#Northern Ireland

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A ceramic sculpture by John Kindness, The Big Fish on Donegall Quay, Belfast Northern Ireland.
Peta offers to help repair Belfast’s Big Fish in exchange for pro-vegan plaque
The sculpture on the banks of the River Lagan has become a tourist favourite but it was damaged at the weekend.

Wed, 23 Sep, 2026

Murder of prosecutor Rory O’Kelly was 'carefully planned by Provisional IRA', report finds 
Murder of prosecutor Rory O’Kelly was 'carefully planned by Provisional IRA', report finds 
Mr O’Kelly’s daughter Anne commended the work of the ICRIR. She said the report comes 11 months after the death of her brother Roger, who pursued the case throughout his life

Wed, 23 Sep, 2026

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Public inquiry to consider whether Omagh bombing was a 'joint operation' among dissident republican groups
The public inquiry, chaired by Alan Turnbull, has begun its latest stage of evidential hearings in Belfast

Mon, 21 Sep, 2026

Answers sought over killing during UVF's attempted bombing in 1994
Answers sought over killing during UVF's attempted bombing in 1994
In act described as 'mindless savagery' at the time, Martin Doherty was shot dead during an UVF attack at the Widow Scallan's pub in Dublin, writes Mick Clifford

Mon, 21 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to UK
Tadgh McNally: From Burnham to Trump, Irish unity debate has been given a rocket boost
A border poll remained firmly in the conversation as Taoiseach Micheál Martin met the UK prime minister in Manchester today

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to UK
Britain not ready to set out border poll criteria, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin said he talked with British prime minister Andy Burnham about the framework to replace the existing UK Legacy Act, writes Tadgh McNally in Manchester

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Reform UK press conference
UK's Reform Party proposes £10,000 fines and immigration spot checks at Irish border
Danny Kruger is expected to outline plans for spot checks and fines at the DUP conference, while insisting they are not border checks.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

North Belfast stabbing
S Jennifer Horgan: Donald Trump's united Ireland talk could have derailed the North's fragile peace
A united Ireland is something to be decided upon, first and foremost, by people living in Northern Ireland. Everyone else needs to shut the hell up about it, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Catherine Connolly visit to Scotland
President Catherine Connolly in private meeting with King Charles
The meeting took place on Wednesday at a private event in Dumfries House and is understood to have centred around farming and sustainability

Thu, 17 Sep, 2026

Catherine Connolly visit to Scotland
Scottish first minister accuses Andy Burnham of ‘terrible ignorance’ over border poll comments
The Scottish first minister criticised the UK prime minister’s border poll comments during a meeting with President Catherine Connolly

Wed, 16 Sep, 2026

Pat Finucane Inquiry
Pat Finucane murder inquiry to consider extent of security force interference in solicitor's death
The Finucane family has been campaigning for decades for a public inquiry to establish the extent of security force involvement in the murder

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Sinn Fein annual away day
Mary Lou McDonald urges Taoiseach to 'get the finger out' on issue of Irish unity
The Taoiseach commented that Fianna Fáil is a party that beleives in Irish unity 

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Rural Ireland Thinks: Almost 60% want to see a united Ireland
The latest 'Irish Examiner' survey has also shown that almost one in 10 (9%) are still strongly against the idea

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of 'harking back to the 1970s' in United Ireland rhetoric
Mr Martin made the comments when speaking on RTÉ Radio's Today with David McCullagh. 

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Andy Burnham visit to Northern Ireland
Memorandum on independence signed by SF, SNP and Plaid Cymru leaders 
The leaders declared that “Westminster’s time is coming to an end” in a joint agreement aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Amgen Irish Open 2026 - Day Four
'I love my comments': Donald Trump doubles down on united Ireland remarks
It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who had lunch with the US president on Sunday, said there had been an 'overreaction' to Mr Trump's remarks

Sun, 13 Sep, 2026

IRELAND-US-DIPLOMACY
Elaine Loughlin: Donald Trump puts united Ireland back on agenda during Irish visit
Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland leaves Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Taoiseach Micheál Martin in awkward positions

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026

Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Donald Trump backs a United Ireland, saying it will ‘happen eventually’
The US president said he has friends on both sides of the border and suggested unification would be 'a great thing'

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026

Fianna Fail think in - Tullamore
Taoiseach says criteria for Northern Ireland border poll need to be discussed
Micheál Martin says the Good Friday Agreement’s principle of consent remains central as he prepares to meet the UK prime minister

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Shootings Attempt To Destabilise The Northern Ireland Peace Process
Gareth O’Callaghan: Would there have been a Good Friday Agreement without the 1981 hunger strike?
Bobby Sands’ death marked a turning point that reshaped Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland politics and the road towards peace

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

Royal Ulster Constabulary officers escort catholic
S Holy Cross school: The 2001 siege that saw Catholic girls escorted by armed soldiers and police
A quarter of a century after the school siege, its legacy offers troubling echoes of divisions still evident across Northern Ireland

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast Live in Cork: Paul Howard on what a united Ireland would look like
The Mick Clifford Podcast Live in Cork: Paul Howard on what a united Ireland would look like
Paul Howard, the creator of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly, has written a satirical novel set in a government department charged with planning for a united Ireland. He is this week's guest on The Mick Clifford Podcast which was recorded in Waterstones in Cork in front of a live audience.

