A fall was expected due to the return of summer exams for the first time since 2019.

The pay settlement, recruitment and some clinical activity could be affected by the overspend,

The leaders of Ireland's main churches say people need help with the cost of living crisis.

A search for the missing marsupial was launched after she escaped on Sunday near Omagh.

The police drama features alongside programmes on Irish dancing, Ulster Scots cooking and nursing.

Ahead of Linfield's historic Europa Conference League play-off with RFS, captain Jamie Mulgrew says his side must play without fear.

Stormont departments will have legal cover to continue spending, says the Department of Finance.

Sebastian Prokop is sentenced for an attack that led to the demolition of a Derry LGBT nightclub.

Almost two weeks of action in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon area has seen bins go uncollected.

Dead trout and sticklebacks are strewn along a stretch of the river in Dromore.

Robert Troy has been under pressure after revelations about his declared interests.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launch a new "high-tech golf league" intended to appeal to younger fans.

Figures show tonnage was up 9% on 2020 and 8% on 2019 - much higher growth than UK average.

An archaeological dig is taking place at a site in County Armagh thought to an ancient churchyard.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Music may help dogs settle when home alone, but playing audiobooks has no effect, researchers find.

The ship popularly known as Boaty McBoatface is picking up new crew ahead of scientific studies.

On the centenary of Michael Collins' death, BBC News NI profiles the man in whose arms Collins died.

Ukrainians gather at Belfast City Hall to mark their home country's day of independence.

Robert Hill Hanna was awarded a Victoria Cross for his heroics on the Western Front in France.

Staff at Queen's University Belfast who are undergoing fertility treatment or experiencing menopausal symptoms are to be supported by two new health policies.

Warrenpoint was packed with families over the weekend for the Wake the Giant festival.

People in Eglinton, County Londonderry, have been badly affected by floods in recent years.

John O'Dowd says a legal issue that had stopped work from getting under way is now resolved

A team of eight are searching for the missing marsupial, after it escaped on Sunday.

Police say there have now been 10 petrol bomb attacks on property in Coleraine since late April.

The €320m (£269m) infrastructure project first received planning permission 15 years ago.

Junior minister Robert Troy is facing criticism over a failure to declare property interests.

Dylan McCarthy, 29, from County Limerick, was found unresponsive following a reported altercation.

Ulster Transport Museum's new exhibition explores the sport's rich history here since the 1960s.

A man in his late 30s was arrested during the search of a residence in Clondalkin on Sunday evening.