Making sense of Brexit firebrand Steve Baker’s uncharacteristic apologyTory MP offers a change of tone but his new job at the Northern Ireland office is unlikely to diminish his zealotry significantly, observers saySat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
‘The read out on Steve Baker is that he is that rare Tory politician’: Can new NI Secretary break Stormont deadlock?Staunch Brexiteer apologised for failing to understand Irish Government’s concerns during Brexit negotiationsTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
Man shot dead in Belfast social club named as Sean Fox (49)Murder investigation underway as MP describes attack in packed bar as ‘totally barbaric’Mon Oct 03 2022 - 11:10
SDLP and Fianna Fáil to continue ‘regular discussions’ amid reports of splitMore than 200 SDLP delegates were told by party leader Colum Eastwood that the party needed to move forward by ‘standing on its own two feet’Thu Sept 29 2022 - 18:12
UK has shown willingness for ‘serious dialogue’ on NI protocol — CoveneyMichel Barnier calls on Liz Truss to ‘seize this window of opportunity to build better relations’ with EUWed Sept 28 2022 - 19:16
In Northern Ireland, signs of hope are finally emerging on protocol impasseBusinesses in the North note a pragmatism emerging but are dismayed that Stormont deadlock could continue until next Easter after possible visit by US president Joe BidenTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:00
‘I don’t feel threatened that there’s more of them’: Locals react to NI census For the first time, Catholics outnumber Protestants in the North, but what do people on the street think?Thu Sept 22 2022 - 21:05
New bus service for Catholic students attending school in loyalist area of BelfastMove welcomed by Sinn Féin and DUP politicians following concerns about safetyThu Sept 22 2022 - 00:01
‘I don’t mean to sound cold, but it means nothing to me’: Queen’s funeral goes unnoticed at republican clubQueen's funeral goes under the radar at republican Felons Club in West BelfastMon Sept 19 2022 - 22:14
Widespread closures in Northern Ireland for queen’s funeralUnexpected bank holiday will see shops, schools and GP surgeries shut in Northern Ireland for queen's funeralSun Sept 18 2022 - 20:24
Crowds turn out in rain to witness ‘moment in history’ at Hillsborough CastleSDLP and Sinn Féin absent from event Mary Lou McDonald suggests is intended intended for ‘those whose political allegiance is to the British Crown’Sun Sept 11 2022 - 18:29
‘I don’t think any favours will be done for Northern Ireland by Liz Truss’As the third Northern Secretary in three months, Chris Heaton-Harris, arrives in the Tyrone town, locals voice their low expectations of help from WestminsterThu Sept 08 2022 - 20:21
New Northern Secretary provides assurances on financial supports as he makes first visit to North Chris Heaton-Harris will meet Sinn Féin and the DUP for discussions on restoration of the Assembly and the protocolThu Sept 08 2022 - 12:17
Sinn Féin Northern leader Michelle O’Neill seeks urgent meeting with Liz Truss First Minister designate calls for end to pandering to the DUP and ‘change of tack from British government’Mon Sept 05 2022 - 18:52
‘Even putting GAA and east Belfast together in the same sentence - what it spoke to me was a future of hope and change’East Belfast GAA has had loyalist threats and even a pipe bomb on the grounds, but its cross-community ethos is beginning to bear fruitSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
October Stormont election if parties do not engage, Northern secretary saysShailesh Vara urges all parties to work together to form a powersharing executive and ‘address the issues that matter most to people’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 21:00
Derry boys drowned at ‘a beautiful time in their lives, filled with hopes and dreams’, funeral toldReuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, both aged 16, died after getting into difficulty at Enagh Lough on Monday eveningFri Sept 02 2022 - 16:48
Teenage boys who drowned in Derry lake described as ‘best friends who did everything together’A joint funeral will be held on Friday for Ruven Joshy and Jopu SebastianTue Aug 30 2022 - 12:45
Back-to-school costs: ‘I was able to get my child’s uniform for free. I cried my eyes out with relief’A new pop-up shop in Belfast is offering a lifeline to parents struggling to meet huge back-to-school costsMon Aug 15 2022 - 04:00
‘We’re dreading the electric bill’: More than 50 takeaways in North close in a month as costs soar‘Tidal wave’ of increased utility bills, high produce costs and drop in customers putting pressure on shop ownersMon Aug 08 2022 - 02:00
DUP blocks third attempt to elect Stormont speakerSinn Féin vice-president describes boycott as ‘unforgivable’, while SDLP MLA calls unionist stance ‘preposterous’Wed Aug 03 2022 - 11:55
North’s political leaders urged to meet ‘quietly and privately’ to resolve differencesAppeal made during special Stormont sitting to pay tribute to late former first minister and Belfast Agreement architect David TrimbleTue Aug 02 2022 - 20:57
Mourners at David Trimble’s funeral hear of determined leader who left an enduring legacyCall made at David Trimble's funeral for current party leaders to show ‘courage, pragmatism and generosity of spirit’Mon Aug 01 2022 - 14:42
‘I hadn’t planned on being a politician. I genuinely didn’t. I always wanted to write’SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole is ready to lead the Opposition at Stormont and has won the respect of rivals even though he’s not a natural politicianSat Jul 30 2022 - 05:00
