Dame Siobhan Keegan was speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme in a wide-ranging interview.

Workers at the Pilgrim's Europe food production plant in Enniskillen want fairer pay and for staff to be paid equally for breaks.

The parties were speaking after the executive met Sir Chris Bryant, who arrived on Monday for talks to resolve Stormont's budget deadlock.

Radio Ulster's longest-running phone-in programme is celebrating an important milestone - its 40th birthday.

Aeidin McCarter believes she can make a difference as the organisation's regional head for the north west.

Oasis performed at the Dublin stadium on 16 August and 17 August as part of their wider reunion tour.

TUV MLA Timothy Gaston called on the Secretary of State to remove the five remaining members of the Parades Commission.

The PSNI described the scam as "sophisticated" and said the victim was encouraged to borrow money to continue investing.

The man, aged in his 30s, was found lying on the Culvacullion Road in Gortin, County Tyrone on Sunday

Support dogs can help calm autistic people, monitor blood sugar and help with mobility.

Police have said the injured man was surrounded by a group of males when the struggle ensued.

Jim McGuinness is reappointed as Donegal manager for a fourth year of his second spell in charge.

Work will begin on the redevelopment of the 138-year-old hall early in 2027.

BBC Sport looks ahead to the Irish Open with Rory McIlroy trying to defend the title and President Trump poised to attend.

The victim was left in a serious condition after being stabbed in the back at a property in the Grattan Street area.

The committee said it was a “significant improvement” on previous legislation, but "must be improved further”.

During a high-profile career at the BBC for three decades, he was an investigative reporter on the Spotlight programme, as well as being both London correspondent and political correspondent.

What challenges face assembly members and ministers as Stormont returns after the summer recess?

What can parents of children with special educational needs do when demand for school places outstrips capacity?

For more than 26 years Anne has been trying to improve the lives of older people in the community through the Plum Club which she founded in 2000.

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At a hen's shed, women are picking up practical skills and finding out more about themselves.

A woman who has multiple health issues says she was made to feel she was "telling lies" after being turned down for Personal Independence Payment.

Actor Adrian Dunbar chats about how his heritage has shaped his life, his career and his politics.

A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull.

Four Israeli triathletes were withdrawn from the Derry race after organisers raised concerns about their participation.

Officers were responding to a disturbance at a flat on Saturday.

The blaze started at about 06:00 BST on Saturday at the former gym on Grainan Drive.

Four Israeli triathletes had been listed on a provisional entry list for the men's elite race, but were withdrawn after organisers raised concerns about their participation.

A planning application, submitted by the Inner City Trust, aims to see the building repurposed into a community hub.

Brian Tierney says after 14 years as a councillor the time is right for him to step aside in 2027.

The former Convent of Mercy on Pump Street in Derry was damaged in Storm Amy in October 2025

Sidi Djalo, who was 61, was found alongside his injured eight-year-old daughter at a house in Dungannon on Saturday morning.

A principal says her school was told a taxi would replace the bus just days before the new term.

McHugh has been a representative for the West Tyrone constituency at the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2019.

The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was later pronounced dead.

The crash that killed the child happened when a train collided with a car near Ballyhaunis.

During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.

It happened in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis in County Mayo at about 20:45 local time on Thursday.

Donald Trump is set to arrive in the Republic on Saturday in what will be the first US president visit since Joe Biden in 2023.

Gardaí uncovered 18kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €1.8m (£1.5m) in Dublin.

The council said some 30mm of rain fell in one hour alone, causing very "significant flooding on roads throughout the town".

He is one of two men arrested following an investigation that uncovered 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, County Louth, then a further 45kg plus cash and suspected cocaine in Newstownabbey, County Antrim.

Simon O'Donovan, 44, of Sperrin Road in Dublin 12 was granted bail during a hearing at the High Court.

The hosepipe ban in the Republic of Ireland is being lifted in 13 counties on Wednesday but extended in the rest of the country.

Fast-growing chickens are reshaping the poultry industry, and dividing opinion.