A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a pensioner in Co Armagh last year.

Two men are being questioned by police about a murder attempt involving a sword and machete in north Belfast.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has renewed its appeal for care and vigilance on the roads after nine road deaths over the Christmas period.

The only Irish company specialising in mass spectrometry analysis, used to detect food fraud and identify drug abuse in sports, EireChrom in Tipperary is preparing to take on the might of the multinationals.

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader is recovering after suffering an adverse reaction to medication.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson is recovering in hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

A notorious Scottish convict who escaped from a prison in Ireland has been transferred to a jail in England, police said.

A notorious on-the-run Scottish prisoner stabbed himself before he was recaptured in Belfast last night.

Escaped convict Derek Brockwell was in a serious condition in a Belfast hospital last night after being injured when confronted by police. PSNI used a Taser stun gun to incapacitate him with reports suggesting he had injured himself with a knife, though it is unknown whether it was deliberate.

Teachers and fellow pupils of a teenage boy who died after he was injured during a playground incident have said they are profoundly saddened.

HiberGene Diagnostics is planning to revolutionise testing for meningitis, writes Trish Dromey.

A patient in Belfast has tested negative for the Ebola virus, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has confirmed.

Blood tests are expected to be made public today which will reveal whether a man in Belfast has contracted Ebola.

A suspected ebola case in Belfast will not put the Republic on heightened alert for the killer disease, the HSE has insisted.

A patient is being tested for the Ebola virus in Belfast.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a child was discovered with a fractured skull.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a child was discovered with a fractured skull.

Dhara Kivlehan was given a photograph of her newborn baby Dior just before she was transferred from Sligo Regional Hospital to Belfast four days before her death, an inquest heard yesterday.

A Belfast consultant claims there was still a small chance that Dhara Kivlehan could have been saved when she was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital.

The future of children's cardiac surgery at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital is in serious doubt.

A 20-year-old driver has been killed while competing in a motor race in the North.

The depths of Irish motherhood was underlined at the opening of an inquest into the death of a 29-year-old woman who died after she gave birth to her first baby in Sligo.

A father of three remained in a critical condition in hospital today following a farm accident that claimed the life of his eight-year-old son.

A 10-year old boy has died and his father is fighting for his life after they were overcome by slurry fumes, sources said.

A youth worker who almost died from malaria after volunteering in west Africa is to try and live on £1 a day to raise awareness of how cheap it is to combat the disease.

A three month old baby girl has died in hospital hours after her father appeared in court charged with causing her grievous bodily harm.

PSNI chief inspector Mark McEwan has said a small quantity of suspected drugs was seized outside the Odyssey Arena in the wake of a major incident that saw 17 teenagers taken to hospital.

Exactly a decade ago, I was in Ballinascreen on the day Eoin Bradley broke his leg playing for Derry in the Dr McKenna Cup.

Six people have been stabbed in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.

The HSE has agreed to pay €790,000 and “unreservedly” apologised to the family of a 29-year-old Indian woman who became seriously ill in Sligo Regional Hospital at the time of the birth of her first child, but died eight days later.

The heartbroken family of an Indian woman who died eight days after she became seriously ill at Sligo General Hospital at the time of the birth of her first baby yesterday vowed to continue their legal battle to have an inquest.

A woman was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after a stampede at a shopping centre over cut-price televisions.

The last single woman on Coney Island off Sligo married yesterday.

Paul Pollock has recorded the best ever position achieved by an Irish athlete in a World Athletics Championships men’s marathon.

Tyrone attacker Paddy McNeice is out for the rest of the season with a broken collar bone.

A mother and baby have been hit by a runaway horsebox in Co Down.

A seriously ill patient has died after his ambulance was in a crash with a car on its way to hospital in Northern Ireland, police said.

Fourteen people have been taken to hospital after a double-decker bus carrying a party of wedding guests overturned in the North.

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a man found in an alleyway in Belfast died from his injuries.

Geoffrey Ndungu of Kenya retained his Dublin Marathon title yesterday, finishing in 2:11.09, well outside last year’s course record time of 2:08.33.

A woman who survived a farming accident which killed a young rugby star, his father and brother has been released from hospital.

The young rugby star killed in a farming tragedy alongside his brother and his father in Northern Ireland was today hailed by teammates as a wonderful sportsman and a wonderful person.

JP Magnier is expected to remain in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for a few days after undergoing surgery on his back.