#Northern Ireland

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Gun pointed at man during vehicle hijacking in Antrim
Detectives are appealing for information about the incident which occurred shortly after 10pm on Saturday near commercial premises on the O’Neill Road in Newtownabbey

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
Man arrested over online posts relating to Northern Ireland disorder
He is being held on suspicion of encouraging or assisting offences and possession of a class B controlled drug

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
More police officers hurt during fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland
A senior officer warned that the force is actively investigating people inciting the disorder through social media

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

British Irish Council summit
Taoiseach warns of online misinformation fuelling violence
MicheĂĄl Martin says calculated online misinformation is escalating tensions, and violence cannot be tackled by justice alone.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
SĂ©amas O’Reilly: Ballymena violence is the result of politics based on scapegoating any ‘other’
"The central perversity of treating these people as anything other than racist thugs is only more transparent in Ballymena because they have so few migrants that any other excuse is patently absurd."

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
Police come under attack for fourth night as rioting continues in Co Antrim
Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
Three teenagers charged following violence in Ballymena
Police in Northern Ireland condemned a third consecutive night of “completely unacceptable” disorder on Thursday morning

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
Fire at leisure centre on third night of disorder in Ballymena
A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility during several nights of disorder in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Ballymena Protest
PSNI request support from UK colleagues to deal with Ballymena violence
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force would be bringing extra officers, vehicles and equipment to areas where unrest has flared

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Ballymena protest
17 police officers injured during second night of violence in Ballymena
Riot police responded by deploying water cannon and firing plastic baton rounds in an effort to disperse the crowds

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Ballymena violence after alleged sex attack was ‘racist thuggery’, police say
Ballymena violence after alleged sex attack was ‘racist thuggery’, police say
The violence flared following an earlier peaceful protest in support of the family of a girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in the town at the weekend

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Ballymena protest
15 police officers injured during violence in Ballymena
Police said the attacks are being treated as racially motivated hate crimes. One arrest has been made

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Mourne Mountains wildfire
Five treated in hospital following chemical incident in Co Down
A major incident was declared at the factory premises near Magheralin on Friday night after 17 people were treated by the ambulance service

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Londonderry unrest
Northern Ireland journalists face attacks and death threats, says Amnesty report
Paramilitaries and organised crime gangs make it UK’s most dangerous place to be a reporter, rights group says

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

The Mick Clifford Podcast: The Northern Bank robbery â€” The heist and how they got away with it
The Mick Clifford Podcast: The Northern Bank robbery â€” The heist and how they got away with it
Acclaimed writer Glenn Patterson was in the city centre on the night it happened

 Listen | Thu, 29 May, 2025

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Existence of Northern Ireland 'a source of hurt', Fianna Fail TD says
Martin criticises 'over-reaction' as Cathal Crowe apologises for remarks about British Army
Taoiseach called for perspective, saying we don't need lessons in terms of the British state's responsibility for 'Bloody Sunday, Ballymurphy, and much, much more'

Thu, 29 May, 2025

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Fianna FĂĄil TD apologises for inaccurate DĂĄil claim about British army actions in Ireland
Cathal Crowe says he misspoke during a debate on Gaza, formally correcting DĂĄil record after strong criticism

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Giant’s Causeway being damaged by tourists leaving coins
Giant’s Causeway being damaged by tourists leaving coins
Scores of coins have been left wedged into the cracks of the basalt rock columns of the Giant’s Causeway in north Antrim

Wed, 28 May, 2025

April the second hottest month on record
59% in the North believe human activity is primary cause of climate change — poll
This is one of the lowest levels of belief in Europe, placing the North just above Slovakia and Lithuania — and below the British average of 90% and 88% in Ireland

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Bernadette Cranley death
Donegal woman, 82, killed in crash near Omagh
Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley was from Lifford in Co Donegal

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Stormont's new Programme for Government
Deloitte announces plans to create 500 new jobs in Belfast
The company made the announcement at the official opening of Deloitte’s new Belfast office, which will house all of its current 1,300 strong workforce in Northern Ireland

Mon, 19 May, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Simon Harris to meet Northern Ireland parties over dealing with the past
Simon Harris said the Legacy Act, which was brought about by the previous Conservative government in London, is “not fit for purpose”

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Gerry Adams legal action
BBC claims it had 'multiple credible sources' for Gerry Adams allegation
Gerry Adams claims the 'Spotlight' programme and a related BBC article defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the Provisional IRA’s killing of British agent Denis Donaldson

