Conor Macauley

Northern Correspondent

A5 ruling reverberates through Stormont and beyond

A Belfast court ruled in favour of a legal challenge to the upgrade of the A5 - a road that has become synonymous with death and serious injury. But what does this ruling mean?

Analysis and Comment • 30 Jun 25

The PSNI said they observed slurry on the road at Greenvale Street

Man charged after slurry spread ahead of Ballymena Pride

A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident in which slurry was spread along part of the route of a Co Antrim town's first Pride parade.

Ireland • 28 Jun 25

Family escapes injury after Armagh pipe bomb attack

A family has escaped injury in a pipe bomb attack in Co Armagh.

Ulster • 27 Jun 25

Geraldine McGahey OF THE northern ireland equality commission

NI commission seeks legal clarity on gender ruling

Northern Ireland's Equality Commission is to go to the courts seeking legal clarity on the implications of a recent UK Supreme Court decision on the legal definition of a woman.

Ulster • 27 Jun 25

Marian Beattie, 18, was found dead in March 1973

NI Police Ombudsman recommends review of Beattie case

An independent review should be conducted into the murder of a Co Armagh teenager more than 50 years ago, according to a report which found numerous failings in the original police inquiry.

Ulster • 26 Jun 25

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry has resumed public hearings

Relatives to take legal action over Omagh inquiry refusal

Relatives of those killed in the Omagh bombing said they are preparing to take legal action over the refusal of the Irish government to establish a public inquiry in the Republic over the 1998 bombing.

Ulster • 24 Jun 25

Niall McKenna speaking to reporters outside the courthouse

A5 campaigners 'deeply disappointed' by court decision

Campaigners say they are "deeply disappointed" by a decision by a Belfast court to quash a Stormont decision to approve a huge roads scheme in Northern Ireland.

Ulster • 25 Jun 25

Gardaí face legal action over Denis Donaldson inquiry

A policing oversight body is taking legal action against An Garda Síochána over its failure to comply with an investigation into the murder of British agent Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal almost 20 years ago.

Ireland • 15 Jun 25

DUBLIN, IRELAND - JANUARY 22: Simon Harris (L) and Micheal Martin (R) speak to press after the forming of the government and election of Taoiseach was suspended until tomorrow morning on January 22, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. Fianna Fáil, which won the most

Irish and British govts working 'intensively' on legacy

The Tánaiste has said the Irish and British governments are working intensively to agree fresh legacy arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Politics • 13 Jun 25

Danielle Hill said she had never experienced anything like the situation at Larne Leisure Centre

'It scared me' - Olympic swimmer describes Larne terror

Two-time Irish Olympic swimmer Danielle Hill has told of her terror as she was confronted by masked men who attacked Larne Leisure Centre while she was coaching children.

Ulster • 13 Jun 25