It is anticipated that a North-only backstop will be one of solutions discussed between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Boris Johnson today in fresh attempts to break the Brexit deadlock.

Four mussel seed fishermen and their companies have lost a High Court action for compensation against the State.

The EU will take an "Ireland first" stance when it comes to dealing with the border issue in Brexit talks the president of the European Council has said.

The European Union is reportedly threatening to hold back Britain's final €5.6bn rebate payment from Brussels as part of negotiations over the so-called Brexit "divorce" bill.

The Northern Ireland beauty spot is officially the world’s hottest destination after coming top of the list of global regions in the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel List 2018.

The Special Criminal Court trial of a Dublin man accused of IRA membership has heard a day of legal argument.

Unless you intend going with the person you are buying the ticket for.

Northern Ireland-registered vessels have no legal entitlement to fish for mussel seed in the State’s territorial waters, the Supreme Court has ruled.

David Cameron has told the Taoiseach he will give “whatever help he can” in keeping an open border between Ireland and the North.

British bookmaker, Ladbrokes is expecting annual operating profits to fall around £20m (€28m) short of expectations, this year.

It never fails to command attention — the awesome sight of a giant whale sticking its fluke out of the water, swinging it around and slapping the waves before disappearing again.

TAKING the elevator up to the dome crowning Victoria Square Shopping Centre, peering out over Belfast’s twinkling skyline, I try to take in the changes that have washed over this city.

THE British subsidiary of Irish oil and gas prospector Providence Resources has won its second exploration licence within a week.

NAMA has distanced itself from its perceived role as a “toxic bank” saying it has no interest in “hoarding assets longer than necessary”.

THERE’S probably just one good thing that RTÉ can take from the controversy over the low editorial standards exposed in its now infamous High Society TV ‘documentary’ that purported to expose illegal narcotic consumption among the so-called elite of Irish society, a minister included.

Protestant and Catholic children in the North are living parallel and separate lives divided along sectarian lines 10 years on from the second IRA ceasefire, a survey confirmed today.

The “intolerable misery” of lengthy waiting lists in Northern Irish hospitals has to be brought to an end, health minister Shaun Woodward said today.

The European Parliament has approved funding of over €60m to help the Northern Irish peace process.

BEAMISH & Crawford is investing €7million to replace its bottling facility which packages its own stout brand name plus Miller Genuine Draft, Fosters and Carling for the Irish and Northern Irish market.