North’s Assembly to be recalled to debate post-Brexit trade dealMove follows meeting of ministers to discuss the agreement between EU and UKMon Dec 28 2020 - 22:11
Covid-19: 20 people with coronavirus die in the North in 48 hoursMinister for Health Robin Swann warns New Year’s Eve parties could ‘cost lives’Mon Dec 28 2020 - 15:18
Varadkar warns Covid restrictions could last until March as State prepares to enter third lockdownStricter measures being imposed from Christmas Eve in response to soaring casesWed Dec 23 2020 - 03:05
Coronavirus: Sixteen fatalities in North and 439 infectionsSwann questions Dublin’s decision to fly people home from UK with Stormont split on travel banTue Dec 22 2020 - 18:44
NI Executive advises against travel to Republic and Great BritainPeople arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for 10 daysTue Dec 22 2020 - 09:58
PSNI handling of Black Lives Matter protests criticised by ombudsmanClaims that policing of demonstrations was discriminatory were justified, report findsTue Dec 22 2020 - 06:51
Northern executive holds emergency meeting on travel from BritainRobin Swann obtains advice around the legalities of imposing travel restrictionsMon Dec 21 2020 - 23:07
New coronavirus strain probably already in Ireland, says FosterStormont agrees to tighten Christmas restrictions as another seven deaths reportedMon Dec 21 2020 - 14:59
Covid-19 deaths in North increase by 30 over weekend‘Absolutely astonishing’ if new coronavirus strain not already present in NI, expert saysSun Dec 20 2020 - 19:12
North’s Executive to meet on Sunday night to discuss ‘aggressive new strain’People in the North urged to limit any Christmas gatherings to December 25thSun Dec 20 2020 - 15:13
‘My passport’s green’: why was Seamus Heaney used in Northern Ireland branding?Use of poet in campaign for 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland causes controversySat Dec 19 2020 - 02:04
Covid-19: Queues of ambulances at Antrim hospital as North’s health service comes under pressureCoronavirus claims 14 more lives across islandWed Dec 16 2020 - 07:12
Further Covid-19 restraints loom in NI, warns Minister for HealthSeverity ‘will depend on people’s actions over next two to three weeks’, says Robin SwannFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:28
Covid-19: North’s health minister denounces ‘unfounded’ anti-vaccine claimsAnother 14 deaths in Northern Ireland as ‘circuit breaker’ is liftedThu Dec 10 2020 - 18:26
Northern Ireland centenaries can strengthen Belfast Agreement – CoveneyMinister for Foreign Affairs called for respect for ‘diversity of memories and perspectives’Thu Dec 10 2020 - 16:32
Covid-19: Relief in Scotland as vaccinations get under wayGood communication one of Scotland’s greatest strengths in dealing with pandemicThu Dec 10 2020 - 00:01
Bobby Storey funeral: PSNI feared violence if they tried to disperse crowdsSimon Byrne defended handling of funeral amid alleged Covid-19 regulation breachesWed Dec 9 2020 - 14:34
Scots braced for no deal: ‘We need parity with Northern Ireland’Fishermen in Clyde port of Greenock face going out of business if Brexit talks failWed Dec 9 2020 - 01:00
Scottish and Orange: ‘In Scotland there’s a hatred of anything unionist’Orange Order grand master Jim McHarg says he believes Scotland will remain in UKMon Dec 7 2020 - 03:00
Taoiseach says he will meet Arlene Foster over IRA collusions claimsNI’s first minister says ‘many unanswered questions’ in role of State assisting IRA during TroublesSun Dec 6 2020 - 19:05
North’s restrictions may tighten if number of virus cases rises, warns SwannAnother 11 people have died due to Covid-19 in the North with 419 new cases reportedSun Dec 6 2020 - 18:03
Scotland: Under the twin shadows of Covid and BrexitJohnson’s bungling bolsters Sturgeon and the Scottish desire for independenceSat Dec 5 2020 - 01:00
Val McDermid: ‘There will be a united Ireland within five years’The novelist says Brexit will catalyse Scottish independence and have a domino effectSat Dec 5 2020 - 01:00
First 25,000 doses of new coronavirus vaccine arrive in Northern IrelandInoculation programme set to begin next week with vaccinators to get jab firstFri Dec 4 2020 - 15:25
Pat Finucane’s murder goes right to the dark heart of the TroublesWithout a public inquiry, secrecy shrouds key questions about rule of law and collusionMon Nov 30 2020 - 22:02
Pat Finucane murder: British government decides not to establish public inquiry‘The questions that demand answers around Pat’s murder are not going away,’ widow saysMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:07
Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 10 further deathsMinister announces new contact tracing measures after 290 more cases recordedMon Nov 30 2020 - 17:04
Taoiseach ‘shocked and dismayed’ at Sinn Féin TD’s tweet on IRA attacksParty urged to take action over Brian Stanley’s ‘glorification’ of Narrow Water massacreMon Nov 30 2020 - 15:57
Billy Hutchinson: ‘I justify everything I did in the Troubles. To stay sane, I have to’Brexit must not lead to more violence in the North, says the former paramilitary leaderSat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00
Foster defends NI’s lockdown measures as business owners express frustrationArchbishop of Armagh seeks urgent clarification on whether churches may open for individual visits and private prayerFri Nov 20 2020 - 19:28
Coronavirus claims 10 more lives in North as another 511 cases reportedNorthern Ireland has extended restrictions by a week after bitter rowSat Nov 14 2020 - 14:58
Brexit: Trade fears mount as breakthrough in EU-UK talks proves elusiveTalks overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street as aides to Boris Johnson resignSat Nov 14 2020 - 01:57
Hume foundation to recognise work of ‘quiet peacemakers’Former SDLP leader’s son announces plans for John and Pat Hume peace prizeFri Nov 13 2020 - 21:33
North’s Health Minister warns lifting Covid-19 restrictions is a ‘gamble’Eleven more deaths and another 607 positive coronavirus cases reported in Northern Ireland on FridayFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:05
Brexit: UK proposes grace period for goods moving between Britain and NIBritish government accepts consignments would still be subject to checks and controlsFri Nov 13 2020 - 16:28
Covid-19: DUP veto of two-week extension to restrictions ‘was political perversion’Alliance Party leader says past week most disappointing in North politics for 20 yearsFri Nov 13 2020 - 12:56
Covid-19: Irish abroad should abandon plans to come home for Christmas, Holohan saysMedical officer rules out festive international travel even on compassionate groundsFri Nov 13 2020 - 03:34
John and Pat Hume Foundation to be launched on Friday‘Hugely important’ that charity is named after both his parents, says John Hume jnrFri Nov 13 2020 - 00:01
‘Unedifying’ week in Stormont as parties row over lockdown extensionAgreement eventually reached, but not before a deluge of acrimony and rancourThu Nov 12 2020 - 23:43
Northern Executive agrees to extend Covid-19 restrictions for a weekCurbs to be unwound despite warnings that hospitals could be overwhelmed by virus patientsThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:00
Police find 19 people hiding in bedroom and two in attic at Belfast house partyPSNI issue 40 fines over Covid-19 breaches after the eventWed Nov 11 2020 - 22:15
NI lockdown: Stormont parties unable to agree on extending restrictionsBusiness leaders seek clarity, saying politicians putting them in ‘impossible position’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:35
Brexit: Fears for flow of goods to and from State from January 1stPotential capacity problems on ferries bypassing ‘land bridge’ flagged by hauliersWed Nov 11 2020 - 01:09
Enniskillen bombing relatives call for prosecution of perpetratorsCall on 33rd anniversary of bombing to bring killers to justiceSun Nov 8 2020 - 18:02
Biden is ‘steadfast’ in his support of Belfast Agreement, says TaoiseachPresident Higgins looks forward to the two countries working together to rebuild much-needed trustSun Nov 8 2020 - 16:08
Covid-19: Northern Ireland records 8 more deaths and 595 new casesNorth confirms 4,160 coronavirus cases in the last 7 daysFri Nov 6 2020 - 16:49
Caterpillar planning 700 job cuts in the NorthThe construction and mining equipment firm employs 1,600 in the North, and makes generators at its factory in LarneThu Nov 5 2020 - 19:24
Covid-19 cases ‘stubbornly’ high in Dublin as hopes of early easing of restrictions fadeTwo more deaths and 767 further infections confirmed in the StateTue Nov 3 2020 - 08:57
Erroneous payments in North will be recouped, Diane Dodds saysMinister vows to put in place recovery process for ineligible Covid-19 business grantsMon Nov 2 2020 - 20:43
Coronavirus: NI spread slows but O’Neill sounds note of cautionDeputy First Minister refuses to rule out further restrictions despite Foster optimismMon Nov 2 2020 - 19:19