A memorial to soldiers from the North who died fighting in the Korean War has received a facelift.

Gay rights campaigners will lead a major parade through Belfast city centre later, demanding the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

The Bank of Ireland is closing eight branches in the North.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

President Micheal D Higgins has pulled out of attending a civic dinner in Belfast to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he hopes a Stormont deal can be reached within days, to resolve the political crisis that is threatening power- sharing.

Margaret Thatcher said there was “no question” of agreeing to give Dublin joint authority over the running of the North, official files reveal.

A young dragon is the latest addition to Belfast Zoo’s menagerie as Game of Thrones spills out into the real world in Northern Ireland.

Rail commuters standing on platforms at Kent Station, Cork, could have been forgiven for thinking they’d gone back in time yesterday as several people milled around in period dress.

More needs to be done to tackle discrimination against the Traveller community in the North, campaigners have said.

Fitting tributes

Bullets have been sent to the homes of two political representatives in Northern Ireland.

Bullets have been sent to the homes of two political representatives in the North.

Paisley, the ‘Big Man’, maintained he never sold out on his principles, writes Chris Moncrieff

The deterioration in relations between nationalist and unionist politicians in the North was sparked by a decision to limit the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said.

The deterioration in relations between politicians in the North was sparked by a decision to limit the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said.

Hundreds of parents of children with cancer have backed a charity initiative to turn landmarks in every county gold next month in what is set to be the most far-reaching awareness campaign ever launched in this country for seriously ill youngsters.

Northern Ireland’s chief constable will retire at the end of June, two months earlier than planned, he has announced.

Nicolas Roche said he was left proud but almost speechless by the welcome he received at the opening of the Giro D'Italia in Belfast.

Relations of those who died on the Titanic have gathered in the city where the doomed liner was built to commemorate the anniversary of the sinking.

One of Belfast’s most senior Protestant clerics has said he would welcome a visit from Pope Francis.

Pope Francis is set to be invited to Belfast, it can be revealed.

Physical and verbal attacks on the Alliance party are proof it is a growing electoral threat poised to smash the old mould of the North’s politics, leader David Ford has insisted.

Efforts to deal with the North’s troubled past have failed, Amnesty International claimed.

Talks aimed at resolving tensions over parades, flags and addressing Northern Ireland’s conflict legacy have laid foundations for a more peaceful future, the First Minister said.

The Obama administration has urged politicians in Northern Ireland to compromise on a deal on parading, flags, and dealing with the region’s troubled past.

The Obama administration has urged politicians in Northern Ireland to compromise on a deal on parading, flags and dealing with the region’s troubled past.

Crunch political talks aimed at resolving outstanding peace process issues in the North are set to go on long into the evening.

All party crunch talks are due to begin in Northern Ireland today to try to seal a pre-Christmas agreement on controversial parades, flags and dealing with a troubled history.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has laid a wreath of green laurels at the war memorial in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore will be amongst those taking part in services in Northern Ireland to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has accused unionist political leaders of hypocrisy in dealing with illegal marches and attacks.

The removal of the remains of Seamus Heaney will take place this evening at 6:45pm to the Church of the Sacred Heart in Dublin's Donnybrook.

Ireland is preparing to say goodbye to one of its greatest ever writers this weekend, Seamus Heaney.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin is to open a book of condolence on Monday in Mansion House for the late poet Seamus Heaney.

Books of condolence are due to be opened in Seamus Heaney's native Derry and in Belfast on Monday.

Nobel poet laureate Seamus Heaney has been remembered as one of Ireland’s finest literary minds following his death after a short illness. The farmer’s son died in hospital in Dublin aged 74.

The funeral mass for Seamus Heaney will take place on Monday at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, south Dublin followed by burial in his birthplace of Bellaghy, Co Derry.

Nobel poet laureate Seamus Heaney has been remembered as one of Ireland’s finest literary minds following his death after a short illness.

Frontline police officers caught up in this summer’s violence on the streets of Belfast are undergoing psychiatric treatment, it has been revealed.

A number of points made in your recent editorial (Aug 12) struck me as demonstrating a clear lack of understanding of certain issues in the Six Counties.

It is tragic that so many people in the North, from both communities, seem so ready, so determined to mark events or celebrate loyalties in ways that almost inevitably provoke another round of the danse macabre that ensures that age-old divisions — if not hatreds — are perpetuated.

A death threat has been issued to a female journalist in Northern Ireland, a union claimed today.

Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence.