THE IRA’s decision to abandon its armed struggle could be the most significant move by a paramilitary group since the start of the Troubles, the leader of Ireland’s Catholics claimed last night.

The British government was today urged to release funds to tackle the surge in suicides among young people across Belfast.

Mourners at the funeral of tragic Belfast teenager Megan McAlorum were told today that she had been a friendly young girl “bursting with life”.

A forensic examination is being carried out on a black Volvo car recovered by police investigating the murder of a teenager in west Belfast.

The murder of a teenage girl whose half naked body was found at a beauty spot was today branded as “pure evil“.

Police in Northern Ireland were today investigating the murder of a teenage girl whose half naked body was discovered dumped in a quarry.

Bullet-proof glass saved the family of a prominent Sinn Féin councillor from possible death.

A gun attack was launched on the west Belfast home of a prominent Sinn Féin councillor overnight.

Sinn Fein sharply criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland today after anti-terrorist officers raided a number of homes in west Belfast.

Two teenagers were appearing at Lisburn Magistrates Court today in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man struck by a stolen car.

The RUC has launched a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in west Belfast early today.