Northern Ireland

PoliticsMore

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  Sinn Féin councillor Sandra Duffy ‘selected to run in Foyle constituency at the general election’

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  Former head of NI Civil Service did delete messages from two phones – despite telling Covid Inquiry she didn’t

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  Pet-loving and positive: Alliance councillor to be new mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey

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  Alliance councillor stands down pointing to end of hybrid meetings as factor

Cost of Living CrisisMore

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  Grocery spend in NI hits all-time high as households fork out £6k a year

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  NI council whose rates rose by over 5% to ask Economy Minister for hospitality ‘support package’

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  Petrol price in NI on the rise while price of diesel drops

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  The minimum wage isn’t working for our young people

HealthMore

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  Former head of NI Civil Service did delete messages from two phones – despite telling Covid Inquiry she didn’t

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  Covid Inquiry: Top Stormont health official voiced concern that death figures were ‘completely misleading’

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  Ban on sale and supply of single use vapes in NI to be in place by April 2025

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  latest | Stormont emergency plans only kick-started when Covid arrived... too late to have any impact

EducationMore

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  Number of pupils suspended from NI schools tops 5,000 for first time

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  New Belfast housing block boasts sports hall with its own rooftop running track

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  NI teens create life-sized replica of Star Wars droid R2D2

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  Campaign to save Co Tyrone primary school is shortlisted for major award

CourtsMore

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  ‘I’m on my own… He’s here hammering my door’: 999 call of Lurgan mum intimidated from her home heard by court

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  Male same-sex couple in NI given green light to continue fight over publicly funded fertility treatment

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  Co Londonderry man jailed after admitting sextortion charges involving 12-year-old girl

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  NI ‘rogue trader’ whose work left customers out of pocket handed community service