Gerry Adams was working on a peace strategy in early 1987, State papers have revealed.

The next date of U2’s mammoth worldwide tour was in doubt today after protesters held up the removal of its custom-built stage from Croke Park.

Police in Belfast have arrested a 38-year-old woman following a fatal stabbing in the south of the city this morning.

Two men have been arrested after a series of overnight burglaries in south Belfast.

The family of a Northern Ireland fisherman missing for 11 months were today mourning another tragic loss when his father died after being swept into the sea.