A surge in cases is adding to pressures on hospitals and front-line staff with some health trusts encouraging mask wearing.

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

About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.

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

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

Naomi Long said the executive is meeting next week to discuss the issue of settling cases brought by police officers.

Patrick Rooney's mother, now 88, took legal action against the PSNI over his death.

Fees for music tuition and instrument hire for schools and pupils will rise by 10-20% from January.

A study into hospitals across the UK found that one in three NI patients is treated in a corridor.

The former finance minister told the court that a Belfast businessman accused of fraud was "civic minded".

Connor Pollock is appearing in Downpatrick Magistrate's Court charged with withholding information about a terrorist act.

A 63-year-old is due to appear in court later this month, accused of a number of offences.

NISRA has published figures on the deaths of homeless people for the first time.

Margaret Gibney, who cares for a loved one with psychosis, says they are struggling to access help.

St Ergnat's Moneyglass hope to become the County Antrim village's next sporting heroes in this weekend's All-Ireland Ladies Club final.

Pupils from Nazareth House Primary School in Londonderry enjoyed a Christmas dinner on Wednesday, a week after it was closed.

Addiction to over-the-counter drugs is "an increasing problem in Northern Ireland".

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.

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

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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

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.

William McGreanery, 41, died on 15 September 1971, after being shot by the Army in Londonderry.

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.

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.

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.