NI weekly Covid-19 death figures continue to fall The toll of coronavirus-linked deaths in Northern Ireland has dropped for a sixth week in a row. Coronavirus • 5 hrs
UK govt relaxes more trade rules between GB and NI The British government has moved to unilaterally ease another element of the contentious Brexit arrangements governing trade to Northern Ireland. Brexit • 9 mins
Covid R number in NI between 0.65 and 0.75 - Foster First Minister Arlene Foster has said the reproduction number in Northern Ireland is between 0.65 and 0.75 as she welcomed the fall in the number ... Coronavirus • 04 Mar
NI must never return to lockdown, says Foster Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has vowed that they must never return to lockdown, after a cautious plan to ease restrictions was published. Coronavirus • 03 Mar
NI minister denies stoking tension with ports move Stormont's Agriculture Minister has denied stoking loyalist tension by halting work on Irish Sea port checks. Brexit • 01 Mar
NI minister halts Brexit inspection post works at ports Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister has halted construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving from Britain. Brexit • 26 Feb
GPs expect vaccination of all over 50s in NI by May Dr Tom Black, GP in Derry and Chair of the British Medical Council's GP Committee in Northern Ireland has said he believes all people over ... Coronavirus • 26 Feb
EU says UK must implement obligations of Protocol deal The European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic has said the UK implementing what it had agreed to in December was a pre-requisite for any further ... Brexit • 23 Feb
Cases of South African variant confirmed in NI The first confirmed cases of the Covid-19 variant first detected in South Africa have been recorded in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann said. Coronavirus • 23 Feb
Foster hopes Stormont will revisit school return dates Northern Ireland's First Minister has said she hopes the Stormont Executive will revisit the dates for reopening schools. Ulster • 22 Feb
Unionists to mount legal challenge to NI Protocol The DUP and other unionists are to mount a legal challenge to the Northern Ireland protocol, challenging its "compatibility with Act of Union 1800, the ... Brexit • 21 Feb
Council 'not pressurised' over Storey cremation: report Belfast City Council was not pressured to allow special treatment in the organisation of the cremation of senior republican Bobby Storey, an independent report has ... Ulster • 18 Feb
Abortion law change proposal tabled at Stormont The DUP is seeking to amend Northern Ireland's abortion laws in order to prevent terminations being carried out in cases of non-fatal disabilities. Ulster • 16 Feb
'Clinically vulnerable' in NI to be vaccinated by March The clinically extremely vulnerable should all be vaccinated by early next month, Northern Ireland's chief medical officer has said. Coronavirus • 12 Feb
Close contacts rise for positive cases in NI - Swann Northern Ireland's Health Minister Robin Swann has expressed concern that the number of close contacts linked to positive coronavirus cases is on the rise. Coronavirus • 11 Feb
'Frank' talks between SF and PSNI over memorial arrest A meeting between Sinn Féin and Northern Ireland's chief constable following a controversial operation at a commemoration of a loyalist atrocity has been described as ... Ulster • 08 Feb
Fear and loathing: Return of the NI Protocol There are concerns in Brussels and Dublin that both Boris Johnson and the DUP are manipulating a tense situation to undermine a Protocol. Given the ... Analysis and Comment • 06 Feb
Inspection staff at Larne return to work after threats Local authority staff who suspended their inspection work at Larne Port in Co Antrim earlier this week after claims of intimidation are returning to work ... Ulster • 05 Feb
NI leaders condemn fatal Belfast shooting Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First leaders have condemned the murder of a man who was shot dead in north Belfast last night. Ulster • 03 Feb
EU concern over tone of Gove's demands on NI Protocol EU sources have expressed concern over the tone of Michael Gove's letter to his European Commission counterpart on changes the UK is demanding to the ... Brexit • 03 Feb
EU asks NI staff not to attend work, condemns threats The European Commission has strongly condemned threats against staff working in Northern Ireland ports and said it had asked EU officials working alongside their Northern ... Northern Ireland • 02 Feb
NI ports safety issue 'sinister and ugly' - Taoiseach Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the situation at Belfast and Larne ports in Northern Ireland is very concerning, and that he condemns the intimidatory tactics ... Ulster • 02 Feb
NI Protocol 'unaffected' by new EU vaccine measures The EU will not trigger the Article 16 safeguard clause of the Northern Ireland Protocol over the exporting of Covid-19 vaccines, a statement from the ... Politics • 30 Jan
669 new virus cases in NI, vaccinations surpass 220,000 A further 22 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. Regional • 29 Jan
Vincent Kearney appointed RTÉ's Northern Editor RTÉ News has announced the appointment of Vincent Kearney as Northern Editor. Regional • 29 Jan
