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Liam Carr was found guilty of 31 counts of sexual assault and rape of the boy between September 1995 and September 2000

Donegal man jailed for 10 years for raping teenager

A Donegal man who repeatedly raped a teenager in the county over 25 years ago has been jailed for ten years.

Courts • 12 Jan

The manager of the Alt Bar in Killea Conor Moore said that €280 had been raised by this afternoon (Pic: Alt Bar)

Donegal pub fining customers €2 for mentioning 'Covid'

A pub in Donegal is imposing €2 fines on customers who mention the word 'Covid'.

Ulster • 14 Jan

Liam Holden with family outside the Court of Appeal in Belfast after he had his conviction for murder quashed in 2012

Paratroopers allegedly used torture, court hears

Paratroopers allegedly used waterboarding torture techniques against a west Belfast man in obtaining a false confession to killing a British solider, the High Court in ...

Belfast High Court • 11 Jan

Jeffrey Donaldson said the British government pledges to reform the contentious post-Brexit trading mechanisms needed to be backed up with actions

DUP says Truss 'on same page' over NI Protocol

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is on the same page as the DUP in her approach to securing major changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, ...

Brexit • 10 Jan

Brian Hannon was the Bishop of Clogher for 15 years

Former Church of Ireland Bishop Brian Hannon dies at 85

Tributes have been paid to the former Church of Ireland Bishop Brian Hannon, who has died aged 85.

Ulster • 11 Jan

Northern Ireland's CMO has urged people to get their vaccine (File)

Unvaccinated 'gambling' with health, NI expert says

Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer has urged those who have not yet had their Covid-19 booster jab that they are gambling unnecessarily with their health.

Ulster • 10 Jan

First Minister Paul Givan and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill have pledged to tackle domestic violence

MLAs to tackle 'attitudes' around domestic violence

MLAs have called for the public's view on how the Northern Ireland Executive should tackle societal attitudes, beliefs and behaviours around domestic violence and sexual ...

Ireland • 10 Jan

Liz Truss was handed responsibility for the negotiations after David Frost resigned as Brexit minister last month (file image)

Truss 'willing' to trigger Article 16 if NI talks fail

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said she is prepared to unilaterally override parts of the post-Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland if the negotiations she ...

Brexit • 09 Jan

In September, the DUP leader said that he would withdraw his ministers from the Stormont Executive if protocol issue not resolved (File photo)

Donaldson repeats threat to collapse Stormont Assembly

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has repeated his threat to collapse the Stormont Assembly unless the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol is resolved soon.

Ulster • 07 Jan

In July 2021, the UK government published a command paper outlining its plan to prohibit future prosecutions of military veterans and ex-paramilitaries for Troubles incidents pre-dating April 1998

Amnesty on Troubles prosecutions not supported - Labour

Plans to introduce an amnesty on Troubles-era prosecutions have not gathered enough support to "proceed legitimately", Labour have told the UK government.

Regional • 07 Jan

Lynne Embleton, Aer Lingus CEO, and Conor McCarthy from Emerald Airlines at last year's announcement that Emerald is to run Aer Lingus Regional services

Emerald Airlines wins Dublin-Donegal PSO route contract

Emerald Airlines has been awarded a contract by the Government to operate the Dublin-Donegal public service obligation (PSO) route.

Business • 07 Jan

Surge in cases has led to staff shortages across the health sector

No further restrictions agreed in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's First Minister has confirmed that no further restrictions have been agreed amid the latest Covid-19 surge.

Ulster • 06 Jan

The bakery's owners said they objected to the message on the cake (File)

ECHR rules 'gay cake' case application inadmissible

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an application over the long-running so-called "gay cake" case is inadmissible.

Ireland • 06 Jan

Diane Dodds accused Twitter of "almost a week of inaction"

Twitter suspends account which mocked Dodds' dead son

A former Northern Ireland minister has welcomed the suspension of a Twitter account which mocked the death of her young son.

Ireland • 06 Jan

An investigation was launched by detectives from the PSNI's major investigation team

Man charged over Co Down murder

A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of another man in Co Down two days ago.

Regional • 05 Jan

Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan has submitted a recall motion to see MLAs return early to discuss the reopening of schools amid soaring cases of the Omicron variant

SDLP backs Sinn Féin bid to recall Stormont Assembly

The SDLP has backed a Sinn Féin bid to recall the Stormont Assembly over the latest Covid-19 surge.

Regional • 05 Jan

Peak of the Omicron wave expected to happen in the coming weeks

Sinn Féin calls for Stormont recall over Omicron surge

Sinn Féin MLAs are calling for the recall of the Stormont Assembly as Northern Ireland grapples with the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ulster • 05 Jan

Some 221 workers are off due to Covid-19, with another 155 of the 1,496 workforce off for non-Covid reasons

25% of NI Ambulance Service unavailable to work

A quarter of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service are off work sparking longer waiting times even for the most ill patients.

Regional • 05 Jan

Investigation after man injured in Down shooting

An investigation is under way in Co Down after a man was injured in a shooting.

Ulster • 04 Jan

One of Belfast's Covid vaccination clinics is at the Titanic Exhibition Centre

Over 30,000 Covid infections in NI across New Year

More than 30,000 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland in four days across the New Year.

Regional • 04 Jan

The man is understood to have got into difficulty while swimming at Leadbh Gharbh beach (above)

18-year-old man drowns off Donegal island

An 18-year-old man has drowned off Árainn Mhór island in Co Donegal.

Ulster • 03 Jan

A man in his 30s has been arrested and remains in custody

Murder inquiry after man dies in Down stabbing incident

A murder investigation has been launched after a 28-year-old man died following a stabbing incident in Co Down.

Ulster • 03 Jan

'For any institution to operate effectively, its foundations need to be right, and at the moment, they're not,' Paul Givan said (File image)

Stormont collapse 'inevitable' if Protocol not resolved

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan has said it is "inevitable" that Stormont will collapse if issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol are not resolved.

Ulster • 03 Jan