Conor Macauley

Northern Correspondent

Larne Leisure Centre was set alight as part of ongoing disorder this evening

Leisure centre in Larne set alight amid further disorder

Fires have been started and windows smashed in at the Larne Leisure Centre in Co Antrim amid ongoing disturbance in Northern Ireland.

Ulster • 11 Jun

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Co Antrim town, while PSNI vehicles have formed barricades on some roads

Water cannon deployed in Ballymena amid further violence

There is a significant police presence in Ballymena tonight as officers deal with a second night of disturbances.

Ulster • 11 Jun

Two company directors at City Industrial Waste in Derry were jailed for their roles

Calls for public inquiry into illegal Derry dumps

Environmentalists and politicians have called for a public inquiry after two businessmen were jailed for running one of Europe's biggest illegal dumps in Co Derry.

Ulster • 09 Jun

Lough Neagh is an important wintering ground for a host of different bird species including whooper swans

Stormont may have breached duty to protect bird sites

Stormont's Environment Department may have breached commitments to protect Northern Ireland's internationally important sites for the protection of wild birds, an investigation has found.

Ulster • 09 Jun

Some women journalists have been subjected to highly personal gendered threats (Stock image)

NI journalists threatened with death, rape - Amnesty

Journalists in Northern Ireland are regularly receiving threats from paramilitary-linked crime gangs and others angered by their work, according to a new report.

Ulster • 03 Jun

Stefan Brennan of Main Street, Strabane, Co Tyrone was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent

Man in court charged over alleged Co Tyrone assault

A 33-year-old man has appeared in court in Enniskillen charged in connection with an assault at the weekend which left another man in a critical condition.

Ulster • 02 Jun

A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and is currently in police custody

Man in critical condition after assault in Co Tyrone

A man is in a critical condition following an assault in Co Tyrone. Police said they were called to Main Street in Strabane around 2pm yesterday afternoon.

Ulster • 01 Jun

The new law in Northern Ireland makes it a criminal offence to sell or supply single-use vapes

Ban on sale of single-use vapes comes into effect in NI

A ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes comes into effect in Northern Ireland today.

Ireland • 01 Jun

Sean Brown was abducted and murdered by loyalists as he locked up Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA club in 1997

UK government seeks to appeal ruling over Brown inquiry

The British government has lodged papers seeking permission of the UK Supreme Court to appeal an order mandating a public inquiry into the murder of GAA chairman Sean Brown.

Ireland • 31 May

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust said it 'fully acknowledged' staff felt hurt and unable to speak out

Belfast Trust says NI cardiac unit report 'appalling'

A review of the culture of Northern Ireland's regional cardiac unit uncovered behaviour which was "shocking and indefensible", health chiefs have said.

Health • 29 May