AlicanteWed Jan 22 2025 - 14:23
UK government refuses unionist request to use post-Brexit Stormont BrakeDUP leader Gavin Robinson accuses UK government of ‘surrendering to EU diktats’Mon Jan 20 2025 - 20:52
Low crime rate and ‘proper summers’ drawing police officers to AustraliaOfficers from An Garda Síochána are also being tempted by lifestyle and pay and conditionsFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Protesters opposed to gold mine in Tyrone seek assurances that cyanide will not be usedEnvironmental campaigners staged a protest outside the inquiry into a proposed mine near Greencastle in the Sperrin Mountains, carrying miniature coffins with the words ‘RIP Clean Air’Mon Jan 13 2025 - 17:04
‘It’s an ongoing torture for the families,’ says man leading search for North’s DisappearedJon Hill reveals investigators were contacted by people affected by Say Nothing, the Disney+ series that includes scenes portraying final hours of Jean McConville and Joe LynskeySat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Body of missing Belfast man believed to have been found in SpainJohn George (31) failed to return from a holiday in Alicante last monthTue Jan 07 2025 - 18:41
Nurses in North join call for emergency plan to tackle ED overcrowdingDirector of Royal College of Nursing (NI) believes Northern Ireland faring ‘slightly worse’ than RepublicMon Jan 06 2025 - 20:21
Influential Sinn Féin strategist Ted Howell dies aged 78Trusted adviser to Gerry Adams was a senior member of the party’s backroom team in negotiations that led to the Belfast AgreementFri Jan 03 2025 - 20:58
Family of Belfast man missing in Spain urge PSNI to take more ‘proactive’ roleJohn George was last in contact with family on December 14th from the south of SpainFri Jan 03 2025 - 17:09
Family of GAA official Seán Brown say decision to challenge ruling ordering inquiry into his sectarian killing ‘shameful’Belfast High Court judge had found UK government remains in breach of a human rights duty to investigate the full extent of state collusion in the May 1997 murderFri Jan 03 2025 - 00:01
Seanad bid by Conor Murphy a large blow to Sinn Féin’s Stormont operationRegarded as a shoo-in for the Seanad post, the current economy minister will quit his job in the Assembly once electedMon Dec 30 2024 - 16:34
Sinn Féin Stormont minister Conor Murphy to run for Seanad next monthSurprise announcement would see Economy Minister depart from post if electedMon Dec 30 2024 - 14:36
House prices prompt growing number of young professionals to live in Newry while commuting to DublinPost-pandemic remote working, cheaper rents and a lower cost of living are among the reasons for Southern-based workers to rent or buy in the townSat Dec 28 2024 - 06:00
Spanish firm rescues Belfast’s shipyard Harland & WolffCompany’s last two owners have gone bust twice in the past five years, leading to concerns about the yard’s futureThu Dec 19 2024 - 15:08
PSNI officer charged with conspiring to pervert course of justiceProsecution is linked to events on Ormeau Road in Belfast in February 2021Wed Dec 18 2024 - 14:12
Police targeting of Belfast journalists exposes ‘lack of legal safeguards’ for press freedom Tribunal ruling on Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey underscores need to protect press freedom and confidential journalistic sourcesTue Dec 17 2024 - 15:54
PSNI confirms investigation into alleged incident among Armagh All-Ireland squad in USReport made regarding incident believed to have occurred while team was on celebratory holidayMon Dec 09 2024 - 13:57
Cavan-Monaghan: story of the countLine-up remains the same with two Sinn Féin, two Fianna Fáil and one Fine Gael returnedTue Dec 03 2024 - 11:25
Cavan-Monaghan: Matt Carthy (SF)Birmingham-born father-of-five is a former Sinn Féin press officerTue Dec 03 2024 - 10:48
Cavan-Monaghan: Niamh Smyth (FF)Former art teacher steeped in Fianna Fáil historyTue Dec 03 2024 - 10:46
Cavan-Monaghan: David Maxwell (FG)The 58-year-old father-of-two has been an undertaker for 15 yearsTue Dec 03 2024 - 10:43
‘I felt really invaded’: Spiking victim calls for new law in Britain to be extended to Northern IrelandFrustrated by the PSNI’s lack of response to a spiking incident, Tanya Kearns is lobbying Stormont for legislative changeSun Dec 01 2024 - 06:00
Search for Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey not linked to Troubles drama, says investigatorGrave in the village of Annyalla in Co Monaghan exhumed by team of experts searching for ‘disappeared’ victim Joe LynskeyWed Nov 27 2024 - 19:42
Inside Sinn Féin in the North: How it has moved from crisis to war footing for the ROI general electionThe party, rocked by fallout from child sex offences against former press officer Michael McMonagle, is facing internal calls to professionalise and shed its siege mentalityMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
‘No mercy’ shown by former Belfast Christian Brother to abuse victims, judge tells courtJudge was responding to request for leniency for Paul Dunleavy (88) on grounds of age ahead of sentencing for historic child sex offencesFri Nov 22 2024 - 13:38
North’s sports minister has ‘no objection’ to attending GAA match amid row over Casement fundingDUP minister Gordon Lyons plays down reports of ‘tetchy’ meeting with GAA president Jarlath BurnsWed Nov 20 2024 - 17:18
Sister of German backpacker murdered in North in 1988 has ‘hope’ fresh inquest will bring answersKilling of Inga Maria Hauser (18) remains one of Northern Ireland’s most high-profile unsolved murdersMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:57
Murdered showjumper Katie Simpson was ‘stolen’ from family says father as watchdog criticises policeJonathan Creswell, the partner of Ms Simpson’s sister, was only arrested on suspicion of murder a year after her deathTue Nov 12 2024 - 20:11
Horrific crimes of ‘catfish’ Alexander McCartney exposed by bravery of 12-year-old girlBBC documentary features interviews with three of McCartney’s victimsMon Nov 11 2024 - 16:38
Brexit survey: most voters in Northern Ireland back retaining trade deal but hardline unionists strongly opposedSurvey finds Windsor Framework rules, under which the North continues to follow some EU laws on goods, backed by majority in North as Assembly vote loomsThu Nov 07 2024 - 00:01
Taoiseach and Tánaiste congratulate Trump on his victory while Bacik describes result as a ‘disaster’US election: ‘Ireland will work to deepen and strengthen the historic and unbreakable bonds between our people and our nations’ - HarrisWed Nov 06 2024 - 10:48
Pipe bomb attack near Derry home of former Sinn Féin official convicted of child sex offencesSex offender Michael McMonagle is believed to have been the intended targetTue Nov 05 2024 - 16:39
‘No criminal offences’ detected by PSNI in messages sent by Sinn Féin’s JJ Magee Police service confirms review conducted after force received report regarding inappropriate messagesMon Nov 04 2024 - 19:33
Profile: JJ Magee, Sinn FéinThe party member’s cross-community work to ease sectarian tensions has raised his media profile in recent yearsMon Nov 04 2024 - 16:45
The horrific online crimes of Alexander McCartney, and the questions they raise for the PSNIFormer computer science student sentenced to life in prison with minimum of 20 years is suspected of targeting ‘many, many more’ young victimsFri Oct 25 2024 - 17:30
Sinn Féin employee resigns after incident that led to damage of DUP portrait in Belfast City HallThe party confirmed the move in a statement, saying it had notified the PSNI after event took place over weekendMon Oct 21 2024 - 21:32
Amnesty accuses UK of betraying victims over Troubles-era crimesHuman rights group urges Government to continue fighting Legacy Act legislationMon Oct 21 2024 - 19:17
McDonald to make ‘unequivocal’ apology in Dáil to teenager who received inappropriate texts SF leader confirms she will correct Dáil record after ex-party member confirms he was 16, not 17 when messages were sentMon Oct 21 2024 - 17:50
The quiet campaigner: Geraldine Finucane on her 35-year fight for justice for her husband PatThe wife of Pat Finucane has always been intensely private. At 74, she reflects on life as she and her family prepare for a public inquiry into his murderSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00
Man arrested over murder of Mary Ward in Belfast tracked down by gardaí after travelling to DublinMary Ward (22) discovered six days after her death when police called to her Belfast home about unrelated matterThu Oct 10 2024 - 13:23
Northern Ireland has become a dangerous place to live if you are a womanMary Ward killing highlights issue of femicide in the NorthWed Oct 09 2024 - 20:08
Man arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of Mary Ward in BelfastMary Ward (22) died six days before police called to her home on an unrelated matter and discovered her body, PSNI confirmsWed Oct 09 2024 - 19:14
McDonald directs ‘overhaul’ of Sinn Féin governanceMove comes after party press officers provided references for ex-colleague convicted of child sex offencesTue Oct 08 2024 - 02:00
Overhaul of Sinn Féin governance promised by Mary Lou McDonald as reference controversy grows Michelle O’Neill apologises on behalf of Sinn Féin to the Northern Ireland Assembly over references provided for child sex offender Michael McMonagleMon Oct 07 2024 - 18:11
Michael McMonagle controversy timeline from 2021 arrest to Sinn Féin apologyFormer Sinn Féin press officer was suspended from his job following arrest but then received references from Sinn Féin figures for British Heart Foundation roleMon Oct 07 2024 - 16:41
New SDLP leader Claire Hanna: ‘We are extremely limited by being a part of the UK. It feels like a straitjacket’Colum Eastwood’s successor talks about family, Sinn Féin, sectarian challenges, misogyny, and her ambitions for a united IrelandSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
