
Victims’ families call for process on dealing with North’s past to be implemented
- Irish News
- January 21, 2021, 00:01
3,500 relatives have signed an open letter to Taoiseach and UK prime minister

North faces ‘abyss’ when Brexit grace period ends – hauliers
- Economy
- January 20, 2021, 18:15
Current circumstances ‘unsustainable’, Stormont committee hears

British military to be brought in to NI hospitals to aid Covid-19 efforts
- Irish News
- January 20, 2021, 14:29
Northern Ireland reports 22 more deaths and 905 new Covid-19 cases

Foundation honours anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann McCracken
- Irish News
- January 20, 2021, 01:00
Foundation aims to shed new light on Belfast’s association with the slave trade

Covid-19: More than 154,000 vaccine doses administered in North to date
- Irish News
- January 19, 2021, 14:48
A further 24 deaths, 713 new cases reported in North with hospitals at 97% occupancy

‘Numerous’ supermarket products unavailable at end of North’s grace period
- Irish News
- January 18, 2021, 21:31
Warning to North’s Assembly comes from DUP Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 19 more deaths, 640 cases
- Irish News
- January 18, 2021, 14:52
Total of 823 people receiving treatment in North’s hospitals with 65 in intensive care

Covid putting strain on supply of ‘lifesaver’ donor milk
- Health
- January 9, 2021, 01:00
Rise in demand for donor milk has put Ireland’s only human milk bank under pressure

North’s chief vet gives assurance on assistance dogs post-Brexit
- Irish News
- January 7, 2021, 19:35
New rules covering travel of pets across the Irish Sea border came into effect last week

Fuller enforcement of post-Brexit rules on NI imports set to begin
- Irish News
- January 7, 2021, 18:38
Stormont committee hears officials have so far operated light-touch approach

Covid-19 vaccine phishing scam circulating in North
- Irish News
- January 7, 2021, 17:46
Text message tells recipients they are ‘eligible’ for jab and seeks bank details

Covid-19: Numbers in North hospitals ‘will rise until mid-January at least’
- Irish News
- January 6, 2021, 12:42
Chief scientific adviser hopes impact of restrictions will be seen from end of week

Dodds seeks urgent action to safeguard suspended deliveries from Britain to North
- Irish News
- January 4, 2021, 19:58
Some retailers suspended parcel deliveries to North and some firms halted sales due to concerns over paperwork and checks

Covid-19: Schools in North move to remote learning for an ‘extended period’
- Irish News
- January 4, 2021, 17:47
North faces ‘very dire situation’ warns Foster

Michael McKevitt ‘escaped justice’ for Omagh bombing – victim’s father
- Irish News
- January 4, 2021, 02:40
Former Real IRA leader was one of four men found liable for 1998 atrocity in civil case

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 1,662 new cases and six further deaths
- Irish News
- January 3, 2021, 16:01
Almost 12,000 cases of Covid-19 have been identified in the North in the past seven days

New Year’s Eve house parties in North attract multiple fines
- Irish News
- January 1, 2021, 18:23
More than 120 revellers penalised £200 each for breaking coronavirus rules on the night

Brexit aftermath: ‘Teething problems’ in NI on first trading day
- Irish News
- January 1, 2021, 17:59
First ferry to arrive in Northern Ireland from Scottish port of Cairnryan docks in Belfast

No fall in North’s road fatalities despite less traffic due to pandemic
- Irish News
- January 1, 2021, 17:33
Total of 56 people died on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2020, according to PSNI figures

North reports 14 deaths and record 1,566 new Covid-19 cases
- Irish News
- December 29, 2020, 15:45
More than 50 deaths were recorded between December 23rd and December 28th

North’s Assembly to be recalled to debate post-Brexit trade deal
- Irish News
- December 28, 2020, 22:00
Move follows meeting of ministers to discuss the agreement between EU and UK

Covid-19: 20 people with coronavirus die in the North in 48 hours
- Health
- December 28, 2020, 15:18
Minister for Health Robin Swann warns New Year’s Eve parties could ‘cost lives’

Varadkar warns Covid restrictions could last until March as State prepares to enter third lockdown
- Politics
- December 23, 2020, 03:05
Stricter measures being imposed from Christmas Eve in response to soaring cases

Coronavirus: Sixteen fatalities in North and 439 infections
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 14:34
Swann questions Dublin’s decision to fly people home from UK with Stormont split on travel ban

NI Executive advises against travel to Republic and Great Britain
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 09:51
People arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for 10 days

PSNI handling of Black Lives Matter protests criticised by ombudsman
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 06:51
Claims that policing of demonstrations was discriminatory were justified, report finds

