Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

First Irish language commissioner to take office in NI

History will be made in Northern Ireland when its first ever Irish language commissioner takes office today.

Ireland • 20 Nov

PSNI ACC Davy Beck (left) and Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime Geraldine Hanna at PSNI HQ in Belfast

PSNI probe into abuse allegations in Presbyterian Church

Police in Northern Ireland have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of abuse within the Presbyterian Church.

Ireland • 17 Nov

Taoiseach Micheal Martin lays a wreath during a Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen

Taoiseach lays wreath at Remembrance Sunday ceremony

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has laid a laurel wreath at the war memorial in Enniskillen as part of Remembrance Sunday events taking place across the UK.

Ulster • 09 Nov

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher during a meeting of the Policing Board

PSNI chief says no direction for officers to remove guns

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has rejected claims that some officers have been forced to remove their guns before attending meetings in Sinn Féin offices and some public meetings in west Belfast and Derry.

Ulster • 07 Nov

Man, 21, charged with murder of Jordan Webb in Co Down

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Co Down.

Ulster • 06 Nov

Natalie McNally murder trial adjourned until next year

The trial of a man charged with the murder of a pregnant woman in Co Armagh a week before Christmas three years ago has been adjourned until next year.

Ulster • 05 Nov

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