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Noah Donohoe death
Police officer defends notes of first meeting with Noah Donohoe’s mother
The officer faced questioning at an inquest into why he had made only six lines of notes in his pocket notebook about the meeting with Fiona Donohoe, hours after Noah had gone missing

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Noah Donohoe inquest
Inquest hears of discovery of Noah Donohoe’s mobile phone
The woman who found the phone told Belfast Coroner’s Court she tried to use it to call Noah’s mother before contacting police

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife to get underway in May
Jeffrey Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary
University to remove George Mitchell’s name from peace centre over Epstein links
A bust of former US senator George Mitchell will also be removed from the university grounds

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Noah Donohoe death
Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told
Karen Crooks, a resident of Northwood Road in Belfast, also told the jury that the storm drain where Noah’s body was found could be accessed by a small number of homes in the area

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley civil court case
Michael Flatley lived ‘lifestyle of a Monaco millionaire’ by borrowing money, court told
Belfast court hears starkly conflicting accounts of Michael Flatley’s finances in dispute over control of The Lord of the Dance

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

The Traitors
'We are heartbroken': Traitors winner Rachel Duffy announces death of mother Anne
Duffy, from Newry, said she was “heartbroken”

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe death
Friend of Noah Donohoe had ‘no concerns’ about his mental health
A close friend of Noah Donohoe has told an inquest he had no concerns about the state of mind of the Belfast schoolboy before he went missing in 2020.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

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Rachel from Newry reveals the truth about her ‘FBI training’ for The Traitors
She revealed the real extent of the training she had received.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe inquest
Disappearance of Noah Donohoe was ‘completely out of character’, inquest told
In the call, Fiona Donohoe told police her son had been crying in his room before he went out to meet friends

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe inquest
Jury sworn in for Noah Donohoe inquest
Three men and one woman were selected as reserves in a ballot drawn in court on Thursday morning

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Teenager using mobile phone stock
Sharing of explicit AI images in Armagh school being investigated by police
Police have launched an investigation after reports that explicit AI-generated images have been shared among pupils at a County Armagh school.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe death
Long-awaited inquest into death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe due to start
Noah Donohoe was found dead in a storm drain in June 2020

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

PSNI stock
Investigation after teen found unconscious with serious head injury in Derry
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Wayne Reid death
Murder probe into Coleraine man’s death continues as police granted extension
Police investigating the death of 43-year-old Wayne Reid have been granted a court extension to continue questioning a man arrested on suspicion of murder. Mr Reid was pronounced dead at an address in the Society Court area of Coleraine.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Emirates Invitational Golf
Rory McIlroy: Brooks Koepka PGA Tour return indicative of LIV Golf decline
Koepka’s return has been widely welcomed by many of the top professionals.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

PSNI stock
Murder investigation launched following death of man in Coleraine
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Coleraine. Police said Wayne Reid, 43, was pronounced dead at an address in the Society Court area.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case
Appeal over Kneecap rapper’s terror case begins at UK high court
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a 2024 gig in London

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Sean Brown public inquiry
McEntee vows to press for answers in Sean Brown murder case
Helen McEntee said it was “absolutely essential” that the circumstances of the 1997 killing were fully investigated

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

Armchair astronomers sought to hunt for stars being torn apart by black holes
Armchair astronomers sought to hunt for stars being torn apart by black holes
Astronomers at Queen’s University Belfast and the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands are seeking help to shape how scientists detect massive black holes for the next decade

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

Laganside Courts building
Inquest into Newtownabbey triple tragedy expected to be held in June
Kenneth McClean-Flanagan is thought to have murdered his mother Karen McClean-Flanagan, and girlfriend Stacey Knell, in Newtownabbey in March 2021 before taking his own life

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

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Two people 'badly shaken' after petrol bomb thrown at house in Derry
Police said a suspected petrol bomb was thrown through the window of a property in the Circular Road area at around 6.45pm on Monday evening

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

Soldier F court case
Government defends Legacy Bill after Veterans Commissioner criticism
David Johnstone said that the Government’s proposed legislation treats veterans 'worse than terrorists'

