Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots says recent outbreaks could grow due to winter migration.

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where hunting wild animals with dogs is permitted.

Older primary school pupils were to be refused entry to schools if they were not wearing a mask.

Up to 1,200 workers across four sites will stage walkouts over pay, according to the Unite union.

The treaty created an independent Irish Free State but led to the Irish Civil War.

One hundred years ago British and Irish delegates gathered in 10 Downing Street to sign it.

Our Wee Place will be given to every Primary One pupil in NI to mark the centenary year.

Anyone arriving in Northern Ireland from abroad from Tuesday must take a Covid test before departure.

A man in his 20s died in the incident in Green Drive in Larne on Sunday morning.

The Met Office says the Atlantic system will bring the bad weather to Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

A lawyer says a "very minimal" amount of legal aid was spent on civil cases related to the Troubles.

The total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by the Department of Health is 2,901.

Avian influenza is confirmed in six wild birds retrieved from the Belfast area.

Northern Ireland still has the highest infection rate for coronavirus in the UK.

From vaccine certificates to booster jabs and travel, BBC News NI answers your Covid-19 queries.

People in Northern Ireland will have to provide proof of their Covid-19 status to access certain venues.

Northern Ireland's major churches outline their plans for safe worship during the Christmas period.

Existing restrictions to curb the spread of the virus are enough, says Michelle O'Neill.

The statistics agency says its total number of deaths from the virus is 3,869.

Northern unionist papers were outraged while many nationalist papers took a hopeful tone.

Intensive talks between negotiators ended in the historic Anglo-Irish Treaty 100 years ago.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Dr Caoimhe Rooney, from Belfast, keeps one eye on calculus and the other fixed firmly on the stars.

The Year '21 presenters reflect on its year-long weekly look at Northern Ireland's creation.

Sara Mac Hugh's son, Michael, faced serious health risks after being born prematurely at 25 weeks.

The PSNI says issuing some patrol officers with medicine that reverses certain types of drugs overdose has already saved three lives in the early months of a pilot initiative.

Belfast-based activist group the Array Collective are the winners of the prestigious Turner Prize 2021.

Some staff at Queen's and Ulster universities are beginning three days of strike action.

Several thousand Apprentice Boys have taken part in the annual Lundy parade in Londonderry.

The council says other projects could be affected if they don't get help with airport funding.

The former shirt factory site in Londonderry's cityside has been lying derelict for many years.

A coroner finds Thomas Friel's death was probably the result of head injuries caused by a missile.

The body of Edward Meenan, 52, was found in Creggan Street in Londonderry in November 2018.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a number of new restrictions in a televised address.

It is the second time Kieran Creaven has been jailed after he was exposed by "paedophile hunters".

Leinster regroup from the defeat by Ulster as their returning internationals help them see off Connacht 47-19 in the United Rugby Championship.

The Royal Dublin Golf Club has not had any female members since it opened in 1885.

It was fined €24.5m (£20.8m) for failing to have the proper framework in place for a big IT disruption.