Politicians in Northern Ireland today backed a motion which described a ban on a controversial Orange Order parade as “illogical”.

A proposed ban on Stormont Assembly members double-jobbing as Westminster MPs is set to be extended to include the Dáil.

Invest NI has demanded telecoms firm Nortel repays a £7.4m (€8.4m) public grant after it went into administration.

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The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, is due to meet an SDLP delegation in Dublin today to discuss the latest developments in the peace process.