Northern Ireland BBC

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:47:31 GMT
Toddler 'doing great' after Ukraine brain surgery
Rachel Gribben, 3, is getting ready to return to pre-school after spending three weeks in Lviv.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:00:34 GMT
Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
Families in court cheer and applaud as the verdict is read out in the longest running inquest in Irish history.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:22:30 GMT
£2m worth of public appointments with no watchdog
It has been nearly three years since a public appointments commissioner has been in post.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:16:28 GMT
Campaigner returns OBE over Rwanda scheme
Dr Aidan McQuade wrote to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and returned the honour by post.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:29:36 GMT
'Who tells your story?' Hamilton stars ask students
Hamilton actors teach Belfast children confidence and to speak up for what they believe in.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:15:19 GMT
Surgeons send out SOS over workload pressures
Politicians are told that surgeons are now concerned over the level of service they can provide.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:16:23 GMT
Teacher jailed for 1970s sexual abuse of pupil
Carol Greer carried out the offences on a pupil at Newtownbreda Secondary School between 1971 and 1978.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:29:28 GMT
Families' relief as 1981 fire verdict is delivered
Read live updates of how the Stardust inquest came to an end, as they happened.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:04:27 GMT
Home Office worker arrested for ‘selling’ UK residency
The official allegedly contacted a man and asked for £2,000 to approve his refugee application.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:47:48 GMT
Man denies murder of father-of-one Ryan McNab
Marc Doak is due to stand trial later this year over the death of Mr McNab in a Rathcoole flat.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:19:47 GMT
'Rent prices mean I'm facing homelessness'
Pressure in the private rental market is at "highly elevated levels" in Northern Ireland.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:54:50 GMT
Stardust: The tragedy that shocked a nation
Forty-eight young people died in what is the worst fire tragedy in the history of the Irish state.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:46:04 GMT
Westminster did not tell Stormont about new EU laws
MLAs say it means they were not able to fully examine the impact of the new laws in Northern Ireland.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:23:56 GMT
Chloe Mitchell accused given crown court date
Brandon Rainey, of James Street in Ballymena, is charged with the murder of Chloe Mitchell.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:32:44 GMT
NI 'an outlier by making children wear uniforms'
Assembly member says NI is out of step when it comes to uniform policy, amid concern over costs.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:38:14 GMT
Whiskey distillery transforms old Belfast jail
It represents an investment of £30m by its American owners, supported by about £2m in government grants.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:36:05 GMT
Cost of Grand Central Station rises to £340m
The infrastructure minister John O'Dowd says the rise in cost is because of "extraordinary inflation".

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:56:06 GMT
'Early intervention was key for speech problems'
The pandemic, screens and parental stress also impact kids' communication skills, research finds.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:55:11 GMT
Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:14:01 GMT
Rising costs push fish supper price 'to ceiling'
A local fish and chip shop owner says he has witnessed multiple businesses close in recent months due to rising costs.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:22:09 GMT
Northern Ireland athletes prepare for Olympic challenge
With just 100 days to go until the start of the Olympic Games in Paris some of Northern Ireland’s finest athletes are preparing to showcase their talents on the grandest stage in sport.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:35:02 GMT
Portaferry Sports Centre closure 'an awful shame'
The centre is closed due to staff shortages with no date set for its reopening, a council says.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:14:48 GMT
Blue Lights series two promises 'absolute chaos'
The Belfast-based police drama returns to our screens on Monday 15 April.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:54:53 GMT
'It was fear in the air, fear in children's eyes'
Leanne Devine says "traumatised" customers came into her salon having run in fear for their lives.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:59:23 GMT
'We never gave up' - Stardust families react
A verdict of unlawful killing has been delivered in the inquests into the 1981 Stardust fire in Dublin.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:07:03 GMT
What do Dubliners know about Northern Ireland?
The taoiseach says his generation knows more about Berlin or Paris than NI - but how true is that?

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:10:00 GMT
Red Lines
Mark Carruthers and a host of MLAs discuss the huge economic issues facing the Executive.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:55:25 GMT
'The wait for a child speech therapist was a shock'
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Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:50:09 GMT
'Cookstown congestion is a major problem'
The A29 runs through the town centre, renowned for being one of NI's longest main streets.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:43:28 GMT
A1 safety upgrades 'have totally stalled'
Families call for quick action on the A1 as the minister says he's committed to safety upgrades.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:04:52 GMT
'Northern Ireland looks like a fairy tale'
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Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:05:47 GMT
Derry man denies 15 child sex offence charges
The 42-year-old pleaded not guilty to 15 charges when he appeared at Londonderry Crown Court.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:33:12 GMT
City of Derry to Majorca flights not to go ahead
The nine scheduled flights will not go ahead due to "operational issues," the operator says.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:28:24 GMT
Calls for security review at illegal Mobuoy dump
Environment officials say people have been getting into the site by cutting padlocks and chains.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:35:03 GMT
Safety concerns over tennis court concert plans
A planned three-day music event is set to take place on tennis courts in St Columb's Park in Derry.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:43:17 GMT
Former Portrush tourist attraction sold for £1.25m
The Dunluce Centre, once one of the north coast's top tourist attractions, closed its doors in 2013.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:50:08 GMT
We cannot survive soaring costs, says restaurateur
Chef and business owner Sean Harrigan says they were constantly fighting to pay increasing bills.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:04:47 GMT
Closure of Waterside Theatre a 'bitter blow'
The Derry theatre has announced it will close later this year after it was told funding had been cut.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:08:42 GMT
Sperrin Mountains 'fairy tale' setting for trolls
The Sperrins are home to a number of large troll sculptures by a world renowned Danish artist.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:07:57 GMT
'Government has insulted our daddy's memory'
Sean Brown was abducted and killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:35:33 GMT
Flood victims 'will be out of homes for months'
NI Water defended its response after residents whose homes were flooded said it was far too slow.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:34:52 GMT
Youth worker jailed for sexual abuse of child
John Patrick Paul Beckett was employed as a youth worker by the Western Trust at the time of the offending.

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:11:37 GMT
Man arrested after discovery of body in Kildare
Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in County Kildare.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 18:26:10 GMT
Irishman 'hid in storeroom' during Sydney attack
Niall Naughton from County Clare describes the "state of panic" that unfolded as shoppers fled.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 18:10:13 GMT
I Am Maximus wins Grand National at Aintree
I Am Maximus storms clear to win the Grand National at Aintree for jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins.

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:08:37 GMT
Two hurt in Irish Defence Forces parachute training
Two armed force members are stable after they were hurt on landing in the display team training session.

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:38:23 GMT
Plastic duck from 2006 Dublin race washes up in Orkney
The duck was one of 150,000 released into a Dublin river as part of a world record attempt.

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:36:13 GMT
Simon Harris elected as new taoiseach
At 37, Mr Harris is a year younger than Leo Varadkar was when he took the same job in 2017.

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