The Green Party in the North will have direct input into policy in Dublin, it was claimed today.

Northern Secretary Peter Hain tonight ruled out the prospect of a nuclear power station being built in the North.

Councillors in Derry are due to hear proposals today for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the city.

Councillors in Co Donegal were today accused of ignoring pleas to combat the number of fish farms springing up on one of Ireland’s most picturesque loughs.

A lorry driver was being questioned by police today after a crash in which three passengers in a minibus carrying physically and mentally handicapped adults were killed.