One constituency remained undeclared as the Northern Ireland Assembly reached its conclusion.

A retired couple have been found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a caravan park in the North.

Plans for a cross-border bridge at the site of one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles have been dealt another blow after funding from Europe was pulled.

CHAMPIONS Kerry lead the way on this year’s Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 with four players rewarded for their performances on the side that claimed honours in last June’s final against Wicklow in Croke Park.

A Turkish court has ruled that a man accused of murdering two Irish women must undergo a bone marrow test to determine his age.

The British Government should ban Northern Ireland MPs from taking seats at Stormont, a Westminster committee has said.

The leader of the nationalist SDLP is to step down, she confirmed tonight.

A photographer who posted offensive messages on Facebook following the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has left her newspaper job.

Details of the Champion 15 teams for the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups for 2010 have been announced today.

A leading Irish nationalist today became the first leader of her party to wear the poppy on Remembrance Sunday.

Air accident investigators have arrived at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed three people who were flying from the North to England, police confirmed tonight.

There are fears tonight that up to four people may have been killed in a helicopter crash in the North

A man whose brother died from a heart condition while playing sport is aiming to raise tens of thousands of euros sending campaigning text messages.

Skin cancer rates in north Down are more than double those in other parts of the North, it was revealed today.

An independent republican councillor whose police officer niece was the target of a suspected car bomb attack in the North tonight refused to condemn the incident.

Five men and two women have been arrested in the North by police investigating domestic sex-abuse allegations going back more than 30 years.

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.

COULD Northern Ireland decide the course of British politics tomorrow, after all?

Cavan 0-10 Monaghan 1-18, Longford 3-20 Leitrim 1-9, South Down 2-21 Fermanagh 2-18

One of the North’s longest serving MPs, Eddie McGrady of the nationalist SDLP, revealed he is standing down at the general election.

The Ulster Unionist Party’s sole MP Lady Sylvia Hermon today said she will “weigh up her options” after refusing to fight the next election under a joint banner with the Conservative Party.

Non-Liam McCarthy hurling counties have got their wish with the news that the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup finals will take place at Croke Park on July 11.

The mountainous landscape where a light aircraft crashed with the loss of three lives in south Down must be the subject of a safety probe, the Assembly heard today.

Early figures for voter turnout for the European Parliament election have confirmed fears of a huge drop in the numbers voting.

One of the most famous events in Irish motorsport, the Circuit of Ireland Rally, has a new sponsor.

FOLLOWING last evening’s Super Special in Oslo, Rally Norway begins in earnest today.

Search teams who launched a major operation to find a missing 53-year-old have discovered a man’s body.

Four policemen in the North killed in an horrific road crash died trying to make their community a safer place, mourners at three of their funerals heard today.

Passers-by who tried in vain to rescue four policemen trapped in their burning 4x4 vehicle in the North were commended for their bravery today.

The North's Chief Constable Hugh Orde today led tributes to four policemen killed a horrific early morning road accident.

Ahead of a meeting with Leinster GAA officials in Portlaoise tonight, GAA president Nickey Brennan has revealed details of the newly-structured Hurling Championship proposals.

Next Saturday will see an incredible 23 senior inter-county football and hurling matches take place around the country, including the All-Ireland SHC qualifier double header of Cork against Galway and Waterford playing Offaly in Thurles.

Jeffrey Donaldson has waited a long time for ministerial office.

Politicians from the North will be allowed for the first time to take part in the workings of the Dáil today.

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

Sinn Féin’s Caitriona Ruane topped the poll in South Down with a firm warning to the DUP to meet the March 26 deadline for power sharing.

The Green Party in the North may target three seats at the next Assembly election.

Presbyterian Church leaders urged Sinn Féin today to publicly support the police in the North.

A €37m new dual carriageway between Newry and Banbridge opens today.

Police on both sides of the Irish border were today hunting a criminal gang which went on a hijacking spree across Co Down and Co Armagh before crossing into the Republic.

Britain's intelligence services may have masterminded an IRA human bomb strategy which killed soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland in 1990, a lobby group claimed today.

BRITAIN’S intelligence services may have masterminded an IRA human bomb strategy which killed soldiers and civilians in the North in 1990, a lobby group claimed yesterday.

Britain’s intelligence services may have masterminded an IRA human bomb strategy which killed soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland in 1990, a lobby group claimed today.

The British government was today accused of snubbing the border city of Newry during a public consultation on a vital piece of policy.