3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (632+ words) John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business Reporter. He is a past winner of the CIPR's Business…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (731+ words) Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill will join her counterparts from Scotland and Wales in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold independence referendums. The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (315+ words) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement. The US president triggered a diplomatic row on Saturday by claiming during a visit to Dublin that Irish…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (486+ words) US President Donald Trump’s remarks in support of Irish unity reflect the “broad north American sentiment”, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams welcomed Mr Trump’s remarks but stated that Taoiseach Micheál Martin had “put himself outside…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (609+ words) A specialist conservation architect has warned that lengthy planning processes and the cost of upkeep are putting Northern Ireland’s heritage buildings at risk. It comes after The Irish News revealed that there have been just three convictions in the past…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (530+ words) A building that could potentially provide social housing or assisted living has been described as a “merry-go-round for antisocial behaviour” after lying vacant for more than two decades. Minnowburn House, off the Old Milltown Road in Belfast, served a number…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (446+ words) A now struck-off neurologist had a “tendency to joke” with patients who had received devastating news, with families viewing him as “cocky” and even “doolally” in their interactions with him. The striking claims are among details in the final report…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (615+ words) A mother-of-six who recorded her teenage son rioting in the Broadway area of Belfast avoided an immediate prison sentence on Thursday. Michelle Greer was handed a 12-month sentence, which was suspended for three years, for a charge of cruelty to…...