Pádraigín Drinan gave a voice to all those who suffered trauma, funeral hearsBelfast human rights lawyer (75) died at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Saturday after suffering a cardiac seizureThu Jul 28 2022 - 18:05
Mixed feelings about David Trimble among Garvaghy Road residents‘I suppose he couldn’t be seen to be speaking to us because we were easily identifiable as nationalists’Tue Jul 26 2022 - 20:26
Trimble took more risks than Hume, says Eoghan HarrisCommentator and occasional adviser to late UUP leader hails Trimble’s ‘moral fortitude’Tue Jul 26 2022 - 19:23
‘We can’t live like this’: Derry businessman appeals for emergency financial aid after shop damaged by flooding againDry cleaner owner, who spent €35,000 repairing flood damage five years, among those affected by torrential downpours in northwestMon Jul 25 2022 - 20:56
Former UUP leader David Trimble remembered as ‘political giant’ following his death at age 77Key figure in peace process that produced the Belfast Agreement was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the SDLP’s John Hume in 1998Mon Jul 25 2022 - 20:01
Simon Coveney hopes change of prime minister in UK will lead to ‘new appetite for dialogue’ on NI protocolDUP’s non-attendance at Belfast meeting played down by Minister for Foreign AffairsThu Jul 21 2022 - 16:13
Fifty years on and mark of trauma of 1972 bombings has not faded ‘There’s things that are gone that you can’t get back. It makes you wonder what could have been’Wed Jul 20 2022 - 19:00
Man who died after attack in Portrush was on extended stay from EnglandPolice believe Paul Rowlands died after an altercation with a man he had been drinking withTue Jul 19 2022 - 18:12
Man arrested on suspicion of murder following death in Portrush Traffic disrupted in immediate aftermath of the incident in which the man diedMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:12
PSNI investigating after effigies of female politicians hung from loyalist bonfiresEffigies of female politicians hung from loyalist bonfires described as “utterly sick” by Stormont’s justice minister LongWed Jul 13 2022 - 18:08
The Twelfth of July: ‘A day in for Catholics, a day out for Protestants’ Thousands attend the North’s biggest parade marking the victory of Protestant William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690Tue Jul 12 2022 - 22:58
Covid-19 isolation period in Northern Ireland reduced to five days for adultsNorth’s health minister Robin Swann signals continued availability of lateral flow testsSat Jul 02 2022 - 15:19
NI protocol row: Varadkar playing ‘fast and loose’ over powersharing, says DUPMLA Gordon Lyons accuses Tánaiste of behaving like ‘bull in a china shop’ following his blistering attack on UK governmentFri Jul 01 2022 - 18:30
Belfast’s Mater hospital to become NI’s first overnight care centreHospital to treat ‘high volume intermediate complexity cases’ where overnight stay requiredThu Jun 30 2022 - 17:21
‘If you’re an 18-year-old walking down the street in Northern Ireland, you know what a kerb painted red, white and blue, means’Research shows flags and painted kerbs had the ‘highest preference’ at a ‘very early age’Thu Jun 30 2022 - 00:10
Autistic children in North homeschooled due to lack of services Autism NI calls for action as number of school-age children with diagnosis quadruplesWed Jun 29 2022 - 21:09
Online abuse: ‘I was waking up every day to malicious messages from men’Talented women didn’t run as election candidates for fear of being subjected to ‘toxic’ abuseTue Jun 28 2022 - 05:00
Advocacy group condemns use of fake porn to harass female election candidates in North PSNI investigating ‘online misogyny’ cases involving the SDLP’s Cara Hunter and DUP’s Diane ForsytheTue Jun 28 2022 - 05:00
The doctor who destroyed my life: ‘He was charming. He was complimentary. He referred to my illness as a fascinating mystery’Danielle O’Neill speaks about Michael Watt, the former neurologist at centre of Northern Ireland’s biggest patient recall scandalSat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Government and human rights advocates ‘concerned’ over how UK Bill will impact Belfast AgreementA lawyer representing the Ballymurphy 10 says proposed law will “row back” legal progress in the NorthThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:00
British plans to replace Human Rights Act a ‘violation’ of Belfast Agreement — civil society coalitionUK government accused of ‘reneging’ on its commitment to the North’s peace processWed Jun 22 2022 - 19:00
Inquiry finds ‘catalogue of missed opportunities’ by health trust to act on concerns about neurologistMore than 5,000 former patients of Dr Michael Watt were invited for reassessmentTue Jun 21 2022 - 17:21
DUP will watch protocol Bill ‘like hawks’ amid growing wariness of Johnson, says leading academicUnionist party likely to enter Assembly but keep out of executive while Bill progresses, says Prof Jon TongeThu Jun 16 2022 - 17:24
Retired British soldiers ‘begrudingly’ accept new immunity from prosecution law MPs hear that 90% of ex-military want legislation that ‘tidies up a system that doesn’t work’Wed Jun 15 2022 - 18:26
Give Me a Crash Course in ... the Muckamore scandalAbuse inquiry opened in Belfast this week after a long campaign for answersSat Jun 11 2022 - 06:00
Johnson’s leadership crisis has left DUP in `worst possible position’Former Ulster Unionist Party head of communications says Tory party infighting could have far-reaching consequences for the North’s powersharing structuresTue Jun 07 2022 - 21:47
