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Farmers have a point - if only they could make it more reasonably
New rules introduced by the UK government bring a quarter of farms back within inheritance tax, after three decades of being fully exempt. They’re right to be annoyed, but sympathy is waning
A Benedict Kiely Reader: Drink to the Bird and Selected Essays review - Words on the importance of place
Wisdom and deftness were tools of writer whose subjects ranged from the lyrical to the sectarian
Northern Ireland get promoted to League B of Nations League
Andy Robertson marks 80th Scotland cap with stoppage-time winner in Poland
Sister of German backpacker murdered in North in 1988 has ‘hope’ fresh inquest will bring answers
Killing of Inga Maria Hauser (18) remains one of Northern Ireland’s most high-profile unsolved murders
PSNI: Bobby Singleton appointed Deputy Chief Constable
Former assistant chief constable replaces Mark Hamilton and has been with Police Service of Northern Ireland since 2001
Bringing them home: The story of Sligomen who did not return after leaving for war
A new book charts the involvement of the county’s men in the first World War and the disillusionment faced by those who came back
Northern Ireland edge closer to Nations League promotion with Belarus win
Round-up: Cristiano Ronaldo nets brace as Portugal thrash Poland to reach quarter-finals
Police officers injured during protest against Hillary Clinton Belfast visit
PSNI investigating scenes of public disorder outside Queen’s University as US presidential candidate spoke at summit
Say Nothing: Bingeable yet sober-minded eulogy for the tragedy of the Troubles
Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price
Politicians need to decide if Northern Ireland is desperately poor or so rich it requires no help
What passes for debate on a united Ireland is endlessly derailed by absurd claims from activists, academics and politicians. At least Fianna Fáil has now begun putting flesh on the bones of its plans
Murdered showjumper Katie Simpson was ‘stolen’ from family says father as watchdog criticises police
Jonathan Creswell, the partner of Ms Simpson’s sister, was only arrested on suspicion of murder a year after her death
Horrific crimes of ‘catfish’ Alexander McCartney exposed by bravery of 12-year-old girl
BBC documentary features interviews with three of McCartney’s victims
Irish unity to be at centre of a Sinn Féin-led government programme, party pledges
First time a senior Sinn Féin figure has taken part in such an event in Northern Ireland
Bertie Ahern accused of creating ‘mythology’ surrounding role in peace process
John Bruton’s work on Northern Ireland ‘has been forgotten’, says ex-minister, as author suggests Ahern should be ‘a little bit more generous’ to others
Mike Jackson obituary: British general associated with Bloody Sunday killings
Whatever about his reputation in Ireland he became probably Britain’s best-known post-second World War officer
Anna Lo: Tributes after former Alliance Party MLA dies aged 74
Lo was the first politician from an ethnic minority background elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Gavin Robinson and the DUP need to reach out with style as well as substance
The DUP gives the impression of modernising at minimum speed, while being constantly tempted by conservative culture-war positions
Brexit survey: most voters in Northern Ireland back retaining trade deal but hardline unionists strongly opposed
Survey finds Windsor Framework rules, under which the North continues to follow some EU laws on goods, backed by majority in North as Assembly vote looms
Michelle O’Neill to break new ground by attending Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Belfast
Sinn Fein vice president says attendance will show she is a ‘First Minister for all’
Profile: JJ Magee, Sinn Féin
The party member’s cross-community work to ease sectarian tensions has raised his media profile in recent years
Criminal barristers in Belfast to withdraw services in protest over fee levels
Barristers voted not to take on any new ‘Category A’ cases going forward, Bar of Northern Ireland says
Sinn Féin councillor suspended from party following allegation of sending inappropriate online messages to minor
Cllr JJ Magee, a member of Belfast City Council, denies the allegations of inappropriate conduct
Tusla received no reports of Kyran Durnin missing school in two years since disappearance
Agency’s chief executive says decision was made not make reports public in light of ongoing garda investigation
Van driver dragged from vehicle and attacked by masked gang in Co Tyrone
One of the masked men was armed with a suspected firearm
East Donegal within Northern Ireland? The campaign for a border referendum that never was, and the lessons it offers
This year marks the centenary of the 1924–5 Irish Boundary Commission
Pedestrian killed in Co Armagh road incident
Incident happened on the Cullaville Road in Crossmaglen on Friday
Mary Ward had been in ‘tumultuous’ relationship with former partner, court hears
Ahmed Abdirahman (31) was arrested in Dublin last month and charged with the murder of Belfast mother-of-one
Ex-DUP councillor given road ban after conviction for driving tractor while using phone
Luke Poots will be banned from midnight, after driving his tractor from his home to the court in Craigavon
Bryan Dobson: David Davin-Power was a natural storyteller in both professional and personal life
Veteran broadcaster had a way of bringing people together, a talent for analysis and a deep respect for the importance of language
Stormont vote on continuing Brexit deal the ‘most significant’ in Assembly’s history - Allister
TUV leader says MLAs are being asked to ‘surrender’ sovereignty to Brussels
Poet Paul Muldoon: ‘My dad, a market gardener, was a guy who could barely write his own name’
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, academic and musician Paul Muldoon on growing up in a nationalist family in Co Armagh, life in Belfast during the Troubles and moving to the US
Use of fireworks at Halloween widespread despite garda seizures worth €225,000 over 10 years
Pyrotechnics can be easily obtained though social media or by purchasing them with a licence in Northern Ireland
It is dangerous to compare the slave trade and British rule in Ireland
Robert Jenrick’s suggestion that former colonies ‘owe a debt of gratitude’ to the British empire is one of the more robust responses to reparations debate
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