The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for committing sex abuse, including one of rape, against two women when they were children.

Emma Little-Pengelly says the executive cannot reach 'a balanced budget with what is on the table',

Gardaí (Irish police) have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a suspected arson attack which killed four family members.

John Nellis says he now feels personally responsible for "making or breaking" his family's Saturday nights.

The sentencing of former MP Jeffrey Donaldson brings an end to a chapter begun more than two years ago when two women walked into a police station.

The bombing killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins on a busy Saturday in Omagh in 1998.

Clifford George Irons, David Christopher Weir and Daniel Vance were jailed for the roles they played in a plot to supply cocaine.

Police are investigating a potential link between Thursday's incident and a report of criminal damage at the memorial in September.

The British Medical Association says hospital doctors in Northern Ireland plan to strike in November.

Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

Ethan McCourt died almost a week after he was injured following the crash in June 2022.

It comes after a £15m investment from UK Research and Innovation's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.

Two brands of HRT patches, including Estradot transdermal and FemSeven Conti patches, have been affected.

The man reported to emergency services that he had been "collected" from the Glen estate in a vehicle by a number of people.

Kim English and Philip English and their children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died in the house fire.

Tom McKibbin is one shot off the lead and Rory McIlroy three further back after a weather-disrupted opening day of the DP World India Championship.

The Northern Ireland secretary says there is "very little financial accountability or responsibility" across the executive.

Nuala O'Loan tells Omagh Bombing Inquiry an RUC chief warned her not to release a critical report.

The vigil took place in Waterford after four family members died in an arson attack in the city.

This is the second year of the UKAHT's three-year mission to protect the historic base on Goudier Island in Antarctica.

Young refugees describe their frustration at the lack of access to education for older teenagers who come to Northern Ireland to live

The couple tied the knot on Monday, and the photographs show the newlyweds at various Belfast landmarks.

Medics in Spain raced against time to save Sandra McCartney's life after her heart stopped beating.

The £16.6m scheme is designed to analyse the genetic make-up of every cow in Northern Ireland.

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Jordan Caldwell, who once struggled to see a future beyond anorexia, says bodybuilding gave him a new purpose in life.

A journalist has told the inquiry that a warning call was received on 14 August 1998 at Finner Camp near Ballyshannon, County Donegal.

Standing on the podium in Spain, non-alcoholic champagne fizzing everywhere, Millar said he felt one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional driver.

Macha's Orchard is a social enterprise producing apple juice and a unique powder supplement.

If introduced as planned, the legislation would put Northern Ireland on par the rest of the UK by making third-party puppy and kitten sales illegal.

Robbie Butler says a new ED at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry is a priority but he does not have the money to pay for it.

The Gortin Road has been closed at its junction with the Killybrack Road.

Twenty-nine people died in the Real IRA bombing in the County Tyrone town on 15 August 1998.

A councillor says there is growing concern that young people may be coming into the Bogside area of Derry to cause trouble.

Gary Anderson had been serving life in prison for the murder of Karol Kelly in Londonderry in 2018.

The bridge is closed until Friday as a new low-energy LED lighting system is installed.

Derry City captain Michael Duffy says winning a trophy takes priority over qualification for Europe as he scores both goals in the Candystripes' FAI Cup semi-final win over Galway United.

The officers were patrolling the Ballycolman Estate in Strabane shortly after 17:00 BST when the attack happened.

The school, which is expected to re-open on Monday, says ongoing roof work left many areas exposed.

The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.

For the first time in the 40 years of the Halloween festival in Derry, a ticket will be needed for part of the city centre.

The trust said it continued to work towards a longer-term goal of securing a new purpose-built Emergency Department.

Appeal court judges overturn a decision that blocked work starting on one of NI's biggest road projects.

The former Lisnagelvin leisure centre in Derry, which opened in the 1980s, has been vacant since it closed in 2015.

Derry City player James McClean hits out at his treatment by Derry City amid an ongoing contract dispute with the club.

Edward Gallagher will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to 109 sex offences.

Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died when the bomb tore through Omagh town centre.

Two separate shootings in Coleraine are being treated as attempted murder by the PSNI.

The body, which has not been identified, was discovered in Ballyellis, Mallow, at about 13:30 local time on Thursday.

The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo accounts published posts promoting a cryptocurrency on Wednesday.

It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.

A "multiple murder" investigation has been launched by gardaí (Irish police) following the blaze.

Ten people died in the blast at a petrol station in Creeslough, County Donegal, on 7 October 2022.

He is charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation between 18 October 2015 and 6 April 2017.

Gibney was extradited from the United States of America to Ireland to face historical sexual abuse charges.

The Canadian model was first discovered at an Irish dancing competition as a teenager.

She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance.

The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.

Uefa has confirms it is investigating the half-time incident during Sunday's Nations League game between Republic of Ireland and Israel following an accusation of spitting.

During the first court appearance last August, Kinahan did not have any legal representation.

The teaching unions began work-to-rule action on Monday and there will be a full one-day strike on 14 October.

Experts who are carrying out the dig at Tuam in County Galway have published their latest regular update.

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Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driver licensing.