Roisin McMackin says her daughter has complex needs but has never received any respite care.

Studying in a further education college can be seen as a "plan B" compared to going to university.

The GCSE course will be assessed by coursework rather than exams, beginning from September.

The centres from across the island of Ireland write to British, Irish and EU leaders urging action.

The bill to end legacy prosecutions will now proceed to the House of Lords in the autumn.

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is passed fit to play in the second Test of the three-match series against New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday.

The Irish government approves more than €70m funding for the Shared Island Fund.

There are no reports of injuries following the incident in Montrose Street on Monday evening.

There is "no doubt" that golfers who have joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series did so for the money on offer, says Graeme McDowell.

The firm says a direct offer to Larne and Belfast staff received a "strong and favourable" response.

Prof Ian Young says vulnerable people and those aged over 65 would likely be offered further doses.

Green Space Dark Skies is one of four events being staged at areas of outstanding beauty.

Labour's leader says "we cannot afford to look back" as he sets out his plan to "make Brexit work".

The five-strong crew is airlifted after facing dangerous conditions near the Mull of Kintyre.

A County Tyrone mother wants babies tested at birth so those with a rare condition are treated quickly.

People can explore six decades of the town's history digitally via virtual reality.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Michele Canning is one of 5,000 people in the UK each year to develop a rare form of heart failure.

Independent breweries say while new licensing laws are welcome, they have not gone far enough.

A historical group was instrumental in discovering a crannog made from stone near Lough Neagh.

The Belfast-born poet will accept the Feltrinelli Poetry Prize at a ceremony in November.

There are calls to introduce maternity leave for NI councillors in the wake of plans in the Republic.

Graeme McDowell says he regrets trying to answer "unanswerable" questions at LIV Golf's inaugural event near London last month.

Workers at Interface Europe end strike after accepting a ​15.25% pay increase.

Northern Ireland trio Simone Magill, Julie Nelson and Lauren Wade are surprised by video messages from their beloved families ahead of the country's historic Euros campaign.

Christopher Harley, 34, is jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting to six charges.

One of the Derry Four criticises a legal challenge over a report that cleared their names.

The security alert in the Lecky Flyover area has since been declared a "shameful hoax".

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee will be the first woman to be awarded the city's highest honour.

A woman in her 20s has been arrested in connection with the incident in County Limerick.

More flights have been cancelled by the Irish airline on both Saturday and Sunday.

Leo Varadkar has accused Number 10 of siding with unionists in seeking to scrap parts of the deal.

The bill gives adopted people in the Republic of Ireland full access to their original birth certs.

The Irish police's cold case unit is to review the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Cork