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case
Kneecap ‘will not be silent’ over appeal against decision to end terror case
Kneecap said they will “not be silent” ahead of a further legal challenge over a court’s decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2026

Hanna Tanasova death
Woman dies in hospital after road crash in Co Fermanagh
The crash occurred on December 5 and the woman died in hospital from her injuries on December 26

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Coronavirus
Appeal issued for man to contact police in relation to Bangor stabbing
Jonathan Baker, 54, was last pictured in the Coniston Road area of Bangor at around 3.55pm on Christmas Eve, police said.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

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Police hunt suspect following Bangor stabbing attack
The public have been told not to approach the man following the incident in the Chippendale Avenue area of Bangor on Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025

Project Vigilant initiative
Two people injured, one critically, in stabbing attack in Co Down
Two people have been taken to hospital, one in a critical condition, following a stabbing attack in Bangor, Co Down. The Police Service of Northern Ireland issued a statement on Wednesday evening saying it is at the scene of the “stabbing incident”.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

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Man in critical condition following Omagh assault
Detectives are appealing for information following the incident in Omagh in the early hours of Sunday.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

Connor Pollock
Man charged over cross-border terror plot to attack Galway mosque denied bail
Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink from HMP Maghaberry for a bail hearing at the Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Sexual harassment case settled after shop worker ‘slapped on the bottom’
Sexual harassment case settled after shop worker ‘slapped on the bottom’
Jayla Boyd settled her case against her former employer JD Sports Fashion PLC for €74,000

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Columba McVeigh search
Latest search for Disappeared teenager Columba McVeigh ends without success
The ICLVR said it still believes the information it was given that Mr McVeigh’s body is there was given in good faith

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Government prioritising Bill to let gardaĂ­ give Omagh inquiry evidence
Legislation to allow for oral testimony of Irish police and other officials to be provided to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been given priority by the Government.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Mourne Mountains wildfire
Woman dies in third fatal fire in 24 hours in Northern Ireland
The PSNI said they were called to a fire in Dunmurry, Co Antrim, just before 4am on Saturday

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

Marianne Smyth court case
Man remanded in custody charged in connection with mosque burning plot
Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch in Co Down, appeared before a district judge in Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

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Three arrests in cross-border probe into violent right-wing extremism
Three people have been arrested in Northern Ireland as part of a cross-border police investigation into violent right-wing extremism. Two men were detained in Co Down and a woman was detained in Co Armagh.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Freddie Scappaticci's will
Stakeknife: British government challenged to name agent planted in Provisional IRA
Operation Kenova found in its interim report that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of Stakeknife

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

PSNI stock
Pipe bomb found under car after security alert
Police said if the viable device had exploded under the vehicle, the consequences could have been “devastating”

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Coronavirus - Tue Jan 19, 2021
Bus Éireann coach involved in serious crash in Co Fermanagh
The road was closed for a time but has since reopened, the PSNI said

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025

International Men's Day reception
Starmer confident Troubles Bill will not bring ‘vexatious prosecutions’
 Keir Starmer has said he is “absolutely confident” the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will not lead to vexatious prosecutions of former soldiers amid a threat of legal action from veterans over the planned reforms.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

Everything we know about Line Of Duty returning for a seventh series
Everything we know about Line Of Duty returning for a seventh series
Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar will return to Belfast for filming

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

PSNI launch criminal probe into Presbyterian Church after safeguarding failures
PSNI launch criminal probe into Presbyterian Church after safeguarding failures
The PCI has welcomed the police probe and said it would be co-operating fully

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Fine Gael Agricultural and Rural Development Conference
Government 'concern’ at three bird flu outbreaks early in high risk period
Mr Heydon was speaking at the Fine Gael Agriculture and Rural Affairs Development Conference being held in Co Kildare.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Slovakia v Northern Ireland - 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifying - Kosicka Futbalova Arena
Northern Ireland suffer late defeat in Slovakia but clinch World Cup play-off
Debutant Bobcek had only been on the pitch for three minutes in when he fired in from Laszlo Benes’ corner in the first of eight minutes added on.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

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