A search is underway in the Ballytrust area of Co Cavan after two men eluded gardaí in the area this morning.

Police investigating terrorism by dissident republicans in Northern Ireland arrested a man in Lancashire, England today.

Three masked men carrying a bomb burst into a bank in the North today and warned terrified customers it would explode in an hour.

An improvised explosive device was thrown at a police foot patrol in the North today.

A 39-year-old man was charged tonight with child abduction hours after a teenage boy missing for nearly two months was found by police.

The British government faces legal action within a week if it does not hand over intelligence files which could have helped catch the Omagh bombers, grieving relatives warned today.

Police investigating the murder of SAS officer Captain Robert Nairac in the North more than 30 years ago arrested a man in South Armagh today.

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde will today reveal how he helped overhaul the force’s image at a talk in Dublin.

Two men were being questioned today as part of a cross-border inquiry into a camper van hijacking.

A committee of MPs will hear directly from neighbourhood justice schemes in the North today why they want state funding despite concerns about how they operate.

British government plans for neighbourhood justice schemes in the North could condemn nationalist communities to rough justice and one sided political policing, it was claimed today.

President Mary McAleese is to hold talks with Northern Ireland’s most senior police officer, Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde, it emerged today.

Two people were questioned by detectives about an attack on police in Belfast early today by a crowd of up to 200 people.

A new £8m (€11.6m) state-of-the-art police station was opened today in Northern Ireland.

THE body of a missing Cork vet was discovered on a Scottish island yesterday.

A MAN yesterday denied murdering Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane when he appeared in court.

Two serving police officers could face criminal charges over security force collusion with loyalist killers, it was announced tonight.

British government plans to press ahead with police reforms in Northern Ireland today triggered a new battle for nationalists’ hearts and minds.

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl had a miraculous escape when drive-by gunmen in Northern Ireland sprayed the car she was a passenger in with bullets, killing prominent loyalist Stephen Warnock.

Police investigating the distribution of child pornography on the Internet today raided 18 addresses across Britain and Northern Ireland, Scotland Yard said.

Police in Northern Ireland have found the Mazda 626 they had been seeking in Newry in connection with the murders of two men found bludgeoned to death in deep undergrowth beside a Co Down golf course.

Police were today hunting a man who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman in Northern Ireland.

Recruitment plans for Northern Ireland’s next chief constable were set to be rubber-stamped at a policing board meeting in Belfast today.