Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

Families of the victims of Bloody Sunday at Belfast Crown Court for the Solider F verdict

Soldier F verdicts 'nightmare' for Bloody Sunday families

This is a nightmare outcome for the Bloody Sunday families. After more than half a century of campaigning for justice for their loved ones, the only former British soldier to be charged in connection with the killings has been acquitted.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Oct

Supporters of Soldier F (right) and family members of Bloody Sunday victims (left) arrive at Belfast Crown Court

Soldier F cleared of two murders on Bloody Sunday

A former British paratrooper has been found not guilty at Belfast Crown Court of committing two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972.

Ulster • 23 Oct

'Staggering shortfall' in NI energy saving efforts

A strategy for energy savings to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Northern Ireland to net zero by 2050 has achieved just 1% of its target in the past four years, according to a new report.

Ulster • 21 Oct

Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences (File image)

Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson to be delayed

The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor Donaldson, who are both accused of sexual offences, has been postponed for a second time due to her continuing ill health.

Ulster • 20 Oct

Homeowners in Co Down battle to prevent flooding

People living in some streets at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Co Down battled to prevent their homes being flooded after heavy overnight rain.

Ireland • 19 Oct

Composite image showing Irish presidential candidates Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys

Connolly eyes FF voters, Humphreys coy on party's backing

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has asked Fianna Fáil members to vote for her in the presidential election, while Heather Humphreys has declined to say if she will meet the Taoiseach to seek Fianna Fáil's backing.

Presidential Election • 06 Oct

PSNI arrests thousands under new domestic violence laws

Police in Northern Ireland made more than 5,000 arrests during the past three years under new legislation aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

Ulster • 27 Sep

Death of man in Enniskillen not suspicious - PSNI

Police have said the sudden death of a man in Co Fermanagh at the weekend is no longer being treated as suspicious.

Ulster • 25 Sep

Soldiers and people on the street in the aftermath of bloody sunday attack

Hearsay evidence allowed in Soldier F trial, judge rules

A judge in the trial of Solider F, a former British paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday, has ruled that hearsay evidence from two other former soldiers will be allowed.

Ulster • 24 Sep

Post-mortem due on body of man in Enniskillen

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a man in County Fermanagh.

Ulster • 22 Sep