Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein proposes week-long Dail sitting to discuss Northern Ireland

In wake of Dail speaking rights row, parties were asked to put forward proposals for wider changes to the way the chamber operates

‘Business fell by 50%’ - Derry trader hits out at road works amid calls for support

Traders on Foyle Street have been impacted by water maintenance works since August

Female officer kicked multiple times in the head, one of seven injured in two incidents in Derry

Two people due in court in connection with the incidents

Blow for 2030 elimination goal as north’s only dedicated HIV charity misses out on funding

Positive Life NI has called for Department of Health to ‘urgently reconsider’ decision

Extra tax on tickets for gig goers under Belfast music fund proposal

Councillors voted in favour of moving forward on surcharge and establishment of music fund

Nearly £10m worth of parking and bus lane fines written-off in five years

More than one-in-six drivers’ penalties are unpaid

Belfast to Dublin train numbers jump 50% since introduction of hourly services

Translink and Irish Rail introduced the service, which operates 15 times per day now between Monday and Saturday, following the opening of the £340 million Grand Central Station transport hub

Victims and survivors’ evidence ‘shone light on consequences of Omagh bombing’

Four weeks of commemorative hearings in the Omagh Bombing Inquiry have concluded.

Concern among local community as balaclava, hammer and sex toy among items found in backpack

“This is a worrying and unsettling time for the people of Coleraine and further afield, the sinister items found would suggest someone was planning an assault of a sexual nature”

Public advised to avoid area of south Belfast as emergency services on scene

Emergency services responding to report from Redwood Court in Dunmurry