Tommie Gorman

Northern Editor

Leo, Micheál and Arlene - All in it together

Northern Editor Tommie Gorman examines the government formation process amid the calls for a cross-border approach to tackle the coronavirus.

Ireland • 05 May 20

Is there a virus border down the Irish Sea?

Anecdotes and incidents provide some interesting pointers to how old habits and traditional methods are being challenged and sometimes buried by the current health emergency.

Analysis and Comment • 26 Apr 20

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the united island

As Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil edge closer to forming a government in the midst of a global pandemic and with the issue of Brexit still bubbling away, these are interesting times on the island of Ireland, writes Tommie Gorman.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Apr 20

Riley Patterson is recovering and doing well.

Cross-border co-operation keeps miracle baby alive

Nine-month-old Riley Patterson from Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, is recovering well after life-saving heart surgery at Children's Health Ireland in Crumlin this week.

Ireland • 03 Apr 20

Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill with two interpreters on screen

Two language interpreters widening understanding in NI

Viewers of news conferences involving ministers from Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration have noted how not one but two sign language interpreters are involved.

Ulster • 01 Apr 20

Pandemic is a reminder we are all in this together

Covid-19 is a weapon of mass destruction that travels beyond borders. The fact that, North or South, we are all residents of an island now has a new relevance. Who knows where we will find ourselves when the clouds lift?

Coronavirus • 29 Mar 20

John Downey was extradited to Northern Ireland last year to face prosecution for his role in a car bomb attack that killed two members of the UDR 48 years ago.

John Downey allowed to return to native Donegal on bail

The Covid-19 pandemic was a factor in a decision by Belfast's High Court to allow 68-year-old-John Downey, who is charged with murdering two British soldiers in 1972, to return to his native Donegal on bail.

Courts • 20 Mar 20

Brandon Lewis announced the British government will not fund the investigation of the majority of the 2,000 unsolved killings from the Troubles

British policy shift over Troubles' investigations

The British government has announced it will not fund the investigation of the majority of the 2,000 unsolved killings from Northern Ireland's Troubles.

Ulster • 18 Mar 20

Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster have differing opinions on school closures in NI

NI Covid-19 policy on school closures to be challenged

Northern Ireland's policy of not closing schools despite the worsening coronavirus problem will be challenged at a meeting of the power-sharing executive at Stormont this morning.

Coronavirus • 16 Mar 20

Arlene Foster said she is following the advice of the chief medical officer

Foster rejects calls for school closures in NI

Northern Ireland First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster has said she does not support closing schools, colleges and universities at present. It comes after her partner in government, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill said she believes all education centres should be shut immediately

Coronavirus • 13 Mar 20