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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:31:22 GMT
St Mary's Grammar scraps academic selection for 2022
St Mary's Grammar in west Belfast says current P6 pupils face huge mental and emotional stress.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:01:32 GMT
Glenn Quinn: 'Break the silence' urges murder victim's brother
BBC Spotlight examines the murder of Glenn Quinn and the paramilitary gang believed to be responsible.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:37:21 GMT
St Patrick's Day: Countries celebrate Ireland's patron saint
Online events are taking the place of traditional parades due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:44:27 GMT
Photography project gets behind the lens with Pat, Paddy and Patrick
A photography project is capturing the stories of people named Paddy, Pat, Patrick or Padraig.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:41:10 GMT
Northern Ireland church leaders lament 'own failings on peace work'
Leaders admit they have not done enough to heal divisions in a joint St Patrick's Day statement.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:33:47 GMT
Glenn Quinn murder: 'Next time it might be your son'
The brother of a man found murdered in his home in Carrickfergus last year has appealed to the public to help "break the silence".

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:25:34 GMT
NI Covid-19 restrictions: Your questions answered
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to ease lockdown.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:06:59 GMT
Covid-19: St Patrick's Day 'must be different', warns Foster
Northern Ireland's first minister issues a plea as she announces key changes to coronavirus restrictions.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:20:55 GMT
Coronavirus: NI medics working 'as quickly as possible'
A total of 16, 938 procedures, operations and diagnostic tests were put off in the pandemic.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:37:33 GMT
Public sector rises capped at 1% for all but health staff
It is not clear exactly what pay rise NI health workers can expect but it has not been capped.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:15:20 GMT
Coronavirus: St Patrick's Day celebrations move online
There may be no parades or fanfare but events are still taking place to celebrate Ireland's patron saint.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:31:39 GMT
Pitt Park: Three arrested over east Belfast masked crowd
Dozens of masked men were pictured gathering in Pitt Park on 2 February.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:14:38 GMT
Covid-19: Vaccines now available in NI to everyone aged 50 and over
Health Minister Robin Swann says 30,000 people booked a Covid-19 vaccine in just three hours.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:11:41 GMT
Covid-19: Lateral flow testing for years 12-14 pupils
From next week, all post-primary staff and older pupils are to get twice-weekly lateral flow tests.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:14:05 GMT
Covid-19: Stormont releases £178m in new business grants
Almost 20,000 NI firms are eligible for the support grants which are expected to be paid in April.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:53:46 GMT
Covid-19 hospital porter's photos capture life on the frontline
A young hospital porter tells the story of the pandemic through photographs taken on the frontline.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:51:45 GMT
Covid-19: NI records 143 new cases of coronavirus but no further deaths
In the last 24 hours, 4,820 vaccine doses have been administered in Northern Ireland.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:10:28 GMT
Covid-19: What do Northern Ireland latest statistics tell us?
Hospital inpatient rates fall and vaccination rates rise as NI edges closer to an easing of lockdown.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:38:52 GMT
Rights of way: Laws on countryside public access under review
Covid has seen large numbers of people heading to the countryside but access is restricted in much of NI.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:17:01 GMT
Record-breaking Bloodlands to return for a second series
The BBC says the audience for the premiere episode was its biggest ever for a drama launch locally.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:51:14 GMT
Boxing queen? The woman who ruled the ring in the 1930s
Remembering Clara 'Ma' Copley, the 1930s boxing promoter who beat everyone to the punch.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:07:49 GMT
Bank closures: Bringing high street bank buildings back to life
Disused banks in some towns stand vacant, but others are being repurposed as cafes and theatres.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:06:48 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:05:02 GMT
Stormont finance appointment 'like Glentoran signing Messi'
The financial heavyweights coming to oversee two new Northern Ireland fiscal bodies.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:28:45 GMT
Long-in-the-tooth Arctic walrus spotted off Irish coast
The rare sighting was captured by a local man and his five-year-old daughter in County Kerry.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:45:07 GMT
Boris Johnson: 'NI Protocol must uphold wishes of all communities'
The PM discusses the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and the NI Protocol on a visit snubbed by Sinn Féin.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:06:45 GMT
Coronavirus: ‘I'm lonely and miss seeing my friends’
Meabh Bradley is 18 years old, has cerebral palsy and uses a specialist computer to communicate.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:41 GMT
Losing a twin: 'With great love, comes great loss’
The sister of a girl who died following a school bus crash speaks about how she copes with her grief.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:14:11 GMT
A5 road project faces further delay after critical report
The A5 would connect Londonderry to the border at Aughnacloy and improve access to Dublin.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:45:13 GMT
Mother's Day quadruple delight for NI grandmother
Marie Lindsay's two daughters each gave birth to a set of twins just a few months apart last year.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:52:39 GMT
Londonderry: Police investigate arson attack on car
The front window of a car in Derry was smashed before it was set alight, police say.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:22:23 GMT
Londonderry: Woman's death in house fire 'not suspicious'
Heather Diamond, who was in her 50s, died in a fire at her home in Londonderry on Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:43:53 GMT
Covid-19: NI to keep using AstraZeneca jab after Irish suspension
The Republic of Ireland stops using the vaccine after reports of blood clotting in adults in Norway.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:43:34 GMT
Cross-border workers call for home-working tax law
Republic of Ireland residents working in Northern Ireland want tax law changes after the pandemic.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:32:59 GMT
Sligo Rovers to offer newborn babies free shirt in new initiative
Every baby born at Sligo University Hospital this year will be offered a Sligo Rovers shirt in a new project launched by the League of Ireland side.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:02:47 GMT
Alan Rusbridger: Ex-Guardian editor resigns Irish role over Roy Greenslade row
Alan Rusbridger resigns from media panel after it emerged an ex-columnist supported the IRA.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:15:07 GMT
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca jab recommended for Ireland's over-70s
An independent body which advises the government says the vaccine should be used 'without delay'.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:26:28 GMT
Covid-19 vaccine: Ireland supply delay 'enormous problem'
Leo Varadkar demands answers from AstraZeneca over its failure to meet Irish vaccine supply targets.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:49:34 GMT
Leo Varadkar apologises for 'no Sinn Féin Protestants' claim
The Fine Gael leader was challenged after saying Sinn Féin had no Protestants as senior politicians.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:39:12 GMT
Covid-19: Republic of Ireland to get 46,500 extra vaccines in March
The European Commission says the doses will help tackle hotspots and facilitate free border movement.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:08:55 GMT
Dublin: Man in custody over Dublin shooting
Three of four men arrested over a shooting that left two people in a serious condition are released.



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