Northern Ireland needs to prepare to educate, or prepare to fail
The North must create more university places if it is to close the productivity gap with Republic and with Britain
Northern Ireland
The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument
Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down
Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win
Even before Rory McIlroy’s success, the Harcourt Collection of hotels had a 'buoyant start to the year' with group revenues rising by 10%
The Irish passport at 100: Not just a travel document but a declaration of hope and of reclaiming identity
A new exhibition traces the Irish passport’s journey from independence to biometric holograms
Northern Ireland teachers in Qatar: ‘We’re 25 and middle management. A lot of friends at home are still sub teaching’
Tax-free salaries and perpetual sunshine are not all that’s tempting newly qualified teachers to the Middle East
PSNI to employ drones to stop the killing of peregrine falcons
Protected species is regularly targeted by poisoners as a threat to lifestock
Seán Brown case: Court affirms ruling for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder
Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd
Study finds ‘alarming’ role played by social media in sparking racial intimidation in North
Study finds racist incidents in the North were being ‘significantly amplified’ and framed as two communities uniting under anti-immigrant banner
How to fix the Northern Ireland economy
After years of economic underperformance, the North needs drastic change
Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones
A wide-ranging story about connections between the two civil rights movements
Irish-born Australian residents surpass 100,000 for first time
The figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago
UK government moves to secure supreme court appeal in Seán Brown inquiry case
Belfast court of appeal ruled in early April that UK government breached obligation to investigate full extent of state collusion in case
Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs
Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory
Unionists’ British identity will have to be respected in a united Ireland, says Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy
Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy made comments in speech to Institute for International and European Affairs
Five arrested over disorder and sectarian hate crimes in Derry
Man (20s) arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm remains in custody
Kingsmill massacre report: Watchdog identifies series of failings in investigation
Ten Protestant men shot by republican gunmen posing as British soldiers in 1976
The southern establishment’s attitudes to unification must be challenged
New Ireland Commission run by SDLP engages with communities across island
People in Ireland are ‘so apologetic. Like, you don’t need to apologise for these kinds of simple things’
Kerem Cubuk from Türkiye moved to Armagh in October 2018
Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic
Republic’s education system should ‘not be too smug’ as it too streams students, Prof Anne Looney says
Unions bid to secure 2,000 jobs at Spirit’s Belfast plant
European aircraft manufacturer may yet acquire other elements of Belfast site in €387m deal
Republic and Northern Ireland must co-operate to attract foreign direct investment to border counties, says Taoiseach
ESRI research highlights ‘huge untapped potential’ that exists for all-island co-operation
Am I Irish, British, or both? After decades pondering this question, a life-changing journey helped reveal my identity
It was bizarre living in Dublin during my formative years, feeling both at home and out of place in the very country that was nurturing me
Minister to outline scale of reform to Northern Ireland employment legislation
Employers argue timing for many proposed measures in ‘Good Jobs’ Bill is terrible while unions say NI simply catching up on Britain and Republic
For a united Ireland to work messy compromises will be needed, but we can’t gift Irish identity to the far-right
Many far-right groups in Ireland now appropriate traditional symbols of Irishness and present themselves as guardians of a ‘pure’ Irish nation
The last confession of ‘Disappeared’ IRA man Joe Lynskey – a priest recalls, more than 50 years on
For the first time, an Irish priest tells the story of the confession he heard from Joe Lynskey shortly before he was murdered by the IRA a half-century ago
What does Northern Ireland’s reaction to the death of Pope Francis say about attitudes?
Protestants as well as Catholics lined up to sign book of condolences in Belfast
John FitzGerald: Irish unification would hit South harder than 2008 crash
Republic’s prosperity may make a united Ireland look attractive to many in the North but but the cost would be very high for southerners
Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic
Today’s downsizers are closer to 70 and in no mood to rewire and replaster. They want a new build, which means they’ll be outbidding younger couples on a three-bed semi
How CS Lewis’s Irish childhood influenced the Chronicles of Narnia
The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination
‘This is for everyone’: Rory McIlroy transcends orange-green divide in all-island game of golf
Golf dominated everything in Northern Ireland this week following McIlroy’s Masters win
PSNI issue appeal about backpack in search for missing Co Mayo man George Brennan
Brennan was last seen on Wednesday, April 2nd, in Ballycastle, Co Antrim
Clodagh Rodgers: Eurovision star from Northern Ireland dies aged 78
Rodgers secured fourth place in the competition held in Dublin in 1971
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Portrush busily preparing to host another memorable Open
The eyes of the golfing world will be on Royal Portrush and the economic benefit to the Co Antrim town and surrounding areas will be huge
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