Freya McClements

Freya McClements

Northern Editor

Freya McClements is Northern Editor of The Irish Times.

Irish government ‘right’ on concerns over discredited North legacy law, British MPs told

Commons approves remedies as legislation on immunity for Troubles-era killings breaches human rights

‘I have lived in an unreal world’: audio of NI dentist’s confession to double murder emerges

Colin Howell walked into a Co Derry police station and confessed to the murder of his wife and his lover’s husband

Jury being selected for long-delayed inquest into death of Noah Donohoe (14)

Coroner warns that ‘no one ... should engage in any social media activity which might prejudice the inquest process’

Will UUP’s ‘enthusiastic, articulate’ new leader halt the party’s decline?

Former PSNI senior officer Jon Burrows was selected as an MLA for North Antrim only a few months ago

Next UUP leader to be former police officer Jon Burrows

Only candidate put their name forward for the leadership by the close of nominations

American shot dead by Ice agent remembered for ‘formative years’ in Northern Ireland

Renée Nicole Good took part in Christian youth missions to Northern Ireland as a teenager

Belfast’s future TV stars: ‘If Lola Petticrew or Kneecap can do it, I can’

At Brassneck Youth Theatre Company, the goal is not for the kids to become professional actors; that’s just a ‘brilliant byproduct’

NI department was advised from London on how to present its response to Chernobyl radiation in food chain

Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland told to ‘emphasise that the food chain was safeguarded in 1986’

Slow progress a feature of North’s early powersharing that endures to this day

Executive struggled under weight of paperwork and protracted decision-making process

Tackle sectarianism by making subject sexy, minister told

‘Wide and complex’ problem could be approached by tying in sports and entertainment, groups suggested

Irish-language courts in North could be ‘open to abuse’, PSNI feared

Giving ‘preferred language’ option would slow down proceedings and potentially lead to challenges, senior officer said

Martin McAleese provided buses for loyalists as part of contacts

Paramilitaries travelled to social event in mini-buses after checking for ‘bugs and bombs’

Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints

Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work

UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgment

Amnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’

IRA spy Stakeknife ‘well rewarded financially and taken on holiday’ by handlers, report reveals

Kenova investigation lays bare how double agent and murderer was repeatedly protected at the expense of his victims

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