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Pope apology for Irish sex abuse
The Pope apologises to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". (Read More...)
Victims react to pontiff's letter
Groups representing victims of clerical abuse give a mixed reaction to the Pope's letter to Irish Catholics about the issue. (Read More...)
Morrow banned after betting probe
Coleraine's Sammy Morrow is banned for three months for betting on a number of games which he played in. (Read More...)
Bloody Sunday report plan changed
The report into the events of Bloody Sunday will be not now be handed to the government next week as planned. (Read More...)
Magherafelt alert device 'viable'
Police have said that an object discovered in Magherafelt on Saturday was a 'viable device'. (Read More...)
Man dies in Kesh lorry accident
A 24-year-old lorry driver dies after his vehicle overturns in Kesh, County Fermanagh on Saturday morning. (Read More...)
Six released in dissident probe
Six men questioned over dissident republican activity after a vehicle was stopped in County Tyrone are released without charge. (Read More...)
'Oaths were not binding' - Brady
Cardinal Sean Brady understood oaths used to swear two alleged victims of an abuser to silence were temporary, the church says. (Read More...)
High crosses may be moved from heritage site
For more than 1,000 years the high crosses at Monasterboice have stood watch over the landscape of County Louth. (Read More...)
Scotland deny Ireland Triple Crown
Scotland avoid the Six Nations Wooden Spoon and deny Ireland the Triple Crown by winning 23-20 at Croke Park. (Read More...)
Final whistle
BBC Newsline on Ireland's last game at Croke Park (Read More...)
Taboo broken
The Pope's rare letter attempts to heal wounds (Read More...)
Fall from grace
The troubles of Anglo Irish and Sean FitzPatrick (Read More...)
Church and state
Irish child abuse scandal tests relationship (Read More...)
Amateur hour
What the GAA can teach professional sport (Read More...)
Weather update
Latest weather forecast from Northern Ireland (Read More...)
Teenager rescued from traffickers
A teenage girl, believed to be a victim of human traffickers, is rescued during a police operation in the north Belfast area. (Read More...)
Police hunt Dunmurry armed robber
Police in Lisburn are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Dunmurry on Saturday morning. (Read More...)
52 jobs go at drink firm Britvic
More than 50 jobs are being lost at at the Britvic soft drinks company in Northern Ireland, the employment minister confirms. (Read More...)
Police seize drugs worth £120,000
Drugs with an estimated street value of£120,000 are seized by police in Ballymena, County Antrim. (Read More...)
Driver assaulted and van stolen
A van driver is assaulted and his vehicle stolen during a hijacking incident in Belfast city centre on Friday. (Read More...)
Two convicted over Brinks robbery
Two men have been convicted of robbery and false imprisonment after the wife and child of a man were taken hostage. (Read More...)
Real IRA causes alerts in Derry
The Real IRA say they are responsible for security alerts outside the courthouse and a police station in Londonderry. (Read More...)
Man injured in assault at house
A man is treated in hospital after being beaten in a house in Portstewart, County Londonderry. (Read More...)
PMS extension dropped to one year
A planned five-year extension to running the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) in administration is cut to 12 months. (Read More...)
Prison officers in 'resign' call
The body representing prison officers in Northern Ireland have called for three senior managers to resign. (Read More...)
Council fined over worker's death
Fermanagh District Council is fined£45,000 for breaching health and safety rules after the death of one of its workers at a landfill site. (Read More...)
Bishop - 'more abuse cases due'
A leading Catholic bishop in Ireland says he believes more cases of clerical sex abuse will emerge. (Read More...)
Cuts to Fermanagh schools planned
The latest plan for Catholic post primary education proposes radical cutbacks in the number of schools in County Fermanagh. (Read More...)
Ritchie Obama snub claim 'silly'
Martin McGuinness accuses Margaret Ritchie of being silly in claiming she was snubbed by not being invited to a meeting with President Obama. (Read More...)
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