James Sefton, 65, and his wife, Ellen, 66, were killed when a booby trap device exploded under their car in Belfast.

Several hundred people travelled to Belfast to call for emergency general surgery services in Co Fermanagh.

The range of investments aims to develop tourism ties between the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route.

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher hailed the numbers at a time when the service is under-strength.

TUV MLA Timothy Gaston tabled a motion claiming it is ‘unjustifiable for public money to underwrite the scale of funding’ for the stadium.

Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows said that the Government of Ireland should state that its conduct during the Troubles was unjustified.

Isaac Koko, 32, with an address at Cromwell Road in the south of the city, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with the murder.

No one was in the home at the time of the incident.

A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 33-year-old man on Wednesday.

Some roads leading to Dublin Airport were closed and several apartment block basements in north Dublin were flooded overnight.

Justice Patrick McGrath said that it would be disproportionate to order the surrender of Paul Lomas (41) to Northern Ireland,

Catherine Connolly is on day two of her three-day official visit to Northern Ireland.

Last Friday marked the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

Catherine Connolly said that across the island of Ireland there are ‘different aspirations for the future’ and an ‘unfinished story’.

Ms Connolly was greeted by First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

It will be the first visit to the region during Connolly’s presidency.

The incident happened at 8am on Tuesday.

MLAs have expressed support for a sports museum to create a ‘lasting legacy’ for Northern Ireland’s sporting heroes.

MLAs have expressed support for a sports museum to create a ‘lasting legacy’ for Northern Ireland’s sporting heroes.

The university plans to remove Mitchell's name from the Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice, ⁠and to remove the bust commemorating him from its campus, it said in a statement.

Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson have been accused of alleged historical sexual offences which they deny.

In that time there were 662 shoplifting offences, representing an increase of 1.7 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in Dublin.

Justice Minister Naomi Long said she would legislate against sexualised deepfake images of adults by March.

Met Eireann has warned of heavy rain in the south east, while the Met Office has issued an alert for Northern Ireland.

The Department of Justice said the unit will ‘endeavour to answer questions from victims’ and provide family reports ‘where possible’.

The project will aim to help disabled people across the region to live more connected and independent lives.

Two former PSNI chief constables gave evidences to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

Daera Minister Andrew Muir has previously revealed the spend on bTB compensation for the 2025/2026 financial year is over £56 million.

A number of businesses were targeted including car washes, nail bars and barber shops.

The store, located in the Victoria Square shopping centre in Belfast city centre, will open on February 12th.

The forecaster said areas of dense fog and freezing fog could affect visibility and create hazardous travelling conditions.

It comes after some relaxation of bluetongue restrictions in Northern Ireland in late December.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins paid tribute to gritting teams working on the road network.

Police Federation for Northern Ireland chief Liam Kelly said he wants to see officers able to better protect themselves.

One expert said ‘strange phenomena’ is ‘undoubtedly being seen in Irish skies’.

Michelle O’Neill accused the Labour Government of making ‘false promises of a new dawn’, but ‘following Tory austerity’.

Whether you grew up nearby, visited once, or just fancy a bit of trivia, this quiz will test your knowledge, from geography to culture and clifftop legends. 

Irish officials believed the September 11th attacks would impact how US politicians viewed the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Mary Lou McDonald said the clause around a border poll was the ‘beating heart’ of the Good Friday Agreement.

Unionists have argued the review led by Lord Murphy failed to address ‘fundamental problems’ with the framework.

The next public hearings, due to start on March 9th 2026, have been delayed around issues of disclosure of evidence.