Columba McVeigh: Emer Currie vows to keep Disappeared promise she made to father
Mr McVeigh, from Co Tyrone, disappeared in 1975 at the age of 19
Politics
MLAs’ overseas ‘jet-setting’ to obscure conferences cost almost £19,000 this year
Fresh revelations show the assembly's total bill for Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conferences this year tops £30,000
John Manley: Is there a realistic prospect of a border poll by the end of the decade?
At the halfway point in what has been termed the ‘decade of opportunities’ Political Correspondent John Manley assesses the chances of securing a border poll by 2030
Ending academic selection in Northern Ireland is key to a united Ireland says economist
The son of former taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald argues for reform of the north's education system "so that it stops failing 60% of kids at the age of 11"
Pro-EU parties criticise application of Stormont brake
The DUP says changes to the labelling of chemicals to meet EU regulations will ‘further fracture in the UK internal market’
Stormont assembly chief executive’s £18,000+ bill for trips to Australia, Canada and another to a remote island in the south Atlantic
Lesley Hogg is paid £166K-a-year
Teachers’ unions ‘concerned’ by Department of Education senior staff changes
The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council said the department’s failure to communicate “high level changes” to sectoral stakeholders was ‘extremely worrying’
Stormont committee urged to probe Mervyn Storey appointment as former watchdog says she would’ve launched an investigation
Three of Stormont’s main parties and the umbrella organisation representing the region’s main teaching unions have voiced concern about Mervyn Storey’s appointment
Ex-public appointments watchdog urges Stormont leaders to appoint her successor amid outcry over Mervyn Storey quango role
There has been no effective oversight of hundreds of quango appointments since 2021
Mary Lou McDonald: People want to be part of the conversation on the future of Ireland, on the shape of constitutional change and how best to navigate the next steps of the journey to reunification
Sinn Féin President speaks as party’s Commission on the Future of Ireland launches its annual report
Israel closes Dublin embassy and accuses government of ‘crossing every red line’
Taoiseach Simon Harris said the decision by Israel is ‘deeply regrettable’