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Gerry Adams never sued over IRA membership claims on advice he ‘would not get a fair hearing’
Gerry Adams never sued over IRA membership claims on advice he ‘would not get a fair hearing’
Former Sinn FĂ©in leader criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC 'Spotlight' programme during defamation trial

Wed, 07 May, 2025

Adams 'not prepared to speculate' on IRA membership, High Court hears
Adams 'not prepared to speculate' on IRA membership, High Court hears
Gerry Adams on Tuesday repeated that he 'never resiled' from the fact that he believed the IRA was a legitimate response to military occupation

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Sean Brown public inquiry
UK government says it will seek Supreme Court appeal over Sean Brown inquiry
The statement from the Northern Ireland Office came after Appeal Court judges in Belfast affirmed an earlier High Court ruling compelling the government to hold a public inquiry

Fri, 02 May, 2025

Gerry Adams questioned about Troubles deaths during cross-examination
Gerry Adams questioned about Troubles deaths during cross-examination
Former Sinn FĂ©in leader told the High Court he could not recall the death toll of several atrocities that occurred during the Troubles

Fri, 02 May, 2025

IFTA Awards 2025
'They are not the story': Massive Attack defend Kneecap in wake of criticism by UK MPs
'Kneecap are not the story. Gaza is the story. Genocide is the story.'

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Gerry Adams legal action
Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears
Barrister for Mr Adams, Tom Hogan SC, accused the BBC of “reckless” behaviour, and believing it could say anything about his client

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

Irish parliamentary committee
Garda commissioner in bid to stop two officers having to give evidence in Gerry Adams libel case
Former Sinn FĂ©in leader is suing the BBC for damages for defamation of character

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Family of Sean Brown has waited too long for truth – Simon Harris
Mr Brown, 61, chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA club in Co Derry, was ambushed, kidnapped and murdered by loyalist paramilitaries as he locked the gates of the club in May 1997

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Omagh families will be ‘satisfied’ by Government steps
Last week, the Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the inquiry investigating the blast

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

PSNI stock
Priest questioned in Derry on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child
The PSNI confirmed that a 58-year-old man had been arrested after a video was posted online on Thursday by a group of self-styled paedophile hunters

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over co-operation
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan signed a the MOU during a meeting on Tuesday.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Titanic helps draw record visitors
Economic gap between Ireland and Northern Ireland grows
In Ireland, household disposable income is 18.3% higher than in Northern Ireland, with this gap widening over time

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Retail Shoplifting. Woman Stealing In Supermarket. Theft
Irish Examiner view: We have to change our strategy on shoplifting
It is a malign escalator which often precedes an increase in more serious crime

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

US import tariffs
Simon Harris to meet commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in US
The commerce secretary has been a key figure in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Man shot dead in Ulster
Ireland accused of ‘wasting seven years’ in Kieran Doherty inquest
Kieran Doherty, 31, was found dead on the Braehead Road in Derry close to the border on February 24, 2010. He had been kidnapped, stripped, bound and shot

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

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Man arrested on suspicion of arson after large gorse fire near Mourne Mountains
He was later released on police bail to allow for further inquires to be carried out, the PSNI said

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Northern Ireland Executive
Firms in Northern Ireland anxious about Trump tariffs, O’Neill says
Businesses in Northern Ireland are “anxious” about the impact that US president Donald Trump’s tariff announcements will have, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

PSNI fined for major data breach
Nine Northern Ireland schools targeted with threatening email thought to be hoax
Nine schools across Northern Ireland were targeted by a threatening email which is thought to be a hoax, police have said. Several of the schools across counties Antrim, Fermanagh and Tyrone closed due to a “security concern” on Monday morning.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Disappeared search
Exhumed remains not those of Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey
The remains recovered from the grave in the village of Annyalla also do not belong to any member of the family who own the plot

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Book review: A salacious tale of murder on the border of fact and fiction
Book review: A salacious tale of murder on the border of fact and fiction
Author Eoin McNamee says there has always been blood on the floor in his books but 'this time some of the blood is mine'

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

In the hood
New IRA leader visited Portlaoise Prison to advance ceasefire talks
Sources say the New IRA in Belfast, Armagh, Tyrone, and in the South favour a ceasefire, but that the more independent group in Derry is opposed to it

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

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