One survivor says those convicted of sexual crimes should not have the option of a character reference.

Two children were also rescued from the property after a suspected arson attack in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

Electricity workers from Northern Ireland will help with the repair and restoration operation post Storm Éowyn in the Republic of Ireland.

Agriculture is responsible for the largest share of Northern Ireland's greenhouse gases.

Teenage forward Mason Melia to join Tottenham from St Patrick's Athletic next year for a "record transfer fee for a League of Ireland player".

For five years, the Independent Financial Review Panel set wages and expenses for politicians in the assembly.

A widow tells the Omagh Bombing Inquiry she drove around for years looking for her husband and son.

Ministers have repeatedly argued that greater funding from Westminster is needed.

Two men, aged 48 and 50, and a 50 year old woman, have been taken into custody.

A police officer was sacked four years after a misconduct investigation

The body of Robert Wilkin was discovered in the sea at the foot of cliffs of Slieve League in 2023.

The Republic of Ireland's proposed lower VAT rate could make it harder to attract weddings, warns hotelier.

Northern Ireland to face Switzerland and Iceland in friendlies later this year before the start of World Cup qualifying.

Research suggests there were almost three times more male bands and solo artists than women playing the festival circuit.

Glentoran goalkeeper Daniel Gyollai explains how he delivered a defibrillator to an ill Linfield steward.

It's like something from the hit TV show The Last Of Us - but thankfully only affects spiders (so far).

Twelve months on from the return of devolution, has Stormont managed any real delivery?

Women with visual impairments have not been sufficiently included in conversations about violence against women and girls, RNIB says.

Oran Doherty's mother says he asked her what the Good Friday peace deal meant before his death.

Gareth Conway, 18, had been accepted onto a university course when he was killed in the Omagh bombing in 1998.

Avril Monaghan was pregnant when she was killed in the Omagh bomb, while her mother and daughter also died.

BBC News NI remembers the 29 people who lost their lives in the Omagh bombing.

Tributes were paid to two Spanish victims of the Real IRA bombing at the inquiry on Tuesday.

BBC News NI looks at the legal twists the victims' families have faced over the Real IRA bombing.

Two people are in a critical condition following a fire at a house in Dungannon in County Tyrone.

The amount Northern Irish students can borrow towards their living costs is to rise by over £1,000.

A Belfast based choir is one of four shortlisted for a prestigious UK award.

The assembly speaker told MLAs sittings of the assembly "are not just another engagement in their diaries".

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Mark Carruthers and guests talks Trump, trade and tariffs.

The police have arrested a 31-year-old man following the assault in Strabane, County Tyrone.

Paddy Tally says it will "take a wee bit of time to analyse" how his Derry team contrived to lose their Allianz Football League game against Kerry.

Police say the man was shot at his home in the Ballygallin Park area of Coleraine on Thursday evening.

Brian Tierney was suspended by the SDLP after providing a character reference for a man later jailed for rape.

The SDLP has suspended Brian Tierney who gave a court reference for a man later jailed for rape.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm.

The ruling means the group of six TDs cannot contribute to Leaders' Questions in the Dáil every week.

Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will come into effect on Tuesday - but could Ireland be next?

The Seanad holds 60 senators, eleven of which are nominated by the taoiseach and 49 are elected.

Gardaí and the fire brigade were called to the apartment at 18:50 GMT on Friday evening.

Gardaí say the boy was found unresponsive in Buncrana, County Donegal, on Monday afternoon.

Speaking after his first official visit to Stormont in his new role, Harris said Irish unity is not his current priority.

The Israeli ambassador says President Michael D Higgins had "predictably admonished" the state of Israel