Northern executive holds emergency meeting on travel from Britain
- Irish News
- December 21, 2020, 16:49
Robin Swann obtains advice around the legalities of imposing travel restrictions

New coronavirus strain probably already in Ireland, says Foster
- Irish News
- December 21, 2020, 06:45
Stormont agrees to tighten Christmas restrictions as another seven deaths reported

Covid-19 deaths in North increase by 30 over weekend
- Irish News
- December 20, 2020, 19:12
‘Absolutely astonishing’ if new coronavirus strain not already present in NI, expert says

North’s Executive to meet on Sunday night to discuss ‘aggressive new strain’
- Irish News
- December 20, 2020, 11:56
People in the North urged to limit any Christmas gatherings to December 25th

‘My passport’s green’: why was Seamus Heaney used in Northern Ireland branding?
- Irish News
- December 19, 2020, 02:04
Use of poet in campaign for 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland causes controversy

Covid-19: Queues of ambulances at Antrim hospital as North’s health service comes under pressure
- Irish News
- December 15, 2020, 15:20
Coronavirus claims 14 more lives across island

Further Covid-19 restraints loom in NI, warns Minister for Health
- Irish News
- December 11, 2020, 16:25
Severity ‘will depend on people’s actions over next two to three weeks’, says Robin Swann

Northern Ireland centenaries can strengthen Belfast Agreement – Coveney
- Irish News
- December 10, 2020, 16:32
Minister for Foreign Affairs called for respect for ‘diversity of memories and perspectives’

Covid-19: North’s health minister denounces ‘unfounded’ anti-vaccine claims
- Irish News
- December 10, 2020, 14:50
Another 14 deaths in Northern Ireland as ‘circuit breaker’ is lifted

Covid-19: Relief in Scotland as vaccinations get under way
- Irish News
- December 10, 2020, 00:01
Good communication one of Scotland’s greatest strengths in dealing with pandemic

Bobby Storey funeral: PSNI feared violence if they tried to disperse crowds
- Crime & Law
- December 9, 2020, 14:20
Simon Byrne defended handling of funeral amid alleged Covid-19 regulation breaches

Scots braced for no deal: ‘We need parity with Northern Ireland’
- Irish News
- December 9, 2020, 01:00
Fishermen in Clyde port of Greenock face going out of business if Brexit talks fail

Scottish and Orange: ‘In Scotland there’s a hatred of anything unionist’
- Irish News
- December 7, 2020, 03:00
Orange Order grand master Jim McHarg says he believes Scotland will remain in UK

Taoiseach says he will meet Arlene Foster over IRA collusions claims
- Irish News
- December 6, 2020, 13:44
NI’s first minister says ‘many unanswered questions’ in role of State assisting IRA during Troubles

North’s restrictions may tighten if number of virus cases rises, warns Swann
- Irish News
- December 6, 2020, 13:09
Another 11 people have died due to Covid-19 in the North with 419 new cases reported

Scotland: Under the twin shadows of Covid and Brexit
- UK
- December 5, 2020, 01:00
Johnson’s bungling bolsters Sturgeon and the Scottish desire for independence

Val McDermid: ‘There will be a united Ireland within five years’
- Irish News
- December 5, 2020, 01:00
The novelist says Brexit will catalyse Scottish independence and have a domino effect

First 25,000 doses of new coronavirus vaccine arrive in Northern Ireland
- Irish News
- December 4, 2020, 15:18
Inoculation programme set to begin next week with vaccinators to get jab first

Pat Finucane’s murder goes right to the dark heart of the Troubles
- Crime & Law
- November 30, 2020, 22:02
Without a public inquiry, secrecy shrouds key questions about rule of law and collusion

Pat Finucane murder: British government decides not to establish public inquiry
- Crime & Law
- November 30, 2020, 17:33
‘The questions that demand answers around Pat’s murder are not going away,’ widow says

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland reports 10 further deaths
- Irish News
- November 30, 2020, 17:03
Minister announces new contact tracing measures after 290 more cases recorded

Taoiseach ‘shocked and dismayed’ at Sinn Féin TD’s tweet on IRA attacks
- Politics
- November 30, 2020, 10:22
Party urged to take action over Brian Stanley’s ‘glorification’ of Narrow Water massacre

Foster defends NI’s lockdown measures as business owners express frustration
- Irish News
- November 20, 2020, 18:33
Archbishop of Armagh seeks urgent clarification on whether churches may open for individual visits and private prayer

Coronavirus claims 10 more lives in North as another 511 cases reported
- Health
- November 14, 2020, 14:58
Northern Ireland has extended restrictions by a week after bitter row

Brexit: Trade fears mount as breakthrough in EU-UK talks proves elusive
- Politics
- November 14, 2020, 01:57
Talks overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street as aides to Boris Johnson resign

Hume foundation to recognise work of ‘quiet peacemakers’
- Politics
- November 13, 2020, 21:31
Former SDLP leader’s son announces plans for John and Pat Hume peace prize

North’s Health Minister warns lifting Covid-19 restrictions is a ‘gamble’
- Irish News
- November 13, 2020, 17:04
Eleven more deaths and another 607 positive coronavirus cases reported in Northern Ireland on Friday

Brexit: UK proposes grace period for goods moving between Britain and NI
- Irish News
- November 13, 2020, 16:25
British government accepts consignments would still be subject to checks and controls

Covid-19: DUP veto of two-week extension to restrictions ‘was political perversion’
- Politics
- November 13, 2020, 12:52
Alliance Party leader says past week most disappointing in North politics for 20 years

Covid-19: Irish abroad should abandon plans to come home for Christmas, Holohan says
- Health
- November 13, 2020, 03:34
Medical officer rules out festive international travel even on compassionate grounds

John and Pat Hume Foundation to be launched on Friday
- Irish News
- November 13, 2020, 00:01
‘Hugely important’ that charity is named after both his parents, says John Hume jnr

‘Unedifying’ week in Stormont as parties row over lockdown extension
- Irish News
- November 12, 2020, 22:19
Agreement eventually reached, but not before a deluge of acrimony and rancour

Northern Executive agrees to extend Covid-19 restrictions for a week
- Health
- November 12, 2020, 10:07
Curbs to be unwound despite warnings that hospitals could be overwhelmed by virus patients

Police find 19 people hiding in bedroom and two in attic at Belfast house party
- Crime & Law
- November 11, 2020, 22:15
PSNI issue 40 fines over Covid-19 breaches after the event

NI lockdown: Stormont parties unable to agree on extending restrictions
- Irish News
- November 11, 2020, 17:33
Business leaders seek clarity, saying politicians putting them in ‘impossible position’

Brexit: Fears for flow of goods to and from State from January 1st
- Politics
- November 11, 2020, 01:09
Potential capacity problems on ferries bypassing ‘land bridge’ flagged by hauliers

Enniskillen bombing relatives call for prosecution of perpetrators
- Politics
- November 8, 2020, 18:02
Call on 33rd anniversary of bombing to bring killers to justice

Biden is ‘steadfast’ in his support of Belfast Agreement, says Taoiseach
- Irish News
- November 7, 2020, 17:52
President Higgins looks forward to the two countries working together to rebuild much-needed trust

Covid-19: Northern Ireland records 8 more deaths and 595 new cases
- Irish News
- November 6, 2020, 16:49
North confirms 4,160 coronavirus cases in the last 7 days

Caterpillar planning 700 job cuts in the North
- Manufacturing
- November 5, 2020, 10:12
The construction and mining equipment firm employs 1,600 in the North, and makes generators at its factory in Larne

Covid-19 cases ‘stubbornly’ high in Dublin as hopes of early easing of restrictions fade
- Health
- November 3, 2020, 08:56
Two more deaths and 767 further infections confirmed in the State

Erroneous payments in North will be recouped, Diane Dodds says
- Irish News
- November 2, 2020, 20:43
Minister vows to put in place recovery process for ineligible Covid-19 business grants

Coronavirus: NI spread slows but O’Neill sounds note of caution
- Irish News
- November 2, 2020, 18:39
Deputy First Minister refuses to rule out further restrictions despite Foster optimism

New evidence emerges in shooting dead of teenager in Belfast in 1972
- Irish News
- October 30, 2020, 01:00
Logs put British Army unit in area and firing shots at time Martha Campbell (13) was killed

Sinn Féin senator and two party officials resign following Covid-19 grants controversy
- Irish News
- October 29, 2020, 16:14
£30,000 of grants were erroneously paid to three Sinn Féin offices in the North

Coronavirus: Eight more deaths and 822 cases reported in Northern Ireland
- Irish News
- October 29, 2020, 15:19
361 people receiving treatment in hospital with 44 in intensive care

Stakeknife investigation: PPS decides not to charge four people
- Irish News
- October 29, 2020, 13:30
These are the first decisions issued by the PPS in regard to the inquiry into Stakeknife

Woman stranded in Ireland due to pandemic has ‘miracle baby’
- Irish News
- October 26, 2020, 03:00
Gimee Etwarysing and baby Leah were ‘the talk of the maternity ward’ in Letterkenny

