Stormont ministers will discuss the scheme that could help about 280,000 people in Northern Ireland.

A man in his 40s has been arrested after the killing in Tullamore on Wednesday afternoon.

The Department for the Economy models options to save money after budgets cuts and losing EU funds.

The foreign secretary will act as the UK's lead negotiator for the first time since taking the role.

Alliance MP Stephen Farry says the prime minister should resign over a lockdown party at Downing Street.

The Ministry of Defence is considering a request to send up to 150 personnel to Northern Ireland.

Regina Coeli House is the only female-only homeless accommodation facility in Northern Ireland.

The daughter of a woman who died from Covid on the same day as the Downing Street party says she feels betrayed.

The Irish lottery jackpot has not been won since June and now stands at €19m.

The UK government has not fully replaced funding for the Department for the Economy post-Brexit.

The men threated a woman with a crowbar and cable tied a man in his 60s.

Deirdre Hargey says she is "working at pace" to increase capacity for the emergency fuel scheme.

One of the suspects involved in the attack is believed to have been armed with a knife, police say.

Police say absences have been "planned and prepared for" so core services can be maintained.

The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,017.

Jim Shannon cries as he tells Parliament his mother-in-law died alone with Covid-19 in 2020.

Dr Wendy Anderson is still seeing people in their third trimester "surprised that they're sick".

Race organisers confirm that the North West 200 international road races will return to the calendar in May 2022 after a two-year absence.

More than 3,200 hospitality firms in Northern Ireland are eligible for the one-off grant.

The blood transfusion service says issues caused by the pandemic mean stock is "significantly down".

Michelle McIlveen revealed the figure during a Stormont debate on Covid pressures facing schools.

There have been changes to the rules about Covid testing in Northern Ireland recently.

The foreign secretary hopes a change of tone and setting will produce a Brexit breakthrough in EU.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The strategy of planting non-native conifer trees "negatively impact" the species, research shows.

Strategies to conserve red squirrels may "negatively impact" the species, new research warns.

Applicants report problems applying to a fuel poverty scheme due to limits on the number of applications.

Brandon Lewis says he understands the upset over allegations the government broke lockdown rules.

Jim Shannon breaks down in the House of Commons amid questions about No 10 drinks party.

Raychel Ferguson died from hyponatraemia at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children in 2001.

The project offers sessions for people affected directly or indirectly by mother-and-baby homes.

Learning Pool has paid an undisclosed sum for True Office Learning in New York.

Police say several shots were fired through the front door of a home in the Finvola Park area.

Dublin man Robert O'Leary had been found guilty of supplying a car used in the attack in east Belfast.

People who test positive for coronavirus will have to isolate for seven days, rather than 10.

"Landmark legislation" is published to help adopted people trace their identity and family at birth.

Michael Tormey, who was in his 40s, was reportedly shot multiple times after he returned home.

About 2,000 artists, actors, musicians and performers will be paid to pursue their creative work.