Maggie Montgomery said Reverend Poots was driving her home in 1978 when he sexually assaulted her.

Ulster University employs about 2,700 staff across its four campuses in Northern Ireland.

Mary Holt, aged 60, and Tadhg Farrell, aged four, died in a house fire in County Offaly.

Homes in north Belfast were evacuated overnight after a pipe bomb was thrown at a house in Havana Court.

More than 200 pupils of Nazareth House primary school in Derry have been off school since last week.

The closure of the Glenshesk Road has meant 20 minute detours for local residents.

Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan are friends and rivals, but until the recent 400m final at the European Short Course Championships, they had yet to face one another at an international event.

Ministers are due to discuss funding issues this week, in what is known as a monitoring round.

Vets are investigating a suspect case of the virus in a cow which sits in the existing 20km Temporary Control Zone (TCZ).

Fáilte Ireland, the Republic of Ireland's official tourism body, launched Hidden Heartlands in 2018 to promote the midland counties, which will now include Fermanagh, to visitors from around the world.

Oran Kearney has been appointed as the new manager of Ballymena United.

A woman in her 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the two-vehicle collision in Lisnaskea.

Tony Gribben says the Justice Minister should end or limit the use of character references in sex offence cases.

Ten cars in the Newry, Mourne and Down area have been equipped with dash-cams as part of a pilot scheme.

Daniel Wiffen puts in a strong recovery to claim a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle final at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

Local people have welcomed the official recognition of the historical significance of the ancient site.

Khalid Al-Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remains in Gaza.

Hill Street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter will be pedestrianised for an initial six-month period.

The case is part of a new media pilot scheme, introduced by the Lady Chief Justice to help reform the courts.

Gemma McGibbon, who has had four miscarriages, says new certificates that acknowledge loss during pregnancy before 24 weeks will "honour those babies". Gemma McGibbon, 3

A widower shared his wife's story ahead of a report on access to palliative care services in NI.

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Around 2,500 Apprentice Boys and 24 bands are taking part in the annual event in the city.

More than 200 pupils of Nazareth House primary school in Derry are at home for a second day because of concerns over the building's roof.

The internationally acclaimed singer performs at Londonderry's St Columb's Hall on Thursday.

The principal of Nazareth House Primary School in Londonderry says she does not know when they will be able to reopen.

Northern Ireland's road network will become the "most understood in the world" the company behind the scheme says.

James Meehan appeared in court in Ballymena on Tuesday after he was extradited from the Republic of Ireland.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or who may be aware of similar incidents, to come forward.

A police officer sustained a serious hand injury in an assault in Londonderry on Saturday night.

The crash happened on the Derrylin Road near Enniskillen on Friday evening.

A former music teacher at Erne Integrated College had his appeal against his sentence upheld.

The four men - Thomas Ashe Mellon, Jason Lee Ceulemans, Patrick Anthony Gallagher and Stephen Martin Murney - deny the charges.

Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said the attack highlights the risks many police officers face on a day-to-day basis.

Using state-of-the-art scanning technology, Derry's historic walls have been recreated in a 3D map.

The details were given at the trial of four men who deny charges linked to a dissident republican parade in Derry in 2023.

The four men - Thomas Ashe Mellon, Jason Lee Ceulemans, Patrick Anthony Gallagher and Stephen Martin Murney - deny the charges.

Kieran Kelly and Dylan Quaile were both jailed for an unprovoked attack on a friend in September 2024

Jack Terence Boyd, 28, with an address at Maghaberry Prison, will spend two years in jail and two more on licence.

A service will be held to remember five railway workers killed after being struck by a passenger train as they carried out maintenance work.

The sapling was planted in Strabane as part of the National Trust's Trees of Hope project.

Agency said it found "graves of child or infant size" at an area on the western edge of the site.

The Irish police force says it is investigating the matter after reports of drones near Dublin around the time the Ukrainian president landed.

The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.

A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.

There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.

The Irish Defence Forces says it had no comment on "any alleged incidents" during the visit.

The Boundary Commission plan to adjust the border and remove places from NI was ditched in a British-Irish deal

The six-month scheme, set to roll out in Dublin, Waterford and Kilkenny will see about 128 officers given the stunguns.

The announcement was made by Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a press conference on Tuesday.

Hugh Wallace, 68, was best known for presenting RTÉ's Home of the Year and the BBC's The Great House Revival

The park is named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel.

Campaigners say too many families in the Republic of Ireland remain in unsafe homes this winter.

Electric Picnic will take place from 28 August to 30 August 2026 at Stradbally Hall, County Laois.

The park is named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel.

The park is named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel.

The headless body of the stag, that was part of the herd at Newbridge Demesne in Dublin, was found by staff on Thursday.

Miriam Burns died from asphyxia due to manual strangulation along with blunt force trauma to her head.

The Republic of Ireland's players sung an a cappella version of the national anthem after God Save the King was played by mistake ahead of a Women's Under-19 European qualifier.

Jim O'Callaghan says almost 90% of those seeking international protection in the Republic have come from Northern Ireland.