Army bomb squad officers were called out almost every day in the North within the space of a year, new figures have revealed.

Let us hope the prophets of doom are wrong and the storm clouds are not gathering across the North but there is little to suggest that everything is rosy in the garden and the Good Friday Agreement is safe in the custody of the DUP and Sinn Féin, two parties that have the capacity to either make it work but apparently are more interested in wrecking it.

The conclusion of the Smithwick Tribunal that Garda officers colluded in the murder of Superintendents Breen and Buchanan is deeply disturbing, and if it is true that one or more members of An Garda Síochána colluded with the IRA in the murders of superintendents Breen and Buchanan, then not only are they guilty of murder, but they let down an entire police force.

Four mortar bombs were found when police thwarted a major attack by dissident republicans in Derry.

A DUP MP has said many senior IRA members could be implicated after a court agreed to hand over top secret interviews with a convicted Old Bailey car bomber to the authorities.

First Minister Peter Robinson's DUP has today accused the North's Boundary Commission of gerrymandering in a fierce attack on its proposals to reduce the number of Westminster seats to 16.

A Protestant clergyman who became the first from the North to address Sinn Féin's ard fheis has today told critics he wanted to help communities "move out of the past".

The number of police officers recruited in the North will be low for the next eight years, it was claimed today.

A sectarian attack in the North today sparked calls for increased jail sentences for petrol bombers.

Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell was elevated to legendary status at his hometown golf club today as fans and friends celebrated his dramatic match-winning performance.

The North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness confirmed today that he is prepared to meet the victims of the Claudy bombing.

NORTHERN Ireland secretary Owen Paterson said the British Government was “profoundly sorry” that the victims of the 1972 Claudy bombing and their families had been denied justice.

Police and politicians in the North are appealing for calm ahead of the biggest parade in the Protestant marching season.

The decision to release loyalist killer Torrens Knight from prison is an affront to democracy which has sent shockwaves through society, a Northern Ireland Assemblyman said today.

It is only a matter of time before dissident republicans responsible for a string of bomb attacks claim another victim, a senior police officer in the North warned today.

The future of Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson was in doubt today after the sensational General Election defeat of the First Minister of the powersharing executive at Stormont.

The North’s First Minister Peter Robinson sensationally lost his Westminster seat for east Belfast today.

National security concerns over the Bloody Sunday report are bogus and disingenuous, it was claimed tonight.

The North's political parties were under increasing pressure today to agree a deal to save the region's power-sharing government.

The quest to achieve a so-far elusive breakthrough in political talks to transfer law and order powers to the North will continue at Stormont today.

The North’s political leaders continued to strive for a breakthrough in crunch talks over devolving policing powers to Stormont tonight.

PETER Robinson’s grip on power in the North looked increasingly shaky last night as sleaze allegations swirling around his marriage prompted more resignation calls.

One of Peter Robinson's most senior colleagues in government today said he commanded the support of the party.

The Saville report could face further delay if David Cameron becomes the next British prime minister, it was claimed tonight.

A former Northern Ireland police officer, who was once also a member of the Orange Order, has been selected to join Sinn Féin's team in the Assembly.

A five-year-old autistic boy on a dream Christmas trip to Disneyland Paris died after falling in the hotel swimming pool, it was revealed today.

The cost of the Bloody Sunday inquiry in the North has reached €214 million, it was revealed today.

Footballers from the North who want to play for the Republic will have to meet tough restrictions, it was confirmed today.

It has been a long apprenticeship. However today Peter Robinson finally got the chance to take over as leader of the North’s most successful political party, the Democratic Unionists, after 28 years of being the Rev Ian Paisley’s understudy.

A nurse will end up dead unless attacks on medical staff in the North are stopped, it was claimed today.

An off-duty policeman was shot and wounded outside a school in the North today.

The North suffered a major economic blow today when it was confirmed one of its "blue ribbon" technology companies was closing a plant with the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.

The SDLP could see its majorities in three Westminster constituencies cut under Boundary Commission recommendations proposed today.

A Coleraine father has spoken out against loyalists who put his dead son's name on top of a bonfire in the town.

The DUP will veto an Irish Language Act for the North, one of its senior members said today.

The British government today faced fresh calls for it to honour its St Andrews talks pledge to pass an Irish Language Act for the North.

Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists today embarked on a crucial party meeting about their possible involvement in a new power-sharing executive.

The Ulster Unionist Party has paid the price for its arrogant treatment of former members in the North’s Assembly Election, it was claimed tonight.

The North’s Assembly Election candidates will learn what the electorate has in store for them today as counting gets under way in 18 constituencies.

Voting in the Northern Assembly election has closed, with many of the parties predicting a higher turnout than four years ago.

More than 40,000 voters will be added to the electoral register in the North in time to allow them to vote in the Assembly election, it was announced today.

The British government was today urged to make companies liable for corporate manslaughter if one of their employees or subcontractors is killed while working for them in the North.

The DUP's Gregory Campbell has come out against a possible visit to the North by the Pope.

The Reverend Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists today held groundbreaking talks with the Catholic Church at Stormont.