Derry dispatch: ‘Influencer’ Seamus Heaney plays a part in reclaiming city’s walls
Message of murals transforming Derry is of a new, shared identity that goes beyond green, white and orange or red, white and blue
Northern Ireland
The resurrection of the Garvaghy Road dispute
Is it entirely coincidental that Drumcree has returned to the political agenda?
Man and woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Newry
Police have appealed for information after they responded to a report of an altercation at a property
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David Trimble
Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point
Rite & Reason: In a society where flags, emblems, religion and culture are at the heart of divisive politics, it was refreshing to see a number of loyalist bands parading in front of the Taioseach
World facing biggest security challenges since 1970s, says Helen McEntee
Minister says disinformation ‘spread like wildfire’ during Northern Ireland immigration riots earlier this year
Andy Burnham’s approach to Northern Ireland may not be as hoped
Let’s be realistic about Irish reunification
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
Drumcree dispute led to one of worst Troubles atrocities
Row is longest-running parading dispute in the North and has been linked to several sectarian murders
Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now
Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive
‘In Toronto, a call from Ireland surprised me. My mother had made a decision’
Months after the sudden loss of my father, my mother looked out her window at the car she never learned to drive
Choosing the Struggle by Martina Anderson: A fascinating, shocking and frank narrative on her work as a politician
However, the former Sinn Féin MEP and MLA’s autobiography reveals little about the other parts of her life and feels incomplete as a result
New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer on record
Two consecutive record-breaking summers shows climate change is already happening, says Met Éireann
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
‘Grossly offensive to victims’: Flags erected in memory of Billy Wright in Co Tyrone town
The former LVF leader, believed to have been involved in a number of murders, was killed in 1997
Stormont failure to agree budget is ‘catastrophic’ for public services, says think tank
Hospital emergency departments in the North are in ‘perma-crisis’ while about 40% of all planned social homes have been stalled, Pivotal says
Boy (16) charged with murder and attempted murders after Dungannon attack
Eight-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital having been given ‘a fighting chance of survival’ by police officers
Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone
Body discovered at house in Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon
Ireland will be united, says former British prime minister Gordon Brown
Former Labour leader was chancellor when the Belfast Agreement was signed in 1998
Burnham says no, but will Bryant show backbone on Border poll?
UK government clarification would provide useful framework for debates on Irish unity
A Nation Once Again by Paul Howard: Funny and scabrous novel is a propulsive caper
How does a writer include so much detail, and so many sensitive issues, without making something everyone will hate?
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’
Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’
Annabel Wilson puts difficult season aside with solid opening round at Women’s Irish Open
Evidence of turning a corner came with scorecard of three birdies and two bogeys
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee to shoot new Netflix comedy Jig in Northern Ireland
Six-part mockumentary will be set in the high-stakes world of competitive Irish dancing
Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone
If parading regulation unravels, Drumcree would not be the only reawakened flashpoint
The Murder Detective: A fascinating deep dive into the killing of Lyra McKee
Television: The death of the 29-year-old reporter in Derry is explored in a new three-part true crime documentary
Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns
DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event
Former Antrim council chief convicted of deleting email subject to FOI Act
Email to former first minister related to security concerns over operation of Northern Ireland Protocol
PSNI officer who had sexual relationship with woman he met on duty sacked
He also intimidated former partner over intimate photos, tried to falsify evidence and asked colleague to lie
North’s High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination
Court told decision to restrict Orange Order march was not considered in its ‘final form’ by all commissioners
Boy, 16, arrested after discovery of suspicious devices in Omagh
Police believe the items to be viable explosive devices
Ex-council chief sought to delete emails due to perception she was ‘the DUP’s person’, court told
Anne Donaghy (56) on trial over alleged offences concerning Brexit-related communications while she was chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council
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