Politics

Northern Ireland airports can ‘take advantage’ of Dublin passenger cap to attract more routes

Tourism chiefs told MLAs that any transatlantic flight from NI had to be commercially viable.

Mary Lou and The Monk: the battle for Dublin Central

Dublin Central is set to be one of this election’s most interesting battles

Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ’s objectivity over Gaza conflict ‘chilling’, says Simon Harris

Mary Lou McDonald has insisted the manifesto pledge did not amount to political interference in the media.

Pat Finucane inquiry ‘must be credible’, son John tells US Congress hearing

John Finucane was speaking as he appeared at a hearing in Washington DC on Tuesday and urged US support for his family.

DUP’s Gordon Lyons in apology after Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl accuses him of ‘aggressively’ telling her to sit down

The comments were made by the DUP Communities Minister to the Alliance Party’s Kate Nicholl during a debate on childcare funding.

Casement Park: British government ‘not in position to say it would make contribution’

The Northern Ireland Secretary said he had not seen any revised spending proposals for the rebuild of the GAA stadium.

Water charges raised again as Hillary Benn warns Stormont over balancing books

The NI Secretary told MPs that plenty of people in NI could afford to pay water charges.

Naomi Long shares PSNI chief constable’s ambition to increase officer numbers

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has described current officer numbers as ‘dangerously low’.

Northern Ireland councils spending more than before introduction of cost-cutting reforms, report finds

Local Government Reform was meant to bring savings but councils’ costs have increased over the past decade

Spending watchdog takes ‘unusual’ step of writing to council about Newry civic hub concerns

Local government auditor says she has concerns around cost increases for Newry’s proposed civic hub