Appointment of Irish and Ulster Scots language commissioners in Northern Ireland welcomed
Appointees to take up posts on November 13th for five years
Michelle O’Neill
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling day
Further poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential election
‘Attack on democracy’: Viable explosive device found outside Sinn Féin office
Office is used by Newry and Armagh MP Daire Hughes and Stormont minister Liz Kimmins
DUP leader rounds on Republic’s ‘intolerance of Protestant culture’, dismisses Irish unity
Members of Burke family protest outside party’s annual conference in Belfast
Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview on the presidency was more revealing than she intended
McDonald used the first person (I, me, my) 32 times. This was a decision that she was framing very much as a personal choice
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy
With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage
Who will be Sinn Féin’s nominee for president? An insider says the ground may be shifting
Michelle O’Neill, Rose Conway-Walsh and even Gerry Adams have been mentioned as possible candidates, while views on Catherine Connolly are divided
First Minister Michelle O’Neill among leaders seeking UK sanctions on Israel
Politicians from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales urge Keir Starmer to recall UK parliament to take action against Israel
Survivor of Miami Showband massacre says UK government doing a ‘dreadful job’ on legacy issues
Group member Des Lee says he remembers ‘every single thing in the finest detail’ from the loyalist atrocity in Co Down 50 years ago
Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’
Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’
Fermanagh shooting: Mother and two children dead, man in hospital
Police say they responded to an emergency call made from inside the house at about 7.50am
UK move to lower voting age to 16 unlikely to be in place for Northern Irish elections
First Minister Michelle O’Neill says UK law change is a ‘step forward for democracy’ but DUP opposes lowering voting age
Cancellation of children’s camp after opposition to GAA inclusion ‘deeply worrying’, O’Neill says
Cricket Ireland aims to organise similar cross-community youth event at Stormont after Comber camp halted
More than a million who died at battle of Somme are remembered at Islandbridge commemoration
Royal British Legion also marks its 100th anniversary in Ireland, dedicated to ensuring legacy of ‘those who served’
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire
Larne violence: ‘I thought Northern Ireland was past this, beyond balaclavas’
Arson attack on leisure centre marked third night of disorder in North after alleged sexual assault of girl
Three teenagers charged with riot in Ballymena while leisure centre set alight in Larne in third night of violence
The leisure centre in Larne, which had been used as emergency shelter, was set on fire by masked vandals
Casement Park rebuild receives boost with £50m allocation from UK government
Plans have been mired in uncertainty because of a major funding gap of around £150 million
No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Bobby Storey funeral, Michelle O’Neill says
First Minister was also asked by inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett whether she was not listened to because of deep political divides in Northern Ireland
US-UK trade deal ‘solidifies’ new tariff regime, says Harris
Tánaiste to tell ministers that agreement formalises tariffs as part of ‘new reality’ for economies
Seán Brown case: Court affirms ruling for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder
Order compels Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn to establish inquiry by June 2nd
Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event
President Michael D Higgins led a commemoration ceremony outside the GPO to mark the 1916 Easter Rising
‘This is for everyone’: Rory McIlroy transcends orange-green divide in all-island game of golf
Golf dominated everything in Northern Ireland this week following McIlroy’s Masters win
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
O’Neill ‘did not see ex-press officer McMonagle at Stormont event’, report finds
Standards commissioner rules O’Neill did not breach ministerial code of conduct
Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books
Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average
Presidential election starting to look like a lose-lose bet for Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald knows she can’t afford to oversee yet another poor performance - but can the party credibly sit this one out?
North’s business leaders and politicians look to deepen ties with US during trade mission
Northern Ireland going for growth as it develops stronger links with North Carolina
Mixed feelings outside Belfast missile plant about munitions heading to Ukraine
French-owned Thales factory in east Belfast to manufacture more than 5,000 missiles for Ukraine’s armed forces as part of £1.16bn deal that will create 200 jobs
Stormont publishes first programme for government in over a decade
Hundred-page document outlines plans to tackle North’s spiralling waiting lists
Stormont ministers agree North’s programme for government
Ministers rubber-stamp the governance plan during a virtual meeting
Mary Lou McDonald’s White House boycott is a sign of a more aggressive Sinn Féin approach
In the North, Sinn Féin has stumbled into a trap; it has been able to hold on to the position of First Minister only by virtue of doing very little with it
Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is ‘manoeuvre’ for O’Neill’s Irish presidency bid, DUP says
Sinn Féin taking ‘principled stance’ against Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza
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