This week, after 35 years of campaigning by his family, the British government finally agreed to establish an independent ...

THE Irish government has approved the nomination of 17 ambassadors for countries across the globe. They include representatives who will be positioned in newly established Irish Embassies in Serbia, ...

A MAN from Co. Down has been jailed after drugs worth £3m were found in the back of his lorry — the largest single seizure by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Andrew Stafford, 38, with an ...

UP to 30 sick children are due to be evacuated out of Gaza and brought to Ireland for medical care. The plans have been approved by the Irish Government following a proposal by Ireland’s Health ...

POLITICIANS have condemned a second security alert in two days at a Belfast sports ground used by a GAA club. The two incidents are the latest in a string of security alerts at the Henry Jones Playing ...

A BLAZE at a derelict building in Belfast is being treated as arson. Firefighters were called to the site of an unused building in the Saintfield Road area of Belfast at around 3am on September 18. A ...

EIGHT historic medals honouring bravery and heroism among Ireland’s police force have been issued this month. An emotional ceremony was held to mark the occasion, which saw the prestigious Walter ...

AN UNMARKED Garda lorry is patrolling Ireland’s roads to catch drivers who use their phones or fail to wear their seatbelts while behind the wheel. The force confirmed the details of Operation IOMPAR ...

COCAINE worth €15.2m has been seized in Ireland as part of an international investigation which saw a criminal messaging network dismantled. Gardaí, working with Europol and Eurojust, have ...

THERE is “much work to be done” to support women in Northern Ireland who live under the threat of domestic abuse and paramilitary violence, a new report has shown. This week Foyle’s Women’s Aid ...

POLICE are investigating a serious assault in Belfast which left a man with horrific injuries including broken arms and legs. PSNI officers were called to the incident at around 9pm on Sunday, ...

SIMON HARRIS has visited Derry for the first time as Taoiseach. Mr Harris was in the city yesterday, where he had a series of engagements with political, civic society and community leaders. Speaking ...