Northern Ireland

Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over protest participation

Prime Minister

PM tells Stormont ministers to ‘step forward’ and set a budget

A flooded park

Flooding and ‘intense rain’ expected in Ireland for Storm Austen

Troops on patrol in the Falls Road area of Belfast encounter a civilian by an overturned car that formed a barricade during rioting in 1981

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill to deal with legacy of conflict backed by MPs

Paul Quinn

Renewed appeal for information around murder of Paul Quinn

Al Carns

Labour ex-defence minister Al Carns ‘deeply concerned’ about Troubles legacy law

School sign

Police treating bomb threat sent to hundreds of schools as ‘hoax’

School crossing sign

‘Islamist’ bomb threat sent to 160 Northern Ireland schools – education minister

The Mail app is seen on an iPhone mobile device

Police making ‘urgent enquiries’ over email sent to schools

Sir Chris Bryant

Attorney General role in deciding Troubles prosecutions ‘provides clarity’

John O’Dowd comments

Ministers cannot agree budget without increased funding, O’Dowd warns

Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP says former leader Donaldson ‘deserves every day’ of 15-year sentence

Stormont Assembly

Sentencing completes spectacular fall from grace for ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson

Nuala O'Loan (left)

Flanagan told me Omagh report would destroy the peace process – Nuala O’Loan

Nuala O'Loan (left)

Getting information from RUC about Omagh like pulling teeth – Nuala O’Loan

Sir Chris Bryant

I did not succumb to violence over Drumcree ban – Sir Chris Bryant

Barack Obama receives an Honorary Degree from Queen’s University Belfast

Obama tells Belfast crowd ‘we can do better than we’re doing right now’
The former US president said the Good Friday Agreement came about because ‘somebody started imagining something better’.
Claudia Savage, Press Association

Torn-up paving stones

MPs vote to continue progress of Northern Ireland Troubles legacy legislation

A paramilitary mural in Northern Ireland

Governments urged to establish paramilitary transition mechanism

DUP leader Gavin Robinson

Chief constable pressed over ‘anger that lawbreaking has been seen to win’

DCI Neil McGuinness departs Bradford Court in Belfast after giving evidence at the Omagh Bombing Inquiry

Significant failings in RUC use of database at time of Omagh bomb, inquiry hears

Drumcree Orange Order parade

UUP leader urges against ‘escalating Drumcree dispute’ to other parades

Sir Chris Bryant

Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to ‘mob rule’ over Drumcree parade

A PSNI vehicle at the Garvaghy Road

‘Orange state is gone forever’, Michelle O’Neill tells Assembly

A PSNI vehicle at the Garvaghy Road

Chief Constable stands over Drumcree policing and assessment

Ellie Reeves

UK Attorney General to decide if Troubles prosecutions go ahead under new law

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson speaks outside court

Chief Constable’s advice on Drumcree parade to be scrutinised in legal challenge

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Bryant’s decision to halt Drumcree parade to be challenged in court
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant acted on Friday night following an almost two-week standoff.
Rebecca Black, Press Association

The hands of an elderly man resting on a walking stick

Forecast that older people will outnumber children next year is ‘wake-up call’

The aurora borealis lighting up skies over the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle

Northern Lights display seen across UK may be visible again on Sunday night

Posters at the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Co Armagh

Legal challenge to halting of Drumcree Orange parade adjourned

Northern Ireland Policing Board

PSNI chief asks NI Secretary to review determination over Drumcree parade

The Prince and Princess of Wales leave following their visit to The Commons in South Belfast, a project that will transform a church at the heart of the diverse and vibrant Ormeau Road community into a self-sustaining community centre for all

William and Kate dodge rain showers to meet community centre supporters

Demonstrators holding placards outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast

Michelle O’Neill says she has not received police letter over Drumcree protest

Kate and William smiling

William and Kate arrive in Belfast during Northern Ireland visit

A woman shopping

Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfall

Lord Turnbull, chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, at Bradford Court in Belfast

Ombudsman resisted ‘high-level’ pressure to publish Omagh bomb report – inquiry

Stormont buildings

Northern Ireland cannot risk a second crisis on budget, says Gavin Robinson

The Bendy Tree wych elm in Newcastle, Northern Ireland, has won UK Tree of the Year 2026

‘Bendy’ wych elm in Northern Ireland wins Tree of the Year contest

An aerial view of homes

‘Fresh headwind’ for housing market as buyers become more cautious

Linda O'Neill (centre) from the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition speaking to media

Drumcree parading dispute ‘now bigger than Garvaghy Road’

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Drumcree dispute in a ‘dangerous and lingering limbo’ – McDonald

Helen McEntee

Agreement between Orange Order and residents the only solution – McEntee

Black and white image of Bloody Sunday

Young people take part in project to record Troubles experiences

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in First Minister

Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Fein colleagues

Sir Chris Bryant urged to intervene and stop Drumcree parade

'Brilliant' - West Brom star praised despite late penalty miss

Michael O'Neill

Michael O’Neill disappointed not to be celebrating a Northern Ireland victory

Isaac Price misses a penalty

Northern Ireland rue Isaac Price penalty miss as they draw with Georgia

A view of Tu Hwnt l’r Bont Tea Rooms in Llanrwst, North Wales.

Temperatures to drop with overnight frost in change to more autumnal weather

Models of homes on coins

Mortgage misery as average five-year deal hits 6% for first time in three years

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Judgment reserved in legal bid to challenge Drumcree parade decision

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna) (front) of the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition arrives at Laganside Courts in Belfast

Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree march

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Clean sheets and Galbraith back: Talking points as Northern Ireland host Georgia

Drumcree Orange Order parade

Kneecap expected to visit Garvaghy Road amid Drumcree parade dispute

Residents blocking Garvaghy Road

Drumcree standoff continues week after parade due to start

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill attend a community event in support of the Garvaghy Road residents in the Drumcree parade dispute

O’Neill criticises Bryant comments about Drumcree stand-off

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