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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:04:08 GMT
Covid-19: NI care home visiting restrictions relaxed
There are no restrictions on the numbers who may visit but visits are limited to two households per day.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:43:45 GMT
Northern Ireland's 11 councils to increase rates
Councils say they are under pressure due to revenue lost during the pandemic and rising energy costs.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:56:57 GMT
Storm Dudley: Power cuts and fallen trees in Northern Ireland
At the height of the storm, hundreds were without power, particularly in counties Londonderry and Armagh.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:24:27 GMT
Simon Coveney to meet NI parties amid crisis
The Irish foreign minister will discuss the political crisis, as well as negotiations over the NI Protocol.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:29:00 GMT
Integrated education: Lagan College backs new bill
The bill, which would increase integrated school places, has the backing of NI's oldest integrated school.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:34:55 GMT
Psychiatrists say multi-year budget is needed to increase workforce
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says Stormont needs a multi-year budget to increase the workforce.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:49:02 GMT
NI Science Festival returns with trip around the human body
Body - a light, sound and fire installation - is coming to life in Belfast's Botanic Gardens this week.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:22:24 GMT
Covid-19: Leading GP surprised by self-isolation revelation
It was never a "legal requirement" to self-isolate after a positive Covid test in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:39:58 GMT
Covid-19 vaccine offered to children aged five to 11 in Northern Ireland
They will be offered two vaccine doses, however the paediatric dose is a third of the strength of an adult dose.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:00:53 GMT
Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus may be renamed
Mid and East Antrim Council say a debate on the street name will be held later this year.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:32:55 GMT
Robert Templeton admits having 'Aladdin's cave' of weapons
The court heard Robert Templeton's home contained explosives, chemicals, ammunition and blades.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:57:56 GMT
NI Housing Executive rent freeze means 'one less thing to worry about'
Rents for 85,000 Housing Executive residents are being frozen to help as other living costs rise.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:04:42 GMT
Stadia delay 'sickening' - Coleraine boss
Coleraine manager Oran Kearney has called the latest delay in the release on funding for sub-regional stadiums in Northern Ireland as "embarrassing".

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:46:10 GMT
Sheep disease MV detected in Northern Ireland
MV was initially found in pedigree sheep sold from Northern Ireland to a flock owner in England.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:31:39 GMT
Northern Ireland stadiums funding ready to go but needs executive sign-off, says Minister Hargey
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey says the sub-regional stadiums funding has not been shelved, and that her department's proposal is "ready to go".

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:40:54 GMT
Brexit: NI Protocol issues 'unlikely to be resolved before election'
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the government has "dishonoured" the New Decade New Approach deal.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 06:21:18 GMT
Stormont without NI leadership for third of its lifespan
Northern Ireland was without a functioning local government for 35% of the time since devolution began.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:28:40 GMT
Stormont: How does the NI Assembly differ from the executive?
BBC News NI explains the difference between the assembly and executive and how they operate.

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:16:39 GMT
NI political crisis: Early Stormont election ruled out by NI secretary
Brandon Lewis says the next assembly election will take place on 5 May as planned.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:42:04 GMT
Coronavirus: Robin Swann wants to remove Covid restrictions this week
Health Minister Robin Swann says he's taking legal advice on how he can act to "replace the bulk of restrictions".

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:24:55 GMT
Covid-19: What are Northern Ireland's rules?
The latest guidance means people are still urged - but not legally required - to follow restrictions.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:33:56 GMT
Surgery delays: Man feels forgotten after six-year wait
At 475,000 people, Northern Ireland's waiting lists are the worst in the UK.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:53:16 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:49:25 GMT
Sharon Jackson, the Belfast woman who went to her own wake
Sharon Jackson, who has terminal cancer, organised a celebration of life, calling it an "awake wake".

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:39:51 GMT
Organ donation: 'I got a new heart on Valentine's Day'
A heart transplant when she was 10 years old gave Michelle Crawford a second chance at life.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:03:24 GMT
The bunkers that would have been crucial had Cold War turned hot
The little-known bunkers in Northern Ireland that would have been crucial had the Cold War escalated.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:59:22 GMT
Prince Andrew: Residents react to street name debate
Councillors are set to debate whether Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus should be renamed.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:39:53 GMT
Cost of living crisis: NI food producers 'have to pass on rising costs'
One of Northern Ireland's largest bakeries says it's facing a "tidal wall" of rising expenditure.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:33:49 GMT
Covid-19: NI public has 'a role to play' in protecting others
Prof Ian Young says he "fully appreciates" concerns over lifting Covid restrictions in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:03:58 GMT
NI stadia: Casement Park redevelopment 'not sectarian'
Finance Minister Conor Murphy discusses the on-hold £36m funding package for football stadia.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 06:23:13 GMT
Erik Kokeritz: Remembering a forgotten WWI hero a century on
The final resting place of Captain Erik Kokeritz is now marked by a single white cross.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:34:46 GMT
Bloody Sunday victim awarded £138,000
Michael Bridge was shot as he remonstrated with soldiers over the killing of 17-year-old Jackie Duddy.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:21:42 GMT
Strabane: Eleven-year-old 'threatened' as brother shot and beaten
Masked men who shot a man in Strabane also "put a gun" in younger brother's face, grandmother says.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:02:19 GMT
Gerard Hampson inquest: Death due to 'action of a third party'
The body of a former republican prisoner was found on the shores of Lough Neagh in January 2008.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:45:10 GMT
Irish government to spend €500m tackling cost of living
An energy credit will be doubled to €200 and public transport fares will be cut by 20%.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:52:55 GMT
Report into loyalist murders 'deeply disturbing'
Taoiseach Mícheál Martin said findings by the Police Ombudsman's report were “deeply disturbing”.

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:40:21 GMT
New An Garda Síochána uniform introduced
The new uniform for the Irish police service includes polo shirts and a two tone jacket.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:17:40 GMT
Glasnevin Necrology Wall in Dublin 'discontinued' after vandalism
Glasnevin Cemetery's Necrology Wall remembers all those killed between 1916 and 1923.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:02:49 GMT
Ulysses: 100 years of a literary masterpiece
The world marks the centenary of James Joyce's Ulysses, but the novel wasn't always celebrated.



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