Conor Macauley

Northern Correspondent

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The scene of the shooting incident was sealed off by police

Taxi driver critical after west Belfast shooting

A taxi driver shot in west Belfast this morning is in a critical condition in hospital.

Ulster • 24 Feb

The Omagh bombing killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins

Omagh inquiry 'last, best shot at the truth' for families

After four weeks of heartbreaking testimony about the victims and from the survivors of the 1998 Omagh bombing, the final thing to be raised last week came under the banal heading of "Housekeeping".

Ulster • 23 Feb

Eleanor Donaldson has asked the court to strike out two of the charges she faces

Eleanor Donaldson asks court to strike out two charges

The wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has asked a court to strike out two charges she faces, linked to the sex offences case involving her husband.

Courts • 21 Feb

Firefighters and policemen inspect the damage after the bomb exploded in Omagh in 1998

Omagh inquiry team expects deal with Irish Govt in March

The Omagh inquiry team has said it expects to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Irish Government in March over the disclosure of sensitive material it may hold about the 1998 atrocity.

Ulster • 19 Feb

Police officers on duty on the day of the bombing will give evidence to the inquiry

Omagh 'most difficult duty' of career - police officer

The senior police officer in charge of Omagh at the time of the 1998 bombing has told how he tried to cope with the aftermath of the bomb while trying to console his son whose girlfriend had been murdered in the blast.

Ulster • 18 Feb

James Barker had taken the place of his sister on a trip to Omagh with Spanish exchange students

Boy died in 'evil and barbaric' way in Omagh, says father

A 12-year-old boy from Co Donegal murdered in the Omagh bomb had his life taken in the "most evil and barbaric fashion", his father has told the inquiry.

Ireland • 18 Feb

The inquiry was set up by the British government to establish whether the 1998 bombing could have been prevented

Aftermath of Omagh bomb looked like war, says fireman

A fireman who rushed to help people in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing has told the inquiry that the scene reminded him of an iconic image of the Vietnam War.

Ireland • 17 Feb

If confirmed, it would be the first outbreak in a commercial flock this year following confirmation of several incidents in the wild bird population

Suspected bird flu case on poultry farm in NI

Sixty-four thousand birds are to be slaughtered at a commercial poultry unit in Co Tyrone after the discovery of a suspected case of bird flu.

Ulster • 17 Feb

Just 3.4% of Northern Ireland's population are classified as coming from a minority ethnic group, according to the briefing paper (file image - Belfast)

NI 'least ethnically diverse region in UK' - report

Northern Ireland is the least ethnically diverse region of the UK, according to a Stormont briefing paper.

Ulster • 15 Feb

Foras na Gaeilge recently said that it will have to make more that €800,000 of cuts to schemes that support the promotion of Irish

'Crisis' meeting on cross border Irish language funding

People working to promote the Irish language on both sides of the border will gather in Dublin tomorrow for what they have described as a "crisis assembly" to discuss a funding cut for which they are blaming the DUP at Stormont.

Ireland • 10 Feb