John O'Dowd says departments are currently operating under 95% of their budget adding "those challenges will become more acute" by the end of the calendar year.

The triage line was scrapped in Belfast and was to close in the Northern Trust later this month.

Sir Chris Bryant is understood to have asked parties to commit to raising an extra £200m in income.

Two police officers who were first on the scene as a woman gave birth in a car have been reunited with the baby they helped care for.

A County Tyrone teenager is representing Ireland in a competition known as the Superbowl of karting.

Royal Mail is trying to find out how large quantities of mail ended up being discarded.

Derry City boss Mark Connolly talks to BBC Sport NI as he prepares his side for an FAI Cup final meeting with Waterford on Sunday.

The rock group discuss Parton's final recording before her death, and why they refuse to be censored on stage.

The Belfast-born comedian became a household name with the TV show The Comedians in the 1970s.

Stormont's Independent Remuneration Board had initially proposed increasing MLAs' annual salary to £69,216.

The pollution caused the death of brown and migratory sea trout in the Inler river.

Police said the items were seized in connection with a wider investigation into right-wing extremism.

The studies, which look at the practical impacts of the Windsor Framework were commissioned by the Department for the Economy.

Brooks will play two outdoor concerts at Boucher Road Playing Fields on 21 and 22 May 2027.

Parents from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland say they found metal objects in Halloween sweets.

Tianna Patterson, 17, witness the boy being attacked before he fell unconscious into the bonfire in Strabane.

A proposed UK-EU agreement is likely to have significant impact on Northern Ireland businesses.

Within minutes of her resignation, Carla Lockhart's photo and profile were stripped from the DUP webpage.

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With Northern Ireland seeing record numbers of children in care, more foster carers are needed.

Orangemen are frustrated by attacks and have lost confidence in the police's ability to protect them.

Two men from the Armagh Planetarium and Observatory have had asteroids named in their honour in recognition of their work.

Caitlin Hogg was struck by a car as she got off a school bus on the Moher Road, Kinawley, in 2022.

Built in the 18th century by James and Robert Alexander, the Georgian home now is in a state of decay.

The 17-year-old was punched and knocked unconscious after attending a bonfire in Strabane on Saturday night.

A girl below the age of two was taken to hospital after being hit by a firework on Saturday night.

Tens of thousands of revellers took to the streets of Londonderry for the city's annual Halloween parade.

At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat".

Louise O'Connor, Mark O'Connor, and Evan O'Connor were found dead at their rural home in Drumgowna in 2025.

Police say the last confirmed sighting of Carrie Mullane (Noonan) was on 10 October.

The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin is to set up a new "initiative" on the constitutional future of the island of Ireland.

Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.

The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.

Mark Carruthers provides comment and expert analysis on the week's political news

Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driver licensing.