 Listen | Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

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Queen's Island Belfast fire
Firefighters tackle blaze on Queen’s Island in Belfast
Firefighters are tackling a significant blaze on Queen’s Island in Belfast. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said their personnel are at the scene on East Twin Road where a number of cars are on fire.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

EU defence ministers meeting
Helen McEntee says there ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future
Tánaiste Simon Harris asks, 'Is it really a shock that the UK government isn’t planning on having a border poll in the here and now? No.'

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Andy Burnham's first House of Commons appearance
Andy Burnham pledges to ‘stick 100%' to Good Friday Agreement
British prime minister said on visit to Belfast last week that referendum on united Ireland was 'off the table'

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Dungannon incident
Mental health assessment to be carried out on teenager charged with murder in Tyrone 
The teenager was remanded in custody to appear at Dungannon Youth Court on September 15.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Dungannon incident
Teenager, 16, charged with murder of man in county Tyrone
A 61-year-old man was found dead next to his seriously injured daughter at a house in Dungannon.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Dungannon incident
Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone
A house in the Co Tyrone town has been sealed off as police investigate what a local councillor described as a serious domestic incident

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Edinburgh International Book Festival
Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown
Former British PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism
Irish Examiner view: Andy Burnham's border poll comments may suit some
Overstepping the mark

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Andy Burnham visit to Northern Ireland
McDonald accuses Burnham of 'burying his head in the sand' over border poll
The Sinn Féin leader criticised Mr Burnham’s comments, saying a prime minister does not have the right dismiss a commitment made within the Good Friday Agreement

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Project Vigilant
Police officer who had sexual relationship with woman he met on duty sacked
The case was referred to the Police Ombudsman by the Chief Constable for independent investigation and stemmed from an assault allegation made to the police by one woman, woman A, against another, woman B, towards the end of 2018

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Battle of the Boyne bonfires
Five men arrested as part of probe into model of mosque on bonfire
Police probing the 'hate display' at the bonfire in Moygashel in July said they arrested three men on Tuesday morning and two in the afternoon

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes new PM
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to make first official visit to Dublin today
He is expected to emphasise the importance of UK-Irish economic ties in meetings that will also discuss joint security concerns and commitments made on Northern Ireland legacy matters.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Sarah Montgomery Service of Thanksgiving
Minister reveals threat to shoot him following culling of 51 cows
Concerns have been raised by some political representatives and farmers about the public nature of the incident and Mr Muir has ordered an external review of the circumstances

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 - Belfast
Success of Belfast Fleadh ‘a dream come true’ for organisers
Visitor numbers were estimated to have topped one million by Friday evening, already exceeding the 800,000 expected by Sunday

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

PSNI stock
Children injured in racially motivated attack in North
'This appalling incident left a young family terrified and distressed'

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

Lyra
£20,000 award for information about murder of Lyra McKee
Three men found not guilty earlier this year of journalist's murder in April 2019

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Woman charged with breaching anonymity of Jeffery Donaldson victims
The PSNI said detectives from Newry Criminal Investigation Department had charged a 55-year-old woman

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Friedrich Merz visit to Ireland
Taoiseach tells bomb bail decision critics to ‘respect independence’ of courts
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said unionist parties criticising the bailing of a trainee solicitor charged in relation to a bomb intercepted in a car near the Irish border should “respect the independence of our judicial system”.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Garda intercept bomb near Irish border
Law student granted bail after appearing before court on explosives charge
Another suspect, a man in his 40s, remained in custody at a Garda station in the Dublin area on Friday night

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

Two arrested near border after gardaí intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ car bomb
New IRA suspected Garda resources were stretched by EU Presidency before explosives interception
Two people remain in custody after counter-terrorism officers intercepted an explosive device during a joint cross-border security operation

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Two arrested near border after gardaí intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ car bomb
Two arrested near border after gardaí intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ car bomb
Special Detective Unit operation in Co Monaghan led to the recovery of an explosive device and the arrest of two suspects

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Mick Clifford Podcast: John Ware on British intelligence, agent handling and the Troubles
Mick Clifford Podcast: John Ware on British intelligence, agent handling and the Troubles
Veteran journalist discusses the ethical dilemmas of British intelligence operations and the arguments explored in his latest book

 Listen | Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

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