A possible three-day trip to Ireland by the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, was cancelled over security concerns.

BBC NI political correspondent Gareth Gordon looks at the political year that was in Northern Ireland.

A scheme that started four years ago brings primary school pupils together with elderly residents living nearby.

14 officers were assaulted on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December across Northern Ireland.

A man and woman were injured in the attack on Christmas Eve and taken to hospital for treatment.

The victim sustained injuries to her face and hands during the attack in the Derrymore area.

Damage was caused to both churches with a number of items stolen, including electronic speakers and a wall clock.

The collection of works called "Disasters and Interventions" is being exhibited at the Naughton Gallery at Queen's University.

A new project aims to shine a light on women working in heritage across Northern Ireland.

Some £26.5m was stolen from the Northern Bank in a crime that threatened to destabilise the peace process.

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is responsible for the control of fireworks in Northern Ireland.

The east Belfast school has more than 100 pupils aged from three to 19 with a range of needs and disabilities.

Cherry Cantrell has been using a light box to help reduce the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

For some of Northern Ireland's dogs with jobs, a busy Christmas lies ahead.

A Muslim, a Hindu and a Jew who live in Northern Ireland explain what Christmas means to them.

Charles Dickens' novella has been reimagined by playwright Marie Jones in the setting of Victorian Belfast.

Hundreds of people took part in the annual Christmas Eve dip.

Henry the robin has become "world famous" after videos of his visits to Tom went viral.

Meet Andie Stewart, the 12-year-old from Northern Ireland, who is breaking new ground in go-kart racing.

Age Concern Causeway formed the choir to help people on the north coast living with dementia.

The society's aim was to screen films that were less likely to be found in mainstream cinemas.

BBC Sport NI takes a look at all six of the Boxing Day matches in the Irish Premiership.

Ken Goodall's haul of Irish international caps were taken from his home in Londonderry in 1987.

In the Republic of Ireland, thousands of family homes are affected by defective concrete blocks.

A 33-year-old comedian from Londonderry is preparing for his third Christmas substance-free.

People in Kilrea welcome the reopening of a bridge into the village but say they fear it will not last.

Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m.

Firefighters were called to a report of a fire on the roof of an NI Water treatment facility in Portrush.

The 18-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

The PSNI says since the beginning of its winter drink-drive campaign, 50% of drivers tested for drugs have come back positive.

The landmark Georgian era building that dominates the city's Diamond has lay empty for almost a decade.

The death of a man who fell from the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry was preventable, a coroner has ruled.

The line between Londonderry and Portadown is seen as key to improving cross border travel across the island of Ireland.

Nazareth House closed on 3 December after an inspection of the roof found that it was unsafe.

Two men are charged over a crush in County Tyrone in 2019 in which three teenagers lost their lives.

Andrzej Pajaczkowski is accused of the murder of Sophie Watson in August 2024.

Families of two women who died in hospital have questioned the use of "do-not-resuscitate orders".

The aim is to have the Nazareth House school community return to learning on their own site by half-term break in February 2026.

Jordan McKeever, 27, from Glenview Drive, Limavady, will serve two years in prison and two on supervised license.

The supermarket chain still has no decision on its plans to build a store at Crescent Link in Londonderry.

The four men deny playing roles in a dissident republican commemoration in Derry in 2023.

The supermarket chain unveiled plans for three new stores which will create more than 100 retail jobs.

Two government departments are now involved in the appeal of a ruling that blocked the project.

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

Eamon Melaugh was heavily involved with the civil rights movement in Londonderry.

The teenager was the sole occupant of the tractor which crashed on Saturday in County Clare.

Donna Hughes-Brown has reunited with her family after five months in an immigration detention unit in Kentucky.

Padraig Casey has been found guilty of five counts relating to the seizure of cannabis and cocaine in June 2020.

Irish tricolour flags have been erected on street lights all over Dublin in recent months in what has been branded by some as an anti-immigration campaign.

The controversy surrounding the former tenant later led to Mr Gavin's withdrawal from the Irish presidential campaign.

The remains of Daniel Aruebose, who is believed to have gone missing when he was about three, were found on County Dublin.

Irish police are searching houses in counties Kildare and Offaly after two people died in an arson attack last week.

Police have described it as a "reckless, callous and murderous attack on a family home".

Micheál Martin tells the Irish Parliament that the incident was very concerning.

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.

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

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.