Police talks should make NI 'safer'
A senior PSNI officer says talks in Cardiff over the weekend between police, politicians and community representatives should help make Northern Ireland safer this summer. (
Read More...)
SDLP in attempt to block SPAD bill
The SDLP is to try to block a bill that prevents former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs), after the party's proposed amendments failed to win support. (
Read More...)
Dracula movie to be filmed in NI
A major Hollywood studio is to film a new Dracula movie in Northern Ireland, in a deal that has been hailed as a welcome boost for the local economy. (
Read More...)
Victim's daughter describes attack
The daughter of a murdered pensioner, who died two months after he was stabbed, describes seeing her father just moments after he was attacked. (
Read More...)
O'Dowd makes A-level re-sit changes
Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation. (
Read More...)
VIDEO: Civil Service (Special Advisers) Bill
A bill to block ex-prisoners with serious offences from special advisor posts passes its latest stage in the Stormont assembly. (
Read More...)
Man in 60s dies following flat fire
A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a top floor flat in University Street in south Belfast. (
Read More...)
Man in court over cannabis factory
A man arrested at a £200,000 cannabis factory in County Tyrone claimed he was only there to carry out concreting work, Belfast High Court hears. (
Read More...)
Peace process 'must be addressed'
The Sinn Fein president is calling on the Irish government to focus the British government on addressing outstanding Peace Process issues. (
Read More...)
Bookmakers fail to block expansions
Two bookmakers fail in their High Court bids to block proposed extensions to rival betting shops in Belfast city centre. (
Read More...)
Woman 'conned mother out of £40,000'
A 49-year-old woman allegedly conned her elderly mother out of more than £40,000 by forging the pensioner's signature on cheques, Belfast Crown Court is told. (
Read More...)
Top regeneration body post unfilled
The Londonderry regeneration body, Ilex, again fails to fill one of its top positions. (
Read More...)
Union demands end to death threats
The National Union of Journalists demands that threats against three journalists in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic be withdrawn. (
Read More...)
NI firm lands World Cup contract
A County Armagh company wins a contract for more than £1m to work on six of the football pitches to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (
Read More...)
Community Relations Week offers hope
More than 180 events aimed at improving community relations across Northern Ireland are hailed as a "statement of hope" (
Read More...)
Ulster SFC game to clash with G8
The GAA's Ulster senior football game between Fermanagh and Cavan will be played in Enniskillen on the eve of G8 summit. (
Read More...)
Man mimed aiming rocket at police
A man admits to repeatedly pretending to aim a rocket launcher at a police patrol. (
Read More...)
Earl 'devastated' by ancestral fire
The former Northern Ireland Office minister Sir Richard Needham says he is devastated after a fire destroyed his family's ancestral home in County Down. (
Read More...)
Ryanair profits at record high
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision. (
Read More...)
Paralympian in school walk campaign
The world's greatest Paralympic middle-distance runner is helping to promote a campaign to encourage more children in Northern Ireland to walk to school. (
Read More...)
Men with iron bar rob delivery van
Four men - one armed with an iron bar - rob a cash delivery van in Crumlin in County Antrim. (
Read More...)
Londonderry peace event criticised
Some unionists have criticised the Bright Brand New Day initiative organised by a Presbyterian minister. (
Read More...)
Man's jaw fractured with pool cue
A man admits hitting another man with a pool cue in Londonderry over two years ago. (
Read More...)
Fuel laundering plant dismantled
Customs Officers dismantled a laundering plant during an operation in County Londonderry on Thursday. (
Read More...)
Sion residents to challenge digestor
A group of residents in Sion Mills have said they will challenge plans to build a waste management plant on the site of the historic Herdmans Mill. (
Read More...)
Airport grass used to help farmers
More than 200 acres of grass at Dublin Airport is being cut and given to Irish farmers to help tackle the Republic's severe shortage of animal fodder. (
Read More...)
Boston 'boycott' over Irish abortion
The Catholic archbishop of Boston boycotts a visit to the city by the Irish prime minister over his government's plans to allow abortions in certain circumstances. (
Read More...)
Arrests over ex-detective's murder
Two men have been arrested in County Cavan in connection with the murder of former Garda (Irish police) detective. (
Read More...)
Irish abortion hearings continue
The Irish government's health committee has begun a second day of hearings on the proposed Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. (
Read More...)
Police 'not trying to broker deal'
Police say talks are not about trying to broker a parades deal (
Read More...)
