Ulster

Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden performing at the concert

Creeslough concert honours those who died in explosion

A special concert has taken place to thank emergency services personnel who worked at the scene of the explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal, last October …

Ulster • 31 Jan

Mothers in Northern Ireland are more likely to work part-time, according to the ESRI (stock image)

Mothers in south work longer than those in north - ESRI

Mothers of young children in Ireland work longer hours and are more reliant on formal childcare than their counterparts in Northern Ireland, according to an …

Ireland • 30 Jan

Nuala O'Toole from Enniskillen set up the Kindness Postbox scheme during the pandemic

Woman recognised for initiative to combat loneliness

A Fermanagh woman who has helped 12,000 isolated people receive an act of kindness has received UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's daily Points of Light …

Ulster • 30 Jan

People gather at a memorial service for the victims of Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday families to be nominated for Nobel Prize

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said he will nominate the families of Bloody Sunday victims for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ireland • 29 Jan

Families of those killed in the Omagh bombing feature in the film

MEPs to see film showing stories of Troubles victims

A film about a number of killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland will be shown to MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday.

Ulster • 29 Jan

PSNI appeal for witnesses after incident

Two PSNI officers hurt as patrol car rammed

Two PSNI officers were injured when their patrol car was rammed in Co Tyrone.

Ulster • 29 Jan

Police investigating the murder have made several arrests but no one has been charged in connection with the killing

Crowds attend Lurgan rally in memory of Natalie McNally

A rally is taking place in Co Armagh in memory of a pregnant woman who was murdered last month and to call for an end …

Ulster • 28 Jan

Kevin Harkin's 'Walk On/Plough Horse' is among the artworks being exhibited

Art in Buncrana park to herald arrival of spring

A special exhibition in Buncrana, Co Donegal will bring art out of the gallery and into the open air to celebrate St Brigid's Day, Imbolc …

Ulster • 28 Jan

The poll also suggested a majority of people across Northern Ireland believe the DUP should re-enter government at Stormont

Poll finds unionists now oppose Good Friday Agreement

A majority of unionists would vote against the Good Friday Agreement if the referendum was held today, a new opinion poll has suggested.

Politics • 28 Jan

The coffins carrying the remains of Alex and Ann Easton are carried into Bangor Abbey

Funeral of parents of Alex Easton in Down

Political leaders, including Michelle O'Neill and Jeffrey Donaldson, gathered for the funeral of the parents of Northern Ireland Assembly member Alex Easton in Co Down.

Ulster • 28 Jan

Aidan McAnespie was shot in the back from an army checkpoint in Aughnacloy on 21 February 1988

Sentence of ex-soldier over McAnespie killing deferred

A former British soldier convicted of the manslaughter of a Co Tyrone man going to a GAA match 35 years ago will not now be …

Ireland • 27 Jan

Explainer: The Northern Ireland Protocol

Analysis and Comment • 27 Jan

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene (Pic: NIFRS)

Woman in her 70s dies in Fermanagh house fire

A woman aged in her 70s has died in a house fire in Co Fermanagh.

Regional • 27 Jan

John Major was prime minister of the UK until 1997

No party, group should put NI's peace in peril - Major

Former UK prime minister John Major has said that no party or group should put peace in Northern Ireland in peril.

Politics • 26 Jan

Ambulance workers on the picket line outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast

NI health workers on strike over pay and staffing

Thousands of health workers are taking part in strike action across Northern Ireland, with paramedics among the staff joining the picket lines.

Ulster • 26 Jan

The woman told the Central Criminal Court that Francis Bourne had 'used my body for his selfish needs'

Man jailed for raping sleeping girlfriend in 2016

A man who raped his sleeping girlfriend in her home has been sentenced to five years in prison, with the final two years suspended.

Courts • 26 Jan

There will be no redundancies and the reductions will be managed through natural wastage

More than 400 jobs to go at PSNI due to budget pressure

Northern Ireland's police service is set to shrink in the coming years due to huge pressure on its budget, the PSNI's chief Constable has said.

Ulster • 27 Jan

The two had last been seen in Lanyon Place Train Station in Belfast on Saturday afternoon

Two on-the-run prisoners arrested in Newry area

Two prisoners who had absconded from the Northern Ireland Prison Service at the weekend have been arrested in the Newry area this afternoon, according to …

Ulster • 26 Jan

The highest detection was 157mg/100ml, over four times the legal limit of 35mg/100ml

Increase in number caught drink or drug driving in NI

The PSNI arrested 308 people on suspicion of drink or drug driving during a crackdown in December - an increase of nine from the previous …

Regional • 25 Jan

Army bomb disposal experts declared the pipe bomb as viable

Viable pipe bomb found during Co Antrim security alert

A pipe bomb has been found following a security alert in Co Antrim.

Regional • 25 Jan

The two were seen in Lanyon Place Train Station in Belfast last Saturday at around 1.45pm

Appeal as two abscond from prison in Northern Ireland

The PSNI has appealed for the public's help in locating two prisoners who are unlawfully at large, having absconded from the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Ulster • 25 Jan