Robin Masefield: Public servant played key part in reform of Northern Ireland policing and parades
Former head of North’s prison service had great talent for engaging with people at all levels, and across all communities
Northern Ireland
Rathlin Island’s puffins: We have quite a lot of people who arrive and say, ‘So, where exactly are the penguins?’
The island, with its rare golden hare, corncrakes and large seabird colonies, sustains a tourism economy
Irish unification would cost €152m annually to give Northern Irish civil servants pay parity, report says
Joint study points to evidence that unification is affordable
Eir seeks £67m in damages from rival BT relating to dispute over NI public sector contract
Eir claims it was kept in the dark by BT on key information when tendering for a large public contract in Northern Ireland in 2018
Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson and former Sinn Féin MLA Daithí McKay cleared in Nama misconduct trial
Then SF activist Thomas O’Hara also cleared in case related to 2015 Stormont finance committee hearing over £1.2bn property sale
Fees for students from Republic in Northern Ireland need to rise
Students from south of the Border apply for capped places in NI and pay the local £4,855 fee, while students from Britain pay double. There’s a good argument for why that should change
The people behind the numbers as Ireland’s population grows by nearly a third in 20 years
In 2022, the population of the island exceeded seven million for the first time since the Famine
Teenage boys accused of attempted rape of Ballymena girl appear before court again
Alleged assault sparked days of race-related anti-immigration rioting in Co Antrim town
Man (28) charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down
Man (28) has also been charged with child destruction
You might as well expect Conor McGregor and Paul Murphy to work together as Stormont to function
Stormont is broken and the public is paying the price
A week before her death, Sarah Montgomery gave scans of her unborn baby boy to her daughters
Man is charged with murder and child destruction
‘Disgusting and deliberate’: Second man arrested over spreading of slurry on Ballymena Pride route
Man (19) to appear in court charged with criminal damage and possession of an article with a blade or point
‘People don’t care that much’: Frustrated sighs audible as students asked the ‘British or Irish’ question
Lagan College opened during the dark days of the Troubles as Catholic and Protestant parents wanted their children to learn together
Senator George Mitchell: The man Ian Paisley called ‘a foreigner and a pro-Irish republican’
Journalists were used to dealing with aloof ministers during peace talks in Belfast, but the US diplomat was cut from different cloth
Omagh bombing inquiry: bereaved families’ long-standing quest for truth collides with reality
The inquiry goes to the heart of one the most enduring post-Troubles tensions: the interests of national security versus the rights of individuals to truth and justice
Victim of IRA attack allegedly involving British agent loses legal claim over probe ‘delay’
Desmond McCabe case arose after PSNI decision to prioritise Omagh bombing inquiry over legacy casework
NI ombudsman recommends review of police investigation into murder of Marian Beattie
Marian Beattie’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry in Co Tyrone in 1973
Jeffrey Donaldson case: Judge asks all sides to work towards November trial date
Assessment over whether Eleanor Donaldson is fit to stand trial will take place next month
Belfast court rejects double murderer Hazel Stewart’s bid to have sentence reduced
Hazel Stewart is serving a minimum 18 years in jail for killing husband Trevor Buchanan (32) and Lesley Howell (31)
Omagh bombing bereaved wish to use inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government over ‘failures’
Group ‘sick and tired of platitudes, false assurances’ from Irish State authorities, inquiry hears
The stories of the Omagh bomb victims: from unborn twins to community stalwarts
A total of 31 people died when a car bomb planted by the Real IRA exploded in the centre of Omagh on August 15th, 1998
Family of Donegal teenager murdered by loyalists receives damages over alleged collusion
Henry Cunningham (16) was shot dead in August 1973 when UVF gunmen ambushed his work van in Co Antrim
Appeal for prevention of more A5 road deaths following court order quashing upgrade
Works on road running from Derry to Tyrone border first announced in 2007 but mired in delays
Upgrade of A5 road to Derry quashed by High Court in Belfast
Judge says improvements to one of Northern Ireland’s main road arteries would breach climate change legislation
Man (34) charged over attack on Belfast Islamic Centre
Man charged with a number of offences including attempted arson with intent to endanger life
Politicians condemn attack on Belfast Islamic Centre while people prayed
Man (34) arrested and taken into police custody
‘It’s a matter of time before her husband is worn down by her’: How the gossip website Tattle Life nearly broke me
I’ve had an online presence for almost half of my life, and I’ve been the subject of criticism on the internet for just as long – but the attacks on Tattle felt more personal
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill declines to rule out presidential run
Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy
Economic concerns growing across the island, warns InterTrade Ireland
Retail and construction industry especially worried, with professional services less concerned about coming months
Diplomatic efforts continuing in bid to help Irish citizens in Iran and Israel
Simon Harris speaks to Saudi and Jordanian counterparts on ‘increasingly dangerous’ situation in Middle East
A Nigel Farage-led UK goverment could herald a united Ireland – Varadkar
Former taoiseach hopes Farage win does not happen, but Irish Government should be ‘just-in-case’ planning
Supply risk identified for some UK animal medicines shipped to North
UK government says most veterinary products will remain available as part of post-Brexit arrangements from January
As BBC coverage of the Ballymena riots took a while to crank up, I turned to ‘FreedomDad73′
The violence of the past week has been aired with immediacy and intimacy unimaginable 15 years ago
Stormont is slow, afraid of new thinking and costly, says report
Former ministers and senior civil servants outline litany of failures, blockages and short-sightedness in Assembly and Executive
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