NI no fan of Yes, but a conversion might be worth a try In theory the Good Friday Agreement struggles to co-exist with Brexit, but in practice it is even worse. Analysis and Comment • 20 Mar
Westminster may intervene over NI abortion laws The British government intends to take on new powers that would allow it to compel the Stormont Executive to provide abortion services in Northern Ireland. Ireland • 19 Mar
DUP will 'vigorously oppose' Westminster abortion law The Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis is "considering further legislative action" to see new abortion laws implemented in the region. Northern Ireland • 18 Mar
Police clear crowds from Belfast park People holding St Patrick's Day parties at the Botanic Gardens in Belfast have been cleared from the area. Ireland • 17 Mar
NI's CMO 'delighted' to receive AstraZeneza vaccine Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer has said he had spoken to Ireland's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn at "some length" yesterday about the ... Coronavirus • 15 Mar
McDonald criticises Johnson for meeting DUP and not SF Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has accused the British Prime Minister of trying to evade his responsibilities. Northern Ireland • 12 Mar
US Senate to voice support for Good Friday Agreement A resolution is to be introduced in the US Senate next week voicing support for the Good Friday Agreement. Northern Ireland • 12 Mar
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 • 05 Mar
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 • 05 Mar
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
