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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:10:50 GMT
Murderer Samuel McKinley unlawfully at large again
The 60-year-old, from Belfast, has absconded from HMP Maghaberry a number of times.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:12:56 GMT
Coronvirus: Saliva tests considered for mainstream SEN pupils
Some parents of special-needs pupils in mainstream schools say swab-based testing is "traumatic".

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:09:49 GMT
Homelessness: Rise in households in temporary accommodation
There were 3,402 households in temporary accommodation in August - up 65% on January 2019.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:22:20 GMT
Menopause: Women share symptoms and support in Belfast cafe
A menopause cafe in Belfast helps women who need support or are confused about symptoms.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:38:20 GMT
Q&A: The NI Protocol medicines issue explained
Why has the supply of medicines into Northern Ireland become an issue post Brexit?

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:45:34 GMT
Lyra McKee: Two men accused of murder appear in court
Ms McKee, who was 29, was observing rioting in the Creggan estate when she was shot on 18 April 2019.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 08:43:13 GMT
Unsafe water failures 'put 900,000 people at risk'
Unsafe water entered the public drinking water supply in Ireland at two water treatment plants.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:26:55 GMT
NI100: Michael D Higgins defends decision not to attend centenary event
Michael D Higgins says the title of the church service to be held in Armagh had become "political".

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:36:22 GMT
Teens and over 50s in Northern Ireland to be offered flu jab
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland is widening the criteria for flu vaccines this year.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:18:16 GMT
Three arrests after £440k drugs seizure in Belfast and Tyrone
Suspected Class B drugs have been found in Belfast, Castlecaulfield and Aughnacloy.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:18:13 GMT
M&S halts Christmas food ordering service in Northern Ireland
The retailer says there is "too much risk" it could let customers down in Northern Ireland.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:49:32 GMT
2023 Women's World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland earn opening 4-0 win over Luxembourg
Northern Ireland produce the perfect start to their 2023 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-0 victory over Luxembourg at Inver Park.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:00:20 GMT
Covid-19: NI records 10 Covid-linked deaths, 1,239 cases
The total number of deaths linked to coronavirus in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,493.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:22:52 GMT
Covid-19: Fermanagh photographer scoops UK press award
It was a good night for local newspapers with three wins in the UK Regional Press Awards.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:01:13 GMT
Covid-19: Nisra records slight fall in virus-related deaths
This week's figure of 61 deaths brings the agency's total number of Covid-19 deaths to 3,307.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:36:10 GMT
Coronavirus: NI asks for more assistance from military medics
The MoD is considering a request to send up to 100 armed services medics to Northern Ireland.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:38:09 GMT
Covid-19: Mother and daughter die days apart in hospital
Sammie-Jo Forde, 32. was treated two hospital beds away from her mother after both contracted the virus.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 05:27:31 GMT
Covid-19: Close-contact pupils 'should not be sent home from school'
Officials say schools should not identify close contacts unless asked by the Public Health Agency.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:08:52 GMT
Covid-19 vaccines for over-12s and boosters for over 50s
Northern Ireland's 12 to 15-year-olds will be offered one jab, while all over-50s and healthcare staff can get a third.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:50:12 GMT
Covid-19: More than 10% of pupils not in school last week
Figures suggest about 10,000 pupils were at home due to self-isolation or social distancing.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:53:19 GMT
North coast of NI property boom 'pushes locals away'
House prices in the Causeway Coast and Glens area rose by 17% in the last year, according to Nisra.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:32:53 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:52:17 GMT
Can NI women upset the odds once more?
Ahead of the start of qualification for the 2023 World Cup, can Northern Ireland pull off another major upset and reach the finals?

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:49:02 GMT
How seeking help allowed Tyrone's Meyler to blossom
Conor Meyler says seeking help after going through "a very low point" caused by an overly-intense mindset sparked a turning point in his career

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:20:36 GMT
Miss Ireland 2021: First black winner 'proud' of crown
Pamela Uba moved to the country as a seven-year-old - now she's making history after taking the title.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:20:47 GMT
Belfast African community celebrates city's Zimbabwe-born lord mayor
NI's African community holds an event to celebrate Belfast's Zimbabwe-born lord mayor.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:22:16 GMT
Queen's University students within 40 miles 'unlikely' to get room
Queen's University Belfast has said it is "unlikely" to offer a room to any student living less than 40 miles from the university.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:13:02 GMT
NI100: 'May be politics' in Higgins not attending service, says DUP
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says politics may be involved in Irish President Michael D Higgins' decision to decline an invite to a church service to mark Northern Ireland's centenary.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:33:40 GMT
Colum Eastwood defends President Higgins over NI centenary event
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says people should take it at face value when President Michael D Higgins says he cannot attend a NI centenary church service.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:07:34 GMT
Donegal crash: Man killed between Muff and Quigley's Point
The man in his 80s died in the two-vehicle crash between Muff and Quigley's Point in County Donegal.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:13:13 GMT
Londonderry: Taxi driver firms 'struggling to meet demand'
Eamonn O'Donnell from North West Taxi Proprietors says it is difficult to provide a proper service.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:42:07 GMT
Lyra McKee: Four men arrested in connection with journalist's death
The men, aged 19, 20, 21 and 33, were all detained on Wednesday under the Terrorism Act.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:05:28 GMT
Londonderry: Man dies in Clooney Terrace house fire
Police are conducting enquiries but say at this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:43:09 GMT
Donegal: Mica families to submit redress proposals to minister
A man whose home was demolished says the scandal shows that Donegal "is the forgotten county".

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:32:54 GMT
Donegal: Church leaders call for redress for mica families
Thousands of homes in the Republic of Ireland are crumbling because of bricks made of mica and pyrite.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:38:35 GMT
NI100: DUP asks Irish president to rethink centenary invite
The service is part of a programme of events to mark the centenary of the partition of Ireland.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:43:59 GMT
Q&A: The Simon Coveney appointment row
Ireland's foreign affairs minister won a confidence motion over the appointment of a UN special envoy.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:04:42 GMT
Eric Eoin Marques: Irish man jailed in US for child abuse images
The FBI called Irish man Eric Eoin Marques the world's largest facilitator of online child sex abuse.



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