The number of households on the waiting list has risen by more than 30% over the last decade.

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

An initiative was brought in last month by the DoH to ensure a max two hour wait.

Their company, called Where's Ma Keys, makes and sells gifts, key-rings and sensory items.

Jordan and Cian Adams crossed the finish line in Dublin after 33 marathons in 33 days, raising £1.5m for dementia research in the process.

Trionagh Hunte is calling for e-scooters to be banned after her four-year-old son Dre was knocked down.

Castlebrooke Investments has now filed a pre-application planning notice proposing 1,000 new homes and two hotels.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath says he expects the controversy surrounding his side's upcoming Israel fixtures to "heat up" after Thursday's friendly win over Qatar is disrupted.

According to the health minister, the money will be used over the next 12 months to reduce the long waits being faced by people with red flag diagnoses.

Three men, aged 45, 49 and 65, and one woman, aged 37, were arrested in Cookstown as part of a Joint Agency Task Force operation with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on Wednesday.

Jeremy Benn, a hydrologist and chartered engineer, told the inquest deaths around culverts are "very rare".

Mickey Harte pays tribute to "one of a kind" Frank McGuigan, as Ardboe comes to a standstill on Thursday to say its goodbyes to the 71-year-old who passed away on Sunday.

Jon Burrows said their candidates for next year's Northern Ireland Assembly election would be chosen "fairly and transparently" and he would not be "intervening" in the decisions of constituency associations.

While repairs get under way the main part of the library has been moved to Ranfurly House, a listed Victorian building that sits at the front of the Hill of the O'Neill.

The PSNI said a male suspect is believed to have fled the scene on the back of a motorbike.

The Good Jobs Bill was first announced almost two years ago but the legal text of the draft law has still not been published.

Dundonald House was closed in 2023 on safety grounds after masonry began falling from the roof.

The number of pupils in Irish-medium schools has risen substantially over the past 25 years.

Róis-Máire Donnelly said she will try to win over critics of the language during her 12 months in the post.

A teenage boy from Tyrone was airlifted to hospital in Dublin after getting into difficulty in water in Monaghan.

Jeanitta Larkin was just 10 years old when her father Peter McCabe was shot by the IRA at the family home in Newry in 1990.

The auditor general said NI needs an additional 2,195 nurses to ensure safe and effective nursing levels.

AVA Festival Belfast is taking place at Titanic Slipways on Friday and Saturday.

Michael Harte from Donegal said he doubted he was ready to direct the project before meeting the Australian pop star.

A basketball-playing robot won Friends' School in Lisburn first place at the UK-wide First Tech Challenge robotics competition.

A rural community in County Tyrone feel trapped in their homes because of bad odours.

Businesses based around Carlingford Lough say they will lose custom with no sailings this year.

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Nisha Tandon moved to Northern Ireland during the Troubles and went on to found one of the country's biggest annual celebrations of cultural diversity.

A new exhibition focuses on peoples' day to day lives in the 1980s in Northern Ireland.

The 28-year-old was injured when intruders broke into a house in Omagh in the early hours of Thursday.

Politicians say little new information came out of a meeting about the Mobuoy site with Stormont's environment minister.

The new 30-acre site on Mullenan Road can provide for 3,500 burial plots.

The boys were detained after reports that petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown in the Galliagh area of Derry.

Ireland bowler Alana Dalzell says it's "surreal and a huge honour" to be names in the Ireland squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Olympian Aileen Reid says Derry hosting an elite triathlon event will spark interest among a new generation of athletes.

The four-day event in June will see the River Foyle transformed into a major celebration of Derry's maritime history.

Molly Clifford and her father Andrew from Maghera travelled from Italy to Mongolia in the competition.

William Duncan is the first person in Northern Ireland to have his oesophageal cancer removed with help from a robot.

Police are investigating if a petrol bomb was thrown through the window of the house in Coleraine, County Londonderry.

A judge said Shaun Harkin had no case to answer but a case against four other defendants will continue.

Reports which found collusive behaviour by RUC officers in a series of loyalist murders must include a notice about the watchdog exceeding its legal powers.

Sinn Féin councillor Alex Duffy condemned the continued harassment of a family in Strathfoyle, near Derry.

Police say one person was pronounced dead at the scene following the two-car crash in Omagh on Sunday.

Ulster University announced last month that it is set to make up to 450 staff redundant as it needs to make savings of about £25m.

Undignified waiting vs disruption in class and vaping in the toilets - young people and teachers tackle a debate.

Amie Donaghey is among thousands of victims of "ghost brokers" who sell fake insurance on social media.

The police say they have spoken to a number of young people about the harassment of the family in Strathfoyle, near Derry.

Stephen Buckley, whose case was heard at the district court in Tralee, County Kerry, is believed to be the first person in the Republic of Ireland to be convicted of possession of AI-generated child pornographic material.

The 210kg of suspected cannabis herb was seized on Tuesday in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland.

15-year-old Abbie Carmody-Pepper was visiting Burrow Beach with friends when she went missing after getting into the water for a swim.

Sky has issued about 200 cease-and-desist letters to alleged users in the Republic of Ireland.

Temperatures have reached 25C in a number of locations in counties Armagh, Tyrone, Down, and Fermanagh.

For Mary Lou McDonald's party, it was yet another bad weekend of bad election results.

Two by-elections are being held to fill the vacant Dáil seats in Galway West and Dublin Central.

Irish participants in Global Sumud Flotilla bringing aid to Gaza were deported to Ireland.

A video showing a far-right Israeli minister taunting activists who were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs has been widely condemned.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary were greeted in the San Damaso Courtyard on Friday morning before meeting the Pope in the Papal Library.

John Halpin pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of a married couple, Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore.

Yves Sakila, 35, died on one of Dublin's busiest shopping streets after an alleged shoplifting incident.

In a video on social media, Israel's national security minister is shown taunting detainees.

Meta has submitted a collective redundancy notification to Ireland's Department of Enterprise.

Catherine Connolly spent the day at the University of Leeds and the Leeds Irish Centre.

Dr Margaret Connolly is among 12 Irish citizens on board the aid flotilla which was boarded by Israeli forces.

The 13-year-old Australian boy who swam for hours to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea in Australia has met with the Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin earlier today.

It is President Connolly's first official visit to Great Britain since her inauguration in November.

The body currently remains at the scene, as Garda forensic and technical examinations are carried out.

Aaron Connolly had denied murdering 18-year-old Cameron Reilly on a night out in May 2018.