The return of the dual mandate will only last until the next Westminster election, due in 2024.

Police rescue a Galway couple whose car broke down travelling to Belfast for an urgent operation.

Independent booksellers are a beleaguered bunch, facing down Amazon and Covid - have they a future?

The integrated school says it has "compelling new evidence" to support its latest bid.

Ashling Murphy's family are said to be "overwhelmed by the national outpouring of support".

The police ombudsman examined 19 loyalist paramilitary attacks and found "collusive behaviours".

Calls were made by lawyers and a family of a victim of the Guildford bombings for a wider inquiry.

On-campus teaching will resume when most students return for the new semester

The EU and UK are set for intensified negotiations as the foreign secretary hails "cordial" talks.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey is hopeful the money could be in about 280,000 bank accounts next month.

The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,035.

Jim Shannon cries as he tells Parliament his mother-in-law died alone with Covid-19 in 2020.

Covid-19 is mentioned on 29 death certificates, an increase of 15 on the previous week's figures.

Dr Wendy Anderson is still seeing people in their third trimester "surprised that they're sick".

Race organisers confirm that the North West 200 international road races will return to the calendar in May 2022 after a two-year absence.

More than 3,200 hospitality firms in Northern Ireland are eligible for the one-off grant.

The blood transfusion service says issues caused by the pandemic mean stock is "significantly down".

The foreign secretary hopes a change of tone and setting will produce a Brexit breakthrough in EU.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The strategy of planting non-native conifer trees "negatively impact" the species, research shows.

The daughter of a woman who died from Covid on the same day as the Downing Street party says she feels betrayed.

Strategies to conserve red squirrels may "negatively impact" the species, new research warns.

Applicants report problems applying to a fuel poverty scheme due to limits on the number of applications.

Brandon Lewis says he understands the upset over allegations the government broke lockdown rules.

Mourners are told of how Bishop Hannon comforted survivors of the Enniskillen bomb in hospital.

A second man who was arrested on Wednesday remains in police custody

The number of people seeking help from Foyle Food Bank has risen by 310% in five years.

The men threated a woman with a crowbar and cable tied a man in his 60s.

He was arrested in over Ashling Murphy's murder but later released and eliminated as a suspect.

Michael Tormey was found shot dead outside his home at Ballyfermot on Sunday.

The Irish lottery jackpot has not been won since June and now stands at €19m.

Dublin man Robert O'Leary had been found guilty of supplying a car used in the attack in east Belfast.

People who test positive for coronavirus will have to isolate for seven days, rather than 10.

"Landmark legislation" is published to help adopted people trace their identity and family at birth.