Covid-19: Critical cases from NI could put pressure on services in Republic
- Health
- October 26, 2020, 02:58
Non-coronavirus care in hospitals could fall by wayside if beds are needed for NI patients

Troubles legacy: London’s break from deal ‘deeply concerning’
- Irish News
- October 26, 2020, 00:01
New proposals condemned by NI victims’ groups, Irish Government and MPs

Covid-19: North hit by 896 more cases and eight deaths
- Irish News
- October 25, 2020, 20:02
Amid extra curbs such as extended half-term school holiday, aid for transport sector urged

Covid-19: 777 additional cases and seven more deaths reported in the State
- Health
- October 23, 2020, 15:47
319 coronavirus patients are now in hospital as Tony Holohan urges public to ‘dig deep’

PSNI issues almost 1,500 fines for breaches of Covid-19 rules
- Irish News
- October 22, 2020, 14:56
‘Unrealistic’ for police to enforce restrictions alone as more than 450 officers self-isolate

International Dublin Literary Award: Anna Burns becomes first Irish woman to win €100,000 prize
- Books
- October 22, 2020, 11:20
Troubles novel has already won Man Booker and Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prizes

£700m ‘wasted by delays and overruns’ in 11 key northern infrastructure projects
- Irish News
- October 22, 2020, 06:30
Northern Assembly’s public accounts committee shocked by findings of report

North’s Acorn Farm project aims to create a more sustainable food system
- Irish News
- October 19, 2020, 04:12
Backyard veg patch became a pilot for the project that will recruit 100 families to grow their own food

Derry and Strabane top a league table that nobody wants to win
- Irish News
- October 17, 2020, 01:00
‘Complacency set in, people thought they had the Covid pandemic beaten, and they socialised’

Leaders to discuss move to Level 5 amid fears lockdown could last more than six weeks
- Politics
- October 17, 2020, 00:48
Ministers divided over how to respond to latest Nphet recommendation on Covid-19

Man charged in connection with attacks on six women in Belfast
- Crime & Law
- October 16, 2020, 18:59
Two women were punched and four were stabbed by city centre cyclist

North records highest daily total of Covid-19 cases
- Irish News
- October 16, 2020, 18:41
Two more coronavirus-related deaths reported as new restrictions are introduced

Coronavirus: 1,000 more cases and three further deaths reported in State
- Health
- October 16, 2020, 16:21
Record high of almost 1,300 Covid-19 cases recorded in Northern Ireland on Friday

Man arrested in connection with attacks on six women in Belfast
- Crime & Law
- October 15, 2020, 21:44
Four women were stabbed and two were physically assaulted by man on bicycle

Pub in Enniskillen calls time again after three weeks back in business
- Irish News
- October 15, 2020, 01:57
North’s Ministers announce new Covid-19 restrictions to begin at 6pm on Friday

Man arrested on suspicion of impersonating police officer
- Irish News
- October 14, 2020, 19:09
PSNI detain man (26) in Craigavon after off-duty officer pulled over

Budget 2021: ‘I just feel we’re always struggling in the northwest’
- Irish News
- October 13, 2020, 19:13
Donegal ‘hospitality town’ business people on VAT, wage subsidy and debt warehousing

Covid and Queen’s: ‘A very different year’ at the Belfast university
- Education
- October 12, 2020, 02:00
Despite high-profile breaches, offenders are a ‘small minority’ of students, president says

Covid-19: Taoiseach rules out short national lockdown as focus shifts to regional restrictions
- Health
- October 12, 2020, 01:09
Increased regional measures more likely than ‘circuit breaker’, sources say

NI Executive to consider more Covid-19 restrictions
- Irish News
- October 11, 2020, 18:42
Executive to consider further restrictions after almost 2,000 cases over weekend

Coronavirus spread in North continues with 902 new cases reported
- Health
- October 10, 2020, 12:09
Michelle O’Neill tests negative but will continue to self isolate

Minister warns of further restrictions as North records largest daily increase
- Irish News
- October 9, 2020, 12:15
Michelle O’Neill self-isolating after family member tests positive

Covid-19 hotspots revealed: Parts of Donegal, Longford and Monaghan worst for virus
- Health
- October 9, 2020, 06:00
Total of 506 new cases reported in Republic and one death

More than 900 Covid-19 cases identified in Northern Ireland
- Irish News
- October 8, 2020, 14:55
Northern Executive to meet to discuss restrictions as cases continue to rise

NI academics warn over cross-border security after Brexit
- Irish News
- October 7, 2020, 15:25
When UK leaves EU, it will lose access to initiatives which apply only to member states