Jeffrey Donaldson denies meeting with accuser was to ‘nip in the bud’ abuse allegations
Former DUP leader tells court Christian minister was ‘mistaken in his recollection’ of 1990s meeting
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Up to 90% of asylum seekers may have crossed Border from North, data shows
UK Home Office reveals it apprehended more than 900 ‘immigration offenders’ abusing the open Border in the past year
Inside court as Jeffrey Donaldson takes the stand
In the News podcast: ‘It just didn’t happen’ he tells court of sex abuse allegations
Belfast latest: Stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
Twenty-seven people have been made homeless as a result of the unrest, which broke out following protests over a knife attack that left a man seriously injured
Jeffrey Donaldson says two women who accused him of sexual abuse are lying
Former DUP leader gives evidence in his defence at Newry trial
Northern Ireland’s politicians have no power over immigration. London controls it all
Racism has been associated with unionist areas because that is where immigrants have been able to find housing. Republican communities take pride in behaving better
Belfast knife victim ‘stable’ as family say they are ‘disgusted’ by disorder
Earlier, the PSNI warned social media users that it is aware the some users are posting address details online in a “totally unacceptable” manner
Senior Government figures defend Common Travel Area following Belfast knife attack
Common Travel Area ‘works for citizens in the United Kingdom and for Irish citizens as a benefit’, Taoiseach says
DUP MP defends photo of herself with masked men at protest against Palestine rally
Hundreds turn out in the Co Down village on Saturday in opposition to Great March for Gaza
Jeffrey Donaldson watches from the dock as two alleged victims address sex abuse trial
Two alleged victims in trial of former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson have between them spent five days in the witness box
Husband of woman who claims Jeffrey Donaldson abused her as child breaks down in court
Witness tells court how his wife confided in him about the alleged abuse: ‘I recognised this was massive for her’
Sinn Féin’s opt-out powersharing plan is historic. No wonder it’s being ignored
Sinn Féin’s proposal would create opt-out powersharing, where - rather than allow devolution to collapse - smaller parties could take the place of larger parties
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair
Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial
The Jeffrey Donaldson trial; rise in arson attacks on Irish council homes
Early Edition with Andrew McNair: Electric Ireland says domestic electricity prices will go up by 8 per cent
Jeffrey Donaldson told alleged victim he would ‘pray’ for her and was ‘seeking help from God’, trial hears
Letter written by former DUP leader ‘felt like an apology’, woman says
Jury sworn in for sexual offences trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson
Prosecution to open case on Wednesday, with trial of facts of Eleanor Donaldson, accused of aiding and abetting, to run concurrently
Jeffrey Donaldson: consequential figure in four-decade political career before arrest
Former UUP man led Belfast Agreement walkout, broadening DUP’s support base
Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial to run alongside wife’s case
Eleanor Donaldson was ruled unfit to stand trial on the basis of medical evidence and will instead face ‘trial of the facts’
Sinn Féin condemns dissident violence, but does it truly back the police?
Part of the aim of dissident violence is to embarrass the party by forcing it to condemn what it once supported
‘Terrorism is always wrong’: NI leaders condemn bomb attack outside Dunmurry PSNI station
Two babies were among those being brought to safety at the time of Saturday’s explosion, believed to be the work of the New IRA
The Irish Times view on Ulster University cuts: an insoluble problem
Problems a symptom of system where no party bears responsibility for consequences
Pope Leo’s strong voice finds an audience - even among non-believers
Rite & Reason: In criticising the pope so harshly, Donald Trump seems to have lost the run of himself
Potential 450 job cuts at Ulster University will have ‘far-reaching, detrimental’ impact
Northern Ireland’s largest university needs to make cost savings of almost €29m, with compulsory redundancies not being ruled out
Absence of religious fervour in debate about Sunday shopping in North is suspicious
The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging '60s
Shared Ireland programme cannot be used to push cause of Irish unity, Jack Chambers says
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting taking place in Tralee, Co Kerry
‘Extremely disappointing’: Cool reception for £17m Northern Ireland home-heating oil package
Keir Starmer unveils £52m of support for UK homes struggling with price rises triggered by Iran conflict
Taoiseach denies claims Government not providing information to Troubles legacy bodies
Micheál Martin says UK-Ireland legacy framework a ‘generational opportunity’ to make progress for survivors and bereaved families
How the right to plonk a bungalow in your dad’s field caused all hell to break loose
Twenty years ago, NI officials tried to put restrictions on one-off rural house-building, and faced blowback from all sides
Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms
Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott
Catherine Connolly’s first 100 days as President: ‘She’s careful, she’s considered, she’s steady’
Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role
Catherine Connolly touches upon Irish unity in first official visit to the North
‘Our games, our music, our languages should never divide us,’ the President told a packed room at Ulster University in Belfast
Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson on child sex offences expected to begin in May
Proceedings expected to last four weeks after delays due to deterioration in the mental health of Eleanor
Stormont Minister breached ministerial code with social media post, report finds
Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year
Court awaits delayed medical report in Eleanor Donaldson trial
Co-accused Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as DUP leader after his arrest in March 2024
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