Referees at schools level in Gaelic games, rugby, soccer and other sports are set to be affected by new Revenue guidelines.

SDLP Brexit spokesperson Matthew O’Toole said the British government is putting Northern Ireland's economy at risk.

Mick McCarthy will keep the door open for James McClean to recover in time for the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off.

Putting forward the proposals at Westminster, former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain pointed out they had all-party support in the province, including the DUP and Sinn Féin.

Mick McCarthy accepts that to reach the Euro 2020 Finals, Ireland will now have to do it the hard way, after this morning's play-off draw put two away games in their path.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized a range of high-value assets from a cross border group believed to be linked to the Essex smuggling deaths of 39 people.

The group behind plans for an All-Island League has restated its intention to continue working on its game-changing proposals for Irish club football, despite the IFA in Belfast saying last week that the participation of its clubs in such a cross-border league would not be sanctioned.

The revised Brexit deal may have been signed off at the summit of the EU leaders last week, but getting it through the UK parliament is proving to be quite a challenge.

A potential deal that will create an EU border in the Irish Sea is on the brink of being achieved tonight after marathon talks designed to push the plan forward for ratification at the 11th hour tomorrow.

Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson have spoken on the phone this evening to discuss Brexit.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is following a Brexit “fantasy”, and that his plan is “profoundly stupid and immeasurably dangerous”.

Boris Johnson’s Government has been told to publish communications connected to prorogation and no-deal Brexit planning after MPs supported an emergency Commons motion.

Police in Belfast have retreated from a confrontation at a bonfire site over concerns innocent bystanders could be hurt, a senior commander has said.

Julian Smith has been appointed Northern Ireland Secretary, Downing Street said.

The Children's Commissioner has backed calls for Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to act over the region's "crisis-hit" education system.

A police chief who is investigating the British Army's top-ranking IRA agent told the UK Prime Minister she "got it wrong" on legacy cases in Northern Ireland.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that this was a case of yet another Conservative Party leader losing leadership of the party because of their relationship with the EU.

An agreement has been reached to establish a new round of talks involving all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, Theresa May and Leo Varadkar have said in a joint statement.

Ireland and other EU states must support a long extension of the Brexit deadline if the UK significantly shifts its approach to leaving the EU, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has insisted.

"This is utterly wrong and we condemn sectarianism in any form."

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The Northern Ireland Secretary has defended the British Prime Minister's intervention in ill-fated talks to save powersharing after criticism that her arrival proved a distraction.

Senior Irish and UK government ministers have urged politicians to be careful about the language they use in the wake of the latest Twitter row between elected representatives in the North.

A deal to save powersharing at Stormont is achievable within the coming days, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.

According to studies this weekend it is the toughest weekend for those trying to complete dry January.

A former public servant in the North, Dr Maurice Hayes, has been remembered as a diamond standard citizen and servant of the people.

Britain has come up with two ways to secure a frictionless border after Brexit, according to the Northern Ireland secretary.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for any regulatory alignment under Brexit to be applied on a UK-wide basis.

The High Court has ordered the extradition of a man to Northern Ireland in connection with the alleged murder of prison officer David Black.

Northern Ireland's political leaders will later hold talks with the British Prime Minister on the ongoing powersharing crisis at Stormont.

A customs union between Northern Ireland and the Republic must survive Brexit for the good of the economy, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said.

Bertie Ahern has said he is saddened and infuriated by the collapse of talks in the North.

The Department for Health has called on Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire to clarify how much funding it will receive, after MPs voted to pass a Budget for the region via Westminster.

The Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter.

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The EU wants the UK to make a political commitment to maintaining the Good Friday Agreement in a Brexit divorce deal, the Irish Examiner has learnt.

The Northern Ireland secretary insists the government wants 'no change' in how people cross the Irish border. Northen Ireland secretary insists government wants 'no change' to Irish border

A bid to give Northern Ireland special designated status within the EU after Brexit has been defeated in the European Parliament.

The Northern Ireland Secretary has given Stormont's divided politicians more time to clinch a deal.

Negotiations to salvage powersharing in Northern Ireland are set to continue as parties mount a last-ditch effort to strike a deal ahead of Thursday's deadline.

Talks will continue today today to try to re-establish a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland.

The British Prime Minister will be desperate to get agreement from the DUP to back her legislative programme in the Commons.

Theresa May's desire to team up with the DUP does "not necessarily" undermine the Northern Ireland peace process, according to Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan.