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Sat, 08 May 2021 05:40:26 GMT
Covid-19: What are the stats as restrictions ease further?
Given the successful rollout of the vaccination programme, we are now in a much healthier place.

Sat, 08 May 2021 05:21:22 GMT
Mother speaks out against suicide forum after son's death
A Portadown mother wants action taken against websites easily accessible to vulnerable people.

Sat, 08 May 2021 06:03:33 GMT
NI festival organisers frustrated by dates delay
They are urging the NI Executive to provide reopening dates for live music events.

Fri, 07 May 2021 16:52:34 GMT
Coronavirus: NI's vaccination programme faces delay
It comes after it was announced that under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab.

Fri, 07 May 2021 16:34:50 GMT
Craigavon Senior High School: Two pupils receive treatment after vaping incidents
The principal urges students to understand the dangers of "vaping unregulated substances".

Fri, 07 May 2021 20:43:15 GMT
Good Friday Agreement negotiators call for NI Protocol suspension
Eight prominent unionists, including Lord Trimble, call on the NI Protocol to be suspended.

Fri, 07 May 2021 21:09:51 GMT
Munster 38-10 Ulster: Physical hosts secure second straight inter-provincial win
Munster secure their second consecutive emphatic inter-provincial victory with a 38-10 win over Ulster at Thomond Park.

Fri, 07 May 2021 11:30:28 GMT
Dr Michael Dobbins: Special needs school principal faces rape charges
Dr Michael Dobbins appears in court in Londonderry accused of sexual offences.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:56:44 GMT
Barry's Amusements in Portrush may be sold as development site
The 2.2-acre seafront venue in Portrush is back on the market for £2.75m.

Fri, 07 May 2021 12:40:25 GMT
Lisa Smith: IS-accused wins appeal over ban on entry to UK
The 39-year-old from County Louth was the subject of a Home Office-issued exclusion order.

Fri, 07 May 2021 18:04:45 GMT
Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Woman, 58, released after arrest
Police are investigating claims of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in County Antrim.

Fri, 07 May 2021 20:25:22 GMT
Eoghan Harris sacked by Sunday Independent over fake Twitter account
Eoghan Harris has has long written about Northern Ireland in his columns, often critical of Sinn Fêin.

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:57 GMT
Coronavirus: Gaeltacht summer Irish courses cancelled for second year
About 27,000 students normally attend Gaeltacht summer courses, immersing themselves in the language.

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:43:25 GMT
Covid-19: NI records one further death and 65 new cases
The total number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in Northern Ireland is now 1,436,817.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:12:42 GMT
Covid-19: Cargo plane leaves NI with medical aid for India
The Russian Antonov plane, one of the largest in the world, departed with oxygen generators.

Fri, 07 May 2021 11:21:00 GMT
Covid-19: Hospital and care home pandemic visiting rules ease
Rules are relaxed for visits to places such as care homes, hospitals, hospices and maternity wards.

Fri, 07 May 2021 09:26:59 GMT
Covid:19: Nisra records slight increase in NI Covid deaths
Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of eight people in NI up to Friday 30 April.

Thu, 06 May 2021 22:13:08 GMT
Covid-19: Swann asks Irish government for cross-border travel meeting
Health Minister Robin Swann asks to meet his Irish counterpart Stephen Donnelly over the issue.

Thu, 06 May 2021 20:42:19 GMT
Covid-19: Seven cases of Indian variant found in NI
Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride says the news is "not entirely unexpected".

Tue, 04 May 2021 16:28:44 GMT
Q&A: What are NI's Covid travel rules?
As NI's coronavirus lockdown eases, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the rules on travel.

Tue, 04 May 2021 19:46:52 GMT
NI Covid-19 restrictions: Your questions answered
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to lift lockdown.

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:58:57 GMT
Therapy?: Andy Cairns part of NI Guitar Heroes events
Rock music legends from Northern Ireland will speak about their careers in a series of online talks.

Wed, 05 May 2021 13:29:22 GMT
Martina Anderson: What is going on with Sinn Féin in Derry?
BBC News NI explains the background to the party's shake-up in Foyle.

Sat, 08 May 2021 05:39:37 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:36:04 GMT
Northern Ireland's snowy start to May is rare but not unprecedented
Snow was lying on the Glenshane Pass early on Wednesday and on the hills around Londonderry.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:29:53 GMT
DUP leadership race: All you need to know about the contest
The BBC's Jayne McCormack explains how the first ever race to become the next DUP leader will work.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:40:36 GMT
NI 100: Meeting that shaped a century of relations
Éamon De Valera and James Craig's meeting in 1921 did not go well with NI's formation still raw.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:00:50 GMT
Covid-19: Transporting oxygen generators from NI to India
The three generators, built in Northern Ireland, are capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen a minute.

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:03:06 GMT
Solving the mystery of an 80-year-old plane crash
Students in Londonderry are helping to solve the mystery around a World War Two RAF plane crash that happened almost 80 years ago.

Thu, 06 May 2021 05:59:26 GMT
Deaf Awareness Week: Belfast schoolboy involved in BBC SignSong
Jensen Rea, seven, is involved in a special BBC music project for Deaf Awareness Week.

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:26:50 GMT
Covid-19: Heart patient fears delays have worsened condition
Linda Murray, 62, has been suffering with a mitral valve prolapse for eight years.

Fri, 07 May 2021 11:38:19 GMT
Covid-19: Compliance concern over north west infection rate
The Covid-19 infection rate in Derry and Strabane is among the highest in the UK.

Fri, 07 May 2021 07:40:29 GMT
World War Two aircraft unearthed by Foyle College students
The twin-engine World War Two plane crashed outside Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in April 1942.

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:13:28 GMT
Lu Na McKinney murder trial hears of efforts to save her
Paramedics who tried to resuscitate a woman who drowned in Lough Erne have given evidence in court.

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:32:05 GMT
Londonderry: New campus for Ardnashee special school approved
Work on the new state-of-the-art campus on the Northland Road is expected to start later this year.

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:30:06 GMT
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Irish athletes to be vaccinated ahead of Olympics and Paralympics
Ireland's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be vaccinated ahead of this summer's Games in Tokyo following an agreement between Pfizer and the IOC.

Thu, 06 May 2021 12:39:08 GMT
Covid-19: Donegal wake linked to 84-case cluster
The county currently has the highest level of the virus in the Republic of Ireland.

Wed, 05 May 2021 11:15:43 GMT
Covid-19: Donegal walk-in test centre aims to curb spread of virus
The test centre at Milford's mart will operate for three days from Wednesday.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:17:31 GMT
Republic of Ireland signs off plans for alcohol minimum pricing
Retailers fear the move could see a surge of shoppers crossing the border for "cheaper booze".

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:28:15 GMT
Ex-Republic midfielder McLoughlin dies aged 54
Former Republic of Ireland and Portsmouth midfielder Alan McLoughlin passes away at the age of 54.



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