Stormont minister will consider a number of proposals relating to the current Covid-19 restrictions.

A man appears at a special court in the Republic of Ireland charged with the murder of Ashling Murphy.

Children born between 1 April and 1 July could start pre-school and school a year later.

Survivors of historical child abuse in residential institutions in Northern Ireland speak of their trauma.

Measures to tackle educational underachievement are also at risk if schools do not get more money.

Extra money is to be made available to improve pay for health and social care workers.

It is believed the official gesture will be made at an event before the end of March.

With the transfer of Lee Bonis to Larne for a reported six-figure fee thrusting increased spending into the spotlight, BBC Sport NI gets the views of six Irish Premiership managers on the issue.

Peers were expected to debate the plan which had been criticised by most of Stormont's parties.

Court is told recording of incident at a Belfast cemetery could not be played due to password issues.

Jim Barr receives an anonymous apology for a theft from his shop 30 years ago.

The first edition of the Banbridge Chronicle under new ownership will go out next week.

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

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan said the change would take effect from Friday, 21 January.

The Royal College of Nursing says redeploying staff during the Covid-19 peak would affect patients.

The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,054.

Official figures also show that company payrolls are above the pre-pandemic level.

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

The Irish government is to publish a new strategy to combat violence against women.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Fraudsters have been contacting people pretending to be family and asking them to send money.

For some technologies there are never any clouds to spoil the view.

Mourners say "nothing is going to be the same again" after the killing of Ashling Murphy.

Crowds, including schoolchildren holding pictures of Ms Murphy, came out in force to say farewell.

PSNI Supt Pollock said one individual lost £15,000, while 110 reports had been made to police since September.

The 23-year-old teacher was killed while exercising outside Tullamore in the Republic of Ireland.

Mourners are told the attack on the teacher raises questions about society's attitudes towards women.

A fibre broadband scheme has been extended to connect more rural homes in Northern Ireland.

Army technical officers have carried out a controlled explosion on a vehicle in Derry.

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.

People who worked on the frontline during the pandemic are to receive a tax-free payment of €1,000.

Mr Lunney was kidnapped from outside his home, tortured and told to resign from his job.

The Irish government says Covid-19 restrictions are likely to be lifted "very soon", boosting hopes of Six Nations full houses in Dublin.

A study looked at the contribution made by international banks to the economy in Ireland.

A 40-year-old man is charged in relation to the shooting of Michael Tormey at his home on 9 January.