The long-awaited apology was recommended following an inquiry which reported back in 2017.

For abuse survivors, Friday's apology has been hard fought - but the years of pain are as vivid as ever.

Jimmy Stewart is one thousands of survivors of abuse at children's institutions in Northern Ireland.

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006 by the Real IRA after he was exposed as a Security Service spy.

The £200 payments are expected to help about 280,000 people in Northern Ireland.

A 19-year-old woman who was studying in Sumy is reunited with her family in the Republic of Ireland.

Party leaders are meeting on Friday morning to discuss how Treasury funding can be accessed.

With just one win in eight at Twickenham, how can Ireland handle the pressure that comes with the favourites tag to beat England on Saturday?

Official statistics may not reveal the true number of daily cases as testing is dramatically reduced.

Three teenagers died as hundreds queued outside Cookstown's Greenvale Hotel on St Patrick's Day 2019.

Liverpool goalscoring legend Ian Rush is heading up a consortium which is seeking to buy Irish Premiership club Crusaders.

A care worker manager and a mobile beautician are among those faced with difficult decisions.

Thousands of children were affected by decades of abuse at institutions across Northern Ireland.

Philosophy has become part of Holy Cross pupils' lives in and out of school.

An urgent appeal is launched for foster carers as the number of young unaccompanied refugees grows.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Nelia and her three children left their war-torn country and travelled through Europe to reach safety.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has some people questioning a century-old foreign policy principle.

The "precious" ninth century staff is back at St Matthew's Church for one day for an exhibition.

As workers return to the office and fuel prices rise, many may reconsider their commuting options.

Terry Hughes says soaring prices mean the cuts are already absorbed by the increases.

Kellie Armstrong MLA said her integrated education bill would not undermine any sector.

Shop owner Jonathan Smyth says the stolen items are the pinnacle of high-end bikes.

An Irish medical student in Ukraine says she is trying to stay calm amid the conflict.

Jonathan Smyth believes one the men had been in the shop before, posing as a customer.

Police say the device had partially exploded in the garden of a property in the Lincoln Court area.

Iryna Kennedy's 86-year-old mother, Valeria, is currently in Odessa, Ukraine's third largest city.

A prosecution barrister says Ryan Walters is a "liar, coward and fantasist".

The cost is expected to come down, which people living along the border will be able to take advantage of.

The reduction will be in place until the end of August at a cost of €320m (£268m).

A 19-year-old Irish woman who was studying in Sumy says she's made it to the Romanian border.

The proposal could see excise duty cut by between 15 to 20 cent per litre of diesel and petrol.

A 19-year-old Irish woman living in Sumy is observing a travel curfew as she tries to leave Ukraine.

More than 6,000 pledges of help with accommodation, goods and services are received by Irish Red Cross.