Susan Lilley, a single mother of two, said the weekly shop has become one of her biggest financial worries.

Thousands of women and girls passed through the secretive institutions, which were largely run by religious orders, from the 1920s until the 1990s.

On Tuesday, the Belfast Telegraph reported that a woman had alleged Donaldson had sexually assaulted her in 2016, and that she had made a senior member of the party aware of what happened.

High temperatures are expected for the rest of the week and over the coming weekend, increasing the prospect of an official heatwave.

The police had initially said they believed the 30-year-old asylum seeker was Somali but later said he was Sudanese.

75 competitors from 27 countries are taking part in an international beekeeping competition in Northern Ireland.

Cornelius O'Neill, 56, died after being stabbed in Kilrea, County Londonderry, in 2023.

Gaelic games are growing across Europe, and BBC Sport NI met two members of Lille GAA to discuss community, connection and the rise of the sport.

Kielty, who is from Dundrum in County Down, said hosting the chat-show is "one of the greatest gigs in the world".

On Tuesday, Sinn Féin will bring forward legislation in the Dáil (Irish parliament) which they say helps with "planning and preparation" for a United Ireland.

A council document shows the request from the League of Ireland club covers the entire Brandywell site.

Northern Ireland has a target of achieving 12% woodland cover by 2050.

The PSNI say the cameras will be used anywhere and at any time, including during the hours of darkness to detect speeding drivers.

Cormac and Catherine Carville, were on a family trip to Toronto with their sons when their luck came in.

Introduced to the assembly on Tuesday, the bill contains provisions that could see a two year sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices in NI.

The couple tied the knot in New York on Friday, after months of speculation about when, where and how it would happen.

About half of all US presidents can trace a branch of their family tree to the island of Ireland.

Concerns are being raised about the impact of steel taxes on companies in Northern Ireland.

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Irish prime minister Micheál Martin announced the new award in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

Conor Browne, 28, died two days after being stabbed outside a pub in Castlederg, County Tyrone, in September 2023.

Sara Canning described the gunman who killed Lyra as "pathetic" and believes there will never be justice.

Sion Mills Cricket Club, the north west's oldest club, now own their home ground for the first time in their history.

The 29-year-old was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry in April 2019.

On 18 April 2019, Lyra McKee was shot and killed after a masked gunman opened fire during rioting in Derry.

The festival is one of Northern Ireland’s largest annual independent outdoor music and arts festival.

Four poppy wreaths were stolen from a war memorial in Londonderry following a Somme remembrance service.

Police are treating the incident in the Diamond area of Derry as a sectarian-motivated hate crime.

While temperatures in Northern Ireland are forecast to climb to between the low to mid-20s at times, the Republic could reach the high 20s towards the end of the week.

The jury in the trial of George Gibney returned its verdicts on Monday afternoon after over seven hours of deliberations.

The 39-year-old victim bled to death after being shot in the leg on Sunday morning.

John O'Donovan has been named as the rider who died in a crash at the Skerries 100 motorcycle road race.

Martin Naughton used his considerable wealth to support education and the arts across the island of Ireland.

Gardaí (Irish police) say that the collision involved a motorcycle and occurred at approximately 10:50 BST.

Gardaí are appealing for information after a man was killed in a shooting incident in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.

During a cost of living debate the Ceann Comhairle asked in Irish asked in Irish if they agreed to the amendment to which the Sinn Féin TDs (MP) did not agree.

The Football Association of Ireland says any boycott of the Republic of Ireland's Nations League games against Israel in the autumn would have potentially extensive repercussions.

United States President Donald Trump says he hopes to visit this year's Irish Open golf tournament at his Doonbeg resort in county Clare in September.

Fast-growing chickens are reshaping the poultry industry, and dividing opinion.