The new guidance applies to all, including the fully vaccinated, and takes effect immediately.

Irish ministers agree hospitality venues, cinemas and theatres should close at 20:00 from Monday.

Theatre bosses in Northern Ireland have had to get creative due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The Republic of Ireland's lottery jackpot was last won at the beginning of June, a record streak.

Patients with learning disabilities at Altnagelvin Area Hospital now have a much quieter space.

Ulster claim a second straight Champions Cup win but are made to sweat by a dogged Northampton Saints in Belfast.

The Department for Economy says they will look at options for remedy after the scheme closes.

Under plans to simplify the NI Protocol, the EU says medicines will continue to be available.

Linfield beat 10-man Larne 1-0 to go top of the Irish Premiership on goal difference from Glentoran who defeat Glenavon 2-0.

The father-of-two died after being stabbed multiple times on a rural road near Newry in 2018.

The Irish government settles legal challenges from eight former residents of mother and baby homes.

A commissioner for abuse victims appears before MLAs 48 hours after the last session was halted.

It would not be fair to use students as substitute teachers, says Education Minister Michelle McIlveen.

The total number of deaths with coronavirus recorded by the Department of Health is now 2,945.

The agency's Covid deaths total, based on mentions of the virus on death certificates, is 3,937.

There are now 210 cases, but sources advise that the real number could be up to 10 times higher.

The centre will offer walk-in slots and appointments for boosters, as well as first and second doses.

Bars and restaurants face a crisis and consumer confidence is being wiped out, says an industry body.

The plan includes the restoration of a listed former Bank of Ireland building on Royal Avenue.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings.

In December 1921 debates began in London and Dublin about whether to ratify the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Dean Stephen Forde can be found on the steps of St Anne's Cathedral until Christmas Eve.

Northern Ireland's hospitality sector is in freefall according to an industry body.

The £1bn city deal will help make the Belfast region a "truly global investment destination", Belfast Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl has said.

Queues formed at a number of vaccination centres and pop-up clinics across Northern Ireland.

Families who have lost loved ones to addiction held a vigil at Stormont to call for a rehabilitation centre in Northern Ireland.

The 82-year-old man was involved in the collision involving two cars and a tractor on Tuesday.

Ex-Presbyterian minister Matthew Simpson admitted charges relating to indecent images of children.

The centre, which was first set up in 1972, helps provide a range of community activities in Derry.

It comes after staff voted to accept an improved pay offer, trade union Unite says.

John Twiss was convicted of the killing of caretaker James Donovan using "flimsy" evidence.

Smugglers were trying to get the drugs from Anglesey to Dublin in the back of a haulage lorry.

The tánaiste expects recommendations on social mixing and international travel.

Lorry drivers blocked the port for the second time in a month causing disruption across the city.

The 56-year-old was arrested on Sunday as part of an investigation into Edward Fullerton's 1991 killing.