Assembly members in Northern Ireland are to vote on a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage in the region.

Lawyers in the North were warned not to divulge details about a billion-euro property controversy minutes before they appeared before a Stormont scrutiny committee, MLAs have heard.

Unionists have demanded answers after an Irish Tricolour was run up the main flagpole of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

Paying for sex is to be banned in the North after Stormont Assembly members backed the move in a landmark late-night vote.

Senior unionists will meet today to discuss the next phase of their protest against a decision to ban a controversial Orange Order parade from passing a nationalist neighbourhood.

The Rev. Ian Paisley has effectively accused the Irish Government of provoking the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings which claimed the lives of 33 people.

Plans for a beauty pageant at the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly have sparked controversy.

A swimming pool and the dock that once housed the Titanic are among some of the unusual locations film lovers can watch classics in the coming weeks.

A controversial Bill to ban ex-prisoners convicted of serious offences from becoming ministerial advisers at Stormont has been passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

A special meeting drawing together unionist and loyalist representatives to discuss the Union flag row has started at Stormont.

Sinn Féin and the cross-community Alliance Party have been targeted as packages containing bullets were posted to the North's legislative assembly at Stormont, it was revealed today.

The Rev Ian Paisley is in intensive care tonight after suffering from acute heart problems.

Police in the North will work with colleagues in Ireland to ensure the historic visit of the Queen to Dublin passes without incident.

Republicans and loyalists have agreed to talks on resolving the Ardoyne parades flashpoint, Gerry Adams has said.

A search for the body of a man believed murdered by republican paramilitaries in the Northhas discovered human remains, investigators said today.

A new Gaelic games challenge has taken its name from an unlikely source - the founding father of Ulster unionism.

Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson will resume negotiations with Sinn Féin today as he tries to convince sceptics within his own party of the merits of a deal to save power sharing in the North.

Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will brief senior party colleagues today on progress in the talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the North.

DUP leader Peter Robinson was back behind his desk today following the shock revelation that his wife tried to kill herself after confessing to an affair.

The guilt-ridden wife of the North's First Minister Peter Robinson tried to kill herself after making a midnight confession to her husband that she had an affair, it was disclosed tonight.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today pledged to do all she could to support the North’s political leaders as they continued their journey towards a more peaceful future.

DIVISIONS in the Middle East can be overcome if Israelis and Palestinians take steps to build their own peace process, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said yesterday.

Stormont's Parliament Buildings should join iconic sites such as the Golden Gate Bridge and Sydney Opera House in staging a 'black-out' to highlight climate change, it was claimed today.

Loyalist killer Michael Stone was jailed for 16 years today for trying to kill senior Sinn Féin leaders in a one-man raid on the Northern Ireland Assembly.

A notorious loyalist killer who tried to kill senior Sinn Féin members in a one-man attack on the Northern Ireland Assembly will today find if he is to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A verdict in the trial of a notorious loyalist killer accused of attempting to murder Sinn Féin leaders at the North's parliament will be delivered today.

PENALTY points for road offences will be transferred between the Republic, the North and Britain under a system expected to be in place within five years.

US president George Bush arrived in the North today for talks with the leaders of its power-sharing government.

A campaign to appoint a Minister of Peace within the Stormont Executive was launched today by the Peace People.

Independent News & Media's Newry print centre is to benefit from an additional £7m (€10m) investment for further expansion and the purchase of two high speed print towers, it was announced today.

Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness were once again in the company of Hollywood movie stars today as they entertained Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine and director Lord Attenborough at Stormont.

A security alert at the Northern Ireland Assembly has been declared a hoax, the PSNI said tonight.

Over a hundred disgruntled classroom assistants in the North have picketed Stormont as part of their strike for better pay and conditions.

Northern Ireland’s new power sharing administration will today launch a charm offensive as the team of ministers begins a series of engagements.

Three police officers were injured as violence broke out ahead of the restoration of power-sharing in the North.

In a rare show of unity, political adverseries Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) today congratulated the Irish cricket team on their success at the recent World Cup.

DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin chief negotiator Martin McGuinness strengthened their ministerial co-operation today by sending a joint letter of congratulations to Ireland’s World Cup cricket team.

The sisters of an IRA murder victim said their hopes of a breakthrough in their tireless justice campaign dimmed today after meeting DUP leader Ian Paisley.

Loyalist killer Michael Stone planned to kill Sinn Féin leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in the debating chamber at Stormont, it was revealed today.

Loyalist killer Michael Stone’s former paramilitary bosses must bear some of the blame for his bomb attack on Stormont, it was claimed today.

Loyalist killer Michael Stone’s former paramilitary associates had no advance warning of his attempted bomb attack on Stormont, they claimed tonight.

The Democratic Unionists’ and Sinn Féin’s tough rhetoric of recent years is now coming back to haunt them, nationalist SDLP leader Mark Durkan said today.

Michael Stone is suffering from crippling arthritis and was on medication when he launched his attack at Stormont, friends claimed today.

One of the North’s most notorious killers Michael Stone has forced the suspension of the Stormont Assembly today after claiming he had thrown a bomb into Parliament Buildings.